A work in progress first dragon (lot of pics)

brianh · #1 02-09-2008, 08:01 AM

I started this one on tuesday It measures 5' tall and around 28" in girth.

It started without to much of a plan and evolved as I sawed away, the wood is white pine I will post more pics as I finish it unfortunately I did not start taking picture till I had it mostly blocked out.

brianh · #2 02-09-2008, 08:04 AM

More pics

squbrigg · #3 02-09-2008, 08:07 AM

Nice work, I like the body design.

Bob

Tom H · #4 02-09-2008, 08:21 AM

Wow! Nice! You leave that fella out there by the road, there'll be trouble. Some poor ol boy comin up and over the rise in the road at night will freak out. Great job! Tom H

Thor · #5 02-09-2008, 08:42 AM

What a wonderful dragon! I very much like the way you got him out of the shape of the log. His feet and claws are terrific.
Thanks for showing it.
Thor

brianh · #6 02-09-2008, 04:47 PM

I got some more done today, detailed the feet claws and tail, we are having a snowstorm so I only got about 3 hours in.

Irishman · #7 02-09-2008, 05:03 PM

That is something else. Can't believe you do that with a chainsaw. Are you painting or burning the carvings?
Patrick

brianh · #8 02-13-2008, 07:14 AM

I just carved a baby one yesterday it is around 36" tall
The carvings will get lightly burned sealed then rubbed down with a gray-green stain wash for in between the scales, the rest of the coloration I will do by feel at the time.

doris · #9 02-13-2008, 07:17 AM

wow, really different... i like the baby one in particular, nice flow of lines, in particular on this back....are you doing the scales with chain saw too, or are those chiseled in ? anyway, very nice work.

brianh · #10 02-13-2008, 07:21 AM

Doris, I do the scales with the tip of the chainsaw bar I use a dime and quarter tip carving bars on my saws.