Galatea

This is an animatronic dragon puppet I've built. Still in the process of painting the scales and such. I'll post a finished version once she's finished!

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• dragon
• puppet
• animatronic

[Wyvronyx]

seriously, message me on here coz that is amazing and I am a bit too dragon obsessed for my own good. I would happily pay for you to make one and send one to the uk, if your up for it let me know and costs.

[cbDragoness]

@Wyvronyx -- I haven'

t even had the time to finish painting the scales on this one... I have 2 young kids and too many projects, so unfortunately making more of these is just not going to be possible.

[julzabro]

Great job! What medium did u use for the body? I made an animatronic dragon also but mine doesn't have wings...;) Excellent job!

[cbDragoness]

@julzabro The parts of the body that are clay are Crayola Model Magic (so they're very lightweight) and the rest is fabric over the frame with just a little stuffing or batting.

[faerydustcollector]

I am really impressed with the jointed folding and flapping wings, I am looking into making some puppets myself, any tips your willing to share?

[cbDragoness]

@faerydustcollector: As far as tips go... my biggest bit of advice is to remember that while it will look like you can get away with a little slop in the joints or stiffness when you're just working with the frame, the more you add the skin and stuffing the more important it becomes that the cables have good leverage and the joints don't have too much slop. It's hard to find springs small enough-- taking apart old VCR's provides some.

[thessie]

That's beautiful! How are you doing the movement? Is she wired or is the electronic?

[boxleythetalkingdog]

Could you do a how to video!!!! I wanna make one

[MermaidTalesbyKy]

I WANT THAT SO BAD!!!

[zeonat3412]

*BEAUTY*

[AoRyuKojo]

Oh my god, how friggin' cute!!!

[kyuketsujin]

Absolutely GORGEOUS! He is a very BEAUTIFUL, whimsical specimen! Wonderful job!

[NerezaDarkBlood]

this is a butiful puppet

im fairly good with sculpting but im new to puppetry is there any advice you can give me when making a puppet like this im very interested in trying my hand at a shoulder puppet of a albino vulture but i guess i should start off with basic puppetry fist before going into stuff like this ?

[Lovepitbullzomg]

Hey, I was wondering how to make one (If you could describe) For, I would LOVE to create a different dragon, or wolf. I am only 12 years old, and if I could learn how to do that, Then I will finally find a profession I'll be happy with. :)

[SailorLeo85]

OMG she is sssssssssssooooooo cute! I love how big you made her eyes. And her colors are simply stunning...ME WANT!!!>.<

[K00rihi]

....O[]O