The Birth of Pegaso - My first creation in Sculpey

[Mariahc]

Thanks maddmaestro, I think that the Medusa creation will easier for me because I will have more experience with clay and I have more knowledge about female body, inevitably by now I will take some photographs to get the position that I want to see in Medusa.

rvbhal: Thanks! Yes, I tried to marking the zones where the cuts will be made . By the way, I look the body too strong, it seems gladiator's body... I don't know if I must remove the volume a little, I will see it tomorrow, now I must go to bed, I'm falling towards both sides of my chair.

[kikindaface]

Hey mariahc, awesome sclulpture, I love the torso and I don't know how you did to sculpt so much details in this little head ! But I think that legs are a bit short, or maybe thiner legs will be better !

[VulgarDragon]

Stopped by to see your progress. It is looking great. Is Perseus going to be holding Medusa's head in his hand?

[jeni-ann]

wow...seriously can't wait to see the rest

[dreamsorcerer]

Hello Mariah,

Wow, you certainly have been a busy girl.. I'm always in awe of your work my friend, you always manage to make me lean forward and study your amazing work on my monitor. I'm not to great at constructive comments (well I don't think so anyway lol) So all I can say is WOW!! Can't wait to see more!!

[Mariahc]

Thanks to everybody!!

Walid D : Yes, you are right, legs were short, I corrected them but now I think that muscles are too large.

Mad Cross: Yes, he will take the head with his right hand, but I'm thinking about others alternatives: I would like to creat the sword but Perseo will has only two hands, if he not take the head in his hand, where is the head? hanging from the belt is a possibility but according to legend he introduced the head in a sack I suppose Perseo would keep his clothes and legs cleaner in this way. If Perseo cut off the head is not consistent he carried the sword while he down the stairs of the temple. I have to decide what I wanna do with Perseo... I'm confused.

Jeni-ann : thanks, he looking better than I expected, but I hope to finish it before I will too older because I think I'm modeling very slowly. At this speed my grandchildren will finish my work!

Dreamsorcerer: kenny! How are you my friend? Thanks for the words, although I’m thinking this body is too large. I must to working it even much more...

[Mariahc]

Here is the last pics about Perseus' body, it's cool but I did it again, I lost the scale... body is too large, Pegasus should doing a brutal effort to get fly with this man over him. I won't destroy the body, but I have to make a new body. Fortunely rvbhal helped me to learn with tips and links to interesting videos, I will begin better... today...I will fight with sculpey again!!


Well, this is the progres after last pics, I modeled the right leg again. But in that moment I was begining to watch John Brown's video tutorials, I decided to make some changes...





I thought about creating moulds for this model, Jonh Brown's tutorials showed me how make joins for arms and legs, and my model was not finished so I experiment with him, by anyway I overcame the scale in the body... I hadn't anything else to loose. So the body is small I can not to using John Brown's joins, I was thinking and looking for a similar piece. Finally I found one, is a "espiche", I don't know how write this word in english but is the piece used to putting a screw in a wall. I cut the espiche by the middle more o less, I opened the sculpey by zone that I want to found the wire of the structure, cut it, and join the espiche at wire with epoxy putty. Then I repaired the cuts. Before continue with this work I decided begin well with de new body, but I want to show my tip if it is of interest.

[Chermilla]

Love the muscle structure, it's really coming along nicely! Can't wait to see finished sculpt.

C

[Bongsplat]

My friend this is such a great piece of work, everything about it just says hardwork,determination and the strive for perfection.
Your WIP shots are brilliant,so informative a real inspiration.

I am really looking forward to seeing the final piece.

[Moai]

I don't believe I've commented in this thread yet, but I've checked on your updates every so often, and every time I do I'm amazed. Such gorgeous work! I mean, just look at Perseus' leg muscles! The knowledge and dedication you're bringing to this piece is very inspiring.

[SirCalypso]

*Drooooooollsss*

I wish I could afford something like this, I couldn't even fathom being able to create something like it.

[dreamsorcerer]

--------> runs of crying shouting, 'its not fair!!!! waaaaaaahhhh' You are so very talented Masteress Mariah!

[SirCalypso]

I really love this, I cannot wait for it to be finished!

I did find the music on your blog to be very inspiring as well, do you know the name of it or where I can find it?

[gowf]

Amazing details, by the way, what was the liquid you used with that brush? to make the surface smooth??

was that water?or Alcohol?

thanks~

[rvbhal]

Interesting new approach for the " Joints" . What will you use for the part that will fit in them?(counterparts in arms and legs) They should not rotate. ?? And will these espiches( buchas) withstand the 130 degrees in the oven? Or have they already?
Splendid anatomy as always !

[Mariahc]

Thanks my friends!! I decided to reduce the body and I did it. I will upload pics soon.

Tala-Raven: don't worry my friend, you can create everything you wish, you only need imagine your work with all details, looking for reference and drawing sketches if you need, helped me a lot watching John Brown and Mark Alfrey's video tutorials, but the most important is the persistence, when I commented an error I tell me: ok, I'm wrong, but I won't stop until this model be nearest to my wish. Sculpey lets working long time, it can very hard sometimes but if you want you can. No fear to errors and let your wish be real. I saw your works, are impressive! you have talents to create everything that you want, let it rise out from your hands!!

The song that you ask me is: Vanessa Mae & Vangelis - Alexander Soundtrack - Roxannes Veil, you can find it in youtube and emule with this exactly name. It's a very good song really...

gowf: I think that this effect is produced from an accident I had. I pull on him a little talcum powder that was using in the epoxy putty to the joints did not join the sculpey, I retired the powder with a brush but the body turned matte after all. I suppose that talcum powder absorbed the grease or something like that...

rvbhal: woo my friend! I made the trial with buchas, it resists more than 130 degress, I was absolutely crazy and I made the trial with some sculpey III, buchas, everything covered with aluminum paper and a supergrill during 10 minutes, I thought if I had to make a trial I will make a good trial for the security of my figure. Anyway I prefer to be the first to proving this PVC piece in my finished figure for security of all the figures from other artists wanting to test it. If my figure explodes or breaks in several parts it will be the unique, and the error will affect only to me. If it not explote will be a great trick for joints... I'm hoping it works!

Dreamsorcerer: Kenny!! how is the progress in your dragon? I want to see it soon!

[maddmaestro]

Looking forward to seeing these pics, and finding out the results of your joint experiments. Keep up the good wwork, although I have no doubt you will.Your work never disappoints!

Maddmaestro

[SirCalypso]

Thank you very much for the compliment, and thanks for the advice and song title. ^.^

[KingUnicorn]

Just wanted to drop in and add my cheers for your new direction with the Perseus design (and for the totally unexpected loop of The Hulkster letting his 'pythons' run wild on a helpless dummy.)

I've not seen this type of process before (the use of a screw anchor as a female key) and am anxious to try it out in the future.

Love those abdominal muscles!

~KU

[Mariahc]

Here I am my friends, I'm modeling very slow now, I traveled to Lisbon for Christmas, now I'm studying for my university exams and I had to remake a new structure because buchas is not a good piece for this, buchas section is circular and limbs whirled too easily. When I watched John Brown's videos I realized that he used squared section bar for joins... I didn't think about that, but I had to reduce the body so I had to cut it laterally, extracting old structure and put on new structure. The pieces I used are triangular section bar, I made it with brass and pliers. It's not very good structure but I have new ideas to apply in Medusa structure. By the moment it works...

KingUnicorn: That gif image represents all my feelings when I have to remake the work after very hard work.. Sometimes a want to have a dummy to do the same but I suppose my family would take me to a psychiatric urgent if I buy one.

Well, I expose the last pics now. You can comment everything, errors, changes, free opinion! I have not hurry I can work in change that you say me. By the moment I see large head or small body, I took young swimmer by reference but I see a disproportionate forms at this...
The face has a few changes because I didn't like the nose and jaw.

[rvbhal]

Position looks fine to me. Early to tell ,very rough. Face looks realistic, that is good.Pectorals are very round, but that may change. And I myself are leaning nowadays to sculpt hands as the head ,separately. Better access. Depends on how deep into details you are going.As I know you , pretty deep , bottomless probably . Keep posting!

[dreamsorcerer]

Hey Mariah!

I hope you don't mind, I've done another paint over for you. Hopefully it will help you with chest area which looks like you're having some minor issues with.



It's not 100% accurate because it's only a quick paint over, but I hope you can see what I'm trying to get at.

Apart from that, it looks beautiful my friend.. you never stop surprising us with your serious talent and skills!

[Mariahc]

Thanks, my friends!! I will work indepedent parts and chest as said me rvbahl and drawing is very useful for me, now I saw the changes so well. I will continue with body and head apart when form legs looks better.
Thank you very much!!

[Ota]

Hola Maira, mucho gusto en conocerte, yo soy de Puerto Rico.

Me gustaria saber si podrias ayudarme con algunas dudas relacionadas con sculpey, si no te molesta, avisame aqui en en un mensaje privado(O hasta en MSN). Gracias en adelantado.

[DigiBentoBox]

Interesting! Ill keep a close eye! Thanks!