Here is the Tutorial I made from the last drawing. There are more doodle tutorials on my channel. Check them out. Enjoy.

Sorry it has been so long since I uploaded a drawing. I have been busy filming for my 2 Youtube channels.This is my Doodle Dragon that will feature as a tutorial on my "TheDragonEnvy" channel. All the scales have doodles in them. What do you think?

Look who is fleeing the dragons. I know, they are not dragons!

I have been drawing Doodle Birds. What do you think?

 Here is the latest Dragon drawing I did in Photoshop. I sketched it out then added details in the layers. I wanted to draw a more aggressive beast this time. Lots of spikes and scars. I am not sure if I got the scars correct. What do you think I could do to make him more believable? I changed the hue to see what colours would look best. What do you think?

Fletch a young Droecrest.

 I found this little video and thought I would share it.

http://youtu.be/IVKRkA9Xm8Y

The Dragon Lord is a terrifying and powerful beast. He rules with wisdom but little compassion. Dare to anger him and certain death will follow. Loyalty with assure a long life. Dishonesty will ensure an abrupt departure from life.

Here I have colored Gleenar in Photoshop. As he is a sea dragon I chose green to fill in the colour. I think his eyes are too big. It makes him look too young. What do you think?

Here is one with smaller eyes and darker colours. Which do you prefer?

I would like to do a T shirt design with him. What do you think?

Here is Gleenar a sea dragon. His kind was often seen by mariners off the coast of Africa. His black and green scales would glisten in the moonlight as he swam beside ships at night. Old maps often had drawings of such dragons (or sea monsters) swimming in the seas. The sailors spoke of shadows in the water and a smell of wet grass. One story tells of a young ship hand falling overboard and being carried back to the ship close enough for him to grab a rope that was thrown to him. Another story tells of a ship being crushed and all the crew eaten.

This is my biggest dragon in my garden(40cm)

He guards the pond. 

I have many more.

Comment below if you would like to see them.

Drawing Exercise
I bought a new drawing book called 'Drawing Legendary MONSTERS' by Steve Beaumont. This is my version of one of the exercises drawing a dragon. 

 I sketched the shape in pencil (stick figure then flesh it out ).

Once I finished the shape I outlined the drawing in pen (.2mm)

The pencil lines are still showing at this stage. I kept adding detail to the dragon until I was happy. I used a (.8mm) pen  and started to ink in shadows.

          

    Once I was happy with the finished drawing, I erased the pencil. It starts to look cleaner now and I can see the personality coming out.

I chose green and red as earthy colours and I use Derwent colouring pencils. They work well in light and heavy drawing styles.

Pen work

Close up on inking.

You can change the colours by using Adobe Photoshop and adjust the Hue. Scan the drawing, open it in Photoshop and open the Image tab.

Image-Adjustments-Hue and Saturation.

Move the slider bar and the colours will change or click on the Colorize and only change the overall colour.

Have a go at the drawing. Comment and ask for more drawings and I will see what I can do. You don't have to stick to Dragons, as I draw other creatures. Enjoy. Let me know what you think.

Coloured final by Cheryl Cadzow 2012.

Scales, leather, feathers and armor cover the dragons hide. Scales are on most dragons always over the heart. Almost impregnable unless one can come up under the scale and pierce the skin. A dragon scale ground down to a fine powder can cure many ailments from tooth ache to gout. It can be boiled and made into a salve or steeped in a tea, although very bitter to taste. Red scales are good for colds and fevers, Blue for swellings and Green for infections. Purple scales can be used for infertility and Gold scales can cure nearly everything but are difficult to gain.

Lindworm was a dragon from the Norse folklore. It was said they were wingless and legless. A serpent who came from the sea. This one is 12 meters in length and is usually found in salt water. They live for 150 years and can have 7 young in this time. The males are solitary but the females and young swim in family groups.

The eye of the Dragon by Cheryl Cadzow 2012

Behold the eye of the Dragon. It sees all and sees deep. Beware the caustic tears. For they may burn through your soul. These eyes are powerful for they see what is really in a mans heart.

Dragon claws were just as deadly as their teeth. They could grip, wrench and tear flesh. The talons may have had poison on them or at least bacteria from all they killed. This would eventually kill you if not the loss of blood from a wound resulted from the threshing of a claw. Dragons had scales feathers and leathery skin. Some had armour like hides.

A quick pen sketch of my version of a Chinese type dragon.

The dragon has appeared in Chinese history for 1000's of years. It is said to be a Myth, but why was it so important if it was not real? The number of claws was significant in relation to its importance in the world. 5 claws was godly and 3 claws showed less importance as far as dragons go. Some say that the dragons claws drop off the further away from China they lived. They were serpent like, some not having legs at all. Not many have wings but they could fly by magic. Some seem to look like they have lion heads, other more reptilian.

Acrylic painting "Red Dragon"

Check out my Youtube Channel. Subscribe and comment. Thanks, really appreciate it.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Droecrest?feature=mhee

 Here are some sketches of a dragon influenced by John Howe. The first one is in pencil and the second one is pen. Comment if you want to know anything about these drawings.

 I also have other types of film. Check this one out and comment.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLpPIhQcU4

Here is a screen shot from my animation "Outcast". It took 4 weeks to make as I had a short deadline for the Film festival. I drew all the components with Derwant pencils, and scanned them into Photoshop. I then put them in After Effects and created the scenes. Once all the scenes were done and the voice overs done, they were placed in Premiere Pro. It was a bit rough but the audience appreciated the work.

Well getting there with Blogging. Will start to get some drawings up. I have some of my Droecrest drawings for you to look at. The animation "Outcast" is on my Youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lZ6CqDUrdk

Well I have started another new project. Hold onto your hat and buckle up. This could be a bumpy start. Jump right in!