How Czech Draws Hands

how czech draws hands

Hello! I was wandering: can you show me how you draw those beautiful claws from diffrent angles and stuff?? I been dying to know... :)

Im going to assume you mean deathclaws bc if not, @helmip has a far greater understanding of claws themselves and lil tutorials from a while back (and many things tbh, theyre great. as you well know lmao)but i digressseeing how any creature works in a 3D space helps immensely - I’ve had to take a huge amount of screenshots and videos, done a bunch of lil studies, etc. to the point where I no longer need to reference them, I know what features go where. and of course, hyperanalyzing it for the sake of cosplay accuracy doesn’t go amiss either (the cosplay wasnt that accurate but the face scales are alright)

that being said, I’ve been drawing deathclaws wrong all this time bc I gave them a dip in their brow, when they’re actually a Fierce Rhombus 

Note how scale placement and skin folds work! The hard scales around the eyes sweep out from the front corner of the eye, and then curve upward around the cheek. There’s also another line of scales that follows the curve of the teeth. This is all actually a pretty signature thing that Jonah does on his reptilian critters, it’s present on the Skyrim dragons too.Front view is very angular and straightforward; everything sweeps up and back. 

figuring out where hard and soft tissue goes also helps with expressiveness but the hardest part is THEY DONT HAVE LIPS. any mouth expression would have to move their entire teeth which is fine if you know what you’re doing re:stylization. Different angles help if you convert the entire head structure into a Large Block

and their body is just a regular ol Fantasy Lizard Dragon Thing with a big tail (I like to give my ‘claws an extra fat tail so they look well fed and happy)

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and the finished bit c: this was a too of fun to color

Everyone asked for it, so here it is :)

hope it helps!

todays sketch and color practice, I didn't use any guide or reference on how to color right, this is mostly a self evaluation on where I'm at currently.

messy, very messy

any advice for drawing folded wings? also, any tips for writing flight?

I have done some tips for writing flight and about wings in the past which you can have a read of here.

As for drawing folded wings - it's all sticks and loops!

It looks odd like this, but there is a method in the madness. 3 Sticks for where the bones are, and loops for the different layers of feathers. The layers and shapes will change size depending on if you're viewing it from the front or back, but when folded, usually the topmost layer of feathers is what is more visible.

Some birds I've met for reference and visuals: