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Scale Tutorialby ~Droemar

Resources & Stock Images / Tutorials / Traditional Art / Drawing / Animal Anatomy

When I was in my woolgathering stage for my dinosaur stuff, I was completely stymied by the scale tutorials offered here on DA. Almost all of them used the same technique, and almost all of them were for dragons. So I had to do my own research and look at how folks like Gary S. Paul and Luis Rey did their stuff. (And James Gurney, for that matter.) Looking into the wide, wide variety of scales and how they work made a lot of the tutorials kind of insulting, since they broke things down into a icon instead of examining how one would draw a whole frickin' dragon without drawing every single forsaken scale.

So here's what I've learned, and I thought I'd share it. Wanting to draw things with scales should not ever mean that you have to draw EVERY single scale it grows. You don't draw every hair on a horse, or every bit of fur on a dog. The rule of implication can apply to dragons, too.

EDIT: Wow, a DD? Seriously? That is so awesome! Thanks to everyone who faved or commented; I'm really glad this has helped so many folks.

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Suggester's words: I'd like to suggest Scale Tutorial by *Droemar due to its excellent dispelling of the common myth on how to shade scales, and its detailed explanation on where to draw in scales and when to not. ( Suggested by ~Quanyails and Featured by `FantasyStock )

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~kchikage Apr 29, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

wow! thank you for posting this tutorial. there's so much logic in drawing scales!

~Trollberserker Mar 1, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Finally some useful scale tutorial. Thanks.

~SilverSirenSongs Feb 15, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

now if you could do a tutorial on how to draw fish (or mermaids, I draw them a lot)

*catlover1672 Dec 8, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oh my goodness, finally!
I've been looking for a decent scale tutorial for the longest time DX
I knew you don't draw each individual scale
I just wasn't sure where to draw scales and where not to
If only I could find a shading tutorial for small scales on skin ><
Or the many different types, like thick scales, stick out scales, soft small scales etc.

~themeguy Jul 24, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you for this. It saved my arse when I was doing this [link]
And I learned how to do a new thing all thanks to you! Yaaay!

=MamaELM Aug 7, 2012 Professional General Artist

That links to the front page btw

~themeguy Aug 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

So it does....well shit.
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=MamaELM Aug 7, 2012 Professional General Artist

haha, your icon matches this realization very well.

~Yumezaka Jul 6, 2012 Professional Filmographer

Very infomative! Yes, THIS is the kind of guide I was looking for. Your mentioning of rhinos and elephants were rather eye opening. I've got more animals to study in a different way. Thank you for sharing your wonderful tips!!!

~Chlorophylltheleaf Jul 5, 2012 Student General Artist

Oouuuwwww....;__;
This is really helpful....TTnTT
I jsut really hard to search this tutorial from day to the day......
But,*gasp* I just found it on here!*o*
Thank you so....much for the tutorial that you've made it!;u;
It's really extremely helpful!

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