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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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.



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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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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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


Drawing Leather Wings (neondragonart.com): click here

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




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Chinese Dragon Brushes

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


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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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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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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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How to draw a dragon - The Art Attack way

The people of Art Attack made a simple tutorial about how to draw a dragon. You can find it here.

A tutorial about how to draw a baby dragon: Dudley the Dragon

The people of Drawspace created a very interesting tutorial showing how to draw a baby dragon.

You can read the tutorial from here.



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