miércoles, 21 de julio de 2010

How to paint dragon eyes -more videos

I found more videos about how to paint dragon eyes.

This is very good tutorial showing how to draw a dragon eye:




This is simple but interesting because use a pencil to make the drawing:




A great speedpainting video showing how to paint dragon eyes:

viernes, 16 de julio de 2010

how to draw a dragon using geometric figures.

I found this video tutorial that show how to draw a dragon using geometric figures.
I liked the idea of using circles to make the tail of the dragon.






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jueves, 15 de julio de 2010

How to draw dragon eyes

A great way to learn how to draw dragon eyes is look at reference photos from reptiles, for example, cocrodiles.
Look at these pictures:

Cuban Crocodile's Eye por m3nt4t.

Nature Wallpaper: Crocodile Eye


Yeah, those eyes look very similar to dragon eyes.... make a search on google for "cocrodile eye" and you will find lots of great reference images.

Also, look at this tutorial about how to draw dragon eyes. It's a little shaky, but it has useful info:

lunes, 12 de julio de 2010

How to draw dragon horns

I found an excellent tutorial about how to draw dragon horns by Kalaalog.
Horns are a great way of give personality to a dragon, a good way to make it more dreadful.

This tutorial also explain how to draw other addons, like tail or tendrils, even spider-like horns.
Is a good source of inspiration to learn how to draw dragon horns

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jueves, 8 de julio de 2010

How to draw dragon scales

Wondering how to draw dragon scales? If you think that drawing dragon scales is hard, think again. This is a great video tutorial about drawing dragon scales:



After watching this short 3 minutes videos and doing some test you will be skilled in drawing dragon scales.

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miércoles, 7 de julio de 2010

how to draw a dragon step by step

This resources will help you to learn how to draw a dragon step by step.

First learn to sketch the body based in bones and muscles. Read this article to know how to draw skeleton and muscles of a dragon

Second, learn how to draw dragon wings reading this article: how to draw dragon wings

Finally watch this video to learn how to pain a dragon: speed painting a dragon

Hope these guidelines can help you to learn how to draw a dragon step by step.

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martes, 6 de julio de 2010

Modelling a 3D dragon

I found this great tutorial about modelling a 3D dragon, (in 3D studio Max) it explains everything, from concept to texturing to rigging.

Click here to  view big image

Even if you don't know 3D studio max,  it's a good resource to understand how to draw and paint dragons.

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lunes, 5 de julio de 2010

How to draw Dragon feet

These videos show how to draw dragon feet, claws, talons and paws.
Sometimes the video get blurry, but the info worth it.

How to Draw Dragon Feet Part 1:




How to Draw Dragon Feet Part 2:




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viernes, 2 de julio de 2010

Drawing Dragon Wings

Sometimes drawing dragon wings can be a really difficult task because is not always clear where to put them or how to draw them when they are closed.

Here there are 3 different tutorials about drawing dragon wings:

Dragon Wing Tutorial (nakase.devianart.com) : click here

Tattered wing.
Drawing Leather Wings (neondragonart.com): click here

Bat Style Dragon Wings (dreslough.com): click here




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jueves, 1 de julio de 2010

Chinese Dragon Brushes

I just found this amazing chinese dragon brushes for photoshop and I would like to share with you:
Download Here
Dragon-brushes

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martes, 29 de junio de 2010

Video : Speed Painting A Dragon using photoshop

Amazing video showing in 4 minutes the speed painting of a dragon using Photoshop Cs2. The artist made this work in only 1 hour of work. Really awesome! I'm sure he has one thousand hour of training under his belt....





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lunes, 28 de junio de 2010

Drawing and painting dragons

James Strehle created this PDF to show us tips about drawing and painting dragons
He explains important things like using real animal images as reference (from bats to elephants),  the importance of an accurate skeletal structure, and help us to think about the environment and story about the dragon to create a believable character.


Click here to download the full workshop for free (PDF)

A great workshop to make better dragon drawings.

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jueves, 24 de junio de 2010

how to draw a dragon, Jay French's way

This video show how Jay French (a professional illustrator with more than 20 years of experiencie) draw a dragon.

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