Monthly Tutorial - How To Draw Scales (Patreon)

Why hello mr. Monthly Tutorial! Welcome to September's entry!

This tutorial was sponsored by kind supporter Bethany! Thank you!

The topic for this month went toe to toe with last month's "How To Draw Fur": here is How To Draw Scales! In this guide, I tackle various way that you can improve drawing your scales, and we go through several of their shapes and functions!

I hope this helps!

Photos used:

Eagle talons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riesenseeadler_Fang.JPG

Fish: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gullfiskur.jpg

Pangolin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trenggiling_Sunda_Sunda_Pangolin_Manis_javanica.jpg

Chonkodile: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SaltwaterCrocodile(%27Maximo%27).jpg

Fringe toed lizard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizard_(Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper)_juvenile.jpg

Iguana 1: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iguana_portrait_acapulco_201905_1.jpg

Green forest lizard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_green_forest_lizard_(Calotes_calotes).jpg

Turtle: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_Turtle.jpg

Iguana 2: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iguana-001.jpg

King cobra: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:12_-_The_Mystical_King_Cobra_and_Coffee_Forests.jpg

Tortoise: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A._gigantea_Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise.jpg