This is my first time taking part in an art contest. It's my entry for the art contest hosted by @melooo182

Theme: Mythological Characters & Creatures.

I made a sketch of a European dragon using black ball point pen on white paper.

The European dragon is typically depicted as a large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature; the creature also has leathery, bat-like wings, four legs, and a long, muscular prehensile tail. Some depictions show dragons with feathered wings, crests, ear frills, fiery manes, ivory spikes running down its spine, and various exotic decorations. Others have no legs or multiple heads.

Possibly, the dragons of European and Mid-Eastern mythology stem from misunderstood fossils and exaggerations of species of poisonous lizards and snakes.

Source: Wikipedia

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