Post #305818 by Paipo on Fri, May 11, 2007 10:50 PM

Thanks G, the brow is what I pretty uch designed this whole piece around...that and the nose were the only things I drew in before I started. All the other stuff was made up as I went!

Benz, I am a glutton for punishment! This guy got me trapped in the shed for a good few hours and I even pulled a late night session, which is something I haven't done for a long time. Nothing but tikis on the radar now for while!

Sneaky, I was going for Paipo-ised pseudo-Maori, kinda like my "Tuwhitu" I did a while back. Using the Aotearoa vibe but without copying any of the old pieces or treading on anyone's toes. I was going to do some more detailed moko but decided it would be too much like an old piece, and the next version of this will be much more abstracted still.

Haikai, it'd be great for you to hold one of these in your hands. Anytime you want to work out a trade let me know and we'll talk tiki. I've been loving the stuff you're posting lately!

Thanks Benjamin, glad you like the technical aspects of this piece. I spent a large chunk of the time this guy took doing the final detailing and the inlay.

This lil' fella now has a name too..."Ariki", and due to my recent purchase of some new toolz is up on the block as we speak...details in the Marketplace :wink: