Dragon Boat Festival

Google Doodle

I made a yarn and cardboard sculpture to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival 2023. 188 scales adorn this cheerful vessel. Animation by the talented Thoka Maer.

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Dragon boat

Process

Sketch

Pom-pom maker

Letters

Gluing the interior

Scale layout

Gluing the exterior

Scales

Finished letter

Front of boat base