Well, enough about my commissions. I had no clue that my Maleficent post would cause such a stir. It must have been picked up by 50 other blogs. It tapped into a vein of people who fondly remember that witch turned dragon. I'm really flattered that so many people thought I captured her in my sculpture. But it's time to get back to this dragon before you forget about it. Thank you for being so patient.
As usual, I wanted to add scales to this dragon. On many of my dragons I put on scales in patches. But every so often I decide to do a full scale dragon. That's what I want for this dragon. I start at the tail and work my way up to the hips.
I keep going up the neck and onto the face. Time to paint. I wanted a very bright yellow-orange color for this dragon. I guess this is my favorite color scheme for dragons.
The camera never really captures the true colors here. I painted the breast plates a light, almost pastel yellow. I did something a little different on the wings. I painted a pattern on the them. I eventually paint over it, but the pattern still shows through a little when I'm finished. It's kind of a cool effect.
Below is the finished wing. If you look carefully you can still see the pattern underneath. Trust me, it looks great in person.
About blackwashing...So many people just refuse to do it. I can understand. You paint a project and it looks beautiful. The notion of painting it black just goes against the grain. It feels like you are going to wreck a beautiful paint job. But I'm always happy when I'm finished. It does indeed change the character of the piece. Still, in my opinion, the blackwashing makes the project come alive. It pulls out the color and really accentuates the detail. Check out the difference between this photo and the one earlier. Then you decide if it was worth it.
Here is the face after blackwashing. I really like the way it came out.
I'll post more final photos as soon as I find time to edit them. As always, thank you for stopping by.
