stevedover1965

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=122506

A new Dragon for a new theme

stevedover1965

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=122598

I am really pleased with this Dragon, I have named this picture Fire-Drake which is just another term for Dragon, so hope you like her.

stevedover1965

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=123140

stevedover1965

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=123543

clorophilla

A young but powerful little dragon

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=125961

stevedover1965

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=126210

Thought I would try using avatar pieces for a Dragon

stevedover1965

The dragon has long been a symbol of Wales. It features (in its proper red colour) on the national flag and is often to be found marking goods of Welsh origin. How did this exotic oriental beast find its way to Wales? The dragon was perhaps first seen in Wales in Roman times. The Romans were thought to have gained knowledge of the dragon from their Parthian enemies (in lands later to become part of the great Persian Empire) and it is to be seen carved on Trajan's column.

It is possible that the dragon had been seen in the West much earlier than this, as a result of Alexander the Great's epic journey which commenced it 334 B.C. Alexander marched as far as northern India and after his death, the break up of his mighty empire saw an increase in trade with Africa and India and for the first time commerce with China. The Roman draco was a figure fixed by the head to the top of a staff, with body and tail floating in the air and was the model for the dragon standard used by the Anglo Saxons. In the Bayeux Tapestry, this device is depicted as the standard of King Harold, although written records seem to disagree.

In 1190 "the terrible standard of the dragon" was borne before the army of Richard Coeur-de-Lion in an attack at Messina. The seventh century Welsh hero Cadwaladr carried the dragon standard and the dragon had become a recognised symbol of Wales by the time Welsh archers were serving in the English army at the battle of Crecy in 1346. It is said that a dragon banner was thrown over the Black Prince when he was unhorsed at Crecy, in protection while his enemies were beaten off. The future King Henry VII carried the dragon banner at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. This battle signalled the end of the War of the Roses between Lancastrian and Yorkist factions and led to unification. Henry later decided that the red dragon should figure on the official flag of Wales.

Sources: Wikipedia.org, John Weston.

stevedover1965

The Western dragon Eudraco magnificus occidentalis has a sturdy skeleton structure. Large head, long neck, broad shoulders, thick legs, strong tail, and very large wings. The dragon's bones are very strong, but hollow and light. A dragon's jaw is large to accommodate the very strong muscles around it. The dragon is able to dislocate its jaw, as some snakes are able to do, to grab large objects. The dragon has two types of teeth because of it being an omnivore (It will eat meat and plant food). The canine and incisor teeth of a dragon are long and razor sharp, but also have molars to chew their food instead of eating it whole. The shoulder bones are thick to handle the large wing muscles needed to fly. The wing "finger" bones are very long to wrap the thin flight membrane taut around them. There are many species of Western dragon, and this is only one example showing the different bones of the skeletal system.
http://www.draconian.com/body/finalskeleton.jpg

clorophilla

a beautiful Nessie by PatGJ:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=125963

stevedover1965

http://stevedover1965.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d35d4tl

This link is a digital rendering of Saphira, I did using Project Dogwaffle

and this is a similar picture I did earlier on Thinkdraw
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=107991

stevedover1965

http://www.santharia.com/bestiary/drakes_great.htm

This website defines the different types of Drake (Dragon) that exists in mythology, with a colourful description of each sub species.

clorophilla

You should like it, Steve

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=130364

clorophilla

this belongs here!
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=132596

Meander

can I slip this in?

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=134424

clorophilla

Norberta, alias Norbert, a Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon that Hagrid breeded in his hut!

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=138334

AFSOUTH

http://www.thinkdraw.com/gallery.php?theme=all&s=50&by=me&time=all

Here is my Dragon Intrepid!

AFSOUTH

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=136183

Intrepid prefers to fly!

AFSOUTH

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=136891

Fire Breathing Dragon!

clorophilla

this has to be here too, AFSOUTH!
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=134320

AFSOUTH

Thank you clorophilla! Don't know what I messed up with the drag & paste there!