How To Draw Sea Dragon

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  Step 1

  Open or closed
  With large or long teeth, leave bigger gaps between them in order for the mouth to close fully, except when a character has lips (like an ape or human) that conceal the teeth inside the mouthparts.

• Step 2

  The illusion of movement
  Create a sense of movement that acknowledges the structure and behaviour of the creature. The sea dragon has no limbs, and its insubstantial winglike fins could not possibly move such a large creature on their own. Giving it an undulating shape suggests that it moves through the water rather like an eel.

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  Step 3

  A conventional tooth is opaque, darkening towards the base.

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  Step 4

  An overhead light source inverts light within the crystal ball, so that the darker area is closer to the light. There is still a highlight on the outside because the object is shiny, and even though transparent, it casts a shadow.

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  Step 5

  A translucent or transparent tooth, such as a sea dragon might have, acts more like a lens or the crystal ball shown right.

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  Step 6

  The direction of the water acting on this sea dragon is opposite to the direction in which it is travelling. The sense of movement is increased by making the leafy tendrils on the fins recede behind it, as though trailing in the water.

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