Friday, February 11, 2011

Sea Serpent WIP Update

I haven't had much chance to work on the sea serpent piece due to the rotten weather we've been having! I'm painting the serpent in acrylic washes and I need to protect the finish with clear lacquer before progressing to the next step.

We finally had a decent day here and I was able to get outside and spray the serpent so I could finish the painting. The serpent is now done, the fisherman and boat are 99% completed. All that remains to do is create the waves washing over the base.

On past projects I've sculpted the waves in clay, made a mold, and cast the waves in resin. It is a time consuming process but provides a dramatic effect! Here is a post with photos of my sculpture of The Old Man And The Sea for a look at resin water : http://blacknick-sculpture.blogspot.com/search?q=resin+water

On this piece I'm going to use Apoxie Sculpt two part clay to create the water. The first step is marking off the direction I want the waves to flow using a marker.

Next I begin using foil to form my waves. The core of foil will save on weight and material. This weekend I hope to have the foil waves set in place so I can begin my wave sculpting.

4 comments:

  1. Cool to see the progress.

    Ah lack of progress. You're doing awesome man. I currently feel like such a tool creatively. I just never seem to have the time or drive to do anything (mostly a lack of time, which also means I have no drive during the very few bits I get off to myself).

    Keep on plugging away, I'm interested to see this new approach to water

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  2. Its looking good Brian. Cant wait to see the end result.

    Debie xxx

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  3. Thanks Debie :)!

    Sorry to hear about your lack of time to create new work Traumador. I think that is something that faces us all from time to time. I hope your creativity batteries get recharged soon!

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  4. Bientôt, le printemps arrive et vous allez nous gratifier de belles oeuvres...
    Gros bisous

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