Dragons have captured the imaginations of artists for eons. Images of the beasts appear in the earliest myths, on the armor of medieval knights and in today's popular culture. Here, in this guide for artists, dragon aficionado and artist Lora S. Irish shares tips and techniques for creating your own fantastic renderings of man's favorite foe. Use the author's patterns or apply her techniques to create your own! Inside you'll find:
• 72 patterns for all of dragonkind
• Basic dragon anatomy
• Tips for adding feathers, beards, fins and fire
• Basic patterns that can be altered to create any number of unique dragon designs
• Fascinating dragon lore, evolution and more!

For use by artists of all mediums!
• Woodworkers: Scroll saw, Intarsia, relief carving, marquetry, pyrography
• Fabric Artists: Quilting, needlepoint, embroidery, fabric painting, silk screening
• Illustrators: Oil painting, watercolors, tole painting, airbrushing, pen and ink
• Also Ideal For: Computer graphics, paper cutting, body art, etching, stained glass

Lora Irish is an artist who runs an internet carving studio with her husband at www.carvingpatterns.com. She is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Wood Carving Illustrated and the author of Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Fairy Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Great Book of Woodburning, and Wood Spirits and Green Men. She lives in Mt. Airy, Maryland.

No mythical animal has inspired as much legend around the world as the dragon. This book includes dragon lore from many countries as well as a structural analysis of dragon anatomy as it has evolved throughout history. There are instructions for drawing details such as scales and many line drawings of dragons in different poses for use by woodworkers, fabric artists, and illustrators. A good book for fantasy or young adult collections as well as general crafts.