How to draw scales for a dragon or khoi fish tattoo

[camillacation]

he does make it look easy but i think there should be more on the scales getting smaller where the bend is and how they stick out a bit as the body twists round, thats what i'm in search of.. think there could be a little more depth. thanks anyway though.

[zorrkinvader18]

thanks for this video.

[DeansLILgirl]

thx for this i really needed this for a drawing im doing

[muaythaiwarrior100]

can u show how to make the scales shine thanks

[sofreshink559]

wow...so many people actually admitted that they did the dragon scales backwards!!

it's like putting a PENIS on a female figure.

Why don't you wanna be tattoo artist go to the book store and do some research or go online and look at the dragon or koi before trying to do the tattoo.

[ese4life667]

Someone is tattooing in the background.. This mofo made me feel so stupid I been having a hard time drawing scales and he made it looked so easy. Great video

[bigislander72]

Damn this bring back nightmares of a tattoo I did as an apprentice long ago. Big ass dragon with scales going the wrong way!

I like to make a grid by drawing two sets of parallel lines, ending up with diamond shapes in which the round scales are drawn inside. Or leave the diamond shape to draw snake type scales. Experiment with changing angle of the two line groups to alter shape of scale. Helps line things up when the the koi or dragon is turning.

[lpstreetsoldiergc83]

excellent dude thnx a bunch

[96mrtimi]

How do you keep them all the same size ?

[Rayquazarules1]

tnx

[shreddacusblack93]

how do u do filigree? and make it look good?

[triumphjorge]

you will get it one day.....maybe

[TheJoshy4]

goood stuff mate does help :)

[0Berzerker0]

I just drew two dragons earlier. And from watching this video came to the sudden realisation... My scales go backwards...Ouch , my pride.

Thanks for all you're uploads, I'm really trying to learn to draw japanese style art but finding resources scarce.

[DrPurpleLOBSTER]

Wow . This video was really helpful ! ;D Thanks .

[lilxlil9]

nice video buddy thanx !!

and i wish if u draw a japanese dragon ......at least the head really it will be nice and very usefull.....

[BellaFrice]

this is funny but im using this to make a mermaid tail to swim in lol i know crazy haha but just want to give you feed back! thanks good work

[Mickwatkins85RD]

Man that is very helpful thanks

[dreadnought93]

awesome video, thanks bro!

[sedicIslapu]

doing scales isnt much of a problem for me... but when the dragon turns, you know, when it like... bends, thats where my scales start looking fucked up...

[hangman9001]

@sedicIslapu

as im sitting here right now, i have the same problem...the scales need to change perspective and direction but it just gets too fucked up for me

[frozenmouse76]

Thanks for sharing some your skills.

[stevenblance]

hey mate. ur little diagrams do help a bit, especially with the wave centre circle. so the only problem i had with koi's, were the scales. and i do exactly what ur doing. however, when the body curls round, i find i can get in a mess... some scales too big or too small, when on a twist or whatever.

what do u do to get round this?

[PhizzBoXX916]

I don't get it...none what so ever. AAAHHH!!

only kiddn.

=] Thanx a Million 'DOLLARS'. Just give me your address and I'll be mailing it to you shortly.

If you want to pass it up then fine.

[dandabestest]

thats how i do scales 2 =)

[lilshouty14]

something thats tricky for me but how would you draw/shade clouds they never look right to me when i do them

[legacy1992]

Hey dude I found your video quite interesting. I'm not really a tattooist, but I'm into drawing. And I found your technique quite useful. However what you showed here was chinese dragon scales if im not wrong? Do you know how to draw european dragon scales? It would be a great help if you could! Keep it up man!

[elementtattootech]

god stuff buddy!

[BloodCrow51]

Just wanna say thanks I'm drawing a koi right now that ive been workin on, on and off for a while now and this video and the japanese waves video really helped me

Keep up the Good work man

[elementtattootech]

yeah just take your time when drawing these scales, i know there a bunch but just take your time and take a break when you feel yourself getting bored doing all the scales.

[Aceking014]

thats how i do my waves but i noticed that it starts out good but by the time i reach the tail it looks sloppy any tips

[evopsomopso]

aweosme man, but can you tech us how to draw japanese waves?

[Pixku666]

Thank you very much.. This is really helpfull.. You guys are great..

[metalcore666777]

how to do japanese waves?!?