Wow! This is gorgeous! I also love how you gave him expression without losing the dragon aspect of it! 
I bought a tablet a while back and Corel Painter Essentials 4 came with it. I have very little experience with programs like that at all so I was curious if you have any tips or can recommend any tutorials? I would greatly appreciate it!
Hello, these are older but they describe how I started out. Maybe they can help you! 
featherdust.critter.net/tutori…
featherdust.critter.net/tutori…Thank you!! I really appreciate it!!