The one in the collection drawn as an animal rather than a character. The hide is scaled row by row instead of left blank, so pencils beat markers: two greens close together with a lighter tone along the belly give the body its weight. The wing membranes are ribbed and want a steady hand. Give this detailed dragon drawing a whole evening. The cute one takes ten minutes.
A dragon standing on all fours, scaled and ridged.
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Realistic Dragon: how to draw it step by step
Here is realistic dragon in 9 steps.
Lay down the head in profile, long and narrow.
Run the neck down into a deep chest.
Carry the back through to the base of the tail in one line.
Set the four legs under it, the far pair narrower.
Open the near wing, ribs first, then the membrane between.
Repeat the far wing behind the body.
Scale the neck, body and legs in overlapping rows.
Run the spines from the head to the tail tip.
Finish with the claws and the shadow beneath.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.
Worth having for this one