Years ago, I wanted to make a 3D version of the classic lizard keychain. Once I figured it out, I made my first few out of pony beads, and years later, out of 3mm seed beads. In this tutorial, I will be using 4mm seed beads, which will end up being around 3.5 inches long. With pony beads, it will be closer to 8 in. At the bottom, I've included a pic of what it looks like using pony beads, & 3mm seed beads. In the outro, there's a link to a google doc/offline version of the tutorial (which has all the images in their original quality), as well a link to a blank template for anyone that wants to make it with a different color pattern. *Error Update*: There was a mistake I made on the picture for step 9, the blue string path on the right side with the photo was wrong & did not match the diagram. This is now fixed here & on the google file.
The color pattern for this tutorial, along with the amount of string and beads needed.
Legend/Key for the diagrams
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Step 9 (the blue string path on the right side with the photo was wrong & did not match the diagram. This is now fixed)
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2 of the ones I did with 3mm seed beads, and 2 with pony beads. The little black one I was trying to do Maryland colors, and the pony bead black one I made to match umbreon :) (You can see the nose has 2 beads for the last row on these older ones. I decided to change that to one bead for this tutorial cuz I think it would look better)
Blank template (also shared a link for it in it's original quality in the outro)
I tried to have the pics be as explanatory as I could, but if anyone is confused, has any questions, or spots a typo/error, you can comment them on this forum post, & I'll try to address them: https://kandipad.com/forum/advanced-techniques/how-to-make-a-3d-lizard-qa-67280552 (I also respond quicker in the KP discord) Here's the link to the offline/google docs version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gMW0_f2Z2s8kWv1WO2gbvHR2iM1dZbA1nA7qtI3MO10/edit?usp=sharing & heres the blank template image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tGSRE4Mnz4TY2tXXYMChMI9dHDo6zchq/view?usp=drivesdk