Post #309436 by Paipo on Mon, May 28, 2007 2:18 PM

Thanks again...it's cool to have some discussion on the process between conception and realisation. To me art is all about visualising, so I try and do most of my planning and problemsolving in my head, and then project that onto the piece as I go.
Benz, how are you getting your water to your handpiece? Have you got a line on the handpiece or are you working under a fixed line? Whichever you use, there is often a certain amount of blind faith when you are cutting crucial detail lines, but the former is definitely the way to go.
G, I'm not surprised you of all people would dig the Creature...marine biologists, fish monsters, fossils - what's not to like? I found out the underwater scenes were shot at Wakulla Spring in Florida - ever been there?
Anyway, the creature in question is now done. I made a few more additions to the detail (eyes, chest, hands) and sanded him up.....


Then, once I'd waxed him up, he slipped out of my hands and scampered out the door! After a few minutes of searching, I found him lurking in the drain around the side of my workshop....

A brief struggle ensued, and then he was subdued and imprisoned in a crate, awaiting shipment to California for further study..........