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Adoption -- FAQ
Here is where I answer some of the more commonly asked questions I receive from adopters. If you wish to ask me something, check here first to make sure it hasn't already been answered!
Q: Can I have an egg?
A: If a clutch is open, by all means, apply! If you cannot find the words 'A Clutch Is Open!' anywhere on the site, you probably shouldn't send me a request. ^^
Q: When will my [blank] be done?
A: When I said it would be done. If I haven't told you, then this is a reasonable question. If I've told you I'll have it done within two weeks, however, and I don't have major delays or chunks taken out of my time, it will be done within two weeks. I'm not going to drop off the face of the earth without telling you all first. ^^;
Q: How do you make your dragons?
A: This is a lengthy, painstaking process, and there're probably a million shortcuts I could be taking, but in the long run, it's rather easy. I use PSP-7 ♥. First, I scan in the dragon, and resize it to a manageable amount [usually 1/3 the scan size does the trick]. I then make a new layer, set the blend mode to 'multiply,' and go over the lines in the scan with Beizer Curves [found under the 'draw' menu] at a width of one. Next, I get rid of the scan lines by deleting the background layer; this will help make the .png file transparent when I'm done.
Then, I make a new layer, set the blend mode to multiply, and fill in the white spaces with whatever color I want the dragon to be. By hand. ._. Then, I use lighten/darken brushes to make it look 3D, merge the layers, and ... ta-da!
All of this without a tablet. >:D
Q: Why is the site called '/Paradise'? Why the /?
A: ...*shrug* It sounds cool. D:
Q: What's Dracogrex?
A: Dracogrex is a site I came up with ... oh, five years ago? The name has stuck ever since. It started as a place to keep my cyberpets, but it grew into an entire collective of all my sites. To find out more, stop by The Dracogrex Collective.
Q: Who is your hosting company?
A: Dreamhost, and I couldn't ask for a better host. If you're considering purchasing a domain, I can think of a thousand wonderful things about Dreamhost, and I've had my domain for just over a year! I can have 600 different e-mail addresses, for the love of the gods....
More answers to come as questions are asked! :D