Dragon Icon Set

[Kimbo]

A dragon related Icon pack Im making, Im starting to run out of ideas, so people, toss your suggestions on to be icons or current ones and ideas here.
Here are the ones Iv completed.
I may remove current ones from icon section as i dont want to spam it.

 

[thisruoy]

fire breathing would be good
Maybe its weak smoke at first then big fire

 

[Kimbo]

Iv added 1 more icon suggested by Sansui and updated 4 (finger point one, tail lash one, green dragon face one and dragon eye)

Ill do more upgrades like you suggested later.

 

[thisruoy]

And there should be dragon transformation
Dragons can shape shift in warcraft you know

 

[Kimbo]

I know, but what into? Not just humans.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

All icons looks good, but why remove your old dragon icons because of that? It is not like they look anything like these.

A impaled dragon head would be cool.

 

[Kimbo]

All icons looks good, but why remove your old dragon icons because of that? It is not like they look anything like these.

A impaled dragon head would be cool.

no, i submitted these in the icon section and not sure if i should keep them here as i constantly update them and add more.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Ahh, I misunderstood it then, my mistake.

You should not add them to the icon section untill they are done.

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

Wow nice,not much War3 style though.If Pyritie sees this he will give you 1,000,000 rep.

 

[Elfsilver Lord]

That is... godlike.

A suggestion: some sort of dragon treasure; amulet, orb, etc. I want to see more of your work!

 

[Pyritie]

Wow nice,not much War3 style though.If Pyritie sees this he will give you 1,000,000 rep.

No, I will give 2 three!. (I think that's what I give anyway...)

And woo! I (of course) could definitely have a use for these.

 

[1)ark_NiTe]

Great job, they look awesome!

 

[Kimbo]

Iv added 3 more, Dragon Transformation, Dragon Spiritbond/blast and Dragon Fleet.

I havnt updated the zip/rar yet as im still making more as we speak.

 

[Pyritie]

Huh. If you need any more ideas you could always do some element based ones like fire, ice, earth, water, etc. Although those would be kinda hard.

 

[Kimbo]

Huh. If you need any more ideas you could always do some element based ones like fire, ice, earth, water, etc. Although those would be kinda hard.

thats what im doing right now.

diff breaths:
molten breath
fire breath
water breath
ice breath
Lighting
Wind
acid
etc

 

[Pyritie]

Oh okay. Looking forward to seeing those.

 

[Kimbo]

Iv added 3 breaths and forgot to add the spirit dragon icon. Too tired to do more and i may re-adjust the size of the molten one as it looks far too small when compared to the fire one. I didnt include a dragon mouth, although the first sketch of it had one..but..bleh..
too tired to do more..so im updating the zip.

 

[Pyritie]

Is that ice breath or something? Looks a little messy. Maybe add a bit of light blue or some snowflakes or something to make it look more icy.

I think its size is fine; it's the cracky effect around it that looks a little funny, I think.

Could do with a few more flares or bits coming off of the main fireball, also the lines around it could fade more into the background around the outer edge.

If this is the ice breath one the jet could be a little thicker on the end (going out of its mouth).

The blue background blends too much with the dragon, maybe darken it or adjust the color slightly so the dragon stands out more.

 

[Kimbo]

The 2 bottom one wasnt really intended to be a breath thing, mainly "spirit bond".
and yeah, i had trouble with the lighting one (no, not ice, a lighting strike/breath thing), not sure how to do it.
ill work on the others later, too tired atm. ty.

 

[Pyritie]

The 2 bottom one wasnt really intended to be a breath thing, mainly "spirit bond".

Oh. Looked like a frost breath or something.

and yeah, i had trouble with the lighting one (no, not ice, a lighting strike/breath thing), not sure how to do it.

Well lightning is usually more thin and stuff. I dunno; google some pictures of lightning. That should help. Lightning is hard to draw well. I know, I've tried.

 

[DesKaladA]

i like them

i have no clue what to use them fore

(make a pirite set plz)

+REZPP

 

[Pyritie]

(make a pyritie* set plz)

Yes some of these I could definitely use. That one of the eye on the green dragon looks very pwnsome for Lirch.

 

[Kimbo]

i like them

i have no clue what to use them fore

(make a pirite set plz)

+REZPP

Py's dragons remind me of Zippo, I still have some heart for that homosexual green dragon of mine. If py asks, i have time and ..whatever... I MAY make him some dragon icons for his camp if he wants, but as he knows, im lazy when held to a list. eg. Py's dragon skins.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Some dragons are covered with spikess / have spikes on them around their body, maybe you could make an upgrade chain for these "spikes".

Also dragons are known to have a muscular chest, thats another upgrade chain you could make.

 

[Kimbo]

Some dragons are covered with spikess / have spikes on them around their body, maybe you could make an upgrade chain for these "spikes".

Also dragons are known to have a muscular chest, thats another upgrade chain you could make.

Aight, Ill keep than in mind, any ideas on spike or muscle names?
eg. Barbs, thorns, spikes etc.

 

[Pyritie]

Naah most dragons usually only have spikes on their head/tail, and sometimes down their spine. Rarely do they have them anywhere else.

Muscles might work though. But I think I've got plenty of upgrade icons to choose from already

 

[Dr Super Good]

Actually, quite a number are heavily spiked, most usualy on their heads, tails and down their spine. Also on their wing edges and sometimes as decoration on their arms or legs ect. Depends on the dragon creator's idea of a dragon.

 

[Pyritie]

Well too many spikes makes the dragon hard to cuddle.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Most dragons are not meant to be cuddled, as dragons tend to be killers more than something you take and hug. But like I said it is the artists impression how many spikes a dragon should have.

 

[DesKaladA]

i like them

(make a pirate* set plz)

that what i ment

 

[Pyritie]

Most dragons are not meant to be cuddled, as dragons tend to be killers more than something you take and hug. But like I said it is the artists impression how many spikes a dragon should have.

That's what she said.

that what i ment

Oh.

 

[General Frank]

Damn, those are extremely sweet. Werewulf, you just own everyone at this kinds of stuff.
May I use some (or all^^) of those icons for my dragon race in my project ? You'll be credited for sure.

 

[Kimbo]

Sure, you can use the icons, credit is all that would make me pleased.

Iv added 9 new icons, dragon port icons, still working on bronze and black atm. will fix other icons later and finish breath.

 

[Pyritie]

Oh yeah! Awesomeness!

 

[Jacek]

make a Goblin form icon

 

[Kimbo]

Dragon port icons are finished and added to an updated zip/rar.. im really tired now...

 

[Pyritie]

Okay, take a break. We don't want you collapsing ;P

Oh, and do the new packs have all the old ones in as well?

 

[Kimbo]

Okay, take a break. We don't want you collapsing ;P

Oh, and do the new packs have all the old ones in as well?

yes, they have new ones and old ones, i removed 1 as it was just a mistake one (extra icon with bad name tag thing, eg PASDIS instead of DISPAS).

I pity the fool that has to import all of these.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Looks good, though most are just dragon heads. I would want to see some more variation, such as earlier mentioned an cut off impaled dragon head bleeding and all that. Would look cool. More gore!

 

[Kimbo]

Looks good, though most are just dragon heads. I would want to see some more variation, such as earlier mentioned an cut off impaled dragon head bleeding and all that. Would look cool. More gore!

....

as I said, those are dragon unit icons, not abilities or whatever.

 

[Pyritie]

So do you want more ideas for portrait ones or for spell ones?

 

[Kimbo]

im done for portraits unless im willing to do more, going to do:
Fire breath upgrades
Spike Upgrades
Muscle Upgrades
Dragon head impale
and still need to redo/fix and make new breath icons


EDIT: Done muscle upgrades and dragon head upgrade, I will updated the pack once I have the rest of the "?"'s filled.

 

[Gausslander]

Maybe you should create skeletal dragon icons, incase someone wants more unique icons for a Frost Wyrm hero or something. And, maybe you should make an icon with the remains of a dragon, so you can make anything from a dragon bones item, to a raise dragon ability.


EDIT: POST 777!

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

....

as I said, those are dragon unit icons, not abilities or whatever.

I know, I know. There is just a lot of them, want to see some other stuff than just unit icons

 

[Flame_Phoenix]

MMmmm I must admit it is in fact an interesting set icons.
This definitively justifies your moderator position.

Personally I think your icons are not very Warcraft style, they are to "harsh", too much detailed, also the dragon images are not very similar to the Warcraft dragon models and to the Pyritie's campaign models. Although i know Pyrtie's models will be changed in a further version, i believe you should choose for another style of animation. You obviously choose the conventional dragon image and convert it to an icon.

The unit icons still very impressive - in my opinion one of the best set of dragon icons i have ever seen ( not kiding, I usually have hight standards for the icons I qualify).

The upgrade icons, could use more detail in light. They should have more light and color effects, like the warcraft 3 upgrade icons have. Some aura around the dragon's chest and the dragon's skin would definitely increase your icons and set them to a new level of quality, more similar to warcraft style.
Also try to make the auras bigger with more bright. A different set of colors would also be good, i know red and orange are hot colors, thus having a relation to dragons, but other colors such as green, blue and white would also be a good idea. Besides in warcraft there are also ice dragons and poison dragons, adding such auras would be an advantage to you.

Your spell icons are just to poor. The meteor and white spell icons should have a different background, black is not that good.

About suggestions.... Pyrities idea of making elemental icons would be good, but i believe you would have more "profit" with icons about various spells.
I have big suggestion for you, but i will leave that for the end.

Also, i know it's not difficult, but you could complete your set of icons with all types of them - BTN (already done), DISBTN (also lol), PAS, DISPAS and Autocast.
I spent lot's of time writing this comment so i can't download the zip files, still, i may do so in the future.

To conclude, you are good at icon making and i am impressed, don't feel bad about my comments. Nothing is perfect and it will never be (not only tutorials are included here, but everything. Let's just say your comment is older than God itself. Also to make it clear - its nothing personal).
Although your icons are good, they can also be perfected.

Finally my suggestion - It seems that you have some talent to create images. I don't know if Pyritie will accept, but i think it would be a good idea for you to create the loading screen of each map of his campaign. In my opinion, it would be a new challenge for you. Anyway, you make the last call, it's up to you.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

The icons are not specifically created for Pyritie I think, Flame_Phoenix, which is why they are not made to fit exactly to his models.

 

[Flame_Phoenix]

In Pyrite's section of the project he says that the icons here will be used on hist project. I can give you a link to prove that if you want.
Therefore as i am also part of the project, i feel i should give him my opinion.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I said they were not made specificly for his project. Not that Pyritie is not going to use them. Just because Pyritie uses something it does not exactly mean that it was made exclusively for his pleasure. I also didn't say that you couldn't express your opinion.

 

[donut3.5]

For more portraits you could add the frost wyrm..
Very nice by the way, I like the wings and the 3rd black dragon the best.
You could also do Empowered horns, just like growing horns or such..
Maybe more tails?
Oh, if you can add maybe color team color glows, or to fit more with your style freehanded glows, behind the portrait pictures, those would look better, as the backgrounds are kind of just... black.
--donut3.5--

 

[Kimbo]

As I said, im changing the molten breath ones and such (the one you called meteor). and no, they arent made for py's campaign, he said he is using some of the icons and i offered to make some in his style which would be like this: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41917
Well, im up with my usuall morning sickness, so ill start redoing and remaking and adding new ones, thnx for the suggestions, advice and crits people!
+rep to you since im so nice and i give out like 11-12 rep per rep give.


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Iv updated many icons, made the upgrade ones more err..brighter, and such, and 2 new upgrades and such. IV also added PAS and DISPAS to the upgrade icons now.