Busy day. Got quite a bit added to the Stele.
Early morning work:
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| From 2010 Buildup |
Just enough to add on the new form for the rest of the top, and the eyes.
Afternoon, after that had a chance to dry, we finished off the top.
It was at this point I had a momentary flash of an OLD design I had drawn up for a giant snake, coupled with a number of ghost stories about a hidden tribe of natives that worship a giant snake in the area, and how I always wanted to do that when I read it back around the age of 14 or so….
They sure did look snakey.
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| From 2010 Buildup |
Anyhow, pressing forward with the Charr plan, we followed the same basic build process I used on Charr to add some teeth.
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| From 2010 Buildup |
And, a little placeholder for the lower jaw, since I had a little extra mache left over tonight.
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| From 2010 Buildup |
For those of you keeping score at home, presently this project has taken up 2 mini fire bowls, 1 of the fire bowl boxes, and a whole lot of paper mache.
I’m hoping to find a couple stands for these things on the cheap (though I can make them if needed). I need 2-4′ more height added to them. Both for looks, and, more importantly, to keep from any accidental brushing of the fire by costumes, and keep it well away from grabby little wee one hands.