This Dragon Tail Is Made With A Camo Pattern! Or At Least, A Reasonable Approximation Of One.

This dragon tail is made with a camo pattern! Or at least, a reasonable approximation of one. 

Primarily green, with blotches of brown, and scattered flecks of black and yellow. All scales are anodized aluminum, linked together with stainless steel rings. The commissioner’s character has a removable blade at the tip if their tail, which they may fabricate themselves later, so I included some lobster clasps for them to be able to easily attach it in.

This tail measures in at 33 inches long, and weighs 3 pounds 1 ounce.

Do you happen to have anything ready to go in blue/purple and white? I would be looking for something for my daughter... we're both hardcore larpers and she plays a drake. Fell in love with your product, but she's being cautious about purchasing something prior to seeing the completed product (we've been burned BADLY before). Let me know, your stuff is gorgeous!!

I’m assuming you’re asking about a tail? Those take long enough to make that it makes no sense to craft them ahead of time to have in stock. I make them on a commission basis when my work schedule permits. 

I feel you on not wanting to pay for something sight unseen. When I take commissions, I only take payment after the piece is completed and I’ve posted photos for the client to see. It means the client gets proof of completion before they pay. A couple times I’ve had clients back out at that point, citing lack of money, but in those cases I’ve always been able to sell the tail pretty quickly to someone else. So I’m generally fine with this setup.

I’m currently preeeetty busy, sadly, and can’t take commissions right now. When I am able to take orders I’ll post announcements here.

Also, I guess I should probably put together a contact form that asks for people’s emails. As is, people tend to ask pretty specific questions anonymously, and there’s no way to respond except by typing out a politic answer and blasting it to all my followers, which is annoying for everyone involved.

Dragon tail commissions open!

After a very long period of being super busy with lots of things, I am finally able to open for tail commissions! I will be taking requests for commissions through Thursday April 5. Commissions I accept at this time will be completed by the end of April. Read up on the details here, and then fill out this form! Note that I do expect to get more requests than I will be able to complete at this time. I don't like taking commissions on a first-come-first-serve basis, since that just seems to privilege people who're online all the time. I try to be fair when I pick which commissions to take, and people who request one now but who don't make it will have priority in the future.

This dragon tail is made of anodized titanium, and it’s got a couple new details!

First is the spade tip. The client wanted this more complicated shape, so I worked out how to get the upper piece to attach through a slit in the pattern of the tail. Like my normal spade tips, it also attaches in with lobster clasps, so it’s removable and swappable for different colors/materials. In this instance the client went for black painted plywood, and I threw in a plain un-painted birch plywood one as a spare. 

The second new thing the client requested was the type of spikes used down the spine. The manufacturer refers to these as an eagle claw shape. I do like their profile, but instead of being symmetrical like the rest of the spikes I use, they curve to the side pretty dramatically. I could see it working really well on a big leather collar or super-spiked-out jacket, but for this application I was not super fond of them. But the client liked them, so that’s what matters.

The tail itself is made with a bunch of different colors of anodized titanium: violet diamonds beneath each spike down the spine, a mix of dark and light blue for the background, and a scattering of teal and green. I clustered the teal and green scales towards the top surface, and faded the blues darker on the underside. I got photos of it in a bunch of lighting conditions because the colors can really vary depending on the type of light they’re in.

Quick update, commissions opening soon.

I’ve been super busy for the last... while... so haven’t been able to devote as much time as I’d like to crafting. My normal-job work has been super busy with us scrambling to finish a set of construction drawings for this (actually really neat I think) roof addition. We just yesterday sent out (what I believe to be) the final set of drawings. Then in the evenings I’ve been working really hard to finish writing a LARP that we’re running tomorrow.

Next week I’m going to be attempting to power through a costume for the @magicmeatmarch challenge. I’m not yet sure what direction I’m going to take for it, so if you’ve got ideas for a costume I should make let me know! The first year I made a stack of armor pieces, and the second I did a sort of rogue get-up where I made a leather jacket. I’m kind of thinking about doing like an evil spell-caster or necromancer thing, with a bunch of black strap work in pentagram shapes and stuff. Something to take the bondage-harness aesthetic but reconfigure it into something more fantastical.

After that project is done, my queue of big projects will be pretty much taken care of! So I’ll be opening up for tail commissions! I’ve had a bunch of people contact me over the last few months asking about them. (I’ve occasionally been too busy to even respond to those requests, so my apologies to those folks.) People who’ve submitted tail requests in previous rounds will get first dibs, but I’ll be posting the official opening announcement next week.

Get hype!

Magic Meat March (March 1st- March 31st)

Magic Meat March is a month long creative event dedicated to showcasing fantasy men is skimpy, revealing, impractical, and empowering outfits! This occasion is meant to be a fun way for people to share their drawings, writings, and even some cosplays about guys in impossible fantasy attire! Whether you wish to depict a message about the inequality seen in the apparel of video games and other media or you simply want to draw dudes in something seemingly suitable only for the beach, all are welcome!

Here are a few guidelines!

•Be sure to tag your posts as #MagicMeatMarch or submit them to the blog!  •The Prompt List is not required for this event! It is simply meant to help inspire people to create something! You can choose any themes you’d like to do at any time! •Creative freedom is highly encouraged, but please be mindful of how some traditionally feminine poses and outfits may appear to others. •Nudity and sexual themes are fine, but please avoid outright pornographic depictions solely for the sake of being pornographic. Some exceptions apply, but please be thoughtful in how your art is presented. •Be sure to join the Male Ecchi DeviantArt group to submit your Magic Meat March related content and follow the new Twitter account!

Be sure to spread the word and have fun!