Paint and Childhood Memories

I've started to paint the death figure with water-based acrylics. I am at the stage of the piece where I start to see everything that is wrong with it. I do want to finish it however-- I looked around my room and saw how many projects I have left unfinished.

It was the mother and child figurine that really made me realize how difficult it can be to actually see a sculpture through to completion. After asking around for quite some time, I have finally found a place that should get it fired for me, named Creative Clay. Most places don't want to put other's work in jeopardy because they don't trust that a stranger knows enough to keep his or her work from exploding. And the Torpedo factory does not do bisque firing. Thankfully, firing is one of the services that Creative Clay offers specifically.

While I paint the death figure, my plan for the blog for the next few days is to post pictures that I took when I was 13 or 14 or something. I was painting tiny war game figures at the time, from Games-Workshop. I hope you guys like them. Also, I have another guest-spot planned from everyone's favorite Computer Genius, The Noah. Stay tuned.

Death, Ready for Baking

I've spent 3-4 weeks on this guy, and I think he is ready to bake.

I really like making these models. If anyone has ideas of a character that I could make, I'm open to suggestions.

Death, now in 3D

While I work on getting the figurine fired, I have started a new project. I'm pretty excited about this guy. I need to spend a significant amount of time tightening up the form and details, but the final plan is to cook him (its made of super sculpey), and then paint him with acrylics.

I'm really liking the super sculpey. It feels like soft cheese. Along with a sturdy armature, it is a nice medium to work in.

Figurine Update 6

The painting is finally done. It looks similar to the last post, but the lines are more clear, and there is no clay showing anymore. There may be a few more tweaks, but this is pretty much how the figure will look. Now I have to actually figure out when, where, and how to fire it.

Stare Death in the Eyes

I'm real happy with how this turned out. Of course, I'm not going to pretend like I free-handed it. I copied it directly from concept art by the artist Joe Madureira, even going so far as to trace the outline. Check out his work-- Its awesome.

I like drawing in charcoal a lot because of the looseness and the fact the you can use your fingers. I never thought that I would be able to draw in pen, much less enjoy it. Its exact and meticulous, two things that I am not. Amazingly, I really enjoy drawing with pen. Things that you draw in pen always have a clean, official sort of air about them.

Pen Sketches

These are all sketches that I am working on in anticipation of my new project- making Death from Darksiders II. I like the story of the game studio that is makes Darksiders (Vigil Games). They were just a few young guys trying to achieve a dream, and it paid off in the end. I'm not going to actually start this project until the figurine is finished- the dress still needs more painting.

Watch out tomorrow night for another update. I am finishing up what is probably the coolest drawing I have ever done.

Figurine Update 5

Finally getting around to posting an update of my progress on the figurine. The colors are more washed-out than they will be when it is fired. The painting is taking a long time because I need to do three coats of the whole thing. When I make mistakes, I have to chip the paint off with a knife, its not like acrylic where I would just cover it with another color.

I've also started working on another project that I've been thinking about for a while. I'll post pictures later this week.