I wanted an elaborate spine on this dragon. It's a lot of work, but well worth it. Again, no more paper mache. I'm fashioning details with paper (mostly phone book paper) and masking tape.
I twisted paper around pieces of small gauge wire. I tapered them to a point and wrapped with masking tape. You've seen me do this a million times. I started at the head and attached the longest spines.
I continued adding the spines down the back....all the way down the tail.
Next, I dipped pieces of cloth into the glue and draped it over the spines from top to bottom. I cut off the excess cloth while it was wet. I know that this looks easy, but it is actually quite challenging.
After the cloth dried (overnight) I used small scissors to trim between the spines.
Next time we'll finish the head.
See you soon!