Blue Eyes White Dragon Drawing

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Material List

A piece of paper
A pencil
A black marker
An eraser
Some color pencils
- blue
- dark blue
A sticky roller (optional)

Reference Picture: https://imgur.com/KqLY4wN https://imgur.com/2yhPCLO

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Step 1 – Basic Shape and Form

Roughly draw the shape of the head
Draw the neck
Draw an oval for the body
Roughly draw the shapes of the thigh
Locate and draw the two claws
Draw the two feet
Draw the two wings

Tip: Double check the locations of your shapes with the reference, use your pencil as a measuring tool to correct any proportion that is off.

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Step 2 – Refined Pencil Drawing

Refine the head shape, draw all the facial details
Refine the neck and the details on the neck
Refine the claws and the claw nails
Refine the body, the body is made out of leave shape cylinders
Refine the thighs
Refine the feet, draw the toe nails
Refine the wings, draw the wing arms
Continue refining rough sketch until all lines are definitive

Tip: Draw lightly, use short and repetitive strokes, slowing draw heavier as you commit to more definitive lines.

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Step 3 – Trace Pencil Lines with Marker

Trace the pencil lines with a black marker
Use an eraser to erase all the pencil lines so that only the marker lines remain

Tip 1: Rotate the paper to draw smoother lines

Tip 2: Break up long lines with shorter strokes, connect the short strokes to make line look continuous.

Tip 3: Push lighter on the maker to create thinner lines for small details.

Tip 4: hold down the paper with your other hand to avoid wrinkle and creases on paper

Tip 5: Use a sticky roller to clean up the eraser rubbings.

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Step 4 – Color in Midtone

Locate and define all the hightlight areas, leave it uncolored
Color all the midtone with blue

Tip: Color evenly, and follow direction of your strokes with the form of the object

Glossary – Midtone: the flat neutral color of an object without light and shadow

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Step 5 – Color in Shadow

Color all the shadow areas with dark blue

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Step 6 – Thicken Profile Lines

Thicken the profile lines with a black marker

Glossary – Profile lines: The outer borderlines of a major form like head, body, arms and legs. Detail lines like pattern on the body and facial features are usually not consider profile lines.

How to Draw Blue Eyes White Dragon – Complete

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