Dragon-Maker's Handbook-Full Color Edition

I loved this book! It has great pictures showing step by step on how to make a fabulous dragon and a short but sweet written explanation on the bottom of each picture! I personally like this because I do not like to read essays on how to make anything! It also lists all the materials you'll need at the beginning of the book, and later lists what are the specific materials you will need for that chapter! ( perfect for people like me who cannot retain information for very long!) I enjoyed the full color pictures very much, and I am more than happy to pay more for this version! ( he has a b/w version for less money)I am looking forward for the next book!?

The instructions to make your own dragon are really very clear and easy to follow. The pictures are also helpful and I think the fact they are in color makes them even better. Besides this, Dan is very fun to read. The only problem I encountered was that my sheets were not as easy to handle as his seems to be. Other than that, I'm amazed of the results. The technique can be used to do other types of creatures, not just only dragons. In any case, Dragons are just amazing! Don't forget to check his site. There's a lot to learn from this guy.

Loved this book-felt it was a good step by step guide if you don't know anything about paper mache and making dragons or other monster creations. Has good humor in the book and easy enough to follow so you can go step by step and create your own wonderful masterpieces. I would recommend this book to those crazy dragon lovers and it really is clever how he puts these pieces of art together-very talented for sure.

This book is so well written and so well illustrated that I highly recommend it. What a fun book. I haven't yet made a dragon, had wanted to make one with my grandsons, but that will have to wait. I will likely simply make one to hang from my own ceiling very soon.Dan Reeder's books on making things are wonderful, each one a delight.When I get around to making a dragon, I will try to remember to update this review.

I looked at the book when I opened it up for the first time and the instructions are so clear and photos right to point, there is now way you will not make your first and many monsters to come. The instructions are so clear that the only way you can screw up is that your view and the author's differ on some point, but the work will still be yours. There will be no right or wrong, just plain fun.

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This book tells you, step by step, how to create fantastic dragons, and then, how to paint them to a really nice level! I wanted to possibly build them for sale on e-Bay, but I soon realized that shipping them would be ridiculously high, as the finished sculptures will be quite large... Aside from that, the book is superb! Cheers!

Ingredients for a dragon- wire coathangers, newsprint, masking tape, old bedsheets, flour and water- Dan the monster man has made it that easy! This book is in full colour and is a shorter version of Dan's new book Papier-Mache Monsters: Turn Trinkets and Trash into Magnificent Monstrosities. All steps are really easy to follow- my high school Art class has followed them and if you have any questions leave Dan a question on his blog [...]. Dan is really quick to respond with lots of great detail and he has made online videos on making monsters and dragons.

Um es vorneweg zu sagen, beschrieben ist die Entstehung des abgebildeten Drachen - nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Dies aber sehr ausführlich und detailreich mit Schritt für Schritt Fotos ausgestattet, so dass der ganze komplexe Entstehungsprozess der Drachenfigur gut nachvollziehbar ist. Trotzdem denke ich, sind Englischkenntnisse von Vorteil, da der kurze Text zu den Fotos recht aussagekräftig und hilfreich ist.

Die beste Art Altpapier zu recyclen.Hab ja schon einiges gemacht auf dem Pappmachegebiet .... aaaaber was man aus Papier, Mehl, Wasser, sowieeinem alten Bettlaken machen kann ....... wow ...Absolute Kaufempfehlung !!!!Einfach und gut erklärt und bebildert, zwar in Englisch aber mit dem einfachen Schulenglisch kommt man hier gut durch.Unbedingt auch das andere Buch von Dan Reed anschauen, es lohnt sich.

Ich bin ein großer Fan von Dan Reeder und ein ebensolcher Fan von Drachen. Das Buch ist genial und reich bebildert, gewürzt mit einer Prise Humor. Es ist deshalb außerordentlich hilfreich und ein optimales "Nachschlagewerk" für angehende Drachenfans. Das Buch empfehle ich wärmstens weiter

I bought Dan Reeder's first book in the 80's and have made quite a few "monsters" using his techniques. This is an excellent addition with refined techniques and great inspirational pictures. As always his writing is entertaining in its own right, even if you decide not to get your hands dirty! Brilliant read, can't wait to get started on the next project!

Ich wurde durch eine der Wahnsinnig detailreichen Papiermache Kreationen des Authors auf dieses Buch aufmerksam.Es erklärt in vielen Bereichen mit Bildern und witzigen Texten alles was man brauch um einen Drachen aus Drahtbügeln, Zeitung, viel Tape und diversen anderen Materialien herzustellen.Man sollte der vollständigkeit Halber auch das 2. Buch des Authors kaufen, dieses erklärt in gleich amüsantem Stil wie man diverse Details für die kleinen Monster hinbekommt.