ABOUT ME
Fascinated by J.R.R Tolkien's universe since my earliest childhood, I've dedicated my first works to his writings.
This passion led me to manage Tolkiendrim.com for a few years, after being editor and graphic designer for this website.
It was throught Middle-earth that my journey into the universes of fantasy began. This fertile soil has always inspired me, and pushed me to develop my creativity, both in the digital field and in manual creations... It is not surprising that I have finally began to create dragon eggs. Is there a more emblematic creature than this fire breather?!
To highlight my creations, I slipped into the shoes of several characters before creating one of my own. Onethrîn, for that is his name, is a traveller like so many others - after all, we are all travellers, in our books or through our imaginations. Alchemist, he is 'the one who gives', enclosing in his creations the memories of forgotten or distant worlds.
THE WORKSHOP OVER TIME
Section made with help from Charlotte COLLÉ during her internship.
- PREMICES -
The adventure began in 2017. Wanting to decorate my home according to my taste with medieval fantasy items, I had the idea of making a dragon's egg on my own, using my modest model-making skills!
After drawing, by hand, a few scales, I transformed them into a pattern to help me sketch all the others that I would then have to cut out and glue, one by one, onto my support.
Satisfied with the initial results, I decided to continue on the same path, with the intention of getting faster. So I set about making a digital model of the scales, printable directly onto the material to be cut...
- PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT -
Over time, I developed the desire to create larger dragon eggs. However, the thickness of the material used for these scales made it impossible to print them directly, so I had to go back to doing everything by hand, from drawing to assembling.
I also had to think of a way of making this model more solid, as the support for it is hollow. After several attempts, I finally found a way of doing this without making it heavier.
For a few years I continued to experiment and shared this hobby on social networks. Hesitantly, I finally took the plunge and set up my own business in 2022.
- AND NOW WHAT? -
As I wanted to automate the cutting of the scales, I followed the advice of some creative friends and bought a machine that could do that. Despite its efficiency, I still have a few manual finishing touches to do for the bigger ones.
At the same time, determined to keep experimenting, I added a few variations to some of my dragon eggs: airbrushing gradients, adding sculpted elements or even changing the orientation of the scales.
Finally, after spending a long time creating on a corner of my desk, I decided to take advantage of the know-how I'd acquired over the last few years to create a real space dedicated to creation.
