Pip Posted August 15, 2016 Report Posted August 15, 2016 Hi all Recently been at a show, a gent stood watching me carve a collar from start to finish, took nearly an hour, asked lots of questions, and at the end asked for three commissions for his sons, belts, two are easy one i am really stuggling with.... He wants a fantasy belt with dragons etc on. My initial thoughts where scenes from lotr or hobbit but i have discovered i cannot draw dragons, that small, belt is 40mm wide belt with 5 mm border. Ideally i want one breathing fire as each scene is to be framed with simple designs to reduce the cost of the belt and keep it in budget. I have done usual searches, but either to fiddly detail or not enough, just wondering if you fellow leatherworkers could help! Here is something similar to what i need! Thank you Pip Quote
Members cowboycolonel Posted September 4, 2016 Members Report Posted September 4, 2016 Go to any tattoo shop or look at tattoo patterns on line. For some reason those abound with dragons of all sorts. BTW, ask your buyer what kind of dragon he hants. I make a pair of chinks with ddragon designs only to find out that Chinese dragons are not the same as English dragon. Whodda thunk, huh? Quote
Members Grey Drakkon Posted September 4, 2016 Members Report Posted September 4, 2016 Would something like this work: Quote "Everyone with telekinesis, raise my hand!" -Repairman Jack
Members cowboycolonel Posted September 4, 2016 Members Report Posted September 4, 2016 Great looking dragon! Now to put in on a belt -- Aye, there's the rub. Quote
Members Grey Drakkon Posted September 4, 2016 Members Report Posted September 4, 2016 For that one, I'd probably print out that version, then trace over it but only the major lines and maybe the scales, all the fiddly stuff could be tooled in later. Apparently that dragon was in a book from the 1800's so it's fair game. Quote "Everyone with telekinesis, raise my hand!" -Repairman Jack
Pip Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Posted September 4, 2016 6 hours ago, cowboycolonel said: Go to any tattoo shop or look at tattoo patterns on line. For some reason those abound with dragons of all sorts. BTW, ask your buyer what kind of dragon he hants. I make a pair of chinks with ddragon designs only to find out that Chinese dragons are not the same as English dragon. Whodda thunk, huh? One of those annoying none specific customers, the leave it to you! But may not like it, i am just mocking up a design first! 6 hours ago, Grey Drakkon said: Would something like this work: That will do nicely i think ! Thanks! , i have started with some pictoral Carving panels i will post pics tomorrow! Quote
Northmount Posted September 5, 2016 Report Posted September 5, 2016 What about just doing the head and flames? And repeating that. Tom Quote
Pip Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Posted December 31, 2016 Here is the dragon i chose in the end! Quote
Members HENDREFORGAN Posted January 2, 2017 Members Report Posted January 2, 2017 For some irrational reason . . I think it's due to my Nationality . . I can never pass up ANY subject on "dragons" without exhibiting my FAVOURITE "Dragau" . . . Quote Always remember. Every engineer out there now stands on the shoulders of ALL other engineers who went before them.
Members flerg777 Posted January 3, 2017 Members Report Posted January 3, 2017 Wow, what great artistry! I love designs that are so big they challenge the borders. Quote "Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?" Federico Calboli.
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