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Old 05-15-2008, 08:53 AM
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With the shading, the "snarl" around her nose is much more visible, and makes her look all the more frightening. Excellent!

I agree that the facial expressions are fabulous....BUT THE EYES...Oh my god those eyes just blow me away. They look as though at any second, they could turn in your direction and cause an unfortunate undergarment incident. AWESOME!!!
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Old 05-15-2008, 09:37 PM
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Here's the latest...the head is now attached to the torso. This torso is made out of Celluclay and raingutter mesh. I covered the upper portion of a dress form.













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OMG Laurie....is it any wonder I live in awe of your work. Please make me your apprentice! Please! Please!
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The next step with the torso is to cover it with a slightly thinned down coat of a product called Sculpt-or-Coat purchased from Foam Coatings, Clear coats, Primers, Saturated Paints, Scenic Brushes by Sculptural Arts Coating, Inc. I simply brushed this on. This really helps seal and protect the mache and keeps the DAS clay from drying out too quickly due to moisture loss.

These next few pics show the progression of adding the DAS clay on top of the sealed Celluclay, which is now rock hard. Think of this layer as her skin. I like to keep this layer around 3/8" thick and spread it on with my thumbs and the wooden tool and paintbrush. I also use plenty of water to keep things lubricated and to keep the tools from dragging too much.









Once this is dry, I like to add another brushed on coat of Sculpt-or-Coat to seal that clay. Next I'll start adding details like clavicle and tendons and upper breasts. Yes guys, she's gonna have hooters ....well kinda
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Hooters !!!!
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Lauriebeast, her mouth looks fabulous, like she just took a big bite out of someone!
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Old 05-17-2008, 07:36 AM
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Hooters !!!!
I think the phrase you're looking for Spookster is...

BAT-BOOBIES!!!

(Sorry, I just couldn't resist...)

Seriously Laurie, you are without a doubt a world-class sculptress, which has me thinking... Have you ever considered going into mask-making? Most all of your peices, especially your 'Bride' and 'Morbida' would make awesome masks!
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Thank you all!

Thom, I get that question a lot. I have no interest in making masks. I like to sculpt it, paint it, dress it and display it. It's kinda like playing with big dolls I sincerely appreciate the compliments.....everyone!

As far as how long the clay will hold up? really only time will tell, but I would expect these sculpts to last for many, many years if properly displayed and cared for. I take great pains to make sure that everything is sealed and NOT exposed to exterior conditions, with the exception of dry conditions outside for a few hours. I think they'd hold up just fine if in a covered area even though it's outside and wet. That's one of the reasons I seal everything really well with Sculpt-Or-Coat and Flat plastic Varnish.

New pics of the torso will be posted soon and I apologize if I missed any of your questions. You can always send me a pm and I'll be sure to read and answer it.
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Old 05-17-2008, 05:17 PM
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LB - what is so cool is that even at your level of expertise you keep improving with each project.
What are you retired from?
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incredible..........what a talent
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