UNUSUAL HOARD commission for robin – it stands to reason that more than a few dragons thatre revered as forest guardians are just hoarding the dang trees
I’m sitting in the shopping mall with my laptop, I have no Internet connection in my student accommodation. I should probably have no Internet acccess more often, I spent my whole morning painting x)
in my one original universe dragons are just shitty possums that don’t really do anything, you just find them in your garden or bathtub making this expression
Okay, finally getting around to those art questions (sorry for the wait!). Keep in mind, my word is not absolute – being an artist is a constant state of learning, and that applies to me too! But I’m happy to share my thoughts, and link to other resources if I think they may be helpful 🙂
The first question is about dragons:
When drawing dragons, I usually start with a blocky wedge shape as the basis of the head. This helps with visualizing the head in perspective.
(I’ve seen other artists use different shapes for this – it comes down to personal preference, really.)
Altering the initial shape of wedge and the placement of the facial features within it can help you create different head shapes for your dragons:
One of the tricky things about the ¾ view in particular is trying to keep the face symmetrical as the head turns. This is one of the reasons I find the wedge helpful as a guideline. In the example below, this dragon’s eye falls halfway between the front and back of the box in the sideview. Drawing a halfway line on the box in perspective helps place the eyes in the ¾ view.
It seemed fitting for the grand finale of the series to be an umbrella pride dragon to represent the community as a whole. If you identify as part of the LGBT+ community in any way at all, this one’s for you 🙂
The rest of the series can be seen here, or just click on one of the links below:
Izzie’s tumblr archive 