This Dragonite is just floating in a swimming pool with their new floaty and they're having a nice, relaxing time enjoying the breeze and the Summer sun without a care in the world!
I got the idea to draw this after viewing one of PokemonGems most recent tweets on Twitter. The tweet was so adorable that I couldn't resist drawing this cute little Dragonite! This was fun to draw, but drawing their face properly was a pain and I had to redo it 3 times in order to make it look right! The rest of Dragonite wasn't too bad, but the wings were a bit of a roadblock in of themselves. The first wing went fine, but figuring out how to go about drawing their 2nd wing was something else. After looking around the gallery of Dragonite posted on Bulbapedia's website and after seeing a cute screenshot of a Dragonite from the Pokemon anime, I managed to figure it out and I think it turned out great! I also had a lot of fun drawing the Dragonair floaty as its snake/serpent-like body made figuring out how to turn it into an inner tube very easy and it looks natural!
When it came to drawing the environment, I had some fun with the watercolor brush within MediBang Paint as it was an excellent substitute for the brush I normally use in Krita when adding details to the water. It was also great for adding details to the sidewalk outside the pool to make it look like other people and Pokemon were walking around the pool while dripping wet from swimming. When it came to drawing grass, I couldn't do it as I don't know how at this point in time. So, I decided to turn the "grass" into little bushes instead. (Besides, Krita has a couple of grass-like brushes included in their software where MediBang Paint, doesn't.)
Overall, despite the setbacks and roadblocks, I love the way this turned out and it was a lot of fun to draw! Considering that this is only the 2nd time I've ever drawn a Dragonite, I think I did a good job with them!
Reference used for the creases and stitching on the Dragoair floaty/inner tube (This reference is highly suggestive and may be considered Not Safe for Work! Proceed with caution!)