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No. 17

Themed Sets & Sculpture

Lunar New Year Dragon

A large carved dragon, painted red and gold, displayed on the beach.

Large carved dragon painted red with gold horns and tail, displayed on sand.

The project

A dragon sculpture several metres long, carved in sections from white foam blocks, assembled, then painted red with gold details. The photographs show it from rough-cut blocks to the finished piece on the sand.

Category

Themed Sets & Sculpture

Year

2024

Gallery

The dragon partly painted, its white carved head and tail at either end of the red body.
The painted dragon in the workshop, with gold spines along its back.
The dragon partly painted, its white carved head and tail at either end of the red body.
The painted dragon in the workshop, with gold spines along its back.
The dragon partly painted, its white carved head and tail at either end of the red body.
The painted dragon in the workshop, with gold spines along its back.

Process

The dragon’s head cut out in profile from a foam block, with guide lines drawn on.
Head and neck rough-cut from foam blocks.
The carved head in detail, showing the mane and horns before painting.

Next project

Easter 2024 Character Sculptures

Painted figures of a prince, a white horse under a red cloth and a fairy godmother with a cauldron, set on a beach beside a sign reading ‘Welcome to Far Far Away’.