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Great Book of Dragon Patterns
Lora Irish

Author of over a dozen craft books, in the Great Book of Dragon Patterns: The Ultimate Sourcebook For Artists and Craftspeople, she focuses on Dragons. The first nine chapters are covered in 60 pages. Over a hundred pages are given to Chapter Ten: Dragon Patterns.

Chapter One: Dragon Gallery
Chapter Two: Basic Dragon Traits
Chapter Three: General descriptions of dragon types.
Worm, Sea Serpent, Lindworm, Drake, Hydra, Winged Worm, Wyvern, Western Dragon, Fairy Dragon, Fantasy Dragon
Chapter Four: Oriental Dragons
General Mythology, Physical Attributes, Eastern or Western, Eastern Dragon Species
Chapter Five: Basic Dragon Anatomy
Mammal Style Body, Reptile Style Body, General Skeletal Structures, Wing Structures
Chapter Six: Adding Ornamentation
The Dragon's Skull, Fire Breathing Dragons, Choosing Ornamentations
Chapter Seven: Scale Work
Scaling, Scale Grid Work
Chapter Eight: Creating Test Patterns
Chapter Nine: Dragon Lore - Famous Dragons
Virgin Hands; Draco; Hercules and the Hydra; The Lambton Worm; Indian Worms; The Chapel Roof; The Ladon Serpent; Siegfried, Regin, and Fafnir; Beowulf and the Fire Dragon; Saint George and the Dragon; The Yorkshire Dragon
Chapter Ten: Dragon Patterns
Over one hundred full page (8 1/2 inch x 11 inch) dragon patterns.

181 pages. Paperback.

ISBN-13: 978-1-56523-231-0
ISBN-10: 1-56523-231-3

Price: $18.50

Great Book of Dragon Patterns.  The Ultimate Design Sourcebook For Artists and Craftspeople.  By Lora Irish.