Polymer Clay Central has announced the November 2007 Challenge theme: Dragons & Fantasy.

Ideas

• Dragons, castles, elves
• Fairies, unicorns, mermaids
• Gnomes, goblins, gargoyles
• Wizards, witches
• Lord of the Rings- or Harry Potter-inspired creations

Tips & Tutorials

• Polymer Clay Express offers a simple Scrap Dragon tutorial.
• Maureen Carlson's Polymer Clay Winged Dragon demo includes tips for making a delightfully-colorful dragon, along with instructions for an easy bulls-eye wing cane.
• Sue Heaser's Fantasy Fairies tutorial includes full fairy instructions -- dainty petal dress, hair & a translucent wing cane.
• For more on wings, check out Jenny Cox's TLS Fairie Wings or our older post with more wing-making links.

Inspiration

• Jill from Studio Willich uses a variety of media in her goblins, faeries & art dolls. The descriptions indicate which ones include polymer clay. I love all the character in her creatures' faces!
• Browse through the galleries on Katherine Dewey's Elvenwork site for photos of beautifully fantastic creatures. The site also includes artist tips and a sculptors' forums.
• CLBCreations (creator of the dragon at the top of this post) has Flickr pages full of inspiration. She also blogs about her own & others' polymer clay creations.

Books

• Dragons, by Christi Friesen
• Creating Fantasy Polymer Clay Caracters: Step-by-Step Trolls, Wizards, Dragons, Knights, Skeletons, Santa, and More!, by Dinko Tilov

Mail your entries in by November 15, 2007, for a chance to win one of three prizes. Good luck!