Drawing a Chasmfiend. Advice?

[I Am Witless she/her]

I once showed my friends younger brother (he is 9-10ish) a picture of a chasmfiend, and he fell in love (he like sharks, dragons, dinosaurs, that ilk). He has asked me to draw him a chasmfiend for his birthday, which is in a little less than three weeks.

My question: Should I trace it out of the book and color it in, or should I just stare at the book and try to draw him an original picture? Or should I do something else entirely?

Help would be greatly appreciated.

((And I'm sorry, I had no idea where to put this topic. Q&A? Stormlight board? Hidden in the depths of the Reckoners RPG?))

[Landis963 he/him]

That depends entirely on your confidence in your drawing abilities.  Not knowing such, I would recommend staring at it (and at fanart of it) and drawing something of your own.  (I'm assuming he'll notice a trace-and-color)