Customizing Dream Valley's 1/4 Dragon
When Dream Valley started previewing their dragon-not a dragon boy or girl, an actual dragon-photos in December of 2023, I started getting excited. By the time the end of the month had hit and I knew there were two sizes, I was rabid to order. So as soon as orders opened in January, I was on it. There were some hiccups along the way (receiving the wrong sized dragon) but by August I had him and was able to start getting him properly done up. Almost a month later and he's done. Below are various pictures I took through the process, keeping track as I worked on him. I took inspiration from gold-veined quartz and marble, and decided to experiment with using gold leaf in additional to gold paint, PearlEx, and gloss varnish. The end result: a very sparkly boy.
For other people looking for similar eyes: I went cheap with these ones and I'm happier than I would have been with proper BJD eyes, due to how tiny his eyes are. These are glass cabochons from Nixcreations on Etsy. He takes 8mm eyes, the same as the 1/6 scale.
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