It's 100% an image composition problem.
I actually cant stand that picture. At first glance I thought it was a couple (like in a relationship) of Dragonborn, and it was 'yeah ok, no problem' but then I saw it's a Dragonborn and their pet that looks way too much like them, and...yeah eye bleach please.
LOL - I didn't see it that way. But part of me wondered "do reptiles lick as a form of affection?" so it still felt a bit off.
I mean I get what they are going for, the slobbering dog type trope, but it really weirded me out, but I'm not into the animal-esque races anyway, maybe for that reason alone.
I actually like the design of the deep dragon a fair bit. It's 99% sure it won't go anywhere, but it gave me an idea for a campaign centered around it. I also like the art for the sea serpent
The Deep Dragon art for some reason reminds me of the Deep Crow from Acquisitions Incorporated.
I like the large milky eyes, the fungus like growth in the neck and the lower to the ground shape. I know they don't look much like menacing dragons. But they do look like terrifying lurking creatures from the underdark... we have so many Menacing majestic dragons, I like some of them to break off from that mold. I think the art really fits if the idea was to make a dragon with this description: "Making their lairs in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind."
Do you know which artist did those? The Gem dragons/Deep?
Haven't looked yet on the credits.
