A dragon that is clearly nobody's enemy, which matters more than it sounds: plenty of children want a dragon and not a monster. The crown is the only place for gold and the rest can be any color at all, since nothing about a dragon is fixed. This dragon drawing for kids suits five and up. The sitting dragon is rounder.
A friendly dragon wearing a small pointed crown.
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Dragon With a Crown: how to draw it step by step
Here is dragon with a crown in 8 steps.
Open with the head in profile, the muzzle rounded.
Add the eye, the nostril and the open smile.
Put the two horns on top and the crown between them.
Run the neck down into a low, long body.
Add the four legs, those on the far side thinner.
Draw the ridge of spines along the back.
Curl the tail round behind the back legs.
Finish with the belly plates and the claws.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.