Sketch commission done for Draco Argentum of his skeletal silver dragon
This one was super tricky, and I'm sure the skeleton itself has a ton of problems, but it was really new territory for me. . . and have you ever tried looking for a biologically-accurate dragon skeleton online? I swear. . . it's like they don't exist, or something : P
Threw a texture on it because I thought it looked cool. . . no other reason, really.
This one was super tricky, and I'm sure the skeleton itself has a ton of problems, but it was really new territory for me. . . and have you ever tried looking for a biologically-accurate dragon skeleton online? I swear. . . it's like they don't exist, or something : P
Threw a texture on it because I thought it looked cool. . . no other reason, really.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 926 x 765px
File Size 190.7 kB
Actually in many animals both ulna and fibula get completely or almost completely fused with radius and tibia (I've never heard of a bone called "lateral", lateral is an anatomical direction in the mediolateral plane) as they mature and these bones then do not exist as seperate bones at all, so a dragon with no ulna or fibula is completely feasible.... as much as dragons go
Recommended reference material for dragon skeletons: the Draconomicon. It's a DnD game book pertaining to dragons, yes, but it contains multiple renderings and illustrations of draconic anatomy. Skeletal, muscular and organ references, even. Quite a handy thing, it is, and I expect you'd have found the skeleton in particular highly useful.
Wonderful art. Good time to bring up my pet peeve about dragon anatomy too!
Bones would be under too much strain at six key points. Toes, claviclum, sternum, all unworkable. Body would also be poorly balanced on the ground and impossibly unbalanced in flight. Wings to actually lift this creature would need to be around 3 body lengths, which would require a chest the size of a house to power. Basically the classic dragon model is like putting wings on a horse - looks pretty but could not fly. Actual flight would require a lot of changes to the skeleton which would basically leave you with a bird.
Bones would be under too much strain at six key points. Toes, claviclum, sternum, all unworkable. Body would also be poorly balanced on the ground and impossibly unbalanced in flight. Wings to actually lift this creature would need to be around 3 body lengths, which would require a chest the size of a house to power. Basically the classic dragon model is like putting wings on a horse - looks pretty but could not fly. Actual flight would require a lot of changes to the skeleton which would basically leave you with a bird.
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