Dragon Ladies WIP

[Merry Scribe]

This is Annie and mine's newest project for the Ren Fair or craft show and I thought to share it with y'all. I is done on a 11"x 9" round basswood. We are trying real hard to build up our stock for the Bristle Ren Fair next year. We are hoping that we do well at the Ren Fair. So here they are the Dragon Ladies.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies.jpg

I gold leaf the dragons breast plate and now Annie will start coloring it will gel pens and colored pencils. So here is the gold leafing up close.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/18-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_Gold_leaf.jpg

Richard this is for you. You wanted me to do sometime that had gold leafing in it and here it is.

The gold leaf actually looks better in real life.

Blessed Be

[Alex22]

Well,I'm not Richard,but I'm still enjoying it.Ha.ha.ha...:lol: Now seriously,I like your dragon,can't wait to see it finished.:thumbsup:

[Merry Scribe]

Well,I'm not Richard,but I'm still enjoying it.Ha.ha.ha...:lol: Now seriously,I like your dragon,can't wait to see it finished.:thumbsup:

Thank you Alex for your kind words.

Blessed Be

[celticrichard]

Gorgeous,Brian ,its a fine thing adding the gold leaf to it,cant wait for the next

By the way Im sorry that youre great idea of a calligraphy section has turned into a celtic knots section.I will try,when I get on my birthday my book about illumination,my tries on this great art.

[Merry Scribe]

Gorgeous,Brian ,its a fine thing adding the gold leaf to it,cant wait for the next

By the way Im sorry that youre great idea of a calligraphy section has turned into a celtic knots section.I will try,when I get on my birthday my book about illumination,my tries on this great art.

Richard no need to be sorry I like that this forum has turned into a celtic art forum and is not calligraphy celtic art.

Blessed Be

[Merry Scribe]

Annie has started coloring the Dragon Ladies using Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils so here's how far we have gotten;

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_I_001.jpg
Blessed Be

[celticrichard]

It must be a long time to colour that dragon,doesnt it?
Because its been four days since last

[Merry Scribe]

It must be a long time to colour that dragon,doesnt it?
Because its been four days since last

Richard yes it has taken a long time to color the dragon but not because that it is hard it is that Annie has to work she is also going to school to get her masters and doing our celtic art projects. So yes Annie has a full plate.

Blessed Be

[Merry Scribe]

The Ladies are progressing slowly but I think this is going to be one of our better pieces.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_II.jpg

Blessed Be

[Merry Scribe]

The Dragon Ladies are coming along smoothly but slowly.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/25-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_III.jpg
Blessed Be

[Merry Scribe]

I completed the gold leafing. Annie wanted me to gold leaf the dragons head plate and horns.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/26-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_IV.jpg

This is a close up of the gold leafing.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/26-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_Gold_Leafing_Finished_I.jpg

Blessed Be

[Merry Scribe]

This is just an up date.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/26-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_V.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/26-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_VI.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/26-Sep-2006/75646-Dragon_Ladies_VII.jpg
Blessed Be

[Merry Scribe]

Here is another update folks and Annie and I are learning something while we have been doing this one. If you want to gold leaf something do it before you start coloring it especially if you are using color pencils. Because when you rub the gold leaf on you smugg the color pencil and it is hard to correct. So if any of you are thinking of using gold leaf did your gold leafing first.

I took some of y'alls suggestions and gold leafed the horns and claws so that is what this up date is about and the lesson we learned.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2006/75646-Golden_Dragon_Ladies.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2006/75646-Lady_and_Dragon.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2006/75646-Golden_Dragon_Ladies_I.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2006/75646-Golden_Dragon.jpg

Blessed Be

[CPM]

Brian and Annie,
The Dragon Lady is coming out awesome. I love the colors (purple and blue). The gold leaf is cool (though it sounds like a pain to do). - Chris

[Merry Scribe]

Brian and Annie,
The Dragon Lady is coming out awesome. I love the colors (purple and blue). The gold leaf is cool (though it sounds like a pain to do). - Chris

Chris thanks for the kind words and yes gold leafing is a lot of work but the results are great. Annie and I really like this website because it has helped us so much.

Thank you all

Blessed Be