Dragon Types | Posted: Nov. 11, 2016, 1:44 a.m.

Media: Faber Castell pen, pencil, and purple highlighter on sketchbook paper

Time: ~6 hours

I love the intricacy and imagination involved when drawing dragons. Drawing dragons is my way of drawing original characters without having to think about drawing human anatomy (which will forever be a challenge to me). "How should the horns be angled, what shape should the scales be, and how long should the snout be?" -- these questions are equivalent to asking "how long should the hair be, what kind of clothes should he/she wear, and how should I shape the face?"

As you can tell, I drew the purple frames before I drew the dragons, and I deeply regret drawing those frames for two reasons:

1. the frames "seep through" the dragons, and thus flatten the piece. Each dragon should stand in front of each frame.
2. the bottom two frames ruin the composition of the piece -- those frames' placement make the piece seem too cramped.

Funny story: most of my friends said the first dragon reminded them of a turkey.

I could see clown, but turkey, really?