Fae Valley Portraits 07 - Carnetto by Faemike55

DAZ|Studio • Faeries • posted on Jan 29, 2009

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Number 7 in the series of portraits from Fae Valley and tonight we have Carnetto, Zlata's very close friend, who just happens to be a very large but gentle dragon. When I pointed out that he had no scales like other dragons, Zlata politely informed me that he comes from a race of specailly bred dragons. While their skin is soft and supple like a truly fine leather, it is very resistant to cuts, slices and punctures - in my mind I thought of bio-Kevlar! This breed or race of dragons have been created by the fae eons ago by selective breeding and some fae magic to get the skin to just the right strength and durability as well as the suppleness to ride on without the need for a saddle. While mainly carnivorous, they do enjoy veggies in their diet and have been known to wipe out a crop of lettuce in one night. (I didn't ask what type of dressing they preferred with their salad). The pose, as it were, happened when I asked if Carnetto had a mate as I snapped the picture. He was smiling as he was recalling his mate's beauty. So, now you know why he doesn't have scales like other dragons do and so do I. I do thank those who sent me links to sites that provides textures and mats for the mil-dragon and maybe later on, I'll post some pictures of Carnetto's distant cousins, provided they'll let me get close enough. I am a big fan of the 'DragonRiders of Pern' series, and the dragons there did not have scales as the earthly dragons had and I took my cue from that series, besides, I didn't have the scales, or couldn't find them in my runtime. I have them now, but I like Carnetto and his kin (soon to be seen in Fae Valley) the way they are, scaleless. Thanks to all of you who commented and faved my last upload. I really appreciate them. The background is a modified picture that I created a long time ago and never got around to posting it. But the colour goes well with Carnetto's green skin. Have a great Thursday! Mike

Comments (53)

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cvrad

3:49PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

He still looks pretty fierce to me but the colors set him off nicely!

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Steff_7

4:00PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Bio-Kevlar..... Love it. Fansinating tale and work... Excellent....

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magnus073

4:42PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Sounds like he had a good explanation to me about those scales, great one Mike

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drifterlee

5:19PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Wonderful dragon!

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beatoangelico

5:34PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Nice work and colors..!!!

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jeroni

5:49PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

fantastic colors and details

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jocko500

6:40PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

wonderful story here to all of them

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eekdog Online Now!

6:47PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

cute dragon portrait/ steve

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guitar-slinger

7:31PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Very COOL !!! Mike !! [^____^] Cheers, Roger

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Minda

9:02PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

great story and awesome image mike..

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schonee

10:05PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Great story and work Mike!

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loligagger

10:20PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Excellent portrait and congrats on 200 images!!!!!!!!!!!!

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lorddarkwolf

10:54PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

he looks like a good and just dragon

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mikeerson

11:30PM | Thu, 29 January 2009

Dragons are always cool - even without scales - lol... I bet you can't guess which Dragon is my favorite... don't thinking? It's Bruce Lee!

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densa

7:49AM | Fri, 30 January 2009

great looking dragon who says he has to have scales all the dragons i met don't lol have a wonderful day my friend

LynLinz

12:09PM | Sat, 31 January 2009

Wow, it was only 'yesterday' (well, a long yesterday) that someone had image 100 ... look at you now. Dragon smiles are always welcome sights.

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mnmpm

2:20PM | Sat, 31 January 2009

extrange they eat salad,because of his name I thought he would eat only meat,you know "carne" means "meat" ,thas spanish, maybe in another lamguage means another thing,looks very agressive!!

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