This Dragon Tail Is Made With Anodized Titanium Scales, Which The Commissioner Special-ordered And Sent

This dragon tail is made with anodized titanium scales, which the commissioner special-ordered and sent to me. This is definitely the most beautiful material I've worked with. There were 5 different colors of titanium used here, but because of the way the anodizing works there is a good amount of color variation from one scale to the next, or even within a single scale. It gives the whole piece a cool iridescent appearance.

This tail also has a stainless steel underbelly, which will match with the chrome spikes that I'll be installing down the spine. But I wanted to get photos of it before I did that.

This is another of my older mask designs, but again one that I like a lot. The slashing diagonal slits over the eyes work like shutter shades, so you can see through them pretty easily, but they obscure your eyes from view. I think of it as a subtly sinister design that would fit in reasonably with goth/punk or fetish outfits. I'd expect to see this mask worn by a villain, not a hero.

This mask takes a bit longer to form than others of the simple masks I make. Getting the little bars that go over the eyes to bulge outwards evenly takes some care. But I think the effect is worth it.

This mask could be yours!

Planning the pattern for a somewhat complex dragon tail commission. This one will involve 5 different colors of anodized titanium, which the commissioner special-ordered from the manufacturer, plus stainless steel on the underside. The titanium colors are all kind of irregular and iridescent-looking. Really cool looking. I'll have to grab a photo of them.

Here's a dragon tail I finished up a couple weeks ago for a commissioner. It's made of primarily red anodized aluminum scales, with stainless steel on the underside. It also has five claw-shaped spikes down the center, giving it nice spines, which is something I've done on a lot of these tails.

The new thing here was the arrow-shaped spade tip. It was an idea that had been in my head for a while, and this commissioner independently asked about it, so I went ahead and came up with a way to do it. It's made of leather, which I stained and sewed together with some padding in the center to give it some extra depth. The spade tip attaches by way of three lobster clasps, so it's also easy to swap out for a change of pace, or in case it ever needs to be repaired.

Here, have a pile of photos of me swinging it around to show off how flexible these tails are.

I've been thinking recently about mask designs that would be wearable with glasses. Here's my first design that I'm happy with. It's kind of a crown or helm concept, which goes across the forehead and then down the sides of the face. I based the cross-hatched design on my popular sea dragon mask design.

Another concept I've been playing with is to just remove the bridge of the nose portion of the mask, so your glasses can rest on the nose like they're designed to. But I haven't yet come up with any designs of that type which I've been particularly fond of.

Since I thought this design was a success, I've posted it up for sale on my Etsy page.

This Halloween, cozy up in the dark with a classic horror movie and hope you escape the notice of your friendly neighborhood serial killer.

This mask is available. If I make another one of these, I'll probably adjust the design a bit on the lower half.