Learn how to draw all your favorite dragons in this official book based on the hit Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland! Want to become a Wings of Fire drawing expert? You've come to the right place! This official How to Draw book includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to sketch and color the simplest dragonets all the way to the most powerful, full-grown dragons. All your favorite characters from Sunny, Qibli, and Blue to Tsunami, Glory, and Peril and Kinkajou, Clay, and Darkstalker are here. Over 40 dragons are inside and ready for you to make them soar to life!
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Tui? What kind of name is that? Is it short for something?
Nope. Among the many great things to come out of New Zealand (the Lord of the Rings movies, cats that paint, my mom) is a bird called the tui—not as well known as the kiwi, but a heck of a lot noisier!
I was born July 31 (same birthday as Harry Potter!) in Caracas, Venezuela, and lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Miami, Florida; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before moving to New Jersey in high school, where I started doing theatre—mostly backstage work, because (a) it was fun, and (b) you got to hang out in the dark with cute boys. (Er, I mean . . . because it was artistically fulfilling, yes.)
I graduated from Williams College in ’98 and I currently live in Boston with my husband, my perfect new baby, and my adorable yoodle Sunshine (what’s a yoodle? A puppy that’s three-quarters poodle and one-quarter Yorkshire terrier, of course!).
Much to my parents’ relief, I abandoned my theatrical aspirations after college for the far more stable and lucrative career of fiction writing.
My first two official books were beginning readers, part of Grosset & Dunlap’s “First Friends” series for kids learning to read. MEET MO AND ELLA is tough to find now, but FUN WITH MO AND ELLA should still be out there somewhere.
My first novel for teenagers was THIS MUST BE LOVE, which retells Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a modern-day high school, from the POV of the two heroines, Hermia and Helena.
And now I'm writing in a new project called SEEKERS! It's a children's book series that I'm writing with Erin Hunter. Check out my blog to find out more!
I don't know if this counts as really *reading*, but ah well. This book serves its purpose as being a good how to draw guide for any fans who want to start drawing dragons. The breakdown of dragon structure and anatomy is pretty good, and I really like Peregrinecella's art style. The text descriptions are a little corny, but nothing too bad. For what it is, it's good 👍
I love wings of fire but when I tried to use this my dragons turned out funny looking , I went online to find a how to draw video and it worked way better. tui, I tried ✏️, I failed🫠, then I lost it 🤦♀️. But this could be good for someone else so I'm rating 4 stars.
I had fun drawing several of them. Well-depicted characters I recognize from the books and fun positions to draw them in. I probably didn't need the step by step since I've been drawing for years, but it was a fun way to pass the time similar to the enjoyment you get from assembling a puzzle: Putting shapes together until a complete image appears. Only complaint is that I think some of the dragons have too many tiny scales in the final step that it gets to be a bit too distracting and overwhelming, especially if you're going to ink it all. If I do include those tiny scales, it will be in the coloring stage.