One last look before the plunge...
Hello All,
As requested, I am showing one last full look at the sculpture before I take a deep breath and start the mold making. Much of the white color you'll see on the sculpey below is the Milliput gap fulling and general tweaking, and I did the final eye detail in the grey 'procreate' putty so it is already looking a little odd. A next step will be plotting the lines where each section of the mold splits, which ought to make the sculpture even stranger looking.
a detail shot:
As discussed previously, the translucent nature of Sculpey makes it harder for the eye to read the surface, so I have also make monochromatic version of these images and fiddled with the levels yet again, below:
I have a gallon or so of silicone mold making rubber, and seeing how poor Cthulhu has waited aeons for this, I probably shouldn't keep him hanging any longer.
This was meant to be a two-subject blog entry, but the volume of photos might be problematic for the slower modems, so I will simply start a new topic. See you in a few minutes....
~Paul
As requested, I am showing one last full look at the sculpture before I take a deep breath and start the mold making. Much of the white color you'll see on the sculpey below is the Milliput gap fulling and general tweaking, and I did the final eye detail in the grey 'procreate' putty so it is already looking a little odd. A next step will be plotting the lines where each section of the mold splits, which ought to make the sculpture even stranger looking.
a detail shot:
As discussed previously, the translucent nature of Sculpey makes it harder for the eye to read the surface, so I have also make monochromatic version of these images and fiddled with the levels yet again, below:
I have a gallon or so of silicone mold making rubber, and seeing how poor Cthulhu has waited aeons for this, I probably shouldn't keep him hanging any longer.
This was meant to be a two-subject blog entry, but the volume of photos might be problematic for the slower modems, so I will simply start a new topic. See you in a few minutes....
~Paul
Good luck with the molding and casting of this remarkable piece, Paul. I'm sure you'll do a bang up job.
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Thanks, Duffy. I need to get myself in the right mindset and realize that it might take a bit of trial and error. I haven't done any casting in about five years, so I have been reading up and reminding myself of the tips and tricks.
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Oh my gawd - the back of his head is creeping me out bad! Good work! Can't wait for mold-process...
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If I am creeping a girl out with the sculpture, I can rest easy knowing I'm doing my job.
Hold on tight, it's gonna get really moldy in here soon!
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Boooo!!! Don't quit your day job.
Have fun getting plastered.
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Have you made any decisions on what price you might be charging for these wonderfully creepy things?
Our liitle group of Arkham Horror players are mighty interested in this piece.
Great work. I can't say enough good about it or share it with enough people.
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Hey Jack!
Assuming I can pull this off, I am waiting for two kinds of input to determine the price. One is to see how much resin and time each piece takes (some versions will be pre-painted), knowing my costs will help me determine something that is fair. At that point, I want to share the numbers and images with a friend that is in the know on the market. I need to come up with a price that doesn't put me in the hole if I sell it wholesale to a store or catalog. Quite the balancing act, it seems.
I appreciate your spreading the word!
~Paul
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Great work ! I love the overal look of it. Just 2 questions : are the wings folded in its back and does he have feet (not sure of what I see, sorry for those stupid questions
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Hello Hellric,
Yes, what you see on his (it's) back are in fact the tops of folded wings. As for legs... well, there aren't any visible on this sculpture (though the story suggests Cthulhu does has them), so it it perhaps best to leave that detail up you everyone's imagination.
~Paul
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Oh wow!
I can't wait to see the final casted version. Best of luck in your mold making!
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This looks great
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Nice! This is the first view of the back of his head I've seen and it's a great little piece of work, Paul. It really adds to the alien factor as well as the creepy quotient.
Good luck with squidhead's bath.
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Heh- sorry about not being complete with all of the views until now... I guess it's a nice surprise.
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