Gosh...I just realized how old I am. Tried to watch Tron with my 10 year old boys and they thought it was old looking. They're still stoked for the sequel!
My experience is very limited, but (coming from a background in mostly plastic kitbuilding) I have found that I prefer to build in matte, then apply a clearcoat to produce the desired finish; gloss or matte.
More dragons?
It'd be great to see more of your dragons. I've built the Nightfury, Gronkle, and Terrible Terror from HP's papercraft site...fun, but kind of boxy.
I work from home and my twin 10 year boys have taken an interest in paper modelling, mostly animals and dragons so far. I have mostly built plastic kits, but have a little experience with some WWI aircraft I purchased from Fiddler Green. There's something really cool about going to your computer...