How do the Western and Chinese dragons differ?

The Western dragon has bat wings and four legs on a short body. The Chinese dragon is a long serpent body in waves, with no wings.

What is the difference between the styles?

Classic is a plain black outline built up one panel at a time. Guide shapes starts from light gray circles and ovals and traces the black outline over them. New lines in red shows each step's lines in red over the black lines before.

Can I ask for a different dragon?

Yes. Type a different dragon, such as a sea dragon or a dragon head, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.

Are these hand-drawn?

No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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How to draw dragons: a winged dragon, a Chinese dragon, a baby dragon

How to draw dragons — a six-panel step sheet drawing a Western dragon, an S-curve spine, the body and four legs, bat wings, horns and spines down the tail, the numbers "1" to "6" in the box corners, clean uniform black outline, every panel adds new lines to the panel before and the last box holds the finished drawing

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Step sheets for children and fantasy fans who want to draw a dragon. Each picture builds one dragon in numbered panels, starting from the spine and body, then the legs, wings or whiskers, then the horns and spines. The three subjects are a winged Western dragon, a long Chinese dragon in waves and a cartoon baby dragon. Type a different dragon, such as a fire dragon or a sea dragon, and the page is built to that request.

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Frequently asked questions

How do the Western and Chinese dragons differ?: The Western dragon has bat wings and four legs on a short body. The Chinese dragon is a long serpent body in waves, with no wings.
What is the difference between the styles?: Classic is a plain black outline built up one panel at a time. Guide shapes starts from light gray circles and ovals and traces the black outline over them. New lines in red shows each step's lines in red over the black lines before.
Can I ask for a different dragon?: Yes. Type a different dragon, such as a sea dragon or a dragon head, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.
Are these hand-drawn?: No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.