I'm actually teaching myself to stitch better just so I can make my own dragon doll (I found a tutorial and they're actually not that difficult to make. Of course I say that now but we'll see how "not tricky" it is when I actually make one).

Lately I've been coming across some really great sculpting tutorials, and I can send you the links if you want. The biggest mistakes I've been making is using clay that's too soft. Turns out you can actually blend firm and soft clay for something that you can actually work with and add fine details to. Why I wasn't able to find these tutorials sooner, I have no idea.