{"product_id":"fairy-dragon-figurine","title":"Fairy Dragon Figurine Pearlescent Rainbow Wings","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery other figure in this range answers to a photograph of a real animal. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one answers to nobody, which frees the sculptor to do the thing none of the wildlife pieces can: a finish that changes as you move\u003c\/strong\u003e. The pearl coat over the body and wings shifts through the spectrum with the viewing angle, and it is the reason the piece disappoints in pictures and does not in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePearl finish shifts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Color changes with angle, which no flat photograph can show.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWings are the width.\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 across against 5.5 tall, so allow for the span.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvented, not observed.\u003c\/strong\u003e The only piece here not built from a living reference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirect light suits it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A lamp or a window brings the coat up; deep shade flattens it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThis Finish Needs Real Light\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePearlescent coatings work by stacking translucent layers that bend light instead of absorbing it, so what you see depends entirely on where the light is. \u003cstrong\u003ePut this in a dim corner and it reads as pale plastic; put it near a lamp or a window and the wings run through a whole spectrum\u003c\/strong\u003e. Placement matters more here than on anything else in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeasure Across, Not Up\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe span is 6.5 inches against a height of 5.5, which is the reverse of what most figures do and catches people out on a narrow shelf. Measure across rather than up. It also means the wings are the first thing a sleeve catches, so it belongs behind the front edge rather than on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNo Animal to Copy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildlife sculpts are constrained by what the animal actually looks like, and that constraint is most of their value. A dragon has no such limit, so what is being judged instead is design: whether the proportions hold together and whether the finish earns its place. On both counts this one is doing something the rest of the shelf cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions About the Fairy Dragon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it really change color?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, with the angle you look from, because the coat bends light rather than absorbing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the wingspan?\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 inches across, on a figure 5.5 inches tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere should it go?\u003c\/strong\u003e Somewhere it catches direct light. In shade the coat has nothing to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a real species?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is the one invented creature in a range otherwise built on live animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Does it really change color?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, with the angle you look from, because the coat bends light rather than absorbing it.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the wingspan?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"6.5 inches across, on a figure 5.5 inches tall.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where should it go?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Somewhere it catches direct light. In shade the coat has nothing to work with.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is it a real species?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No. It is the one invented creature in a range otherwise built on live animals.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Safari Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52271830597933,"sku":"102518","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/safari-ltd-fairy-dragon-figurine-1.jpg?v=1787908323","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/fairy-dragon-figurine","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}