Pfft... Your art is just freaking breathless! I love your style and your just a freaking awesome artist! Do you have any pointers for drawing dragons? >w<
Thanks! C: As for drawing dragons, I recommend what any artist would say: lots of practice and research!
My full response is a little lengthy, so I’ll be leaving it under the cut:
It helps to learn about basic animal anatomy; simplifying shapes of the skeletal structure, understanding how they can move, and the defining features they can create. Then there’s the muscle structure. It doesn’t need to be super detailed for starters, just stick with simple creases that major muscles form and their overall shapes. Practice drawing these things from different perspectives as well and see how things can overlap. You’ll also want to take note of similarities of animals’ bone and muscle structures, and some general observations - like how the “knee” of animals in a relaxed pose, generally, will be at a pretty close level with just below the lowest point of the ribcage.
Another thing is using references of real animals. If you’re drawing dragons, look at reptiles - their facial structures and scale texture. Plus skeletons of dinosaurs. Look at bats in flight for reference for dragon wings. Also, when using references, don’t just draw what you see. Try to see through what you’re looking at. Where are the bones located under that? What might the muscles look from that direction? What shapes can you use to simplify parts of the body? Having a related skeleton and muscle diagram of the subject handy can help with that.
Also try making very simple gesture drawings to get the general motion and pose of the subject.
You’ll want to improve one thing at a time, otherwise you might be overwhelmed with trying to remember too much new information at once.
These things do, indeed, can take a lot of time and effort to learn and to see noticeable results. Don’t be discouraged if you are having trouble or getting frustrated. Every artist goes through it. I sure still do.
