Draw a large oval for the dragon’s head
Add a smaller oval for the chest/body
Sketch a long curved line from head to body for the spine
Add a tapered tail starting from the back of the body
Draw the neck connecting head to chest
Place guidelines for the face (centerline and eye line)
Sketch two horns on top of the head
Add the jaw line and mouth opening shape
Draw the eye (almond shape) and add an eyelid ridge
Add nostrils and a simple mouth line
Sketch shoulder and hip joints using small circles
Draw the front legs with angled segments and clawed feet
Draw the back legs with angled segments and clawed feet
Add wings: draw a curved shoulder-to-wrist line and a wing membrane shape
Define the wing’s main bones with simple branching lines
Refine the torso muscles with gentle curves along the ribcage
Add spines or ridges along the back and tail
Sketch scales using overlapping curved shapes along the body
Add details to horns and facial ridges with simple lines
Draw claws on hands and feet with pointed, separated shapes
Add teeth inside the mouth with small triangular forms
Refine the neck and chest with clearer contour lines
Erase unnecessary guidelines
Ink over the final pencil lines (optional)
Add shading with light and dark areas along the underside, under the jaw, and beneath legs and wings
Add highlights on the top edges of horns, ridges, and wing membranes
Finalize with texture details on scales and spines