![]() At this stage, I don’t strive for perfection. I create some rough sketches, presenting the dragons’ figure in a simplified, stylized manner. One wing will be almost hidden behind another. My dragon will be lying or sitting on a hill. However, it’s still possible to find a pose that is both interesting and compact. Sketching Dragon PosesĪs long as I’m working with a relatively small A4 paper size, I won’t be able to depict a dragon in a monumental posture - flying or sitting with its wings outstretched. This layout seems more fitting to the pose and composition that I have in mind. I’m going to depict a four-legged dragon. Still, knowing about the nuances may be useful. As you probably see by now, there is no clear answer as to how many legs a dragon should have. ![]() ![]() If we rely on examples of creatures that actually exist (or existed in the past), this point of view is quite sensible. Animals with the ability to fly have sacrificed two of their limbs that evolved into wings. The layout of all vertebrates follows a simple principle: four limbs plus a head. ![]() No creature found in nature has four legs and wings at the same time. On the other hand, there is an opinion that a model of a dragon with two legs plus wings is more correct from a “biological” standpoint. For example, in the heraldry of other European countries, it is entirely acceptable to have dragon-like creatures with two legs being called dragons. In many languages, cultures, and contexts, we won’t find a clear distinction between the two creatures. However, wyverns are quite similar to dragons. (Just remember Game of Thrones television series.) That sometimes causes heated arguments whether a particular creature is a dragon or a wyvern. If we rely on the number of legs as the main distinguishing feature, it is possible to say that wyverns are more often represented in movies these days. Other features that were commonly attributed to wyverns are the inability to breathe fire and strongly pronounced fierceness. It was believed that dragons have four limbs and wings, and wyverns have only two back legs and wings. However, since the sixteenth century, English, Scottish, and Irish heraldry began to distinguish between a “dragon” and a “wyvern”. Originally, dragons could have any number of legs. This question may seem strange, but we have to dwell on this topic just for a moment. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you that it’s possible to get a moderate variation of the line width using the same pen. However, if you prefer having a greater choice of line width options, feel free to use a variety of different pens. The balance between a realistic look and stylization is always up to you.įor this project, we’ll need a graphite pencil, an eraser, an ink liner (my choice is 0.1 number), and drawing paper. I’m going to keep my dragon’s appearance closer to the image found in western culture. Feel free to use the tutorial to create a base for your own dragon, changing or adding the details according to your vision. Nobody has ever seen a real dragon! This means that we enjoy a wide range of options while designing our creature. It’s necessary to emphasize that dragons are fictional and so are any assumptions about their anatomy. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually portrayed as wingless serpentine creatures. In western cultures, since the High Middle Ages, dragons have been depicted as creatures that have four legs, wings, and horns – capable of breathing fire. The earliest dragons that are known today resemble giant snakes. Martinīeliefs about appearance and characteristics of dragons vary from region to region. It has never existed, but the very image of dragon-like beasts is so familiar to us! In this lesson, we’ll take a look at drawing a dragon with pen and ink.ĭragon motifs appear frequently in modern literature, particularly within the fantasy genre. A dragon is a legendary creature that can be found in the folklore of virtually all cultures around the globe.
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