How to Draw a Cute Dragon
In this cute drawing tutorial, you will learn how to draw a dragon step-by-step! Start drawing a cute mythical creature using our simple beginner-friendly drawing tutorial!
In this drawing step-by-step instruction, you will learn how to draw a cute dragon. It is quite difficult to sketch realistic and detailed dragons, so we have prepared this tutorial of a cute baby dragon for our readers. Everyone loves to draw fantastic creatures, and these characters have attracted people for hundreds of years because dragons were popular in Europe back in the Middle Ages. And also, the dragon is an extremely popular symbol in the countries of Asia; dragons have a special symbolism in China.
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw a Cute Dragon
- Sketch the outline of the head.
The first thing you need to do is outline the guideline, which is the basic starting point for your sketch of the dragon’s head.
- Draw the dragon’s face.
Draw the first part of the dragon’s face, starting with sketching the dragon’s nose.
- Draw the mouth.
Draw the dragon’s toothy mouth.
- Tongue and nostril.
Draw the long dragon tongue as well as the small nostril of the fantasy character.
- Eye and horns.
Draw the cute eye of the baby dragon, as well as its dragon horns.
- Draw the dragon’s inter-horny webbing.
Draw the dragon’s inter-horn webbing between the horns.
- Draw the torso.
Draw the body of the dragon, giving it the desired shape.
- Draw the arms of the dragon.
Sketch the dragon’s arms along with its sharp claws.
- Draw the legs.
Now draw the legs of the dragon.
- Shape the tail.
Draw the long dragon’s tail.
- Draw the wings.
Now you need to draw the last detail of the dragon’s body, these are its large wings.
- Trace the outlines.
Using a marker and ink, trace the contour lines of the pencil sketch.
- Color the baby dragon artwork.
Color your dragon’s sketch, and we recommend that you choose a color for the art yourself. But if you like the dragon’s green color, then color the drawing in the same color as you see in the example.
Congratulations on creating a beautiful dragon drawing! This drawing tutorial was created with love and understanding of what beginner artists need to begin their journey in drawing. To further develop your skills, it’s important to practice drawing various characters more often. We invite you to try drawing a detailed dragon head using our other step-by-step drawing tutorial! Thank you for being with us!