There are certain ways to paint a dragon that will make it look lifelike.
If you are sculpting a dragon out of ceramic clay, you can make it look more lifelike by painting it in a certain way. Painting a ceramic dragon involves applying ceramic glaze in layers, and then painting on metallic acrylic paint, once the dragon has been fired in a kiln. Once your ceramic dragon sculpture is finished, it will resemble a dragon from a medieval storybook.
Instructions
1. Place your air-dried ceramic dragon onto a flat surface.
2. Paint the entire sculpture with ceramics glaze. If you want certain areas of the base to be different colors, such as the face and claws, then apply a different shade of glaze to those areas.
3. Allow the glaze to dry completely.
4. Fire the dragon sculpture in a kiln until the sculpture has hardened.
5. Allow the sculpture to cool completely.
6. Apply a darker shade of acrylic paint into the creases and depressed areas of the sculpture using a fine-tipped paintbrush.
7. Allow the paint to dry.
8. Apply medium-shade acrylic paint onto the entire sculpture.
9. Use a cloth to lightly wipe off the paint using small, circular motions. This will layer the colors in a way that will make the scaling, creases and depressions look realistic.
10. Allow the paint to dry completely before displaying the dragon.
