An Extremely Unqualified Dragon
Invent a dragon with an everyday job and a wonderfully inconvenient talent.
- 5–15 minutes
- No setup
- Easy to pause
- Seated friendly
- No cleanup
- Low effort
What you need
A bean-shaped body is all the drawing skill this dragon needs. Use materials you already own.
- paper
- pen
If you have them: colored pencils.
Make it
- 1
Draw a bean for a body and add eyes, a tail, and any number of legs.
- 2
Give the dragon a job it is hilariously bad at, such as ironing shirts with fiery sneezes.
- 3
Draw one accessory that helps it try: enormous mittens, a tiny watering can, or a clipboard.
- 4
Add a reassuring motto, such as Still Learning, Still a Dragon.
Short on energy? Draw a bean with eyes and name its job.
A good place to stop: Your dragon has a job and one helpful accessory.
Make it work for you: Draw large and skip small details. Dictate the character description if drawing is tiring.
Another route: Give your dragon a job it unexpectedly does very well.