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♫ Origins

Thousands of years ago, alongside the legendary Amazon river was a tribe of people known for revering animals as deities, as well as being the first civilization to create their own species. Scientists have been unearthing evidence of their spiritual activity for years now, searching for evidence of this creature, however just last month they have come across ground-breaking evidence. Paintings of mysterious creatures, adorned with feathery crests and spitting fire from their mouth were found engraved inside the walls of a newly-discovered shrine. In the center of the shrine lay a vase adorned with the same feathers depicted in the engravings. Inside the vase lay a mysterious fossil, perfectly in-tact and seemingly immune to nature's forces. Stunned by the miraculous find, the fossil was given to a renowned anthropologist, who was dumbfounded as to what it could be. The fossil, despite the obvious age of the shrine, seemed to be very new - as if it was only fossilized a decade ago rather than thousands of years.

A team of archaeologists were sent off in search of this creature, despite their doubts that it even existed anymore. After months of tireless searching, they came across a lucky find - a trail of strange, clawed tracks leading up alongside the Amazon. The team followed the trail, and it lead up to a small den. An aura of warmth seeped out of its entrance, and after a few moments, a small creature lifted its head out, blinking curiously at its pursuers. The team was astonished to see that the creature looked very similar to that of the shrine's mysterious engravings.

The lizard-like creature was taken back to the lab, where it was confirmed to be the same creature as the fossil. Soon after, other teams began to find that within the Amazon was an entire population of these creatures, living off the land for countless years. Scientists decided to name them 'Pseudodragons' for their depictions in the shrine's engravings represented a dragon spitting fire at its prey. Years passed, and many of the Pseudodragons were taken in by humans to keep as pets. Today, this tradition continues and Pseudodragons remain a very popular household pet for their ability to hunt down mice and other pests.

[center]This male has trouble getting a mate. Help him paint a design on his feathers to attract them!

[center]EDIT:
I made some directions for the design <3

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[Pi.]

Awesome design! Marking c:

[ToastingCinnamon]

Awesome design! Marking c:

thank you!

[Koryu]

Reserve!!!

[ToastingCinnamon]

If anyone needs help with making the design I can make a quick reference type thing for the markings. As in, step by step ouo

[Koryu]

If anyone needs help with making the design I can make a quick reference type thing for the markings. As in, step by step ouo

Thatd help actually, i was just thinking of how to do it exactly.. thanks cx

[ToastingCinnamon]

If anyone needs help with making the design I can make a quick reference type thing for the markings. As in, step by step ouo

Thatd help actually, i was just thinking of how to do it exactly.. thanks cx

Alright. I will post something soon! (I stupidly merged the coloring layers so i have to remake it. WHY DID I HAVE TO MAKE SUCH A COMPLEX DESIGN. XD)

[ToastingCinnamon]

Click for a larger size.

I hope this helps a little!

EDIT: There is also an unshaded version below the main picture here!

[Koryu]

Just wondering what exactly you mean by feathers painted?

[ToastingCinnamon]

Just wondering what exactly you mean by feathers painted?

Here <3