I like to make dragon versions of characters! It's enjoyable to determine what aspects of a character would work well on a dragon. Plus, dragons are versatile enough to do a lot with.

Examples:

Green Dragon - A cryptologist character with a theme of plants in his name and such! Added electronic-looking pattern on wings, including key from boots and sleeve design. Designed tail to look vine-like due to character having a plant association. Generally made dragon look prickly to match personality.

Blue Dragon - Character hairstyle was important and couldn't be replicated with horns, so this guy got a mane! Added band on tail that's colored like his hair tie, but placed to make it brush-like since the character enjoys drawing. Included elements that look knife-like as a reference to his culinary talent. Used the character's color scheme, with gradient on legs to replicate a fingerless glove look.

Red Dragon - A used car salesperson! For her, I gave the dragon a mechanical look. The feet are darker than the body in coloration to loosely mimic tires, and hoof-like similar to horses. The underbelly has a faint plaid pattern to resemble her blazer's design.