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Published: 2008-07-26 00:15:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 10851; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 9742
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something i did a while back for the benefit of some of my dragon-drawing buddies. only just now got the chance to post it.i've put a lot of thinking into this skeleton, in particular giving it a keel for the flight muscles to attach to and working out the tricky part about articulating the wings with the shoulder blades. i also made the wingspan great enough that this dragon would be capable of flight, according to the laws of aerodynamics.
the upshot of all that is i am pretty confident that i have engineered a dragon skeleton that could actually work according to the laws of nature.
i'm starting to make a collection of helpful diagrams that may eventually morph into a tutorial. so far, all i've got is the front legs, but that's liable to change whenever i have time to do non-college-related things.
front legs
shoulders and chest
claws
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I would shit my pants if that thing moved...
Very cool though...looks anotomically correct to me.
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it is correct as far as i can tell...which isn't very far, admittedly.
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the dragon skeleton anatomy.
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...I forgot again...do yo lie me dragon drawings?
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not bad, kiddo.
their tails struck me as a little bit short, but that could just be because i tend to draw dragons with...almost ridiculously long tails.
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well, i'll take a look in more detail.
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???
I like your dragon tutorials...im just in need of a little help for how to do more things...rawr i basicaly worked off one of me friends drawings.
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hmm. well, the best advice i can give (what helped me the most, anyway) is to look online for pictures. download the ones you think look the best and try to identify what exactly it is you like about them. also, look for photographs of animals that show the kinds of traits you want in your dragons. for example, my dragons tend to have very catlike poses, although i've got at least one that people think has a wolflike pose. another good thing to do is look in animal anatomy textbooks and stuff.
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would you like to see the wolflike one?
body-wise, it's rather similar to the two you've drawn.
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here it is:
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normally i give my dragons wings, but not all the time.
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I like it also...to me wingless ones are faster on land then winged ones...
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i like dragons and study as many books about them.
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there's one book by jessica pfeifer (i'm pretty sure i've spelled that correctly) that is especially good.
her work is also online at www.neondragonart.com
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This is an awsome pic. Ive been working on an antomy book for dragons lately and this is just awsome. I have an elfwood site that has 2 dragon skelatons on it and a few other anatomy pics. and would love to hear your thoughts on them i am in room 652 of the sci fy and fantasy james vance is the name. I love reading new anatomy sheets like them they are a great help.
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oh really? i'd love to check out your work. only, uhh...maybe i live under a rock or something but i've never actually heard of elfwood. i'll do my best to find it though.
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Hello I finally got the skelaton pics posted on here if ever you get the time to have a look. Id love to here your thoughts.
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Yes! I've been looking for one of these! It will help a lot, for my anatomy is crap.
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ah, excellent! i hope very much you will find it helpful. ^^
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you're welcome! i'm glad you can use it. ^^
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That looks good.
Im guessing this is the picture you mentioned before.
I've got a dragon skeleton drawing somewhere, if only I could actually find it!
Oh, and by the way, Im half-way through drawing a character from my story, but dont ask me when it'll be finished, I have no idea!
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yes it is!
as for the character, that's cool. i'll be on the lookout for it.
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I uploaded it today, turns out I finished it last night!
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I did something like that to help with my drawings...Nice work on this
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It probably will be. If only for the fact that....Damn, its awesome.
I think you did a remarkable job finding a way to articulate the wings.
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