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FARP : Dragon Anatomy and Muscular Structure

By Renee LeCompte *Maggock* ( zhaneel1@hotmail.com ), Gallery 228.

So, you clicked on this link, you must want to know about a dragon's muscular structure? Now,

before I get started, I want to say one thing. Since dragons are open to many interpretations,

and look wildly different at times, this guide may or may not be for you. I attempt to break down

the anatomy of the classical western dragon in such a way that it might conceivably be able to

function. I also know I'm no animal anatomy major, heck, I'm justa kid! So my illustrations may

not be entirely accurate or even possible. But I tried, and I looked at more than a few books for

references, and I hope I have something that will help a few people. This also is not exactly an

article for beginners. I don't say 'this is how you draw a dragon'. I don't give very many

directions at all! But if you have any basic knowledge on drawing dragons, this should help!

What is a Classical Dragon?

What?!? You don't know what a classical western dragon is? Put simply, it is a

scaled reptilian like beast generally seen with two forelegs, two wings, and two

hind legs. A perfect example (and what I used as a model) would be Draco

from Dragonheart. What!!? You haven't seen Dragonheart?!? Then get ye

gone, foul -- I mean, I've graciously provided a picture for you to view. As you

can see, he has all the characteristics of the classical dragon.

(If you want to see more Draco pictures, go here !)

From the Inside Out

The best way to figure out the anatomy of any creature is to work from the inside out. That is,

from the skeleton to the muscles to the skin. Below is a skeletal system, modeled from a

cheetah, giraffe, and various birds. You can click on any picture to enlarge it.

The Skull and Neck

As you can see, I've included both a long and short neck version of the dragon, mostly because

the muscular structure of the two is vastly different. Since I based my dragon skeleton on that of

a mammal, the neck only has seven vertebrae, no matter what the length. The teeth in this

picture are also mammalian teeth.

Front and Back

The front end, I suppose what many people would call the tough area, because

it contains the area of anatomy for which there is no earthly equivalent. If you

would keep in mind for a minute the immense breast muscles on a bird, you'll

realize the configuration to the right is impossible. There is barely any room at

all for the flight muscles. the configuration below (in my opinion anyway) is

much more accurate.

As you can see, I completely separated the flight bones from the foreleg bones to allow for the

largest possible flight muscles. The front section is modeled after a light agile cheetah (though

the dragon would theoretically have hollow bones to allow for less weight). The back section is

modeled after a hawk. I found it impossible to combine the two sections as each bone is

necessary for the operation of the different muscles. For example, the large flight muscles need

both the wishbone and keel for anchorage. The back end of the dragon was a fairly simple thing

to figure out, since it is not exceptionally different like the front end. It is essentially the hind end

of a cheetah with a slightly modified tail.

Wings

The wings were not too difficult to figure out either. There are two types though, a bat wing and

a bird wing. (Note that the fingers are cut off in the bat wing) Each different type of wing has its

own strengths and weaknesses. I neglected to illustrate a pterosaur wing, mostly because it is

rarely drawn on a dragon. Wings are also mostly bony, not overly many muscles on them, so I

didn't draw musculature studies for them.

Fleshing out the Beast

The Skull and Neck (Once again)

The skull, as you can see, has powerful muscles surrounding the jaw, giving the dragon an

immensely powerful bite. If you will notice, I also drew these two dragons with reptilian teeth.

The neck of the short dragon is based on that of a cheetah, once again. The muscular structure

of the long necked dragon was a bit more difficult. I decided to base it on that of a giraffe

(though now I think I should have based it on a snake!).

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