How to Draw a Dragon: Step-By-Step (Narrated Version)
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Mark Crilley's Pencil never gets dull.
Illuminati confirmed
David Jacobs the loominarty granted him a magic pencil in exchange for his soul
I think he changed pencils at the 14:00 jump? Since it was much darker.
***** You sure? I used to use those pencils and I think he swapped.
***** It is I know but they shades look different to me.
because he dashes with his pencil.merry chrismas
i drew this dragon, it took me FOREVER, but was totally worth it. thank you so much mark crilley.
just wanted to say im a new subscriber i always wanted to learn to draw and do it for a hobbie seeing how im trying to quit drinking alchohol. You make it very easy for someone to learn and feel like a great artist. Thank you alot much appreciated i hope you keep coming with cool ideas as you do
A fishy looking dragon with wings, with a rocky background...3 in 1 :D awesome drawing nevertheles
"They don't even exist."
Thanks, you've just shattered all of my hopes and dreams.
Lol
Go into a time machine go to 9025 and BOOM DRANGONS
GamingWizard3 That works... But I don't know math advanced enough for open a rift in time and space. X'D
+Shirokaze Ryuuko what about 99992736 divided by 2536 multiply by 9757952756
GamingWizard3 Like I'd be able to solve that in my head...
PS - I love that you actually say that you watch other artists work. In my experience, most artists and creatives, think that there is nobody like them and would not deign to admit to getting inspiration from others. It just make you really likeable. :)
1:55 ... this is the moment I saw it, i saw the head, and i was so happy, i could never draw dragons, but then i clicked here, and at 1:55 ... i saw it, and i smiled :) thank you :D
Hey, Mark! I started watching your videos a long time ago. I've learned so much from you. I drew this dragon and the dragon head that you drew for a class project and everyone was in awe! I made almost exact replicas of the ones you drew. I am going to try to get into an Art Institute for college. You have inspired me to start with art. Thank you, Mark. Keep up the good work!
did you get in?
I often see myself saying "this is the wrong way". What I then tell myself is that this is what makes me an artist. I have my own interpretation and i want to illustrate that vision. Anyone who reads this, remember that your opinion is more important as your interpretation.
This was the first video of Mark Crilley i ever watched. I was in 7th grade, and i was mesmerized. Watching this video really helped me because it made me reason Mark is both an amazing teacher, and also really funny. I've grown so much from him. I went from drawing stick figures with scoliosis, so being entered into a region wiide Art show for highschools as a freshman. ( the only one from my school, and 1 of 6 in the entire show.) I'm not meaning to brag i'm just posting this to show my appreciation, and to show those who are watching this video as a first as well. Thanks Mark!
Han Solo You're very welcome!
Hey I am in 7th grade too :D
2:58 when you realize he has never made mistakes in his videos and never used an eraser. (except for guidelines) O_O
He is the Bob Ross of drawing
I really enjoy your tips because dragons are my favorite thing to draw.
I used your tutorial to make a Dragon Head and after months of trying on my own it came out pretty good. Now off to try the whole Dragon.Your Tutorials rock thank you so much for them.
"They don't even exist!"
Me: *Visible confusion*
Me after 5 seconds of visible confusion: "My entire life was a lie..."
what!? Dragons don't exist...?
What, next your going to tell me Santa Claus isn't real either?
Jesse Bird this is 4 years ago, but, if Dragons are real They would kill Santa Claus upon his flight
Lmao
I'm sorry but I don't believe in Santa Claus but believe in whatever you want to believe in
Dude jesse's being sarcastic
best comment ever!
You are amazing! I am usually TERRIBLE when it comes to things like dragons, but I followed this video and it looked BOOTYFUL (for a dragon haha). Thank you so much! I'll be sure to study this video more often to learn how to draw these dragons and learn the line work. You've inspired me :)
first of all your spelling things wrong second STOP sucking up😀
Bethany Stocker cough it really is your you're is you are not possessive cough
Link Miner He said "you are spelling things wrong" not "your spelling is wrong"
Bethany Stocker hi
wow that part were he used the eraser was so exiting!!!
I remember that awesome day in 3rd grade you came to my school and sparked my love of art. This year I graduated elementary and I still know where I was was sitting when you called on me to awnser a question about shading shadows.
Dude that drawing is awesome!!! You have amazing drawing skills I gave a thumbs up btw
That Mastering Manga book is so useful. Money well spent.
Thanks!
i don't know -why- but i thought you said : That Mastering Manga Book is so useless. Money Wasted
I read it like that too
Acleus Ok....finding you here is pretty.....weird
wow I feel like I don't Know any thing about drawing when I saw your art you killing me man with your talent .
can you do a whole video without time laps so people can learn how to do the detail and shading and lighting please. of a dragon fighting a knight with detailed background.? (MULTI PART VIDEO) PLEASE Mark
Try my "no time lapse" series-- Four videos, not a single second of time lapse: czcams.com/video/Oq3eS43BcPs/video.html
+markcrilley I am a big fan of ur videos. your amazing at what you do
+markcrilley you just gained a sub
Agreed
Aaron Gregg I agree
your commentary has me in stitches. you're so amusing to listen to! thanks for the tutorial btw.
Dalia Ghannoum Thank you Dalia :)
markcrilley great drawing mark. that dragon is awesome... my countries flag has a dragon on it..
I love how you describe the step by step in all your videos. I just wish you would do more like these. I've looked everywhere to find a way to draw a dragon breathing fire but can find ANYTHING.
Try searching up just how to draw fire, then maybe have it look like it's shooting out from the dragon's mouth. I hope I helped.
Mark: ".....They don't even exist."
Me: As far we know
Dundundun
I just found this guy and he is incredible!
Mark Crilley, your my drawing idol! I am only in 6th grade, but I know what I am going t do when I grow up thanks to you! I am already working on comics of my own!
so cool!
"Let me just lay this pencil down." Me: "Let me just la- Holy shit! I smudged the entire drawing!"
Ever since I found your channel, my drawings have been getting better. Thanks Mark, you rock. By the way I go overboard with the shading.*shows black piece of paper*
I've wished to see a dragone and now it's in my eyes!
You suddenly made the dragon go from female-looking to male, then from young-looking to old fart. THIS IS WHY I HAVE ISSUES WITH DRAWING AT TIMES. XD
Mark: whats this leg called?
Me: a front leg .-.
Mark whats this leg called?
Me: a fricken back leg
I watched this when I was 12 years old now I'm 21😭❤
Hey Mark,
Can you show us how to draw a horse on the realistic side?
Many, many thanks!
+Frank Campanella Here it is: czcams.com/video/NG6ebjVH8-s/video.html
+markcrilley Thank you so much! :-)
When you first started it reminded me of Pokemon this is a great tutorial!!!🐉
the shape of the body is pretty cool the grounded limb are nice too though the hind legs are a bit off (best way to improve those is to draw bulls, horses and pitbulls because they have some nice muscles there) the hind legs should also have talons even though he is not a wyvern and thus it is not mandatory I think he would appreciate to have those to grab preys he piques at I mean on an evolutionary point of view of course, that would clearly be an advantage.
Also I don't know much on wings but their general shape, and I know there is very few shape of wings and that they are inherent to a method of flight so I doubt it is wise on a design standpoint to innovate on wings unless you really part from any realism in the matter which is not what your style seems to be telling about your art.
What I meant is wrong about those wings is that it is let's say some natural consensus that the middle finger is the longest, a matter of balance I suppose, It is also the case for birds and bats.
The head, I don't like it but dragon head can be virtually anything so whatever, I usually prefer a more crocodile like shape, that I believe is more realist than the stocky browed jurassic-like head that is often preferred in fantasy.
As for the base of the tail and hips area, your drawing make it looks like you don't understand how the volume in this part of his body works, you should make his lower belly and base of the tail bigger so that there is enough room for those hind legs to actually be there. you should also put a cloaca on the base of the tail because without it, the tail looks to much like just a part of the belly and on face view it's just flatly round while a cloaca would give him a fiercer dinosaur look.
But there is one thing that made me cringe during all the video, (you draw extremely slowly and) your line is... er.. I mean it is not pretty, You are using a pencil, you can make beautiful line effects just by playing with the slope and pressure sensitivity, but all you do is going back over your line times and times with heavy stroke and make it bland and uninteresting.
But you draw very well, the stylization is nice and interesting and the front legs and shoulder area are gorgeous!
Clovis H You Write too much...
Michael Liao because there was a lot to say
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+Clovis H rip english...
Kai Walsh Lol Sorry I am french
my class watched this in school!!!
Hailey ♥ Tell your teacher I said Hi. :)
markcrilley
Hah alright!!
markcrilley im subing u ur awsome
markcrilley if I was going to draw the dragon, do I have to draw the rocks too or does it just help out,or just a background?
Alysssa 1337 it's just a background, but lines to tell where ur dragon is on the paper, and proportions might help!
bro... this is underrated. ur art is amazing, ive already drawn 2 dragons from this channel already. keep up the great work dude!!
How the fuck do people do this. I tried to draw a tree yesterday and got so angry I had to count to ten
HAHAHAHA.
Bijal Patel Trees are actually really hard to draw....
Oh... I replied to the wrong person... Trees are hard to draw.. except for easy christmas trees
yea i hate those damn trees
that joke is so old it made my grandma look young
Thank you for making this video, I finally made a decent looking dragon. :)
^_^
I picked up your book "Mastering Manga" at the Library the other day and It was amazing! Thank you for uploading videos Mr Crilley!
The tutorials are great
They don’t exist
I just heard my whole life crumbling to dust...
I got every single one of your books and it helped me a lot. I have been drawing for a long time now but you cant have to much practice. Thank you for all the thing u did for us fans and bless you for your talented gift of drawing. you are my hero and once again thank you.
Richard Rowland Thanks for your support, Richard!
at first it looked like a camel XD
that's pretty RUDE >:o (jk I'm joking)
hind leg not rear leg
Dragons are so fun! Because you can do whatever you want with them if you know the basic structure, you can do horns, fins, wings, scales, claws etc., all however you want!
Hmm... Opposite of foreleg...
Eightleg?
It's actually a -foreleg 😉
dragon's dont exist?! what?!
O
M
G
wait... did you hear that? ...................................it was the sound of my childhood getting stabbed by reality.
Na ha they exist. Actually I'm not allowed to tell you, buy I train one now
O_O
+Shinx Poptart (Not for consumption) it never exists
pies
Shinx Poptart Nah. I gave it already but I still love dragons
I wished life was much longer, so much cool stuff to learn. Drawing well would definitely be one of them. Great tutorial!
11/10, Would attempt to draw, but end up having it look like a deformed weasel, again.
TheCyanShark Can you draw it now?
Same
Exactly
Mine looks like a chicken.
Oh no... its coming out again... FUS...RO...DAH!!!
+Vasto Alex Uh...Wat are u talking about... XD
+Lu Star dovakin
Vasto Alex wassup bloodmoon yasuo :3
skyrim
Hell yeah Skyrim shout nice :D
You're such talented and because of you now i manage better the musculature, design and details of all my dragons Thanks so much Mark you rock !
his laugh sounds like pewdiepie
Dragons also may have had neck frills like snakes
snakes don't have neck frills...
Cobras sorta have one
+Hipsoo that's a hood. ever seen a cobra?
Riley The Donut
oh wrong thing
Olivia Moyle Dragons can be everything you want. It's your conceptions. That's not like if they are supposed to be real
I am a young artist and enjoy watching yours and other older artists work and tutorials. I have picked up some older tricks which work better than some so thank you for showing me how the simple things make a huge difference. =)
Nice dragon
It's not a dragon, it's a penguin.
@@Pixelsam7 bitch what hell no its a fucking mouse
every Game of Thrones watcher fainted when he said that dragons didnt exist
GoT didnt invent dragons you fucking normie
lps pickle puppy not only GOT fans but also otakus. Especially the fans of Natsu Dragneel
Star Sloth It's supposed to be a joke. Everybody know than dragons are not popular because of GoT in fantasy, since Tolkien they are
Don't forget the HTTYD fans..... I am one ;-;
I thought I was good at drawing dragons until you drew one... Anyway, taking in what you have done and changing my way of drawing a dragon to improve it. My dragon's head definitely needs your advice!
can you make a a dog.
PLEASE,PLEASE
Stacie Parker Here it is:
czcams.com/video/wK3zXiFiscQ/video.html
1:51
WHAT
O_O
"they dont exist" do we have to write it down?
Sinzarh You just did it
Well, there is currently a discussion on dragon wings. Many people say that the wings are similar to the bats, with a joints that fold on top of eachother. But the joints will snap when holding the dragon's weight in the air because the design of the bat's wing is only designed for small weight. A dragon shouldn't have joints on the wings like a bird (Yes a bird does not have joints on the wings BECAUSE. . . I don't know.) and the bird only has shoulder joints on the wings. But then, a dragon would have knocked its wings off if is was disjointed due to various dragong behavior. But, it's up to you Mark
I'm guessing I did really good cause I brought it to school as a part of one of my art projects and my art teacher didn't believe me that I drew it so I either have to do the project all over again or I fail that project
i fell bad for you
Show her the video
Your art teacher seems like someone that judges by your past sketches or doesn't believe in improvement, so if he or she noticed a drawing you previously did and messed up on, he or she will probably think you can't improve! My recommendation is to sketch something in front of he or she to prove that you have improved! But that's just what I think, you don't have to. Me I'm just starting to learn how to draw a dragon but I have been drawing my whole life! (Which I admit is only like thirteen years!) And people still think I trace! Sorry for making you read all that!
I drew it brought it to school and everybody said I traced it
Actually dragons do have some connection to Japanese culture even tho it's not the same Dragon
Haha, I thought the same thing during the opening of the video. I'm pretty sure dragons played a fairly large role in their culture
yep
dragons have a big connection to japanese culture, if you watched enough videos (mainly begin japanology), you notice that there are dragon ornaments on some of japan's older buildings, that's because dragons are the water spirit (irony) in their culture and having a dragon ornament on your building is believed to protect it from floods (since japan is not short on those).
I love drawing dragons, but I'll never be as good as you. You're drawing are AMAZING.
No offense dude but dragons bodies definitely do not have a structure like that
and...I...I'm sorry to say it wouldn't be able to fly with those wings...
a subscribed
I also agree on that fin-like thing on the side of the head is that (my basis are a few dragons in Monster Hunter Games) is that it's supposed to make the dragon look much larger to scare prey.
0:57 FUCK IT I GIVE UP I CAN'T DRAW
that's the same thing I thing
TRew dat
hahaha.. be cool men YOU CAN DO IT!!.
Don't gib up
loL! its kind a easy to draw step by step than to think of what to draw!.... :D
There are dragons in Fairytail
duh
and highschool dxd :P
f off xD
But not every dragon is in manga style.
Watermelon_Wolf dragon the day brother
OMG!!! Your drawing is so perfect I can only perfekt anything that involves luchadors. Like Mistico,Rey,Fenix,Kalisto, ect
I tried drawing this. Keep in mind this basically my second time trying to draw something. (outside of school) I'm open to suggestions on how to improve later drawings and such! postimg.org/image/tpnvz5kd5/
amazing name lol
Keep practising. What grade are you in?
ENTERTAINMENT studios 8th grade.
***** Nice work. Your are on a good track.
if only you had a bigger price of paper xD
ya a dragon is totally not connected to japan at all :P
Chinese dragons totally dont exist XD
To everyone wondering: there are different shades of graphite pencils. He is switching them because some areas need to be darker than others.
I think your a great artist I'm not even a teenager yet but I can draw really well because of your drawings
Thank for showing us how to draw a dragon, i didn't know how to start, but now I fill more confident, thanks again.
Roberto Pizano
The opposite of foreleg is hind-leg in case you were wondering. : Love your videos, Mark!
My favorite "How to draw manga" channel!! Can you draw a dragon with its wings as its front legs??? Please!!!
I never intend to upset anyone, I love your videos, I'm a good drawer but I always can learn as everyone on earth. Your details on this drawing is stunning and very well done, but (I know every opinions are subjective and different) the dragon's design is very simple… No special position, the wings are very small, the legs and arms are not very well proportioned to the body and the feet are somewhat… childish… the head is nice, but looks like a chicken with horns. However, the muscular look on the side is really well done, the tail tip is nice too and I love the back ground ! Anyway, I hope you take my critic and improve, as we should all do (I guess you don't do a lot of dragons so it's normal to begin somewhere !)
Just getting back into drawing after 10 + years. Always wanted to draw a cool Real looking dragon and i finally did and it turned out great! Thank you for making these videos! ❤
i Just came here to draw a dragon for Language Arts class for a book report but your so freaking talented so another subie right here :)
Thank you so much I used to be rubbish at drawing but you have changed it so you inspire me so keep drawing
your a good teacher i barely started watching and already learned a few things, your fun to watch too
You are AMAZING!!!!I love your work!! I had a subject in Art the other day about a Dragon and our teacher showed my class your Incredible drawing!! You've really inspired me to draw more things
Always good to come back to the classics
How do you keep from getting smudges when erasing? Is it a heavier tooth paper? Harder lead or both? I'm getting shading where I don't want it. I use an artgum or magic rub eraser usually.
Thank you so much! I watched your video and drew this. The next day, I took it to school and everyone loved it!
Are the wings both leaning to the center top of the dragon? Just asking because usually on wings like bat,dragons,gargoyles etc, I see the edge outter spine being the longest. Would just want some definition, would really help me put. Thanks a lot.
For the scales, I found it helps to make a bunch of check marks with slightly rounded bottoms. :D
i think that fin on the head represents it being a water dragon or it helps for hearing. I heard its for hearing. But most water dragons pictures or drawing that I've seen had those fin like structure on the head.
Brilliant! Just what I needed to be able to draw my first dragon (needed for a costumed float design) Thank you
Just a tip, the legs should not be on the same plane, because as far as I can tell, dragons do not stand with their feet together. The foot on the far side should be slightly above the nearest, for some perspective.
thnx man i needed that tutorial. i usualy draw dragons in oriental style, as a fish, per se. Nordic dragons was enigma to me.
"There's is going to be a time lapse."
Me: *Bangs head against table*
Me: MMMHHHHHHH
Great instruction, however dragons have been a part of folklore for thousands of years. There are two main types: The European Dragon and the Asian Dragon-- a large part in both Chinese and Japanese Cultures. The symbolism behind the dragon also changes with Culture/location. For Example I will use Disney movies to illustrate my point. A Chinese dragon would be Mushu from "Mulan"- a guardian and symbol of luck-also symbolises Power. A European Dragon would be Maleficint from Sleeping Beauty-- or better yet from J.R.R. Tolkien, Smaug- a symbol most often used for Greed and Tyrany.... I could also go to Beowulf for an Epic Euopean example-- or King Arthur--European text NOT DISNEY--- I was A literature major and as an artist I can not avoid their influences and symbolic meanings. Never the less, great instruction!!!
I know, it takes longer than it seems, does not look the same, but still SUPER worth it.
I got a 8.2 in my art grade thanks to you. Appreciate it 😀
Could you do a video on drawing backgrounds? I'm having trouble drawing the rocky mountain/hills behind the dragon and wanted to learn how to do it. So, maybe you could do a video on different types of backgrounds? Thank you :-)
I've been drawing dragons for years - and like you said they're fantasy and you can do them however you want. I just want to point out since you do make a deal about realistic anatomy that you made one mistake (only assuming this matters to you. If it doesn't then feel free to disregard - again, they ARE fantasy creatures) - when you went from the hind-legs into the tail, you didn't really give him hips. You just had the back slope into the legs. In the future, if you're going for supreme anatomy, you'll want to draw bumps at the top of the back above where you draw the legs to show the muscles and the rotation of the hips at the top.