Animating mythical creatures are challenging and finding reference will require a bit of imagination and taking a few things from 'here' or 'there.' There is no way one source will fit everything you need in order to block out your creature.
Since i'm working with a dragon, I can't go to the zoo and capture it onto my camera (as awesome as that would be). Instead, I had to think about this creature anatomically and what animals come close to resembling it followed by more questions:
How does this creature feel? What is he/she like? What species is it?
Like any other character, this creature's story is important and will play a key role in how you will portray and animate him/her.
To better organize these ideas--sketch it out! They don't have to be perfect, but enough to get the point across.
Also before I forget:
Do not...and I repeat DO NOT use animated mythical creatures as your reference! Be creative and get to know your character (like I mentioned before).
I'm still in the blocking stages and I will post more about this process when I start polishing.
(Dragon rig courtesy of Creativecrash.com)
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