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Deviousness `ChewedKandi has certainly gone out of her way to keep the vector community on the right path. Always making sure that her talents are infinitely scalable, Sharon has put her bezier curves to excellent use, and firmly anchored herself as an inspirational leader. We're absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for June 2013 to `ChewedKandi. Congratulations, Sharon! Read More
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i actually started working with clay myself, as of right now its just geometrical shapes but im looking to find the time to try to sculpt a hand. got any beginner tips for me?
You asked what that left ear resembles and that's another aspect that I think is valuable when sculpting--bring out your life experiences, your other skills and hobbies, your emotions whether high or low, and inject them into the clay. The randomness adds contrast and an interesting twist, since you as a viewer did not expect that object to be where it is. Remember the four C's: Contrast, craft, creativity, and concept
Thats awesome; using pastiche (or "patchwork quilt") to recycle and yet, at the same time come up with something new! I never thought of your art as being modular in that way...
As to the model itself: that thing is sure to evoke nightmares! It is so surreal and macabre, the textures and collage like effects of the elements convey movement. My eyeline is drawn to the hand, then up to the head in the midsection, then up to the (conscience?) protruding from the top of the head, then back down to the hand again.
The photo frame in the background also gives a sense of scale, this thing is a pretty sizable model!
Will it be painted? If so, what kinds of colors are you considering for it?
I think this is an excellent piece again, especially since I could envisage it being colored in subdued monotone/monochromatic colors, and illuminated from a couple of places, so as to cast three or four shadows. I mean, that hand would look sinister if spotlit from below, or from above by decanted/defuse light. The shadows... the shadows.
To answer your questions: This is not based on any model, but merely what the title implies--a sketch using sulfur-based clay.
I had a head shape that was not defined so I worked on it for a while, dropped wax on the side (it's barely visible from this angle), and then decided to experiment with the hand that I had made from before. At first I had the hand coming out of the head, with both aligned to a 90 degree angle. I scrapped that after a night of drinking, and changed it into what it is now, with the addition of the small figure protruding from the head to show contrast. Your idea of it being the conscience is a cool one, and I agree, though I was not thinking clearly what I wanted from the sketch. If you saw me working you would understand because I change the clay dramatically even if I've been working on it for a long time already.
Its become a staple of my work to have one eye closed usually. It might be from laziness, but also I like the effect--as if the person has been staring into the sun for too long, or knows too much.
The size of the actual project is slightly smaller than a human head. And no, it won't be painted because of the nature of the clay. It is not the kind that you bake in an oven, but just to practice with. Regardless, the gray does offer substantial shadows if I have the right set up--I need to get a better lighting situation. Thanks man!