DRAWING DRAGONS - Anatomy Basics Art Tutorial, How I Do It!
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2023
- Hello!
I say all I need to say in the video, It's kind of rambly and this is the first time I've ever done a tutorial, so if you have any qualms with it, tell me so I can try and improve? but be nice or ill die
I really really hope this helps! This video is just supposed to be an overview of how major parts work and how they connect to the body and the guidelines behind those things. If this video is successful, in the future I'll make more videos like this focusing in and spending more time on specifics like how to draw wings, legs, eyes, mouths, expressions, etc. etc. You know!
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I needed this video 5 years ago 😢
same
Me too bro
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For reallllll
Fr 😭🥲
This is so helpful. I never understood the basics before. Thanks so much!
The great thing about drawing dragons is that they are mythical! I just love trying to draw dragons of all shapes and sizes; in fact, taking a random animal and trying to make it into a dragon is a super fun way to practice drawing all those body types and features!! The sheer creativity that comes alongside drawing a dragon is what makes the process so enjoyable! Great video :DD
So I've been in an art funk for a while. I've felt like my art just sucks, and I don't know what to do. This video was just what I needed. Thanks, Bella ❤
It's always great to get insight from other artists! Turns out you construct your dragons very similarly to me haha. It's great what a basic understanding of anatomy can do for you! Wonderful vid :)
I think this tutorial is a really great way to show how to do perspective. Personally, I’ve had problems with the thickness of the wing bones and the way the talons look on their arms and legs. I think a major problem I’ve been having stems from not tapering off the legs. (Also personally I like adding a protrusion on the shoulder when connecting the wings to the body, like there’s an extra joint where the wing bone attaches.)
Thank you for the in depth, high quality, and easy to understand tutorial Bella!
As someone who struggles with perspective and ofc anatomy, I love this video so far (not done watching lol)
A personal thing though is that I hate almost everything I draw so it's very hard to hear "look around you and reference other artists to find your style" for the five quadrillianth time and yet even after four years I'm still considered a beginner. I even feel as though I have a basic understanding of anatomy as a whole, it's everything else I'm struggling with. Eye placement, mouths, perspective, all of that is absolutely rough for me. So I hope I can find a tutorial or at least a way of thinking that explains how to not hate your own art or something like that, how to avoid the "gunky brain" that I get when I can't draw well
(Sorry for over sharing)
NAH TWIN SAMEEE, EVEN AFTER 4 YEARS IM STILL A BEGINNER, hellpppp
I've decided a long time ago that dragons get dog/cat paws. I am just terrible at drawing talons, and so i just don't try anymore just so i don't lose my mind-
I love how you explain things, very comprehensive for beginners :)
I personally like more chunky necks, so it feels like their neck can't simply be broken by a stray pebble. Also, I put wings right over the shoulder.
jesus christ i didn't think it would help me to such a huge extent, thank you one billion times
On Reddit a lot of people were saying they use dogs as references for dragons. Thanks for the video, it’s helpful.
My favorite thing for dragons is looking at other animals! Dragons, depending on which you're doing, have a HUGE variety of designs you can go for and still look like a dragon. You can look at head shapes like an axolotl's or a komodo dragon's, or even look at stuff like tuataras or lizards! You can give them paws, bird feet, lizard fingers, etc.
Basing dragons on real life means that not only do you have a HUGE array of options, but you also have an even bigger amount of refs! Not just drawings but real life examples, too! This specially helps if you're trying to animate it or make fluid scenes.
i find it super interesting how you think of the different body parts as different parts found on other animals! especially with you connected that back leg and describe it as a dog's leg--that was so helpful because i'd never thought of dragon anatomy like dog's anatomy, more like cats. but yea i definitely enjoyed this, as did everyone else i can assume, and i think i speak for us all when i say that i'd love another tutorial!!!! keep up the good work, you are my idol when it comes to wings of fire :)
As someone who has never drawn a dragon, this was so freaking helpful! I can now draw a dragon for my dad thank you!!
I beg for you to do perspectives with heads and faces this already helped out with doing a new perspective for my art and omgggggg thank you sosososososo much my art will turn out so much better thanks to you.
Most of this I already know as an animal artist (cats, dogs, etc.), but it's cool and helpful to see it applied to a dragon form, thanks!
Very informative review! I’m sure this will help a lot of people that struggle with the basics. Although as a nerd, I must add my own thoughts on the wings. The “skin pocket” that you describe seeing other artists add, is meant to emphasize muscles at the base of the wing, but I also like to use that point on the body for another thing as well. The membrane on bats wings and on animals like flying squirrels is called a “patagium” and bat wings have something called a “propatagium” which extends from the shoulder to the hand of the wing. I depict the propatagium as folding slightly underneath the shoulder towards the stomach, with that area serving as the base for the arm of the wing and the propatagium. I also must point out that the “elbow finger” on the wing does not make anatomical sense as a bony appendage like the actual fingers of the wing. How are you going to bend your elbow if there’s a bone right on the joint you know? I personally never draw it, but I have seen other artists interpret it as boneless and more like a string of muscles meant to stabilize the wing, and I think that works a lot better. Bottom line though, I think it’s important to emphasize that dragons are not real, and can be interpreted in many different ways depending on what animals you take inspiration from. As you said it’s important to have an understanding of anatomy before you jump into drawing. I personally think it’s also helpful to visualize the kind of environment a dragon lives in and take inspiration from animals that also live similarly to that dragon. Great video, works really well as a stepping stone for artists!
Ohhhh it’s MUSCLES? I was like ohmmm skin pocket….
This way of drawing has actually helped me draw many animals, not just dragons! With this way of drawing, I’ve actually been able to draw a horse that doesn’t look crappy!
I’m so lucky this video was uploaded, dragons are so complicated for me, they’ve always been a problem because I tried to make a story where a group of cats find a cave leading to an underground dragon city.. but there’s the problem.. I didn’t know how to draw the dragons 😅
wowza! A+ video I will say but I feel like I need to add the fact that; if you want to stylize you need to understand it first. not full realism, but before you stylize, test and see what you like! You are allowed to see stylistic choices from other artists and incorporate it in your style, but it takes TIME and PATIENCE! But always, always understand before stylizing! I call it the LUPE.
L -- LEARN what your gonna do and how to do it
U -- UNDERSTAND the subject you're drawing and the 3d space around it. test and see what you like.
P -- PRACTICE before stylization
E -- EXECUTE your art style and express yourself!!
Bonus; H -- Have fun, dont push yourself.
Absolutely wonderful of you to make this video, Bella! It's always great to see how other *rather amazing* artists go about, in their art styles. I believe this would be very helpful for newer artists like myself to better understand how perspectives work!
This actually really helped me with 3/4ths dragon perspective, tysm!
no likes and no replies? Lemme fix that
Also to draw you need Motivation I suggest looking at the world like Bella says or listening to things that make you feel happy or motivated like music i listen to a lot of music that give me drawing ideas and one I like a lot is High Hopes Ain’t Worried.
heck i just realised, i was drawing wins wrong, they are just go foward like planks and never start to curve at my arts!
This video is absolutely amazing, I love this. Please make a headshot tutorial on how to draw dragon heads from different angles :)
Omfg TYSM!I needed this desperately so I could upgrade my dragon drawings
tIpEe tOe fOoTy FoOt tHiNg got me dying
Ty Bella for making this video! I love the way you draw wof dragons it’s so amazing!
This really helped thank you🥲 and when you said "Don't be hard on yourself" that really hit hard😭
Yay! Thank you, Bella! I've been wanting a tutorial from you because you are one of my favorite artists/animators. I've watched other stuff but I think it was way too early to draw that sort of stuff. Now I'm advancing and I found this tutorial helpful for me, such as explaining how to look for references. I often get a reference picture and then start drawing what is there without really learning much and just left me feeling agitated. Now I know what I should do with reference. Hope to see more of this!
Ty bella, I never really knew where to start when learning but this guide really helped me, thank you!
This video is soo helpful! I really liked how you explained how to use references of like anoto y and stuff and how to apply that to dragons!
Ooh, seeing someone elses dragon guidelines is really helpful! Dragony anatomy has always been a struggle for me, so this really was helpful!
For me, calling them "thingies" or "these bits" is a lot more helpful then actually naming their parts, idk why, which is to say I liked how you explained things!
Holy moly please make more of these this is the first time I’ve been able to actually draw something that isn’t a stick figure lmao this is awesome
Thank you bella for the in-depth tutorial 🔥
The tutorial I really needed is here, thank you sm!
I love your artstyle it’s so pretty!✨
Amazing tutorial! This def helped out but also made me realize that my anatomy wasn't as bad as I thought it was, when I was watching this I was a bit shocked at how much it made me realize that my art wasn't as bad or just wonky as I always saw it as! I really think you should make more tutorials on things like this, for someone who never liked their art this much this helped me A LOT to see that my art is something far more great then I think it originally was! I DEF think you should make more videos like this, maybe the next one can be a shading guide/rendering for dragons👀
I used to draw dragons every single day in middle school and I’m trying to get back into it, I love your tutorials!
This is so helpful! I’ve always had issues with anatomy! I will be using your tips! Thank you!
I love how you have a phrog in the bottom left corner!!!
This was very helpful! I draw dragons all the time, but I've always struggled with a lot of things, and this video helped me understand their structure a lot better.
Thank you Bella! I've really wanted to improve my drawing skills but I mostly just copy references of things without expanding my understanding of how the pose/position works. This really helped me so thank you so much! ❤
This was great, your dragon is really majestic!
This video is both informative and hilarious
THIS IS SO HELPFUL OMGGG!!!
now ik how to draw more poses, more full body's without being scared ill mess up!! Tyy bella!!!^^
Drawing two semicircles for the front talons is genius. I gotta go try that
Was struggling with trying to draw one of my favorite scenes from WoF, thanks for this!
Yippeee! The beasts!
this had been so helpful and I can finally understand. Thank you SO MUCH
Ur such an artist!! Ur atonomy in arr is amazing!!🤩
Thank you bella! This helped out a lot, I was having some trouble posing!
This is a really good tutorial! I've always wanted to draw good dragons, and now I've tasked myself to animate one just to get the wheels turning and learn it 💀This is a very informative resource! Seeing how you envision them in 3D and what connects to what really opened my eyes!
ahh thank you so much!! I’m very new to drawing dragons, and some of the anatomy really confused me, but you explained it all very well!!
This was really helpful advice!! THANK YOUUU!!
hooray! hooray! happy mulchmas! i love mulch!
I'm currently trying to learn to draw dragons and this video has helped me alot!! tysm!
Thanks for this video bella! I appreciate it! I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten better at anatomy but I just needed some tips for my improvement
Great tutorial I really needed this you got a new sub!
this helps a lot thanks ima try updating my style with this
This is so awesome and very helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with us. Stay safe and well, and may beautiful colors fill your world! 🌈❤
AHHHHHHH THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH!!!! THANK YOUUUUU!! I use the lighting bolt shape for all of my creature drawings and it helps a lot. Also the chest/body helped me a lot! I never thought about drawing the body like that. And the 3d head is so useful because i’m not the best at drawing perspective or things in a 3d dimension. For toes i usually go with a gecko-esque look, with a thin beginning of the toe and a BEEEG fat chonky end of the toe. I do the same thing with forelegs, but I’ll definitely use the scoop method that you used. This tutorial was great and simple, thank you!
Finally a good tutorial about how to draw a dragon ty! :D
Wow! I always adored artists who could draw larger animals like this so gracefully, but your video really made it easy! My first go even looks decent, using my knowledge of cats and deer for reference. Thanks Bella! Really appreciate it! :>
I’ve been struggling to get good anatomy recently and I never realized how necks work until like two days ago so this helps with that yayyy
Btw guys when drawing dragon wings bat wings are your best friend. Bat wings are usually very similar to dragon wings.
ty for this
I just got a tablet to try out digital art as of you uploading this and it was very helpful.
thanks for this
Omg I needed this so much
OMG I NEEED to understand how to DO an open mouth! Love the video, very helpful!!!
This is super helpful!
*This is sooo cool!*
This worked 👍 im gonna try to give it more style
You’re like a wise owl
Thank you for sharing your wisdom :)
This helped so much Tysm
Got a new sub ❤
Thank you for making this video.
Usually when i draw dragons i draw the front legs like human arms, i never knew another way. Great vid!!!!!
This is so helpful
OMG THANK you so much I need this so badly😊
Why is that flat dragon better then anything ive drawn in my 6 years of art 😭🤚
Thank you!!
ive drawn almost nothing but dragons for 2 years.. and i still need this video
Came to watch how to draw dragon, came back to paper knowing how to draw dragon. But seriously bella this tutorial is super great thanks for making it :)
This was so helpful! The end tho- 😭😭
if you ever plan another tutorial, i feel that you would make a great dragon teefs one, love the video though, gonnna try it in my next works! :)
thanks this really helps me
Some tips ive found::
Dragon anatomy is basically the same as human anatomy just weirdly proportioned !! Knowing human anatomy helps with drawing dragons, and there are way WAY more references of humans. The arms are essentially the same, the hands (just with claws), the ribcage is the same(but larger). Knowing the basics of muscles will also help to construct harder bits like the back legs and wings (wings are basically big arms with giant weird hands).
Again learning planes of the face of humans and other animals helpsxwith faces of dragons. It helps to think of it further as a 3D shape and not just a 2d thing
Gesture drawing!! Again another human reference thing but learning this as well as a line of action will help make your poses less stiff and more dynamic
Just draw a whooole bunch of 3d shapes . This is a good warm up and helps learning form ! Draw a bunch of cubes, prisms, spheres, then start coming up with weird shapes of all types. Drawing contour lines to make them look 3D. Try cutting these shapes in your mind and drawing those, adding them together, sculpting bits onto those, drawing cross sections
I did not know I needed help on the legs! This has helped me understand those more, thank you
But I'm having trouble with structuring the mouth... I dont know how to do the bottom jaww 😭
I reference dinosaur, pterosaur, bat, bird and cat skeletons
omg this video helped so muchhhhh
My dude you literally posted this after I went to sleep*sob*
Bro just roasted my dragons in 50 different ways 💀
Ty. I always struggle drawing dragons so I needed this
Edit: i just realized the reason I dont struggle with legs is because I draw canines a lot and they both have similar legs.
Tysm for this it was very helpful! Btw what brush do did you use in this video? (Im sure u get asked that alot lol)
Thank you a lot i have a problem drawing the LEGS
Omg all I can say is
YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!
This is to true omgggg
really great tutorial, however i feel like the wing placement is a little off (not to be judgy or that one guy, just my personal preference)
wings should connect to the arm shoulder blade since thats where most of the power from the muscles comes from to enable the dragons to fly, in your perspective it looks like the wing is connecting to the midsection in which the bone structure doesn't match up (the shoulder for the wing is connecting to the ribcage or the middle of the spine???)
obviously dragon anatomy isnt set in stone because they're a fantasy creature and artists can take whatever liberties they want and it doesnt have to be 100% anatomy-wise, it also could be to not crowd the neck/head area since if you shift the wings forward, it sort of blocks the head and thats where you want your focus to be
other than that, great tutorial!!! very helpful for beginners, keep doing what you do
I did it like that because a lot of other artists also scoot the wing limbs at a further back starting position instead of connection to the top of the shoulder blade because that would get in the way of arm locomotion I think
Well, time to redraw every dragon I’ve drawn lol
Tyyy for making this , is difficult to study dragon anatomy theres no irl reference of them 😭