Fantasy · A drawing idea for little artists
How to draw a dragon’s head: a long muzzle and fan shaped ear fins
Short arcs and broken lines enclose a long snout.
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These 3 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice this visual check: First determine the outer contour of the head and neck, with the horns pointing upward, the ear fins backward, and the manes arranged downward along the neck.
Shapes and proportions
Short arcs and broken lines enclose a long snout. Add a slender tapered angle behind and above the eyes, connect the bone lines on both sides to fan-shaped ear fins, extend the neck with a long curve below, and add mane and abdominal segments.
A common mistake
The horns, ear fins and mane are all drawn in the same direction and the layers will blend together.
How to fix it
First determine the outer contour of the head and neck, with the horns pointing upward, the ear fins backward, and the manes arranged downward along the neck.
These three images are key-stage previews: the starting shape, the completed outline, and a new crayon color study. Follow the complete drawing sequence in LittlePaper. On paper, leave room around the first shape for the parts added later.
A few things to start with
Paper, pencil or black drawing pen, eraser, and crayons or colored pencils for color matching for this lesson.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
- 01Selected stage
Position the basic shape first
Short arcs and broken lines enclose a long snout. Observe the position of the starting shape on the paper, leaving space for subsequent outlines and additional components.
Position the basic shape first · Preview image 1 of 3 - 02Selected stage
Connect profiles and arrange parts
Add a slender tapered angle behind and above the eyes, connect the bone lines on both sides to fan-shaped ear fins, extend the neck with a long curve below, and add mane and abdominal segments. First determine the outer contour of the head and neck, with the horns pointing upward, the ear fins backward, and the manes arranged downward along the neck.
Connect profiles and arrange parts · Preview image 2 of 3 - 03Selected stage
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft
The dragon head is blue, the mane and ear fins are light blue, the corners are golden, and the eyes are amber. Apply the color first with light pressure, leaving the black outline, and then compare pairs of parts using the same color.
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft · Preview image 3 of 3
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Dragon’s Head” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
