A project that I've been a part of for several years now is nearing its launch! We're now running a kickstarter to get Flight Rising off the ground by raising the funds to purchase a dedicated server capable of supporting a large number of concurrent online users for its first year online.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects.....light-rising-0

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Flight Rising's Kickstarter is now live!If successful, we'll have the funds for our own dedicated server, and will be opening in a couple of months. We have project details, updates, and some great rewards lined up for our backers.

Flight Rising is a browser-based game where players lead an elemental clan of dragons and work with other clans to gain supremacy in the realm. It features dragon breeding, battles, adventures, item collection, and mini-games.

Breeding --Flight Rising will support a robust breeding system that allows you to selectively pass down special breeds, genes, and colors. All dragons and their traits are 100% hand-drawn creating visually stunning combinations.

Resource Collection --Flight Rising is chock full of thousands of items, ranging from colorful foods, materials, battle stones, and apparel. Use the items to the benefit of your own clan or sell & trade them with other players.

Apparel and Custom Skins --It is possible to further customize dragons through hundreds of apparel pieces, and players can even create their own custom skins to lay over the artwork! All apparel items are hand-crafted to fit perfectly on each breed and gender combination.

Battles --Dragons can form hunting parties and duke it out in the Coliseum with hordes of animated monsters, and they can specialize in certain fighting styles via completely customizable stats and abilities.

Mini-Games --Clans can accumulate wealth by competing in an assortment of HTML5 faire games, where high scores will often net a bounty of treasure!

Stay Connected --Players will be able to build friends lists, trade dragons, and compare achievements. Many site activities will be relayed through easy-to-read alerts, and players will be able to build communities in our growing selection of message boards.

You can follow the development of Flight Rising on our website and social media pages.
http://www.facebook.com/flightrising Facebook
https://twitter.com/FlightRising Twitter
http://flightrising.tumblr.com/ Tumblr
http://www.youtube.com/user/FlightRisingOfficial Youtube

Something About Dragons Contest Winners
The entire team wants to thank all of you for the amazing entries, interest, and support we've received. We were overwhelmed by your enthusiasm! It was incredibly difficult for the team to choose winners, and we increased the amount of honorable mention winners from from 3 to 7. http://flightrising.deviantart.com/.....llery/38893956

We wanted to extend the invitation to all who participated to join Flight Rising in our closed beta test. Over the next week one of our team members will be contacting each of you via DA note with information about the beta test as well as asking permission to post your work to the Flight Rising website when it is live.

Flight Rising will enter closed beta before year is out; We will be contacting those entrants interested in participating in the beta with their keys and information about the beta several weeks in advance of this date. While we have nothing to disclose at the current time, we will have additional opportunities for those interested in beta participation in the future.

We had a ton of fun watching the entries as they trickled in! Thank you so much for all of the awesome arts and stories. After working on the project for so long, it is both encouraging and humbling to see the amount of creativity that has blossomed as a result. We love you guys!!!

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The Winners
First Place - First choice of two books
http://flightrising.deviantart.com/.....26935#/d5g5gn0 My Pearl by IzzyRedDragon

Second Place - Second choice of one book
http://flightrising.deviantart.com/.....26935#/d5gaa1a Flamecaller by Nyrrti

Third Place - Third choice of one book
http://neondragon.deviantart.com/#/d5gaohp FR: Father Wind, pg. 01 - 02 byEmpyrisan

Honorable Mentions - Dragon Button Set
http://13blackdragons.deviantart.co.....ntry-329590873 Windsinger by 13BlackDragonsl
http://bloodydragon117.deviantart.c.....aver-328321100 Lightweaver by BloodyDragon117
http://digizilla.deviantart.com/art.....d-to-329393870 Sorry I had to by Digizillal
The Discordant Assemblage (FB story entry) by Colin McFadden
http://lilorangedragoness.deviantar.....ntry-327173856 Shadowbinder by LilOrangeDragoness
http://ligos-dedalius-kris.devianta.....-Day-329535530 Catch of the Day by Ligos-Dedalius-Kris
http://wispywaffle.deviantart.com/a.....tumn-329566166 Autumn by WispyWaffle

The first four video preview for the Flight Rising website is up. They cover elemental selection, creating your first dragon, genes, and patterns.

On the horizon is an exciting world of dragons, creatures, and exploration. Currently in development, Flight Rising is a web-based activity site featuring dragon breeding, warfare, adventuring, and collecting. Make friends, play games, and grow your clan!

www.flightrising.com

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9.7.12 - Element Selection + First Dragon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpwCARiGsgw&;
9.14.12 Blueprints, Genes, & Patterns - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VVcdsjao7I&;
9.21.12 Apparel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZZijUowT-0&;
9.28.12 Battlestones & Coliseum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKkPKQ9kViI&;
?.?.? Gathering & Energy & Trading Post
?.?.? Marketplace & Auctionhouse
?.?.? Familiars & Bestiary
?.?.? Fairegrounds
?.?.? Skins
?.?.? ???
?.?.? ???

Flight Rising is an online browser-based game about dragons. The game itself is not out yet, but is nearing completion. The team has opened up several social communities where we will trickle in previews, host contests, and give away alpha-codes. If you've enjoyed some of the art that's been posted for it, perhaps you might be interested in following one of our social communities!

Twitter: http://twitter.com/flightrising
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/flightrising
Deviantart Group: http://flightrising.deviantart.com/
Tumblr: http://flightrising.tumblr.com/

A Note on Notes:
I tend to fall behind on these, as I do not check FA as frequently as I should. Please e-mail me instead. Thank you.

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A list of the 50 who signed up for the commissions. I will update this as I progress. If you would like to cancel or change your commission at any time, please let me know. I am currently not accepting any new commissions at this time.

1. Caedere (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://www.twitpic.com/26l8fv
Drawing approved: http://www.twitpic.com/26psiv
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/26rh5x
Flat Colors Complete: http://twitpic.com/26x1jq
Completed artwork: http://twitpic.com/26y56i

2. Slither (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://twitpic.com/26w7hr
Drawing approved: http://twitpic.com/276rsr
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/282uaj
Flat Colors: http://twitpic.com/29iqgz
Completed artwork: http://twitpic.com/29r3r5

3. Goldkin (Finished)
Sketches & Concepts: http://twitpic.com/29iqzn
Ref sheet laid out: http://twitpic.com/2axqcd
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/2b626l
Flat colors complete: http://twitpic.com/2bgdlx
Completed artwork. http://twitpic.com/2br2x8

4. Mynzaea (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://twitpic.com/29w403
Drawing approved: http://twitpic.com/2bgw0i
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/2brr5e
Flat colors complete: http://twitpic.com/2c1mwn
Completed artwork: http://twitpic.com/2cebia

5. Shynjy (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://twitpic.com/2castr
Drawing approved: http://twitpic.com/2cpcff
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/2dcsl5
Flat colors complete: http://twitpic.com/2eg2ks
Completed artwork: http://twitpic.com/2eg30q

6. Raziel and Treshekera (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://twitpic.com/2fgiva
Drawing approved: http://twitpic.com/30fbin
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/33g9z6
Flat colors complete: http://twitpic.com/33y83l
Completed Artwork: http://twitpic.com/33y8ay

7. Tokenekie (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://twitpic.com/2cnca7
Drawing approved: http://twitpic.com/2f1e3s
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/2fxnm4
Flat colors complete: http://twitpic.com/2g3so9/full
Completed Artwork: http://www.twitpic.com/2gknsl

8. Neekko (Finished)
Thumbnail approved:http://www.twitpic.com/34cq1v
Drawing approved: http://www.twitpic.com/355xg
Inking complete:http://www.twitpic.com/358v0i
Flat Colors Complete:http://twitpic.com/35qemc
Completed Artwork: http://twitpic.com/35qes3

9. earthsea-23 (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://www.twitpic.com/3rnm55
Drawing approved: http://www.twitpic.com/5j8of8
Inking complete: http://www.twitpic.com/5xdjqc
Flat Colors Complete: http://www.twitpic.com/5xkh7j
Completed Artwork: http://www.twitpic.com/5xkhb6

10. likeshine (Finished)
Thumbnail approved:http://twitpic.com/36au53
Drawing approved: http://twitpic.com/36kw0q
Inking complete: http://www.twitpic.com/3r36k6
Flat Colors Complete: http://www.twitpic.com/3r36re
Completed Artwork: http://www.twitpic.com/3r36v4

11. Charlotte (Paid)
Thumbnail approved: http://twitpic.com/61m0hi
Drawing awaiting approval: http://www.twitpic.com/63888q

12. Ashley Lee (Paid)
Thumbnail in Progress

13. Pyxaron (Paid)
Thumbnail in Progress

14. Vaiarc
15. TheNotLostWanderer
16. Dragoniade
17. Kagura
18. Firon Draak
19. Raptorbane
20. Ethelune
21. Arc Nova.
22. Auromoon
23. Nanook123

24. Whiro (Finished)
Thumbnail approved: http://www.twitpic.com/5iakwr
Drawing approved: http://www.twitpic.com/5y2no4
Inking complete: http://twitpic.com/62cmn8
Flat colors complete: http://twitpic.com/62e93x
Completed artwork: http://twitpic.com/62uv8r

25. Analogie
26. Nemmy
27. Velux
28. Firequill
29. Annah Lång
30. skiefire
31. FPhoenix
32. Vevanak
33. Meancheen
34. Tysharina
35. Strider
36. Draiad
37. DM Kocher
38. Sylo
39. Kelly Newell
40. Zendra
41. Shadowcatcher
42. Indo
43. Apollo
44. Abby
45. Zsisron Darkwater
46. Floriane Mohr
47. Manojalpa
48. Shanella
49. Kijani
50. Forfy

Signed copies of DragonArt: Evolution are now available! We got our books this weekend, and are ready to ship out immediately. The book is 144 pages in length, and includes a signature and dragon drawing on the title page of the book. Words cannot express how pleased I am to finally be holding this book in my hands! =D =D =D

http://neondragon.livejournal.com/220009.html Click here for more information on ordering a copy. (FA's journal won't allow me to use the code needed to add a paypal button to my entry. )

Impact also put together a rather spiffy trailer for the book's release. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3uQ7x-Ozm4

I probably do not update FA as often as I should. Here are some other places to find me if you're also a member of these sites.

Galleries:
My homepage: neondragonart.com
Deviantart: neondragon.deviantart.com


Social Networking:
Livejournal: neondragon.livejournal.com (thoughts and artwork.)
Twitter: twitter.com/neondragonart (most recent things. Short thoughts and sketches.)
Facebook: facebook.com/people/Jessica-Peffer/505791003 (My facebook. Also xposts of sketches from my twitter here.)

Hope you're having a good summer!