{
  "description": "<div class=\"align-center\"><p>Originally made and painted by <a href=\"/~amaranthinedog\">AmaranthineDog</a> in 2018.</p>\n\n<p>The artist never uploaded this one anywhere to my knowledge, but I'll be sure to provide a link to it here should that change!</p></div>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>More old convention goodies! But this isn't so much one that's been stored away that I happened to rediscover while cleaning as it is one that's been sitting on my shelf this whole time, and only got around to taking photos a week prior to this particular upload.</p>\n\n<p>No, your eyes do not deceive you... this is indeed a 3D-printed bust shot of my dragon Melee! I had a unique opportunity back at the 2018 Itty Bitty Fur Con when I saw this particular individual accepting commission work for such things. I think the artist did a fine job, especially when you consider that the most I had on hand for ref material were just a few headshots from <a href=\"https://www.weasyl.com/%7Esilvermelee/submissions/1405150/melee-reference-c-2016\">an old ref sheet that was starting to show its age even at the time of making this commission</a>.</p>\n\n<p>...</p>\n\n<p>He looks so uneasy, doesn't he? Yeah, that was a thing I was trying to establish with Melee at the before I started shifting focus into his Squire design, which behaves a bit differently. Maybe I should consider getting art of Melee during his younger years again, so I better develop his character? It's something to think about.</p>\n\n<hr>\n<div class=\"align-center\"><p>Sculpture and paintjob done by <a href=\"/~amaranthinedog\" class=\"user-icon\"><img src=\"/~amaranthinedog/avatar\" alt=\"\"> <span>AmaranthineDog</span></a> (<span class=\"invalid-markup\" title=\"invalid link\">Twitter [url=https://twitter.com/AmaranthineDog]</span> / <a href=\"https://www.furaffinity.net/user/amaranthinedog\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">FurAffinity</a>)</p>\n\n<p>Melee is property of <a href=\"/~silvermelee\" class=\"user-icon\"><img src=\"/~silvermelee/avatar\" alt=\"\"> <span>SilverMelee</span></a>, A.K.A. myself.</p>\n\n<p>...</p>\n\n<p><strong>BONUS</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/SilverMelee/status/1779577571447046298\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Bust Rotation</a><br>\nJust me rotating the bust 360 degrees, so you can get a good view of it from all sides. I felt making a gif of this one wouldn't have gone well, so the photos go here while the video stays on Twitter.</p></div>\n"
}