Carving Fantasy & Legend Figures in Wood: Patterns & Instructions for Dragons, Wizards & Other Creatures of Myth
I need patterns for my carvings.  So mostly, I'm glad someone with the creativity I'm a bit short on has written a book on a subject one grandson is "nuts" about.  A Wizard and a Dragon are the major projects in the book.  The Wizard is about a foot tall, a squinchy faced fellow, dressed in an under and outer robe.  The dragon is a green wyvern -- that means he has only 2 front legs and a wormy body.  He's got a proper dragon head with big nostrils and teeth and wings.  Directions for this little fellw are as good as those for the Wizard.  He really is a cute dragon. This is a fun book, the material well presented, the instructions clear.  So enjoy making some youngsters in your life happy with some really neat gifts.These are fun projects that would do nicely for gifts and the author encourages altering his patterns for different effects, by shifting masses or planning different expressions. Adding Cipa's coloring techniques is an art in itself, and looks very worthwhile to learn.