The dragon head was modeled in Sculptris and the shield was modeled in inventor. Both were imported and combined in Meshmixer to create a unified watertight mesh.

This model was made as a demo for an upcoming class at Danger!Awesome in Cambridge MA. If interested in learning some basics in digital sculpting for 3d printing join our class below:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-sculpting-for-3d-printing-january-2014-tickets-9820211517?aff=eorg

Used standard setting in Maker Ware with raft and support
Changed infill to Linear
Printed on single extruder Makerbot Replicator and changed the filament between the shield and dragon head