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.)
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| Fire Dragon |
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| Storm Dragon |
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| Hatchling |
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| Drake |
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| Hydra |
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| Amphitere |
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| Lindworm |
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| Wyvern |
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| (Just a bare naked tree -- not from the book) |
So, I guess I've acquired
two new hobbies this year.
