Sorry folks for the late dragon post this week. My youngest son recently moved back home and we now are back to a full house. It’s not a bad thing, but it certainly has messed up my equilibrium. I really need to start on these dragons sometime before Wednesday night!

Click on any of the photos for a closer look.

Dragon #5-Renatta the Red 1

Anyhow, meet Renatta. I’ve had in mind to make a red dragon with red and gold mica powders for some time now. I wanted to name her Renatta, which is a form of the name Renee, a character in a book series by one of my favorite authors, Robin Hardy.

Dragon #5-Renatta the Red 2

I love how the candlelight plays off her wings and her sparkles.  The Interference Red Perfect Pearls have a really pretty iridescent pink/red look in real life.

Dragon #5-Renatta the Red 3

I also like that she works with or without the candle holder.

At some point I want to make her a treasure chest, or something interesting to put in that space where she’s looking.

Dragon #5-Renatta the Red 4

Although they’re not perfect, I do like how the wings came out, especially the translucence.

Dragon #5-Renatta the Red 5

It was fun making a slightly larger sculpture than I usually do, as I got to spend more time on details like the toes and the horns.

Dragon #5-Renatta the Red 6

I also did some different details on the tip of the tail.

Now it’s time to start on #6!

If you’d like to keep up with my dragon creations this year, I’ve made a Thursday’s Dragon Pinterest board just for them.

Happy creating all. 🙂

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4 thoughts on “Thursday’s Dragon #5 – Renatta the Red

    1. Oh good, I’m glad you both approve. 😉

      I thought of making Renatta way back when a-certain-troll-who-shall-remain-nameless was being so mean about Renee in her reviews and posts on your blog.

      Oh, and I while checking out if Renatta was truly a form of Renee I found that they both mean “born again.” But you probably already knew that.

      It gave me a chuckle in light of the troll’s unkind and presumptuous commentary.

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