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Instructions
Use a sheet of typing paper for your initial attempt at his craft. You can search for finer or textured papers as you gain expertise.
Use a pencil to lightly draw a dragon shape. Refer to photos but do not get obsessed with exactness. Dragons are imaginary and can take many forms with various details. Basically a dragon is serpentine, so start with a swirling line.
Form two large nostrils on the end of a dog-like snout. Create a scaly, mane going down the neck and perhaps straight through the body to the end of the tail.
Add all other details. The legs can be patterned and attached to the body with reference to salamander photos.
Refine your drawing -- remembering the lines you draw need to be cut -- so minimize small details within the dragon body.
Cut the entire outline with manicure scissors. This eliminates the outside space and gives you greater freedom in cutting.
Snip the interior, smallest areas first. Proceed to the bigger decorative features you have designed, until all your details are delineated by cutting.
Place the cut out dragon symbol over a contrasting colored paper.
Put a few dots of white glue on the wrong side of the cut out. The wrong side has your original pencil marks remaining along some edges of the cut lines. Spread the dots of glue with your finger, so they lay flat. Press the dragon in position. It is important to use a minimum of glue.