The fire is a shape, not a scribble, and that is the whole trick: a pale yellow core inside an orange outer makes it read as flame, while one flat orange makes it read as a scarf. The wings are half open rather than spread, which keeps the drawing inside the page. This fire breathing dragon drawing wants pencils. The flying one is calmer.
A dragon rears up and breathes a long jet of fire.
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Fire Breathing Dragon: how to draw it step by step
Here is fire breathing dragon in 8 steps.
Sketch the long curve of the back, rearing upward.
Add the chest and belly below it.
Draw the head at the top, jaws wide open.
Send the jet of flame out of the jaws, widening as it goes.
Add the two horns and the eye.
Open the near wing halfway, ribs first.
Repeat the far wing behind, smaller.
Finish with the legs, the claws and the curling tail.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.