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How to draw the dragon in the Chinese zodiac

How to draw the dragon in the zodiac is as follows:

1, first of all, first of all, draw two round eyes, inside the point of the black eye.

2, with curves and small folding lines to draw the mouth of the dragon, there are two layers, pay attention to which changes.

3, and then use the curve to draw the dragon's head, to draw two dragon horns out, a little like the deer's horns.

4, with two curves to draw the dragon's curved body.

5, then add some small details and decorative lines on the dragon.

6, finally painted with nice colors, the dragon is ready.

Expand knowledge:

1, the dragon is China and other East Asian regions of ancient myths and legends of the gods and animals, for the scaly insects of the long. Dragon in the traditional Chinese zodiac in the fifth, often used to symbolize auspiciousness, is the Chinese nation and other East Asian peoples most representative of one of the traditional culture, dragon legends and other dragon culture is very rich. The most basic feature of the image of the dragon is "nine like", the specific nine animals is still controversial.

2, ancient Chinese folk myths and legends in the Chinese classic creatures, in reality can not be found in the entity, but its image of the components of the reality, play a role in dispelling evil spirits, disaster avoidance, pray for blessings. Legend has it that the dragon is mostly known for its ability to be visible and hidden, fine and huge, short and long. The spring equinox ascends to the sky and calls the wind and rain, and these are the images of dragons developed in the late period, which are more complicated compared to the original dragons.

Expanded:

The dragon is a mythical creature from China and other East Asian regions, often used to symbolize auspiciousness. The most basic image of the dragon is characterized by the "nine likenesses". Legend has it that it can show and hide, can be fine and huge, can be short and long, the equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox submerged in the abyss, calling the wind and calling the rain. Dragon in the traditional Chinese zodiac in the fifth, in the "Li Ji - Rites of the ninth" with the phoenix, the tortoise, together with the Lin and called "four spirits".

Paleontologists had long believed that the long-horned dragon was a fictionalized image of the ancient ancestors and existed only in myths and legends. But in 1996, unearthed in Guanling County, Anshun City, Guizhou Province, Xinpu Township, the "new Chinese dragon" fossil, the dragon's head has a symmetrical pair of "dragon horns", and the myth of the dragon is very similar to the paleontologists' attention.