Great Book of Dragon Patterns

Your guide to creating fantastic art of man's favorite foe: the dragon!

An artist's resource packed with Eastern and Western dragon patterns for any medium
146 patterns of wyverns, giant serpents, winged worms, fantasy dragons, and more, including 131 line art patterns and 15 detailed sketches
Expert tips, techniques, and step-by-step instructions for transferring a pattern to a wide variety of materials (fabric, wood, canvas, skin, etc.)
Detailed sections on dragon anatomy, history, evolution, types, traits, and lore
Full-color gallery of dragon art created by author Lora Irish and others
Create your own dragon art from more than 140 patterns by Lora Irish!

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.

In this updated and expanded third edition featuring 42 newly added patterns, dragon aficionado and artist Lora S. Irish shares tips and techniques for creating your own fantastic renderings of man's favorite foe. Whether you're a beginner or an accomplished artist, you'll find a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for dragon art in any medium:

Woodworkers: Scroll saw, intarsia, relief carving, marquetry, pyrography
Fabric Artists: Quilting, needlepoint, embroidery, fabric painting, silk screening
Illustrators: Oil, watercolor, tole painting, airbrush, pen & ink
Any medium of your choice: Computer graphics, paper cutting, body art, etching, stained glass, and more
These 208 pages include over 140 dragon patterns, dragon anatomy, fascinating dragon lore, evolution, and more! Updates for this edition include 42 new patterns for both Eastern and Western dragons. You'll also find examples of how other talented artists have incorporated dragons into their work, a complete history of dragon lore, and a helpful section on transfer instructions for applications including fabric, wood, canvas, and other materials. You'll also learn about the various dragon breeds, their anatomy, ornamentation, and scales.

Choose from page after page of more than 140 dragon patterns and use Lora Irish's dragon patterns as-is or apply her techniques to create your own. Whether you want to recreate Eastern or Western dragons, Sea Serpents, Lindworms, Drakes, Hydras, and more, this book is the ultimate source of inspiration for all your mythological art projects!

Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author whose popular books published by Fox Chapel Publishing have sold more than 500,000 copies. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.

An inspiring resource any artist, you'll find a wide variety of dragon patterns to embellish your arts and crafts inside Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Revised and Expanded Third Edition!

"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."
—Library Journal