While enjoying my new acrylics hobby, I started a painting and decided I wanted to include a dragon statue in one of them. There was, though, a hurdle I had to overcome. I don't know
how to paint a dragon. I pondered a bit and realized I didn't know how to
draw a dragon either.
So, I picked up Michael Dobrzycki's
The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures at Michael's. I opened its pages, grabbed a sketchbook, and took a very deep breath. I vowed to not cower before the intimidating task at hand.
Much to my astonishment, they turned out better than I expected. I've still not painted a dragon yet, but I have now drawn a few. And I will draw more. I can use the practice.
And for your amusement, here are the ones I've done, shown in the order I did them. (I've captioned each drawing with the title used by the book.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBL8X_QWmdKuZSEjbCrV46cGJhU4BBW-6KnmckarJLTza5MiY-a-7IzpNtlBwnNpwXd0_eqv4LaMUD8GjDhdO0kAFERuKXn9N7dPbN0kCsE00Ld4zrgrkgwR8fLJmZKHXEm1aH_YKl9V1/s320/003.jpg) |
Fire Dragon |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgcAf0NKHxycfSyHNBbI5uT3yi5chRFHkaYzx5bQUsjl9Y8HzJK3G2jSP_K6lWyQC0FlbWcRYC8Wny2KKmAaQpluJc74Qycf9msix01zFaIa8_pI56YLH3pQlxWb8rkNiXB3YVK2BEfAx/s320/004.jpeg) |
Storm Dragon |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QArEBlse-2gfA_vemBRqDza2IwcCMa7orChzpEPRSZ7FRBVCWX5Sy3WJIbN-3EMKc7qm-KTw8MoiYKJwqc3QXLWqFZUs4E75OXj0ztPVpQehF8G9yocIKx4jokGTS945G8jrYGdFuue_/s320/005.jpg) |
Hatchling |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9MslfUt9lZ8xjVgPoDuvbMdAsWy-p6o7oKqCfzMBbOKKahFC4PqdJa9KQ_znEpmavibgRpkyCMVWm8nAGjjZp48jPE-YvJUdMqgfZbG5tA_nIj-VLeTLBGJeupKE9zNuRsqIVD7sdryc/s320/006.jpg) |
Drake |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGN6Mbkt5Svo70y4nRoKjUzolkO0UoRYFp6Wd0bz7OBSqlIomm71UqsKgOTPKzFMpTZJeJF_d1xLRT9VRSQA5KJcveG_y3xPldmQTNcRHUMRXLMzNr52Oap10HjyHHgIzYnjIqt-Z44XP/s320/007.jpg) |
Hydra |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMkK2gTxhUu-hVu18gS_KBgnayDSFDXr011XAlcIjcBlGwhZDZouo75Gjwu71Ru3YqJET7EU-8dTdM5qwn4feuA3OF-e411IiSKrn6w8c2RCJEneV9o0E0JzKKluNjWiP0oCi7eMyT0MI/s320/008.jpg) |
Amphitere |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lys7d38Op3BnubnoRODqYUgVM3fthvMT9BzKhwm-SkVk-XyqwEjs4fOvQojMeSnGK9iA_0_VIzUYDSGhk_Daqg5vmg8WUG889yGpwRG0qdPwgZGKMLk6AxRnWhJ_fXbJ3Xk3jkElRM81/s320/009.jpg) |
Lindworm |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0swdWM2LiV4-ieGzqSOK60qBw-ipmqt4yKykcaCk6uyu-idX0M_gWMyzB3Mu5wHbQ4eAsaO8yBT43ZAeGXNiAGNol8LCl3rFSgRoMLSGvQFLNFEft1kXiIu2GQ7PS-IOsNeXMAKC5uhXt/s320/010.jpg) |
Wyvern |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2agxtBW3X-GT3XcPOnojpkjZYYqeZBcmritlY4ttdsFIaGWffi-s1IV9Qen1XHSDMlrrHFRn-bXVKgqjhaOL3sCQ-G_fJScZX_Gl4HpvKzbwzmPivq9POezVoX-fHUfUh4Qox_cCGAMgQ/s320/011.jpg) |
(Just a bare naked tree -- not from the book) |
So, I guess I've acquired
two new hobbies this year.