I loosely based the design of this one on the dragon that features in the Hal An Tow, a pageant from my home town of Helston in Cornwall that happens every May 8th. You can watch the whole thing here.
And I did make a dragon costume head from waste cardboard earlier this year ...
So, I started, as always, with some sketching, followed by making a basic armature of aluminium wire bulked out with kitchen foil.
I then applied a basic cover of white Sculpey Original polymer clay and baked it. Then I started to build up the shape of the body in pink Super Sculpey.
I then did some work on the head and face. I made the dragon costume head in white Cosclay as it's flexible after baking and will prevent acidental breakage.
The pipe/horn was made from a bamboo golf tee that I once found. I used my Dremel to hollow out the wide end.
Next I began the (let's be honest) fairly labourious job of covering the body in diamond-shaped scales. They were stuck on using a liquid polymer clay called Sculpey Bake and Bond. I also used a mix of Super Sculpey, which is strong and has a fine surface, and flexible Cosclay which will prevent any protruding scales from snapping off.
Finally, I added hands and feet, painted the whole thing black and then gave it gold highlights. The Dragon Piper was completed.
Who will I make next?
He/she/they now join my May Parade.
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