{"product_id":"clear-scaled-seated-dragon-cast-resin-sculpture-46cm","title":"Clear Scaled Seated Dragon Cast Resin Sculpture - 46cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dragon in this cast resin sculpture sits upright on its haunches with both forelegs planted, a pair of horns above the brow, bulging eyes and a long beard falling from the jaw down onto the chest. Every surface below the head is covered in overlapping scales, cut in rows that follow the body round rather than running straight. It is colourless resin, polished throughout, and it stands on a small clear pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Field of Scales Over a Complex Form\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA continuous field of scales over a form that changes direction is the long job on this piece. The rows have to follow the body: where the chest turns into the shoulder they must swing round with it, and where the haunch swells they have to open out, or the field reads as a printed pattern laid over a shape instead of a skin belonging to it. That means the rows are set out on the finished form and cut afterwards, not laid on a grid. In clear resin each scale is also a small lens, so the underside of every overlap has to be polished or it goes grey, and there are several hundred of them. The horns and the beard are cut last, undercut clear of the head and the chest so they read as separate from the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated upright animal is met face on and this one is wider than it is tall, so it wants a broad surface at or below eye level: a hall chest, a console, the top of a low cabinet. It carries a lot of surface detail, so give it plain surroundings; against a busy background the scales turn into texture and the form is lost. Light from above and slightly to one side puts a shadow under every scale row and is what makes the field read at all. Put something dark behind it and the colourless body gains an outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHorns, Finish and Getting It Into Place\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild times separate standard from bespoke: 3–4 weeks against 5–6. The scale field can be cut deeper for a stronger relief or shallower for a quieter piece, and the horns are made longer or swept back. Tints of amber, smoke, green and a deep red run through the resin, and leaf is offered in three metals, going into the scales, the horns or the beard alone. A frosted finish is offered in place of the polish. A second dragon facing the other way can be made where a pair is wanted, and this price is for one animal. Any scale is cut to order. One fitted crate holds it and there is nothing to assemble; lift it under the haunches rather than by a horn, and it is a one-person carry. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated dragon covered in scales belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a beard falling from the jaw leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a dragon for a hall chest joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54018540306779,"sku":"R161","price":3105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R161.jpg?v=1791309154","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-scaled-seated-dragon-cast-resin-sculpture-46cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}