WESTERN DRAGON
Dragons originating in Western mythology have four legs, long necks, a thick body, and batlike wings, which don’t grow until adulthood. The traditional meal for a Western dragon is a sheep, an ox, or a human—consumed monthly. The Western dragon usually is a malevolent, fire-breathing creature that lives underground and hoards treasure.
Step One I start by using a 2H pencil to construct my dragon-to-be with simple shapes, such as cylinders, cubes, and cones. This helps me understand how these individual parts exist in real space and interact with one another.
Step Two I develop the contour lines around the basic shapes with my 2H ...
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