Dragon Sculpture...about 1/4 finished

Decided I wanted to make a dragon sculpture...used some heavy wire mesh as an armature inside, wrapped in foil...then a layer of air-dry clay, then each scale is shaped and placed atop the 'skin' and secured in place individually. I work from the tail forward in order to allow the overlap.

It started out as an asian dragon, and then the head wasn't, and now it's sort of...escalated into an interesting mesh. On the bright side---no whiskers. The down side---no wings. And it looks a little weird.

Oh, well, it's nowhere near finished...Figured I'd show it. Oh, pardon the two different colors--I ran out of the terra cotta colored clay and had to buy more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp3.jpg


DETAILS:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp4.jpg (Yeah, I know the upper jaw and lower don't match up...I'm going to be fixing that when I get around to finishing the head)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp5.jpg

The infamous and ever-requested BELLY SHOT. What a clean belly...No het pied markers, but you can't ask for everything..!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp6.jpg

My personal favorite parts right now: FEET!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp8.jpg
Right foot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Dragsculp7.jpg
Left foot

The feet alone took me over three hours of work. Total time so far: Probably 13-15 hours.

Estimated time of clay-working finish: 24-34 hours
Estimated time of painting finish: 1-3 hours

My first sculpture (excluding a bowl and a candle holder shaped like a castle) EVER!! Hopefully there will be MANY more later. ^-^ I'm having tons of fun!

That is really cool! I wish I had the patience to do something like that. Can't wait to see what it looks like finished!

You make and place every single scale by hand! Oh wow! I cannot wait to see this sculpture fully finished.

looks really good if you don't like it when your done i'll take it

Very cool!

Great work!

Thanks everybody! ^-^ I'm having a lot of fun with it. I'll be sure to keep updating it as I get more done! I already know how I'm gonna paint it. If it works the way I hope, it'll look soooo neato...

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Originally Posted by gncz73

looks really good if you don't like it when your done i'll take it

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XDD Hahaha, you'll have to fight my dad and a few other people for it! I already have two requests (read: demands) for a dragon sculpture from my friends.

That is VERY impressive work so far! I hope we get to see a finished picture someday soon!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

:bow: That ROCKS!!!! I'm loving all the detail... can't wait to see more! :D

Very labor intensive. But I'm sure that it a labor of love. Should be pretty cool when finished.

i'll take'em all on. LOL

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Originally Posted by Seneschal

Thanks everybody! ^-^ I'm having a lot of fun with it. I'll be sure to keep updating it as I get more done! I already know how I'm gonna paint it. If it works the way I hope, it'll look soooo neato...




XDD Hahaha, you'll have to fight my dad and a few other people for it! I already have two requests (read: demands) for a dragon sculpture from my friends.

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