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JadedExistence — Polymer Dragon Tutorial
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My very first tutorial. I hope this helps people create their own little miniature dragon sculptures. Since it now seems to be my addiction. Feedback is much appreciated. Let me know if I didn't detail enough.If you use this tutorial please add a link in your submission and let me know, I'd love to see your version.
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This is so cute! I really want to try it out but I have to buy some supplies and I'm broke at the moment.
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Thanks for the comment. Sculpey is fun and fairly inexpensive.
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Oh yes. I have a couple of packages of sculpey though it's all that icky, off white color. Wish I had some colored sculpey. Haha.
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Sculpey can be painted with paint and sealed with ceramic sealant too.
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Yeah but sometimes it's just so hard to get the paint into small places without getting it on other parts of the project. I really need to find some good sealant. The last kind I bought made all the things I put it on very sticky and the paint ended up wearing off anyway.
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h. my gosh. That is th CUTEST little dragon EVER. Thanks so much fo the tut ^^
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You're welcome. Thanks for commenting!
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Thanks for putting this up. It really helps my own polymer clay sculpey! : )
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I've never been intersted in making a dragon, but this tutorial called out to me. And the little guy in the last picture was just too cute to resist. xD I'm gonna give this a try.
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Cool, post your results here when you're done!
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Here's one: [link] I'm planning to make another one in the next couple of days.
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Cool! I like how you took it and made it your own with a different pose. It looks great.
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Awesome tutorial. I don't work with clay much, but somehow I was inspired to draw this: [link]
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Thanks. I'm glad to inspire anything in others. Cool picture, the textures are really neat.
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I made something from your awesome tutorial:
[link]
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Coolness!!! 
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Thanks for the comment, good luck trying it!
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I'll upload a picture when I'm done ^^ though I might not do it for a while...lol ^^
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Thanks a bunch now I have some idea of how to make a dragon for a friend of mine!
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did you bake the dragon with the marble?
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yes, otherwise the marble wouldn't have fit in after baking.
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I am doing a similar, but will paint it. I did not follow the tutorial, but I had checked in the past and was inspired. Will upload a picture when I'm done (tell you when), so you can see
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Cool, can't wait to see it!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL!!! It really helps.
But as for attaching the wings. That part.. Hrmm.. How do you totally attach it? So that it wouldn't fall out or become loose? Do I have to press it against the body really hard?? Or some how rub on it so that it'd fuse to the body? 
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You're welcome, glad you're enjoying it. As far as attaching the wings I use a toothpick to gently smooth the edges of the wings onto the body. You can always place new scales over the area where the wings attach if they distort during this process. There are other ways of attaching pieces like this but since I don't often touch the finished piece after it's baked I haven't yet had a problem with pieces falling off. Hope this helps!
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Thank you so much! I can now apply this tip with other projects!
I've always had a problem with attaching other parts to the main body. ;_;
But THANKS SO MUCH for the help! I love the tutorial!
Keep up the great work. ^___^
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No problem, glad I could help!
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Thank you so much for thjis tutorial!!
Really good for a 1st tutorial!!
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wonderful! And nice dragon 
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Did you start with a wire skeleton, or just sculpted it?
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For something this small I usually just start by molding the clay into the shape I want. If I had made it slightly bigger I would have used an aluminum core. I don't use wire unless the sculpture is quite a bit bigger. Glad you like it
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You should, its so much fun to make stuff with!
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Awsome tutorial! I just started to use polymer clay, and I had no idea that you can use beads with it!
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Thanks! You can use polymer clay with just about anything that is oven proof, glass and metal are popular materials to add to sculptures.
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Cool!
Thank you for letting me know that.
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This is wonderfully creative and you did a great job of explaining! Thanks for sharing.
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You're very welcome! It's so neat.
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