Just a book full of everything I've learned from my years of drawing and some step by step tutorials!
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Dragons... Interestingly unique mythical creatures with their own way to get from one point to another...
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It's important, when drawing, to create your dragons in unique poses. It isn't very eye catching if it's just standing there plainly. Understanding dragon movement is key to correctly drawing their anatomy when creating dragon poses. We will be studying dragon movement in walking, running, taking off, and flying...
Walking: The below example, pay special attention to the feet and leg positions as the dragon walks...
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With most four legged mammals today, animals walk different than they run. They often do what is shown above, which is bringing the right limbs away or towards each other. They should not be synced up, and the left limbs should be doing the opposite.
Every stride the dragon takes, its left limbs move away. At that same stride, the right two limbs will move inwards. This switching motion is what moves the dragon forward.
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Running: In this type of movement, the dragon is changing it's leg movement completely. Much like a cheetah, the dragon meets all four limbs together, then extends at once...
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Notice how the dragon's front and back limbs extend at roughly the same time? Note the paw movements as well, so the dragon maximizes grip on the floor to propel itself forward. The front legs always switch just before the hind legs, which is an important detail if you are drawing a running dragon.
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Taking Off: But dragons also have wings. This is a wonderful example of how a dragon might take off running, and the movement it uses to gain that momentum...
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Notice how the dragon begins running, just like the previous stage, but then bounces up and down more prominently before flapping it's wings and being airborne. When returning to the ground, the dragon stretched it's front two limbs (one just before the other) and continues it's running motion.
Flying: This example is all about the wings of the dragon, since the body moves very little. Pay close attention to the angel of the wings and how that affects the rest of the body...
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This final stage of dragon movement is very crucial. In order to create a sense of weight, the dragon bobs it's shoulders as it brings it's wings down. It is important to note the tail is just a limp stretch that gets that motion carried through it, much like when you flick a rope and it carries the movement all the way down.
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In the next lesson, we will go over dragon poses in different angles, and how to correctly draw them facing a certain way. Any questions?
