It goes without saying that no Year of the Dragon collection would be complete without at least one Chinese-style dragon (or Long dragon), so I created this Earth-element one that I unintentionally based on a giraffe. I’m not kidding when I say that, it wasn’t what I had in mind when I first drew it, but that’s how it came out anyways. As far as updating the design goes, all that I did was move the rear legs back by a pixel, since they looked a little too close to the front pair for my liking. The other notable change is the name, which now feels much more sensible and less forced than the previous version did. I honestly love how this guy turned out- in spite of the accidental giraffe motif- so I hope all of you love it too and I’ll see you tomorrow for the next pair of dragons!