Finished Stump Dragon

[Will Fogarty]

This is the Dragon I've been working on all finished. I just have to give him a scorching with a blowtorch, waiting til it's nice and calm. I've never used a torch on any of my carvings and would appreciate any advice that might me offered. Thanks, Will

[gobbypunk]

Very nice work I like the way he looks like he is having a stretch after spotting a hobbit mabee some glass eyes would look cool when the sun catches him I have been wanting to post some pics but crap with computers I must work it out

Cheers Mark

[Will Fogarty]

Thanks Mark, I was thinking of trying to cut some glass for his eyes, was going to use a green wine bottle if i can figure out how to cut it. good luck with uploading the photos, i suppose it's like most things, practise. Will

 

Very nice work I like the way he looks like he is having a stretch after spotting a hobbit mabee some glass eyes would look cool when the sun catches him I have been wanting to post some pics but crap with computers I must work it out

Cheers Mark

[scraggs]

That is really nice, love the detail on it.

How many hours has gone into it ?

[Gardenmac]

Will.. you have a real and natural talent. This is such a clean, tidy carve and I think it's terrific, thanks for sharing.

[dervishcarving]

nice piece will

came out good

definitely needs some highlights now though

eyes would be good, you can buy glass eyes

as for blowtorching... I put a comment on soembodys question a few weeks back but for this i would look to highlight the scales

so scorch 'under' the scales. to do this scorch from the bottom, aiming upwards, get a good scorch along the op endge of a scale plus the overlap from teh one above it. do this all over. then you have to sand again, sand off the upper scale and leve just a 'shaddow'

thats all we do with the blowtorch really, give some deffinition

looking good mate

d

[Will Fogarty]

Thanks scraggs, I'm hopeless at keeping track, I keep promising myself i'll keep a proper record of the next one . I was at it on and off when i got time but at least 20 hours.

That is really nice, love the detail on it.

How many hours has gone into it ?

[Will Fogarty]

Thanks Gardenmac for the vote of confidance

Will.. you have a real and natural talent. This is such a clean, tidy carve and I think it's terrific, thanks for sharing.

[Will Fogarty]

Thanks dervish, that was me you replied to about the scorching, i tried a test piece today but my torch is rubbish, need to invest ! I cut out some eyes today from a heineken bottle with a dremel, turned out ok, Where would you buy eyes ? thanks again dervish, will

nice piece will

came out good

definitely needs some highlights now though

eyes would be good, you can buy glass eyes

as for blowtorching... I put a comment on soembodys question a few weeks back but for this i would look to highlight the scales

so scorch 'under' the scales. to do this scorch from the bottom, aiming upwards, get a good scorch along the op endge of a scale plus the overlap from teh one above it. do this all over. then you have to sand again, sand off the upper scale and leve just a 'shaddow'

thats all we do with the blowtorch really, give some deffinition

looking good mate

d

[dervishcarving]

eyes off ebay i suspect is easiest

try to get a blwotorch with te hottest flame you can afford. cheep is not good

mapgas is great but expensive