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meroaw — How I draw Dragons Part 1

Published: 2011-02-04 10:07:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1595; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 32
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Description I did it.
A dragon tutorial... finally!

Part 1 covers the sketch and lineart...
I suck at tutorials
I hope it helps at least 1 person cause then I'll be happy.

TIPS
There is NO RIGHT WAY to draw a dragon. VERY important to remember that. You can make the dragon look like ANYTHING thats why they are so fun to draw! Try and base them off real animals. I use CATS and DOGS for my legs, and SNAKES for the tail and neck. BAT WINGS or BIRD WINGS are used for the dragon's wings. But dragons have no rules, so go NUTS!!!
Sketch and sketch and draw and draw. Keep drawing. Its great practice. Even if you think it looks bad, work with it.
Watching animals or nature can help with dragon drawing. Perhaps you see a feature of an animal you'd like to put on a dragon? Or perhaps draw a dragon based off a waterfall? The possibilities are endless!
Love what you draw. Don't like dragons? Why are you looking at this tutorial?
I'm out of tips for the moment >.>

Enjoy~
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Comments: 21

SteelMaiden [2011-04-27 09:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial!I need to give this a go, I love dragons but I just cant seem to draw them...

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meroaw In reply to SteelMaiden [2011-04-27 10:11:05 +0000 UTC]

^W^
Thanks!

I hope you enjoy it C:

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dolsiaisapal [2011-02-05 15:28:01 +0000 UTC]

Do you really go through this many steps?

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meroaw In reply to dolsiaisapal [2011-02-05 20:35:29 +0000 UTC]

Yep

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psann [2011-02-04 20:33:20 +0000 UTC]

hey i draw my dragons like that 2!
...though i prefer a larger frame, and a more reptilian look...

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meroaw In reply to psann [2011-02-04 21:24:26 +0000 UTC]

^w^

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fizzing-dragon [2011-02-04 17:37:52 +0000 UTC]

Good job dragons don't have rules cause I would be breaking them.
But nice. You seem to start off the same as I do. Only traditional.

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meroaw In reply to fizzing-dragon [2011-02-04 21:25:37 +0000 UTC]


^^

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greendragon22 [2011-02-04 15:21:25 +0000 UTC]

I've started experimenting with basic shapes, but I'm not sure I like them...

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meroaw In reply to greendragon22 [2011-02-04 21:25:46 +0000 UTC]

Hmm...

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Chonnie96 [2011-02-04 10:30:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!

You don't suck at tutorials!! I reckon you make awesome tutorials!!

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meroaw In reply to Chonnie96 [2011-02-04 21:26:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Loki-Ryuu [2011-02-04 10:26:50 +0000 UTC]

i love your style of drawing dragons ^^ it's so unique

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meroaw In reply to Loki-Ryuu [2011-02-04 21:26:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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firebrand0 [2011-02-04 10:12:20 +0000 UTC]

lol I suck at panthers. But I want to do a GOOD Kuro for Yuki. I just can't seem to get it to come out right...

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meroaw In reply to firebrand0 [2011-02-04 21:27:00 +0000 UTC]

Cats are hard to draw >.>

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firebrand0 In reply to meroaw [2011-02-04 21:33:24 +0000 UTC]

I know... I want to do a much better pic for Yuki than THIS ---> [link] It was hand drawn then flood colored on CPU. many touch ups where needed to get the colors to not flood out into the wrong areas....

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meroaw In reply to firebrand0 [2011-02-04 22:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... Well do you have a cat at home?

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firebrand0 In reply to meroaw [2011-02-04 22:46:36 +0000 UTC]

LOL TOO fuzzy! AND it won't sit still long enough to sketch it out!

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meroaw In reply to firebrand0 [2011-02-05 06:20:00 +0000 UTC]

XD

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firebrand0 In reply to meroaw [2011-02-05 06:31:05 +0000 UTC]

lol

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