How to draw... dragons

With the winter chill upon us, what better beast to conjure up in your sketchbook than a lovely little fire-breathing dragon? Award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett shows you how

It's the last How to draw... of 2011 and it's an absolute cracker! Award-winning illustrator, author and dragonophile Emily Gravett is in charge, and she wants to teach you how to draw a dragon in honour of her new book Again! starring Cedric the dragon. Email your own little monsters in to childrens.books@guardian.co.uk and the best will appear in a gallery on the website. And be sure to keep a glass of water nearby just in case...