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I just figured I'd try this and after getting a rather positive poll, I finally did. I had my friend compile them together for me because whenever I did it, it got super fuzzy. I'm sorry if it seems bad, I've never done this before so bare with me. I tried to make it simple and a bit like one of those How to Draw Books.

Step 1:
Really simple. Just three important points to start it off. The first one belongs to the head, which I always start with since its the most important part most of the time. Then we move to the chest which should be placed carefully. These two parts decided the position of the dragon so make sure its what you want before you get too far along. The third one belongs to the waist where the legs will be. Choosing this will lay the grounding for the pose the dragon takes though the legs can influence it just as much.

Step 2:
The first lines I added are once again around the head. You should be sure that the head is what you want because it speaks more than any part of the body most of the time. The nose here is simple, but you can make it longer or shorter depending on your preferences. The next part is the shoulder. In it's current position, the shoulder's placement is limited and so I picked the easiest place being a simple standing position. The final addition is a line starting at the HEAD (you'll see me refer to this alot) and curving over the back. The line should eventually connect all of the little bits so far like the torso and the neck. They are simple and smooth but if you plan to change the over all appearance of your dragon then I recommend keeping these lines very light. (Please note that many parts of the skeleton I'm showing with be erased in the final product.)

Step 3:
Now this part may seem a bit busy because of all the things that are added, but I didn't really want this to be a really long tutorial. Most of the things added are simple. I started with the head, you should note the small circle added here. This shows where the jaw line sits and influences many of the facial features. After this I went for the legs. The first one is a simple standing position while the other seems to be mid-stride. This should deviate too much from how the first one is drawn except that it is at an angle. The hind legs are similare to this in that they should be drawn the same way. Start with the thighwhich loops around the bubble you made in the 1st step. This part dictates the natural movement of the leg and so you can choose to move it into any position allowed by your own proportions. Then you move onto the foot, skipping the smaller circle for now. This is drawn almost like the fore arms but slightly more narrow at the top for the heel. The circle is added after in order to hold the leg position in place. I would then move onto the tail. The concept over all is basic, and free. You can chose to have it high or low or longer or shorter. I would hope you would have a preference for the dragon by this point in the picture. You should have an idea in your mind of what the final product should look like and what lines to alter as you go. The final part for this is the wings. Starting at the base, we draw a simple disconnected skeleton of the corse it will take over the back of the dragon. I do reccomend for those who are not to good a bubble skeletons, to instead draw a guiding line like I've shown along with the bubble skeleton. These can be added in either order as long as they aggree with each other. The points emphasised by the bubbles are the joins and will vary from artist to artist.

Step 4:
This one adds several smaller details which may seem major at first glance. They really start adding character as you go along. Now starting with the head, I've added horns. I went for some really simple ones and added some down around the jaw. I put up a few more examples of other types that could be done instead though, if simple isn't your thing. You should also note that the muzzel is more defind and that I added in and eye. I recomment you going with your gut on these as your style of proportion will probably be different to mine. Starting from this point, many of your smaller details will start to deviat in a more obvious way as you add more of your own style. For the legs, we add connecting lines similar to what was done in the 2nd step. Try and make them seem as natural as possible when you do the initial connecting by sketching them lightly at first and then darkening them when you feel they meet your standards. We next move to the claws. I added in 3 claws, but some prefere 4 or 2. It really all depends. Each claw should be almost the same shape just repeated. The hind legs follow a similar path as you connect the bubble skeleton and them add in the claws. You'll also see I've added in a second hind leg, but I just prefer to have it myself. Just try to picture the other leg turning and draw it as best you can. This usually comes much easier with simple practice. I also added on some tail spikes which can be ignored if you want. I added in some extra examples here as well. The skeleton for the wings should speak for itself. I find referencing bat wings especially effective for getting an idea of how this should look.

Step 5:
This one is pretty basic. CLEAN IT UP! That really all I do here. Jut look at the picture as a whole and get rid of all those extra lines you don't need.

Step 6:
This is the last step and at this point you personalize the dragon more. You give him and expression, some scales maybe, or even a few more spikes to make them look feirce. I simpley added a smile and some muscle tone.

I hope this was at least a little helpful. Like I said before, I've never done this before so I know its not the best tutorial you've ever read. Please tell me what you think, and if you use this, I'd love to see what you drew from it!=^-^=

Description
I just figured I'd try this and after getting a rather positive poll, I finally did. I had my friend compile them together for me because whenever I did it, it got super fuzzy. I'm sorry if it seems bad, I've never done this before so bare with me. I tried to make it simple and a bit like one of those How to Draw Books.

Step 1:
Really simple. Just three important points to start it off. The first one belongs to the head, which I always start with since its the most important part most of the time. Then we move to the chest which should be placed carefully. These two parts decided the position of the dragon so make sure its what you want before you get too far along. The third one belongs to the waist where the legs will be. Choosing this will lay the grounding for the pose the dragon takes though the legs can influence it just as much.

Step 2:
The first lines I added are once again around the head. You should be sure that the head is what you want because it speaks more than any part of the body most of the time. The nose here is simple, but you can make it longer or shorter depending on your preferences. The next part is the shoulder. In it's current position, the shoulder's placement is limited and so I picked the easiest place being a simple standing position. The final addition is a line starting at the HEAD (you'll see me refer to this alot) and curving over the back. The line should eventually connect all of the little bits so far like the torso and the neck. They are simple and smooth but if you plan to change the over all appearance of your dragon then I recommend keeping these lines very light. (Please note that many parts of the skeleton I'm showing with be erased in the final product.)

Step 3:
Now this part may seem a bit busy because of all the things that are added, but I didn't really want this to be a really long tutorial. Most of the things added are simple. I started with the head, you should note the small circle added here. This shows where the jaw line sits and influences many of the facial features. After this I went for the legs. The first one is a simple standing position while the other seems to be mid-stride. This should deviate too much from how the first one is drawn except that it is at an angle. The hind legs are similare to this in that they should be drawn the same way. Start with the thighwhich loops around the bubble you made in the 1st step. This part dictates the natural movement of the leg and so you can choose to move it into any position allowed by your own proportions. Then you move onto the foot, skipping the smaller circle for now. This is drawn almost like the fore arms but slightly more narrow at the top for the heel. The circle is added after in order to hold the leg position in place. I would then move onto the tail. The concept over all is basic, and free. You can chose to have it high or low or longer or shorter. I would hope you would have a preference for the dragon by this point in the picture. You should have an idea in your mind of what the final product should look like and what lines to alter as you go. The final part for this is the wings. Starting at the base, we draw a simple disconnected skeleton of the corse it will take over the back of the dragon. I do reccomend for those who are not to good a bubble skeletons, to instead draw a guiding line like I've shown along with the bubble skeleton. These can be added in either order as long as they aggree with each other. The points emphasised by the bubbles are the joins and will vary from artist to artist.

Step 4:
This one adds several smaller details which may seem major at first glance. They really start adding character as you go along. Now starting with the head, I've added horns. I went for some really simple ones and added some down around the jaw. I put up a few more examples of other types that could be done instead though, if simple isn't your thing. You should also note that the muzzel is more defind and that I added in and eye. I recomment you going with your gut on these as your style of proportion will probably be different to mine. Starting from this point, many of your smaller details will start to deviat in a more obvious way as you add more of your own style. For the legs, we add connecting lines similar to what was done in the 2nd step. Try and make them seem as natural as possible when you do the initial connecting by sketching them lightly at first and then darkening them when you feel they meet your standards. We next move to the claws. I added in 3 claws, but some prefere 4 or 2. It really all depends. Each claw should be almost the same shape just repeated. The hind legs follow a similar path as you connect the bubble skeleton and them add in the claws. You'll also see I've added in a second hind leg, but I just prefer to have it myself. Just try to picture the other leg turning and draw it as best you can. This usually comes much easier with simple practice. I also added on some tail spikes which can be ignored if you want. I added in some extra examples here as well. The skeleton for the wings should speak for itself. I find referencing bat wings especially effective for getting an idea of how this should look.

Step 5:
This one is pretty basic. CLEAN IT UP! That really all I do here. Jut look at the picture as a whole and get rid of all those extra lines you don't need.

Step 6:
This is the last step and at this point you personalize the dragon more. You give him and expression, some scales maybe, or even a few more spikes to make them look feirce. I simpley added a smile and some muscle tone.

I hope this was at least a little helpful. Like I said before, I've never done this before so I know its not the best tutorial you've ever read. Please tell me what you think, and if you use this, I'd love to see what you drew from it!=^-^=