Here it is !
my latest elephant.
Plaster
42 centimeters high, top ear.
Length 65.
The silicon moulding will be rather complicated because of the rump and tusks.
Hope everything is okay.
Might turn into bronze sculpture one day.
Sculpteur bronze certes, mais aussi artiste peintre et designer
Here it is !
my latest elephant.
Plaster
42 centimeters high, top ear.
Length 65.
The silicon moulding will be rather complicated because of the rump and tusks.
Hope everything is okay.
Might turn into bronze sculpture one day.
Spent a few days creating a new sculpture. Another elephant. Couldn’t wait having a big one with huge tusks. Couldn’t wait any longer trying to improve the work.
Now it’s nearly done. Size one tenth life size. The skin is a big issue when it comes to imitate genuine leather.
As a lot of clay was necessary to achieve such a work I decided to build the skeletone in clay and to cover it with a layer of clay. So it is hollow nearly every where except for tusks and rump.
Of course props were necessary here and there, that will eventually be removed just before molding it with plaster.
A one day process, and two more until it is completely dried up before duplicating and retouching flaws.
Anyway, right now, just as it is, I hope it is rather realistic. But when it comes out of the mold, in dark grey, I think it will be an outstanding piece of work I will be proud of.
Je pense en avoir fini avec mon éléphant numéro deux. Il avait une défense cassée, comme certains vrais, mais finalement, je lui en ai fait une toute neuve.
Un vrai boulot de prothésiste. Finalement, dentiste, c’est assez simple comme boulot, même si l’horizon est assez bouché.
Il va falloir le rebaptiser. Peut-être “capitaine Fracasse”.
Tel que je le vois, quand je me retourne, il a l’air infiniment vivant.
Ses larges pavillon brassent l’air ambiant à l’affût de sons qui nous sont inaudibles, tristes humains.
Je lui imagine beaucoup de congénères, au travers d’études de caractères, ayant constaté à quel point chacun est unique, physiquement, et psychologiquement.
Je suis d’ailleurs tombé sur la photo d’un grand mâle dont l’expression fait froid dans le dos. Ce doit être un roi. L’esprit de l’Afrique.
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