How to Draw a Dragon’s Head: Shading & Details

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Sandra Caraballo says:

Aaaaaaawwwww man Snake Belly was my jaaaaaammmm. Tectonic Plates was the
beeeeessssst. They’re totally washed out now. Guache was their last good
album. ;D

Maxwell Robinson says:

Mark, can you do a draw my life please? I’m sure that everyone would love
it not to mention how much of a talented artist you are.

J Dogorilla says:

Hey Mr. Crilley. I just wanted to say thank you for doing the videos you
do. I’m am 33 and loved drawing as a kid and teenager. With adult life
stepping in I pretty much hadn’t drawn in years. When I found your videos
it sparked something in me to start drawing again and really take it
seriously as an adult. I’m taking classes in my spare time and it’s really
given me something to concentrate and practice on that isn’t work. Haha. So
thank you! Very much appreciated!

CaptainConfused says:

Teach me, Senpai *-* This is soo cool 😀
Btw, you have an awesome voice to listen to. Sometimes I start your videos
and just here you talking, while doing school stuff or surfing on the waves
of the world wide web 😉 That doesn’t mean, I do not like your videos, but
it is just relaxing listen to you talking :D

markcrilley says:
Mikasa from Hero says:

Dear Mark Crilley,
I was wondering if you will be willing to create a video on how to become a
full magaka or Comics creator, and what I mean by that is basically, where
you all start. From making ideas, to drawing, to fully publishing, and I
also wanted to know if you are able to talk about how to find a “editor”
and sort of explain how the publishing progress works Espically if you want
to publish a “manga” not just a comic book. That would be wonderful ^_^

Seth Leblanc says:

I love dragon’s, I love skyrim, I love this video. Thanks, Mark!

rocker761001 says:

I’ve been a fan of you for years now, and your videos have really helped me
with my art. I want to say thank you for getting my skill to where it is
today.

DavidSlenderPie says:

Mark,tell me what B pencils should I use for raw sketching when I draw the
regular B or 2B and so on

Syed Awad says:

when will BRODDYS GHOST COME IN United Arab Emirates i found volume 1
online ,nothin else and could add a video about drawing 2 people fightin
supernatural like infamous > < 0

WynterBear2002 says:

Hello Mark. I just want to say thank you so much. 4-3 years ago, back when
I couldn’t draw, didn’t have good drawing skills, and wanted to draw anime
and be a good artist, I found your account. I thought I couldn’t do half
the stuff you do. I gave up a few times, but managed to come back and
practiced day in day out to learn from your videos to draw better. Now,
I’ve been making manga for about 2 years, have MUCH better art skills than
I EVER would have imaged, and it’s all thanks to you. I even use your
mastering manga book still. Thank you so much for you videos. Your the
reason why I am who I am today. Keep on motivating young artists, and keep
changing lives, Mark. Thank you so much :)

crisanto cedilla says:

It came early usually I watching your video 3:00 am in the morning here in
the Philippines ^^,

Lars Finnegan says:

God damnit mark, the blushies! You forgot the blushies! Again!!! XD

No srsly, great video :)

jacksparrowismydaddy says:

man I miss Snakebelly’s good stuff. wish they’d make a comeback.

Puppy Chan says:

Mark, I’ve always wondered what type of tools you use to drawn Anime, such
as pens/pencils etc, and where you can pick them up.

Storm Nation says:

You always make me laugh.

Shawn Wolf says:

i think mark was hungry during this video since he kept refering to food
good vid mark and thats amazing chicken ….. i mean dragon … damn i want
chicken now !

Matt Graham says:

+markcrilley
Horns, spikes and ridges on lizards and some amphibians are not merely
decorative, they’re typically used as some sort of defence – either as some
form of aggressive display to look bigger and meaner or in the case of say
crocodiles, their scutes along their back and tail act like armour.
Same principle as studded armour.

So, in the case of those spikes on the jaw, in theory they could protect
the neck.

Krissu Kõiv says:

Could you do a video in which you show us the whole progress of your
drawing?

Brandon Burchatz says:

Now you HAVE to draw Snake Belly…

Lou The Dragon says:

I still have trouble shading my drawings =( do you have any other videos
about shading?

CrimsonAnihilator says:

I love how the Like-to-Dislike ratio is 1000+:9 right now. Mark’s fanbase
is by far the nicest fanbase in all of Youtube.

Brenda Patterson says:

Finally able to watch this after a hectic weekend! Yay! Mr. Crilley, you
came through again, in such a huge way. This is spectacular :)

A Piot says:

You don’t have to make dragons look cool, they always do!

Jolie Kincannon says:

When you draw your time lapses, do you create this video first, fast
forward this one, upload it, and then upload this one or do you draw two of
them?

ElitEgamEing Jordan says:

Draw more manga :)

Jade Moorees says:

Really awesome dragon head ^*^ never really felt the urge to use markers
for drawings but with this video I could really see why someone would
choose to use markers and I’m thinking of trying it out myself ^*^ can’t
wait to get your new book on May 5th (our liberation day) 😀 

Larina Kuchera says:

Hey there Mark, I’ve watched your vids off and on for a while, I first
heard of you a few years ago upon finding the first three Miki Falls Books
at my local library (I have subscribed! so no worries there!). I’ve picked
up a few tricks, but you don’t seem to be very fond of putting in what I
call the “underglow” (often called reflective light in some places– Bleh!
what a boring title) in your non-realistic style drawings. Since I made a
habit of paying attention to little things like that, I’ve found it helps
my drawings to pop a bit more You know, separate them from their
background. any particular reason for your abstinence?

SocialLoners says:

I just want to say sometimes i consider not watching the narrated video,
but evertytime i do im so happy i did. I dont always draw along anymore its
actually rare, but i drew the last dragon and it tured out pretty good.
Anyways i still find the videos amusing and its momenst like snakebelly
that is the best c: great video

F Powell says:

Does anyone know where I can find that black pencil?

Lovster1989 says:

hello mark can you do how to draw rope and its tied form? lets say a hand
is tied with rope, you see im planning to make a bondage hentai manga.

Sunita Sharma says:

Mark sir you are best you are daring impressively great you are legend you
are awesome you are hero you are god you rare you are smart you are superb
you are best manga artist you are best you have patience you have great
sense of humor you are awesome you are truly great you are ….best in the
world you taught me how to draw you are a teacher ..a best teacher

Squids ._. says:

Even at the very beginning before any scales or ridges were added was 100
times better than anything I could do. This is amazing.

Awesome Anna says:

I know you probably don’t know a lot about dragons (i do), but i just
wanted to inform you that dragons commonly have forked tongues. 

megaconure says:

can you make a sort of asian dragon with feather wings? I find those kinds
of dragons always interesting 

PoisonousAura says:

I’ve got the ultimate challenge, crumble a piece of paper. do a side by
side

LilNotoe says:

The one place on youtube where every comment is nice! Thank you Mark for
being a great artist! :)

burhanMCS says:

Mark, why don’t you upload your drawings on ‘Instagram’, I think you will
probably gain a lot of followers easily since you already have lots of
subscribers on YouTube. 

Dan Arias says:

Hey mark they are selling Brody’s Ghost in the upcoming book fair
And I’m getting it


Gavin Wu says:

Amazing… One of your best videos yet, keep up the good work!

SodaSnapDA says:

I finally got your “Mastering Manga 2″book! ^u^ So happy!

Riley Helmer says:

Can you do “How to draw a pit bull.” (Just the head)

Mohammad Zaidi says:

Thank you mark,
You don’t know how much you’ve helped me progress. You’ve taken me from my
worst to my best. I really appreciate all you’ve done for me.
– Me

FrankMakesMovies says:

BTW – This dragon is absolutely gorgeous (if one can say that about
dragons)! You could take this little illustration to the next Dragon-Con
and it would easily sell for hundreds of dollars$$$$! On that subject,
what do you do with all these drawings you make for these videos?

Theo Teng-yang says:

when are you making another brody’s ghost

andrew summers says:

hey Mark, so my birthday just passed, and i’m glad to say that i got
Mastering Manga books one and two. and i also would like for you to draw
someone from attack on titan. Levi maybe.

A1exHoss says:

Wow, beautiful work, one of my fave vids of yours Mark. Love the extra
explanation of the polishing stage techniques too, really great.
Also…Snake Belly for life!

Nuna fish says:

How long does it take to do something this detailed?

Marie Riis says:

You were asking why the dragons needed horns pointing backwards, assuming
they were only for decoration. This is just a guess, but I think it’s being
used in battles as protection and slicing the enemy if it does get close to
the neck. At least, that’s what I think.

rosie x says:

can you do more chibi tutorials? i really really love them ^__^ <33

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