Frog Sculpt & Post-it Holder: Art-Thursday

Hello again! I created this sculpt and post-it note holder as a birthday present for my boyfriend. The little tree frog sculpt is modeled after the sketch I posted last week here. She is made from Sculpey polymer clay, and painted in acrylics. The leaf holder was inspired by a banana leaf, made of felt & embellished with embroidery thread. He loves tropical tree frogs, so this went perfectly in his office! I hope you enjoy!

Christmas Pup: A Sculpture

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is having a nice holiday!

This year I decided to make my little sister a desktop sculpture of her dog for Christmas, so here it is! Made with Sculpey Clay and foil, and painted with acrylic. I did add some clear nail polish to the eyes and nose so they would look wet, and embroidery thread for her collar. I have included some pictures of my work in progress too; I think it's interesting to see the difference paint makes!

Sculpture: The Beast

This is my interpretation of the traditionally animated character "The Beast" from Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991) as a character in the round!

Materials:  Super Sculpey, Aluminum Wire, Floral Wire, Aluminum Foil, Epoxy, and finished with Acrylic Paint

The Beast was my final project, made using my professor's professional process! An armature secured with floral wire and epoxy putty, filled in with foil, secured with floral wire again, and then clay outside all of that! 

                       

                       

    

                                                          

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Sculpture: Dean McCoppin

This is my interpretation of the traditionally animated character "Dean McCoppin" Brad Bird's The Iron Giant (1999) as a character in the round!

Materials:  Super Sculpey, Aluminum Wire, Floral Wire, Aluminum Foil, Epoxy, and finished with Acrylic Paint

This guy was my midterm project, made using my professor's professional process! An armature secured with floral wire and epoxy putty, filled in with foil, secured with floral wire again, and then clay outside all of that! 

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Sculpture: "Muk"

This is my interpretation of the traditionally animated character "Muk" from Simon Wells' Balto (1995) as a character in the round!

Materials:  Super Sculpey, Aluminum Wire, Floral Wire, Aluminum Foil, Epoxy, and finished with Acrylic Paint

This guy is the smaller of the two polar bears that lend comic relief to Balto's adventures! This was my first sculpture that I made using my professor's professional process! An armature secured with floral wire and epoxy putty, filled in with foil and then clay outside all that! 

I have included a few process photos below as well, but my apologies as they do not cover all the steps! I was too busy working and learning to remember to take pictures most of the time! 

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Some process pictures:

1) Armature, wire, epoxy, foil...    2) Clay and rough out forms...    3) Add detail, smooth, bake!