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Thursday, 11 April 2013

Hyper / Photo Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #8 Roughing Out Clay Model

Hello, It's nice to be back blogging again. It's been a very busy period over the past six weeks working on numerous projects and I will be showing pictures of these different sculptures that I've been working on next week. But instead of one single post, I will break it down into several posts with more content.

In the meantime........Today, I wanted to return to my last bust in the series Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture. I've just finished roughing out the clay model over the past few days. Although "roughing out" is a funny term to use because the images above show a fairly smooth model at this point however what I really mean is that the basic forms are there but it's only lacking in final contouring, detailing such as creases and skin texture.

Next time, more news about Hyper Realistic Figure Sculpture#1 and of course as I had mentioned pictures of some of the various moulding and casting projects that have kept me extremely busy.
I'll be back next week.
Cheers.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Portrait and Monster Clay Part 2

I'm finally back. The past four weeks have been extraordinarily busy in the studio. I''ll talk about it in my next installment.

Instead,the subject of today's post is my recent portrait commission which is being done in Monster Clay.
As I mentioned in the previous post this is the first time I've ever used this product. It's an oil based clay but it models more like wax. I find the sheen it has a bit distracting so I've been using sandpaper on the surface to rough it up a bit. It's still early on in the process with forms and facial features gradually emerging.
I hope to have the roughing out stage completed including hair over the next few weeks.

In the meantime,the shop is still busy but over the next two months I'll be talking about silicone casting and finishing as well as more entries of my Hyper Realistic Reconstructed series.
Stay tuned, I'll be back soon. Cheers.

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Portrait and Monster Clay

Recently I received a commission to do a portrait. The images above show the early stages. The subject that I'm attempting is a middle aged female. I'll post it's progress over the next several weeks.

I have to say that this particular project for me is a bit unusual. What's unusual is I'm using a a product that's new to me called Monster Clay.
This product is an oil,wax based material which models like wax. It takes some getting use to the way this material behaves. It's like wax but lacks the stickiness and it's easier to carve. Monster Clay can be warmed and melted as well. When it's warmed sufficiently the clay has the consistency of taffy. If you take it further and melt the material it can poured or brushed into a mould just like wax.
Like other oil based clays this clay will never dry out.
Although it possesses many good qualities, I think it's best suited for smaller to medium sized works that have intricate detail. I don't see it as a replacement for wax or oil/water based clays but a welcome addition to any studio's materials inventory.

In other news, I'm madly working away at other projects,moulding and casting other artists' sculptures.
Speaking of which, I will post some images of casts that were done for others in some upcoming posts.

I'll be back soon, Cheers!

Saturday, 26 January 2013

Hyper or Photo Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #8 Roughing Out Clay Model Part 5

I'm still roughing things out and feeling my way through this process so far. Although it may appear the model is far along there is still a lot contouring and adjustments that are still needed before embarking on to details and of course skin texture.

Later, I'm hoping next month to do some silicone casting and get more posts dealing with the finishing aspects of the work.
I'll be back next week,enjoy the rest of your weekend. Cheers.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Return of Jesus

The above image was sent to me recently by the artist Peter Joyce. It is the finished bronze sculpture that was cast by The Crucible Foundry. I was responsible for the mould of this sculpture which was made during the spring of 2012.
It's a real pleasure for me to see the final outcome of any art project that I'm involved in because as being part of the mould making process it's rare for me to see another artist's finished work. I'd just thought it would be good opportunity to show the final bronze with images of the original clay model below.

The images above illustrate the clay model of this very unconventional Christ. It was part of a post done back at the end of April of 2012.

Peter does not have a website at the moment but I'll post contact info when it becomes available.

I'll be back later in the week with studio updates. Have a great week.Cheers.

Friday, 18 January 2013

Hyper or Photo Realist Reconstructed Sculpture #8 Part 4 Roughing Out Clay Model

Hey, these are my latest images. I'm now just getting a sense of which direction to go with this individual.
I hope to finish the roughing out stage by the end of this month and then the following month final contouring and then skin texture.
In the meantime,I've been working on photos of studio projects that I'm working on for other artists.
I'm hoping those images will be ready for next week In the meantime,I wish all my visitors a great weekend.
Cheers!

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Hyper Realistic Reconstructed Sculpture #8 Clay Model Part #3

Hello again,
I spent time towards the end of last week working on #8. As an artist, I've always been curious about how things are made and the process by which they evolve.
For me this model will go through a number of revisions which simply means that the face you see now will change and I wanted to show this process more frequently because I hope it will give the viewer a better understanding visually how a particular art piece comes into being.
Anyway, there will be another post on this sculpture later this week so stay tuned.
Have a great week! Cheers!

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