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Drawing Dragons: Learn How to Create Fantastic Fire-Breathing Dragons (How to Draw Books) Paperback – May 28, 2008
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In easy-to-follow, step-by-step detail, Drawing Dragons teaches you all the tricks and techniques you’ll need to create your own amazing dragons. You’ll discover how to draw all types of dragons using nothing but a pencil. Drawing Dragons shows how to bring to life fierce warriors and bearded ancients as well as baby hatchlings and protective mothers. It also features a special section on adding claws, scales, horns, jewels and other unique details to your dragons.
Learn to draw:
• Ferocious, attacking dragons
•Graceful sea dragons
•Fire-breathing flying dragons
•Wise, thoughtful dragons
- Print length160 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level4 - 9
- Dimensions7.5 x 0.4 x 9.25 inches
- PublisherUlysses Press
- Publication dateMay 28, 2008
- ISBN-101569756414
- ISBN-13978-1569756416
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- Publisher : Ulysses Press (May 28, 2008)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1569756414
- ISBN-13 : 978-1569756416
- Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
- Grade level : 4 - 9
- Item Weight : 13.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.4 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #16,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Thank you to everyone who has purchased my book(s)! I really appreciate the support and hope everyone enjoys them!
I have some exciting news for everyone as well- I am currently working on creating a companion sketchbook. The idea is that there will be some new, exclusive content at the beginning of the book, but then the majority of the book will be blank sketchbook pages of good quality, acid and lignin free paper. It currently slated to be released in September 2021.
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Sandra Staple was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she now lives with her husband, Jason, daughter, Chloe, and son, Logan. Her mother is a local artist, so Sandra has been drawing and painting since she was a young girl, earning distinctions in English and art in high school.
She graduated from Saint Mary’s University with a major in computing and information systems, and a minor in creative writing. After graduating, Sandra worked as a business and systems analyst for 17 years before deciding to leave the corporate world to focus on her art.
In 2008 Sandra published her first book, "Drawing Dragons" which has been the #1 best seller in the Teen/Mythology section on Amazon.com for two years (2016-2018). This first book is 150 pages long and focuses on drawing in graphite pencil, including steps on shading dragons. It also includes a 16 page color insert done in colored pencil.
In early 2018 Sandra finished her second book, "Drawing Fantastic Dragons" which teaches drawing dragons in colored pencil, including several steps on how to color and finish each tutorial. It is 144 pages and in full color.
Both can be bought as a stand alone book, or as a set, as no artwork was repeated between the two books.
Sandra has also managed a very popular personal web gallery of her art since university, at www.canadiandragon.com.
When not drawing or spending time with her family and friends, Sandra can usually be found working in her gardens or elbow deep in her fish tank.
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Had been practicing drawing dragons with online guides. After buying this, I had access to a single compiled source for various styles and specifics on limbs and scales. A must have resource for anyone whole wants to bring their fantasy to life.
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I think the best part of this book is that it is not done in an advanced drawing program from scratch. This (in my opinion) is very hard to find in an art book these days. Especially for Fantasy and fictional characters. MLP for example does not have a book in existence that is done in this manor. Although there may have been minor photo editing for correcting issues with light and resizing. It is very easy to tell that it is done with pencil and paper when you look at the examples and references. Now I do not have anything against photo-shop or otherwise computer aided drawing. its just not my cup of tea. I have learned a lot from art tutorials that were done on the computer that you find on the net. Thats not the point. The point is that it makes this book to be of great valuable due to the time it must have took to do it by hand. (In a matter of speaking)
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Pros
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>Very detailed reference drawings.
>A lot of detailed written explanations for each step.
>An over abundance of opinions on the drawing process itself (A plus for me a big fan)
>Details on how to move the figure around in your mind. (This is big for those of you who have trouble picturing it before you draw it)
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>Its primarily done in shades of gray (Black and white) Except for the completed art pieces in the middle
>Not a lot of detail on blending colors or how to manipulate them to create an atmosphere. (The affect of color on the object with its surroundings)
>Although there are examples and descriptions on shading; there is not a whole lot of how to shade with a light source. (In my opinion you should master this first before you do organic shapes and curved objects with depth)
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Over all I would love if she does another book on how to do dragons with a medium in color. (Pastels, colored pencils, color washes, and water color) I Dragonmissioner now known as MatalicPebble from DA makes the friendly request.

















