How to Draw Spyro

Razz · Dec 14, 2007 8:03 PM

RubyKrystal, your first attempt is awesome! You added a lot of little details that I never noticed and your own personal style (or developing style) is really showing through here. Excellent work!

Pip is absolutely right. You don't get good at drawing over night. I've been doing this for over twenty years and I'm still not always pleased with my work (in fact, most of the time I can't stand it at all big_smile ). Just keep practicing. One of the things I did (and still do) was to draw things I had a hard time with as often as I could. I'd doodle on my class notes or on some scrap paper and practice drawing certain poses or a single part of the body (like a nose or a leg position) or expressions (drawing characters smiling is actually one of the hardest things for me, so I practice that one a lot).

Spyrofan511, you probably should have said that in the beginning. I choose the pose and expression I did for this tutorial because it was simple and easy to work with. I will keep in mind that you'd like to see other expressions, though, and I'll see about drawing a sheet of Spyro faces.

And thank you again, SpyroRocks. The confusion about my gender never ceases to entertain me. big_smile I get mistaken for a man in real life, too (which is odd because I have a couple of things that are very obviously feminine ).

Spyrorocks · Dec 14, 2007 8:08 PM

Haha, its all good.

Its also kinda funny people mistake your gender even though you clearly have a icon to the right of your screenname that indicates gender.

Anyways, Spyrofan511, its all good now. Next time, just be a little more considerate about the time it takes to put together such a tutorial.

Trainer_Spyro · Dec 14, 2007 11:23 PM

I still feel like crap.

Great job ruby. big_smile

Razz · Jan 09, 2008 7:56 PM

EternalNight · Jan 12, 2008 5:54 PM

That would be great!

hand braces? something happened?

Razz · Jan 13, 2008 1:00 AM

I've had really bad arm/wrist/hand problems for a couple of years now. My hands (especially my wrists) swell up and they hurt really bad. It's not carpal tunnel (I got the test done for that), but we don't know what it is. It might be a slipped disk in my neck or it is early onset arthritis. Whatever it is, it's helping the swelling go down when I wear hand braces that put pressure on my wrists when I'm doing things like computing, gaming, or drawing.

EternalNight · Jan 13, 2008 1:46 AM

Hope it hals up soon. smile

Shyro · Jan 19, 2008 2:00 AM

KiaratheDragon · Feb 18, 2008 11:10 AM

Wow, nice tutorial. I like it. I'm a good artist myself. Do you not mind if I use this tutorial. I might need a bit of pratice of drawing Spyro again. I'm a bit rusty. :-|

Razz · Feb 18, 2008 10:28 PM

Thank you, Shyro. smile I'm working on ways to help my wrists (mostly, this involves spending less time on-line D:).

And you can use this tutorial all you want, KiaratheDragon. smile

Spyrofan1256 · Feb 20, 2008 2:34 PM

Razz · Feb 21, 2008 12:24 AM

You're art is great, Spyrofan! smile Keep up the good work! smile

MM_12 · Feb 24, 2008 4:03 AM

Hi there. I tried this tutorial out the other day and the next few days, I learned how to draw Spyro fast. And I did like you said, try experimenting and find your own style? Well I did and I really am proud of my acheivment. Thanks for sharing this tutorial. If it weren't for you, I'd never have learned how to draw Spyro and I'd be doomed. XD
Oh and BTW, your art is awesome. ^_^ I really admire your work.

Razz · Feb 24, 2008 4:19 AM

Thank you for the compliments and I am so glad the tutorial helped you out. ^_^ If you ever get a chance to scan it in, I'd love to see your art. smile

Car-looking-4-gun · Feb 25, 2008 7:37 AM

I heard on DA about thoise tutorials and I found them.They are big help(I suck at drawing Spyro's feet).

MM_12 · Feb 27, 2008 11:35 PM

Spyrowinged12345 · Mar 02, 2008 7:07 PM

Hi Razz!!! I tried this tutorial today and my art came out great!!! (Or at least I think it has come out great.) I just would like to say that this tutorial helped a lot of people out. You went in for this big challenge to do a tutorial. We all would like to thank you veeeery much for creating this tutorial!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much! Also, I scanned in my art so here it is! If you wanna see it. It is a picture of Spyro and Sparx!!!! smile It will be on my next post...;)

Spyrowinged12345 · Mar 02, 2008 7:25 PM

OH NEVERMIND FORGET THE PICTURE MY SCANNER IS NOT DOING THINGS RIGHT....

Spyrowinged12345 · Mar 02, 2008 7:25 PM

:'( NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Razz · Mar 03, 2008 3:11 AM

Thank you for telling me all that SpyroWinged. ^_^ I hope your scanner starts working soon. I'd really like to see what you drew. smile

MM_12 · Mar 08, 2008 2:11 AM

Hiya Razz! ^_^ Just stopped by to say hi and see how you were doing. By the way, didja check out the picture I scanned already?

Razz · Mar 08, 2008 7:08 PM

Hi, MM-12! I don't know if I did or not. Link please?

MM_12 · Mar 09, 2008 7:18 PM

Razz · Mar 10, 2008 8:07 PM

Oh, yes, now I remember this one! Work and too little sleep have conspired against me in recent weeks. big_smile

Sketches and colorless line art are wonderful things. Don't always feel like you have to put color on something to make it look good. Most of my work is black and white, after all. smile

MM_12 · Mar 13, 2008 3:17 AM

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