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I've painted my pirate draik with a speckled paint brush, because I really like the contrast with her pirate togs, it lets her look more feminine.

 

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I'm not keen on the red eyes with the green skin though so I'm trying out contacts on DTI and OMG, the angry meepit eyes!!!

 

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I dare you to say they don't make her look freakin' adorable!! :dance: Time to drop 100k in the trading post!

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I know what you mean; I hate the expressions female Draiks have...I don't know, it just looks arrogant and unpleasant, like the personality is already decided before I even think about it.  That's part of the reason I'm zapping my new Draik (after I mysteriously lost my best pair of contacts), honestly.  

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I know what you mean; I hate the expressions female Draiks have...I don't know, it just looks arrogant and unpleasant, like the personality is already decided before I even think about it.  That's part of the reason I'm zapping my new Draik (after I mysteriously lost my best pair of contacts), honestly.  

You're right! I think it's because the eye's hooded by the lids, and they're looking sideways and downwards, so it makes them look supercilious. That's why those meepit eyes make such a big difference, because they're wide open and make the draik look up, and suddenly they look all sweet and hopeful. :D

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You're right! I think it's because the eye's hooded by the lids, and they're looking sideways and downwards, so it makes them look supercilious. That's why those meepit eyes make such a big difference, because they're wide open and make the draik look up, and suddenly they look all sweet and hopeful. :D

That's exactly what I was talking about - all those Draiks out there, looking, judging...It's creepy!  I think that's why, if you notice, most of the 'elite', nc-clothed, notable-neopet Draiks almost are painted Royal, or have contacts or something to hide their eyes.  

 

The Draik isn't the only one with the lidded eyes, though.  Lupes in particular have really lidded eyes, but they don't bother me as much for some reason.  Maybe it's because they aren't rare, so I don't feel like they're judging me like Draiks.  (Not that I think they're actually judging me, of course - that's just what their expression looks like to me)

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That's exactly what I was talking about - all those Draiks out there, looking, judging...It's creepy!  I think that's why, if you notice, most of the 'elite', nc-clothed, notable-neopet Draiks almost are painted Royal, or have contacts or something to hide their eyes.  

 

The Draik isn't the only one with the lidded eyes, though.  Lupes in particular have really lidded eyes, but they don't bother me as much for some reason.  Maybe it's because they aren't rare, so I don't feel like they're judging me like Draiks.  (Not that I think they're actually judging me, of course - that's just what their expression looks like to me)

You've got me looking on Neocolours at all the eyeballs now xD The lupe's expression's pretty funny, that could so easily read as, "did you just fart?!". There's not many that have a completely benign expression is there, the poogle definitely does, but then those are doing the big eyed looking up thing.

 

Looks like I'm not going to be getting the angry meepit contacts that quickly though, I made an offer of 99,999np for some in the trading post, which is the price jellyneo has for them, and it was rejected D:

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Those contacts make her look so adorable! <3 I agree that female draiks look very arrogant because of those downcast eyes. Good job on your customization, I love it.

 

edit: If you are having trouble getting the angry meepit eyes I could help you get them if you want. 

What a sweet offer, thank you! What did you have in mind? I think I just didn't offer enough. I've used the TP just once before, so I'm a complete novice. I've looked on the trading post history on JN now though, and the few listings of just the contacts have stated prices of quite a bit more than JN's last recorded sale price, so I'm not surprised that my newbish offer was rejected. ><

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