I'm going to tell my kids that this is the original Dragon Ball.
This was an idea that popped into my head recently and since 2024 is The Year of the Dragon, I wanted to draw a Dragon-type Pokemon that I haven't drawn for a very long time, and that Pokemon is Dragonite. I've only drawn Dragonite twice up to this point and considering that fact, I wanted to gain some additional experience drawing one of my favorite Dragon-type Pokemon.
Let me tell you, drawing Dragonite isn't easy, regardless of which angle or pose you're going for. The most difficult part of drawing this cute, magnificent creature was its face as I tend to have a hard time drawing it correctly. As for the body, that was a challenge in itself as I have never seen a Dragonite depicted like this, or in a similar pose so, I had to mostly play it by ear and draw it in a way that would make the most sense to me. That's what made it that much more challenging, but fun and incredibly satisfying once I finished drawing it. Regardless of the difficulty and complexity of this drawing, I'm very happy with the way this turned out in the end!
Special thanks to @MitoidTheRodz on Twitter for sharing a new reference image for Dragonite from the Pokemon anime! It really helped me out, especially considering the angle I was going for with them, thus, being able to fix up Dragonite's face from the previous WIP I shared a few days ago!
A suggestion to draw Marine Style Dragonite by UltraDragonite !
This was Dragonite ’s new Marine Style outfit in Pokemon Unite at that time. I drew this long ago, but wasn’t sure when was a good time to upload this ^^; So… here it finally is! Sorry it took so long. At least in that extra time, I slowly added some details bit by bit.
And sorry if I’m a bit slow to reply now, my OCD has gotten a bit worse recently 😅
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Title: Marine Style Dragonite
Drawn on 21st May 2022
This Dragonite is just floating in a swimming pool with their new floaty and they're having a nice, relaxing time enjoying the breeze and the Summer sun without a care in the world!
I got the idea to draw this after viewing one of PokemonGems most recent tweets on Twitter. The tweet was so adorable that I couldn't resist drawing this cute little Dragonite! This was fun to draw, but drawing their face properly was a pain and I had to redo it 3 times in order to make it look right! The rest of Dragonite wasn't too bad, but the wings were a bit of a roadblock in of themselves. The first wing went fine, but figuring out how to go about drawing their 2nd wing was something else. After looking around the gallery of Dragonite posted on Bulbapedia's website and after seeing a cute screenshot of a Dragonite from the Pokemon anime, I managed to figure it out and I think it turned out great! I also had a lot of fun drawing the Dragonair floaty as its snake/serpent-like body made figuring out how to turn it into an inner tube very easy and it looks natural!
When it came to drawing the environment, I had some fun with the watercolor brush within MediBang Paint as it was an excellent substitute for the brush I normally use in Krita when adding details to the water. It was also great for adding details to the sidewalk outside the pool to make it look like other people and Pokemon were walking around the pool while dripping wet from swimming. When it came to drawing grass, I couldn't do it as I don't know how at this point in time. So, I decided to turn the "grass" into little bushes instead. (Besides, Krita has a couple of grass-like brushes included in their software where MediBang Paint, doesn't.)
Overall, despite the setbacks and roadblocks, I love the way this turned out and it was a lot of fun to draw! Considering that this is only the 2nd time I've ever drawn a Dragonite, I think I did a good job with them!
Reference used for the creases and stitching on the Dragoair floaty/inner tube (This reference is highly suggestive and may be considered Not Safe for Work! Proceed with caution!)