DIY Pushpin Dragon Sculpture
How to make a dragon made of wire, newspapers and pushpins.
You are going to need :
- few meters of wire
- some old newspapers
- 200 - 500 pushpins ( according to the size )
- some plastic
- polystyrene egg ( optional )
You are going to need :
- few meters of wire
- some old newspapers
- 200 - 500 pushpins ( according to the size )
- some plastic
- polystyrene egg ( optional )
Step : 1 : Making the Skeleton
Make a skeleton. It's very easy - everyone can do it !
Step : 2 : Making Body
Just take some crumpled newspapers and add it to some part of the dragon and then secure it with a strip of newspapers dipped in a glue. Continue untill the whole dragon is covered ...
Step : 3 : Adding the Scales ( Pushpins )
Make scales by sticking and gluing with hot glue gun. START FROM BOTTOM AND CONTINUE UPWARDS.
Wings are made out of bended plastic using hot air gun and then sanded.
Wings are made out of bended plastic using hot air gun and then sanded.
Step : 4 : Finishing
For the details cut the spike of and bend the pushpins with 2 pliers.
Finally add details like thons, horns, eyes, the end of the tail and (optional) add an egg - which is made the same way as the dragon.
Finally add details like thons, horns, eyes, the end of the tail and (optional) add an egg - which is made the same way as the dragon.
Another Dragon I Made
I tried to make a pushpin dragon according to picture I drew few years ago.
dragon with egg : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yYKxEPglQ
lonely dragon : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpjSeTbxBSU
dragon with egg : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yYKxEPglQ
lonely dragon : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpjSeTbxBSU