Dragon growth chart - Final

So here it is the final product ! Since step 4 I have darken the dragon's nose and under his eyes to add a little shading. I also added flakes to give the dragon some texture. I changed the wings color to red instead of green, the green made then look like leaves ! I added knees in a cartoonish way with swirl for each one.

I hope you enjoyed this little walk through.

Dragon growth chart - steps 3 & 4

In step 3 I cout out the dragon shape in the wood following my dark line I made in step 2. Here it is

For smoothness, I sanded the sides and for security I rounded the pointy wings by sanding htem as well.

To continue with step 4 I decided that would not use primar since I wanted my daughter to paint it with me today and colors so much more fun ! Because my sun's bedroom's accents are orange, the dragon had to be orange as well. Here is our first coat of orange.

We than when on coloring the horns, the belly, and the wings. During her nap I applied the second coat everywhere and added some details to the wings. There are still some touch ups to be made but here is the almost final product :-)

After these 2 steps I still have a few painting touch ups and the growth chart to draw and vernish the final product and its ready for wrapping ! 

In my next post I will show you the final product. 

Dragon growth chart - step 1 and 2

My little boy's first birthday is coming up, the 25th of December. He is our little Christmas present ! For his birthday I am making him a wooden growth chart in the shape of a dragon. Why a dragon, because mommy loves them and because all the rest of his room is already in the Dragon and Knight theme.  

Before any steps can be taken I need materials. First I need a 6' X 1' X 3/4" pin plank. To cut out my shape I need a jigsaw with the finest blades and sand paper to smooth it out. At last I need acrylic paint to make it into a dragon. I use the Americana acrylics. You can apply white primer paint before painting with acrylics, but it is not mandatory.

1. Pin plank 6'X1'X3/4"
2. Jigsaw with finest blades
3. sand paper
4. primer (optional)
5. acrylic paint

The first step consists of drawing a sketch of the dragon on paper. Here's mine

When satisfied with the sketch continue onto step 2; draw it on the wooden plank with a pencil. Lines may be erased easily if needed. Before cutting my shape out I use a black pen felt to trace the outer line that need to be cut along. Here is how it looks like on wood. I hope you can see it well.

In step 3 I will have to master the jigsaw, but that will have to wait since my darlings are sound asleep :-)