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Submitted by: liquidd On: August 15th, 2005
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Before attaining the title of Dragon Mage, Sorchen warriors must endure numerous trials of endurance, willpower, intelligence, strength, and discipline. Should the warriors pass these trials, they are given the title and a bonding mark called a kuse (humans now call them tattoos). This mark is made by embedding blood from a live dragon into the warrior's skin and creating the image of a dragon.
The reason for this mark is twofold. Firstly, it bonds the warrior to the dragon. Many warriors even gain physical characteristics of the dragon (such as scales and claws) the more they use their mage powers.
Secondly, dragon's blood outside of a dragon's body becomes a sentient symbiotic lifeform and through intense mental concentration a dragon mage can call forth and control this lifeform. Otherwise, it retains the image of the kuse created on it's host.
This piece is of Merrick, a Master DragonMage, after first receiving his kuse. More about Merrick will unfold in my Sorche novel.
*note: This is the first dragon (well, technically it's a drake) that I have ever drawn and colored. I've done manipulations of dragons and I've drawn a couple as well, but I've never drawn and colored one of my own (unless you count Balik's headdress). So, I'm kind of proud of this one. And, of course, Boris Vallejo's influence should be apparent in this one.
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You keep getting better liquidd, you amaze me. The fade from drake to tattoe is just incredible. I could go on for days about this image, but I'll leave room for the remaining viewers.
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absolutely amazing
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Awesome! The kuse is an amazing piece in and of it own. And the scales on Merrick skin are very nicely done. You can kuse me any time. 
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"You spend whatever time you have left dying, or you spend it living. "
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!WOW!
Excellent as always line by line by line ebay a tablet dude I know when one of these Wacoms in ur hands and Tams hands your art will be far richer, excellent peice Liquidd
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
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Hebrews 11:6
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Klaatu barada nikto!
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Thunder7
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you should be proud...this is so awesome!
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It has all the reasons to be proud indeed, Its a great “first” dragon and a wonderful picture.
lil' Dragon!!! --> liberation of the mind...
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... every single piece of yours is just so damn amazing!! The dragon is really awesomely done! Everything in this piece just fits. Awesome job ^^ *thumbs up*
Uuma ma'ten' rashwe.. Ta tuluva a'lle.
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You never fail to amaze me liquidd. This is a wonderfull piece with an amazing dragon in it. I especially dig the colors in this one. Great work once again mate.
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Close your ears to the voice of greed and turn a gift for one into a gift for many
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And there he goes showing off again! hehe
I see you're trying diff style but you can't hide when we see your work we all know it now!!! =)
Beautiful work liquidd...
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usually i try and write reviews that offer praise as well as input, as one artist to another...at this point though, i must say that i have to take a step back, bow my head and smile as i simply cannot find words to describe this wonderful piece of artwork....
simply breath-taking my friend! 
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wow , this is just too awsome. i love dragons, i would definatly hang something like this in my room. the only thing i can see is i would make the tribal tattoo a little bit darker. but thats just cause ive been studdieing tattoo work ;P great job hun
~^* to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world*^~
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I always have and always will love your work! Merrick is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! (I'm usually very sparing with my exclamation points...keep this in mind...) This is gorgeous! You have an uncanny ability to make an image come to life for the viewer! Awesome work! *5 thumbs up*...I only have 2...don't ask how I got the other 3...
Prplflwr20
"I smile becuz I have no idea what's going on...and I'm trying to keep it that way.", she said as she stuck her fingers in her ears and started to sing, "La,la,la,la....La,la,la,la". 
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From the first day till now you'll remain one of the special hightlights here at AU...Simply awesome!
Huge hugs...Birdie
Smile and my heart smiles too ;o)
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he's eating his own wing. the detail is great althoguth i am not to surte about the person having scales and also black pointy nails.. there lyes the reason why it freaks me out abit.
DEADLY:ANGEL007
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Your work is truly amazing. I wish I was half as good as you are. Keep it up.
bulldogn7
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It's ok..........
naaaaa just kidding, as always liquidd EXCELENT work...xr 
what goes around comes around so watch your back
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liquidd says FULL VIEW IS BEST.... liquidd has damn right. Great work. 
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tam - Thanks. That was very kind of you to say.
bonnie - Thank you!
tirzah - Yeah, I had fun with this one (still am actually, I keep editting it ). The scales are actually just texture work (something else I'm learning to do).
thunder7 - One day I'll have one. Thanks for the kind words
brenxoxo - Thanks, bren! Yeah, I am. Think I'll make a whole series of Dragon Warrior pieces (sometime in the future maybe).
lucy - Thanks!
johnnehrulez - Well, I've done some not so great pieces too though, so I wouldn't say every piece, but thanks.
stev - I try to emulate Boris Vallejo so if you like the colors, he deserves credit for that. As always, thanks for the wonderful praise. : )
doreen - lol. yeah, that's me. mr showoff! Thanks, dor!
entropy - You're far too kind, but please don't stop. lol! Thanks for viewing and for the kind words.
twyliteskyz - Thanks, twyliteskyz! Yes, I used to be a tattoo artist myself 
prplflwr20 -  Whoa! Five thumbs?! Freaky! Thanks, prplflwr20!
hausiyoka - awww, you're so special, birdie Thanks, dear!
angel007 - Really? It freaks you out? It's just fantasy. Kind of like that hole in the hand on your avatar, it's all about imagination.
bulldogn7 - Thanks! Haven't seen you around in awhile. Welcome back. Where've you been?
xoxroth - heh heh. Thanks, man.
inspiration - The thumbnail kind of sucks, so yeah I definitely recommend Full View. Thanks, inspiration.
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WOW..this is absolutly wonderful..just amazing
I am nobody, nobody is perfect,therefore i am perfect!
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loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it man
that is sooooooooooo freakin awesome.
if it was me, i would choose u as an adminstrator in the site.
awesome job maan
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PERFECTION! ))
btw I want to make myself a tatoo of a dragon like this..
:D my friend is making me a design for it.
anyway, this is beauty.
'conciousness doesn't prevent from committing a sin... it just prevents you from enjoing it...'
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