MEET DEXTER DRAGON! Dexter started off with a long snout and skinny limbs, I wanted his character to be shy and almost weak looking, but this didn't work out. So from then I changed his look countless times and kept the characteristics I liked about him from the older models. I took inspiration from a few cartoons which I grew up with, if you look closely you can see that Dexter has the same body shape and feet as Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse classic gloves but in red, a bow tie like Roger Rabbit and a similar snout shape as Spyro the Dragon. I then made his legs and arms thicker to give him more of a warm feeling as a cartoon. The latest model of Dexter as you can see has a smaller snout, thicker arms and legs and smaller horns as he is only a young male dragon. His fins on his back start off large from the head and get smaller down to his tail, his teeth are also more blunt than sharp as I wanted to give a more friendly look to his smile. The hairs on his head only contain 3 strands similar to Goofy and Bugs Bunny. To draw Dexter Dragon I use my phone and sometimes Photoshop. I use an app called Ibis Paint X which is great for someone who has a low budget but needs a digital drawing app. All my drawings on my phone are done without a stylus or pen, just my finger which can be challenging but after many years of practice with the app, I have got used to it. I've got so used to drawing him it's getting pretty easy, that's key if you're creating your own character, keep changing the look but keep characteristics you liked before, andexperiment, find your style.
ABBY MOYLE
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