Clay is tough on the hands. It doesn't always seem like it at the time, but later when you have stopped kneading and rolling and smoothing you realize, Damn my hands HURT!
So that is where I am today. Three days no sculpting. I won't lie; it has been hard not to move on to the next project. But I will give my hands a full 7 days then back to work. For now I am just sketching.
This month I finished 7 droids and a custom order duck. Most of my WIP pictures have either Dr. Pepper or Grey's Anatomy in the background, sometimes both. I THINK you can actually see a bit of blue from some scrubs there at the corner of the screen.
I watch that show a lot. Mainly because I don't have to play attention too closely. I just tune in for the good bits. You may be wondering, 'Well why don't you listen to music then?'
Sometimes I do, but I tend to day dream to music, so I end up just sitting at my desk staring into space.
I completed my first combination of Munny and Steampunk'd duck last night. I am quite happy with how it came out. They will be going to their new home soon.
I definitely learned many things that I would and would not do next time. I am already toying with a different idea. BUT, that must wait.
Time to make this month's androids. I have a couple of new ideas that I think I will try out.
Here are the pictures of the completed 'Professor and Duck.'
This year has just been filled with new discoveries. First it was the Munny vinyl dolls. Now I have discovered that the Google Mascot comes as a blank vinyl.
PLUS there is a whole underground of Google Droid collectors and customizers. I had to try it. And well...I'm hooked.
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| Copper Droid April 2013 |
This copper one was my very first go at customizing a droid. They consist of four pieces, the head, the arms and the body and it's only about three inches tall.
The first was a custom order. I had a blank droid just sitting on the shelf waiting for me to come up with an idea. The buyer was a fan of my Steampunk Buddies and requested a similar style. There was the idea I had been waiting for!
I learned a few DOs and Do Nots in the process. Let's start with what you should NOT do. It is much shorter.
