"How'd She Do That?"
Dragon Wings
(1st Page)
First of all, there's been some major changes in the way I make my Dragons since
I did the original "How'd She Do That?" pages. For one, I work much
smaller, which makes working with the colored clays possible. (I no longer work
with the original Sculpy, which has a tendency to be extremely brittle at best.)
And, because I work with the colored clays, I no longer have to paint!
A step I don't miss at all, I might add. Other than that, however, the basic way
of making a Dragon hasn't changed much.
If you're planning on attaching wings to your Dragon, then the basic body form
has an addition. During the bulking out stage, a thin (24 gauge) steel wire is
wrapped around the neck, and the ends are allowed to extend out to either side
of the body slightly forward of where the shoulders and wing shoulders will be.
Picture #1A
Slightly more visible here...
Picture #11
I then build up the body to the point that I would be ready to put on the scales.
After that baking, I apply the throat scales and put scales only up the
back of the neck. I bake it again, and now I'm, ready to work on the wings.
One thing before we start... I use Premo Clay for my wings. I've found that it has
the best "flex" when baked, and smoothes beautifully to show the muscle masses.
Others may prefer something else, but I strongly suggest that you make at least
the membrane of the wings out of this.
Let's go, shall we?
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