How to Draw a Chinese Dragon
In this article, the team of Easydrawingart.com will show you how to draw a Chinese dragon.
We drew a dragon before, but it was a classic European dragon that you might see in games or movies about the Middle Ages. The Chinese dragon differs from the European one in that it looks more like a snake.
So, to draw a Chinese dragon, you can use both classic pencils and paper and an electronic drawing tablet. If your art supplies are ready, then proceed to the lesson on how to draw a Chinese dragon.
Step 1
First, depict the head as an oval. Next, depict the body using a long, curving line. These lines should be done without pressing hard on the pencil to prevent overly dark lines.
Step 2
Now depict another line that will repeat the body line from the first stage. At this point, your Chinese dragon should look like a snake. Body lines should be smooth.
Step 3
Starting from this stage, use darker lines. Draw the dragon’s long mouth and unusual nose, as shown in the image from the artists of Easydrawingart.com.
Step 4
We continue drawing the head of the dragon. Now depict intricate frowning eyebrows. By the way, notice the Chinese dragon has more details than the classic Fantasy dragon.
Step 5
Draw an evil eye under the eyebrow. You can make the pupil round as in our example or narrow like in snake. In the same stage, depict long wriggling whiskers.
Step 6
Now go to the bottom of the head and depict the beard of the Chinese dragon. The lines of the beard should be tousled and chaotically directed in different directions.
Step 7
Now depict sharp teeth on the upper and lower jaws. Note that the front teeth should be slightly larger than the back teeth.
Step 8
Use long and smooth lines to depict large ears and hair on the head of the Chinese dragon. These head details should wriggle just like the dragon’s beard and body.
Step 9
This detail will give our Chinese dragon drawing a more recognizable look. Using a large number of short, curving lines, depict a comb that runs all the way down the reptile’s back.
Step 10
This stage will make our Chinese dragon drawing look even less like a snake. Here it is necessary to depict the front and hind limbs. Please note that they must be small and thin enough.
Step 11
We continue to draw the Chinese dragon. In this stage, you need to depict large paws with sharp claws. This reptile should have 4 fingers on each hand.
Step 12
Now do the same with the hind paws. Here, the Chinese dragon also has 4 toes on each paw. As you can see, the hind paws are no different in shape from the front ones.
Step 13
Now use a series of short, curving lines to depict a tousled bun at the tip of the Chinese dragon’s tail. This detail should resemble fire.
Step 14
To give the Chinese dragon drawing a more complete look, depict stripes on its belly. The stripes should follow the shape of the dragon’s body and be approximately the same distance from each other.
Step 15
So, put your pencil aside and take an eraser to get rid of unnecessary construction lines from the Chinese dragon drawing with it. Make all the necessary lines clearer and more finished.
Step 16
So, the instruction on how to draw a Chinese dragon is completed. Now it’s time to paint it. In order to achieve the most authentic look, the team of Easydrawingart.com advises using a combination of red and yellow-gold colors.
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you are so helpful we love you for making this thankyou
Thank you very much
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my son is bad at drawing but it was very great
cool
this is really cool we are doing this on a school project.
Amazing drawing. Just hard to do for beginners.
its actually kinda easy for me to do it and I’m a beginner.
really cool but really hard to draw especially the hands
The feet are pretty hard to draw, but everything else is pretty easy
really wow
Awesome I loved it
WOW this dragon is going on my
remote control river boat
well chuffed
Cool but can you draw it coming out of the water?
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Very very helpful
this was amazing
WOW
Upper class drawing
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Thank you so much
Oh wow! this turned out better than I thought! A big thumbs up!
im new here so helpful
we are doing this in school
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this drawing trued out real good
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That’s was great but the hands and the legs are really hard to draw so but it was cool
Cool hard
so helpful!
This was an absolute amazing easy way to draw this complex picture. Thank you!
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THIS WAS GREAT. It helped me in my art class. Thank You
realy good i just am too dumb too make it mine looked like a disabled egg
really good art work best dragon I have seen so far