Fairy Princess
This image is created with a lot of overlapping parts: The horse’s head and neck overlap the fairy princess. And the fairy princess overlaps the horse’s hindquarters.
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Fairy in the Forest
Draw the legs gently tapered, and the knees slightly bent, to give her a delicate pose.
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Fairy Feast
When a character is formally presenting something, an appealing approach is to simplify the pose, and make it symmetrical.
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Evil Dragon
Remember my “Golden Cartooning Rule,” when it’s evil, give it beady little eyes!
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Cute Dragon
Add multiple shines to the eyes, to make them appear moist and glistening. Draw oversized claws, which underscores the dragon’s youthful proportions.
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Baby Dragon: Babies are plump, and have big eyes, even if they grow up to be giant, fire-breathing killing machines. Give the baby dragon a slight smile, which makes him appear curious.
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Gothic Dragon : In addition to the outline of the head, add a lot of bony and muscular contours to the interior.
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Dragon Head : Since this beast is facing forward, its snout flattens out. To prevent that from happening, draw the head tilting down slightly.
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Woolly Mammoth: Note how short the back-right leg is, due to perspective. The body is segmented into three parts: Shoulders / Gut / Hind Quarters. Overlap them, as you see in step #3.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex: Tilt his body so he leans forward in an aggressive posture. He has deceptively long legs.
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