Artist: Dragon_queen
Uploaded: January 22, 2008
Difficulty: Intermediate
Comments: 48
Total Steps: 9
Hits: 44568
Updated: March 19, 2008
P.O.V: Side
Vote: 4.50/5 (10 votes cast)
Description:
The Black Japanese Dragon is a beast known as the magicians pet. Many sorcerers and magicians have an animal like this to assist them with there magic. This particular species originated from ancient Japan just like the Chinese dragons come from ancient China. They were not always known to be owned just by magicians, regular folks that have patience and an open mind have owned them as guardians to protect their homes. They are said to be one of the best companions that any skilled individual can have. The black Japanese dragon is a very loyal animal that cares a great deal for its owner. They are very strong, and intelligent, but can be shy at times as well. They are the total opposite of the evil black dragon race. The areas that one can find a beast like this is on high mountain tops, lake sides, caves, and occasionally depending on the personality of the creature, the forest. If you can’t find one on foot, there are a number of breeders that raise black Japanese dragons but are usually hard to find because they keep their ranches hidden away from poachers and other evil doers that want to use the dragon’s strength in battle competitions. This dragon is a cross bred from black and green dragons which possess different powers between the both of them. Many owners have experienced dark mood swings from this animal from time to time, no one really knows what causes them, but the best thing to do is walk away from them until they approach you for forgiveness. Overall these creatures have their owners train and care for them, and give them a lot of respect and love. The identity of the Black Japanese dragon has charcoal colored skin, light cream underside, and fiery markings on the sides of its body. They also have a large crooked horn that sits right in the middle of their head. This tutorial will show you how to draw the black Japanese dragon step by step with easy to read instructions. This is the only dragon you will find online that looks like this, he came from my imagination and is a fictional character. I had this drawing in my binder for some time now and thought it would make a great addition to the Chinese dragon. I hope you love this tutorial as much as I do, Until next time.
click to enlargeStep 1.
Lets start off by drawing a total of ten circles that will assist you drawing this beast a whole lot easier. I know you really can't tell what they are all for but if you look at the position there all in you can kinda get an idea. The top three are for the head, the four spin shaped ones are for the back, and the two all by themselves are the claws. See it now?
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As you can see this is where you will start shaping out the dragon by carefully sketching out the face first. Think of a dinosaur or a big bird that should help you draw the head. The head has a shape of a big pair of scissors. Use line art to shape the arms and part of the back leg. the neck has a couple of wrinkles that add definition.
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Just follow the steps above and you will get the hang of it real soon. Just round off the chest by drawing a curved shape and then denting inward when you come down to the stomach of the dragon. Stop at the base of the knee and start sketching out the back part. Start from the shoulder and work your way down but make sure you put an arch in the back for his sitting position.
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Now what you are going to do here is start sketching out the horn that goes right in the middle of the ears and eyes. It is not suppose to be a perfect horn shape so you should make it crooked just like you see it above. Next draw the eye, it is just a small almond shape then move to the nostrils. Starting behind the larger ear draw the beginning parts of the wings, which resemble bat wings. Right underneath the point of the wing sketch out the arm for the second wing that will later be sketched out. The best thing to do for the front is enlarge the image and see how exactly to approach the lining that is on the chest. The far back leg gets drawn out too.
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Define the moon shaped frills on the head some more and work on putting the muscle detail in the arm for the other wing. Sketch out the details in the front paw but draw it out first. The tongue has to be sketched out as well if you look above you can see it hanging out of the mouth. A few pieces of line detail goes on the lower neck and front arm. After doing that draw the tail but not all the way because it eventually comes threw the front.
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In this step you will detail the head by adding definition and enlarge the eye a little more. Extended the arm by drawing another half, its a basic board shape with added rounded spots. Sketch the paw that is shaped like its holding something. Detailing the arm a bit more and drawing the claws. Finish drawing the back leg and paw. The sketch line right next to the back paw is not another leg it is the tail coming around the other side. Sketch that in before you move to the next step. Oh and put the details in the front foot touching the ground and on the top part of the back leg. Add 3 small lines for the ribs.
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In this step you are going to take a little time sketching the detailing on the frill by drawing lines, but when you are drawing the lines round them off it is suppose to resemble skin. Finish sketching out the wing of the dragon, remember he has the wing in a curved position so you are going to have to draw it out the same way it is shown. Sketch out the claw nails on the tips of the skin based wing before moving to the next step.
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There is a lot of detailing in this step. What you should attack first is the horn, it is suppose to have a twisted look going on so if you just follow how the lines are drawn in the image you can pretty much accomplish the same effect. Now work on the side of the neck. These are the fire markings that was described in the description of the dragon, it looks like an upside down "L" if you look at it, but this shouldn't be a problem at all to draw. Underneath the jaw of the dragon has a bushy beard, sketch that in and then move to the unfinished tail. He has a piece of clothe that is wrapped around the end of the tail so that needs to be drawn out, and the end of his tail has a bush of hair so sketch that out before you move to step 9.
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This is the last and final step. What you are gonna do here is just add some finishing touches. He is hold a piece of magic in his right hand it looks like a rough chard of glass, and the wing that is hidden behind the scenes needs a quick sketch. After you are done with all that you can erase all the guidelines and sketch marks. Color him in or leave him plan. I hope you had fun drawing the black Japaneses dragon.Comments  Don't be shy. Tell us what you think. |
 | art_rocks31 (3 week ago) your dragon is so awesome XD |
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 | DragoDrawer (4 week ago) Great dragon i think i'll print it! By the way im young and you inspired me to make very good drawings! Please make more heads mouths and other human stuff or any other things form human to etc.! =)! And whos dragon king? |
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 | dragon_queen (4 week ago) Oh that was my old username. People kept thinking i'm a guy when I'm a girl XD And sure!!! I'll definitely make some tutorials on human stuff. Do you want manga or just plain human tutorials? |
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 | beverice (5 week ago) Hey Dragon_Queen your drawings are very good! they helped me a lot! Your soo good at drawing, and hopefully with enough practice i will become 2/10's of how good you are. I would upload the picture but i used it for school so i don't have it on me :( (am i allowed to do that.. I only used it as a illustration on a board game so please don't sue me! until next time!
-Beverice |
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| dragon_queen (5 week ago) Oh sure!! That's perfectly fine! I don't mind! I take that as an awesome compliment! And I don't think my drawings are 'that' great XP. But as long as they help people out I'll still progress with making tutorials! Thank you soooooo much for the wonderful comment! Happy thanksgiving! |
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| beverice (5 week ago) I am going to try to make the picture on paint so we'll see how that turns out! |
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| dragon_queen (5 week ago) Cool I can't wait to see the finished drawing! What other tutorials have you tried to draw? Were following the tutorials easy? |
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| beverice (5 week ago) This is the first one, and following the tutorials were easy! (but my drawing is very bad since i did it on paint and i cant color it because it will erase all the lines but i'm going to try to post it, (i don't know how) |
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 | kajaou (6 week ago) hey thanks for all the great tutiorials I use to not know how to draw at all so i decided to look up some how to draw websites online and i found your website! For the past few weeks ive been going on every day for at least 2-3 hours and Im really good now and im even starting to make some of my own drawings and ive told all my friends about this website and am even starting a drawing club because of it! all i have to really say is thanks! i love all you drawings and tutiorials! Also ill be trying to perfect all of them =] |
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| dragon_queen (6 week ago) Thank you! You should really submit your work. I would love to see them. When are you starting your drawing club? Let me know when you have it all situated. |
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 | slayerofwar1 (8 week ago) very nice detail on this dragon |
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| dragon_queen (8 week ago) I'm glad you enjoyed this tutorial. The detailing was really hard to accomplish. You should post the drawings you've drawn from my tutorials. I'd love to see your work ^_^ |
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| slayerofwar1 (8 week ago) once i figure out how to do that lol..yours are still like 30 times more detailed then i ever can get it |
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 | CynderTheDragoness (14 week ago) Hey, dragon_queen, I roamed around this site and I like all the drawings and tutorials that you placed. I was just wondering if you could make a tutorial of Saphira (dragon from Eragon) and Ignitus (Legend of Spyro version). I'd be REALLY greatful if you could.
I don't know if this is allowed, but can you e-mail me if you do make it? E-mail: bassgx@gmail.com |
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 | Lucas (17 week ago) yeah its easy and you rock dragon queen simply rock like graphite dude below im sick at graffiti but cant draw for my life now its nice and easy on behalf of all people that dont comment thanks!...p.s could you do a sniper scope view but like hight tech with little nubers for range summit futureistic ya know looking down the scope so we could draw people at the end of it it should be easy not that we want to kill anyone just for fun pleeeaassee!! thank you :) |
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| dragon_queen (17 week ago) Thanks man, what do you mean about the sniper view? Are you talking about a bird's eye view of a dragon or a person? |
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 | graphite_is_law (19 week ago) ohmygod i love ur werk im a graffitey artist myself but this has opened up a hole new dimension for me ive never been so more into drawing!!!!!! i took a few of your tutiorials did them and now im making my own! |
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| dragon_queen (19 week ago) That is wicked cool to hear and I'm glad that you find my tutorials helpful. I think that when you widen your talent it's almost like learning how to ride a bike for the first time, exciting and feeling like you accomplished something new. Thank you for your comment. |
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| hey dragon_king i found your website 2 days ago and have already drawn a wizard, yoda, samus and the dragon skelliton thing. i love your tutorials and have today i took my art to skool and showed some people and they asked me if i traced it lol. love your artwork |
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| dragon_queen (19 week ago) Awesome! I'm glad you like my tutorials I love having people learn from my hard work. You should totally upload your art here and show off what you have done. (and so i can see too :D:D |
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 | LexisLuvs (20 week ago) Hey, I love dragoart! I have a question Dragon_king, is there a way to get your illustrations online with out a scanner? And without having to use Paint. Thx! I have completed three of your pictures and when I get a new pencil I am gonna do more! Thanks Dragon_king! I love your illustrations! You're an awesome artist! |
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| dragon_queen (19 week ago) Hey LexisLuvs, thank you so much for the comment. I'm sorry I didn't reply back sooner I've just been real busy. I don't quite understand the question though. Are you asking if my tutorials are scanned in or how can you get them from online? If you want you can print out the tutorials that you like now cause I added the print option. If that didn't answer your question please let me know. |
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