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~~~UPDATED - 02NOV2015
Great resource for animal anatomical illustrations:Β digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WebZβ¦
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Good to hear! And yah, tbh, I did the same thing years back. But once you see it it's like 'Ah hah!'
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THANK YOU SOO much for this! I've been looking for something like this for literally years, heck ever since I wanted to become an artist. I'm not kidding in the slightest! I've seen many dragon tutorials but they are never done by pros or people who can even draw. And ones I have seen are almost worthless. I've been drawing a dragon a day for almost a year now and I'm excited to add this to my dragons. their nothing next to yours though, imagination and anatomically speaking.Β
Although I disagree a little on putting the wings behind the arms. Even though it may restrict movement, I always find that to be more ascetically pleasing, just personal taste I assume. But thats just nitpicking. Seriously thank you so much,Β
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Ah wow, thanks a lot! I'm really happy to hear that, and hope it helps out!
Yah, there are different schools of thought on the placement of the wings. *shrugs*. I personally think of 'em as having two sets of arms and how the different placements would impact 'em. And tbh, I used to put the wings on top of the front limbs until I had a serious 'Ah hah!' moment, hehe.
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Your welcome! Dragons are so cryptic, to me they are the hardest thing to draw because of how little resources their are out there. Β And when I use refs they stop being dragons but become a lizard with wings without character. And it frustrates me to no end that I want them to look realistic but all I can get are cartoony ones. It feels like every one else can get them but me. XD And it feels like most of the info you need it "you gotta be in the know".
Also when I tried studying other artists ways of dragon anatomy I felt I was ripping them off or making fanart when I wanted to make an original character.
Looking through my inspiration folder its interesting that the artists I look up to do both. Just as many times I found wings on top of the arms I'd find wings behind them. To be honest I never never looked out for it because no one ever talked about it, heck I avoided wings 90 percent of the time because I didn't know what to do because of how again, cryptic dragon anatomy is. So I guess I only like how certain artists pull it off, but I will say in some instances it just looks like its too close to the middle of the body which looks like it would off set it, but most put it only slightly behind the arm.
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Thanks so much! This will help me advance in my drawings!
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Thanks, glad to hear!
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thank you, it helps me to draw my dragon
(What a coincidence 
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This is a fantastic basic reference guide, I have been looking for a good one that I could easily understand without having to root through too many other guides to get an understanding of the subject I am after. Thank you for this!
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Thanks, that's great to hear! X). Although I admit that this needs a good update, hehe.
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How come I didn't see this earlier???
xDD Thanks so much for this! ... Even if it is a year old ...
But that doesn't matter. Haha. xD
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Haha, thanks! Β That's great to hear. Β It seriously needs an update, though.
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x'D I think it's fine, man. Haha.
But, I'm no professional, unlike you. xDD
You'd probably know better than I. Haha.
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Hello there... 
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Thanks! I've been drawing since I could hold a pen. Been doing digital art for about five years now. Just takes a ton of work, work, and more work!
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Thank you. I'll work hard then ^w^
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If you have any other questions about anything, feel free to note me!
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That's very kind of you
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So, how would you draw a dragon with a straight neck instead of curving upward?
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You would just draw the muscles straighter and more stretched out.
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Thanks, man, helped me a lot
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Oh my gosh. I could NOT manage to draw the wings! Then I found this tutorial and ;w; I can finally draw themmm, thank you so much for this tutorial <3
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Aw, so happy to hear it! ^^
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oh this is great, thanks and congratulations, great tutorial 
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Thanks, happy it can help! ^^. (I need to make an updated one, hehe.)
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I've been looking for something like this, thank you very much for posting!! The wing section is especially helpful for me, though I would love to see more about foreshortening wings! :3
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Glad it helps!
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Nice, Job and thank you!
I like Western Dragons!
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Thanks, and welcome.
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Your Welcome!
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I want to learn how to draw!
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No prob!
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hey can you draw a new type of dragons for me i will tell you the element later ok
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Commission only.
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This is astonishingly helpful! I think I may finally be able to draw dragons!!!!!!!!! 
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Hehehe, thanks a bunch! So happy it could help! ^^ Now I'm inspired to make more in-depth ones, hehe.
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You're very welcome!
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This will be of great help when I get around to drawing my OC Emberlathir's dragon form. Thank you so much for uploading this!
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Glad it can help! ^^ Welcome!
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If you'd like I can send a note with a link to the completed piece.
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Yeah, that'd be cool! Or you could just link it here if you wanted.
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