For this project, I will have to either buy a plastic set of teeth or make them out of something like clay or sculpee. I want to add bugs between the teeth, but am worried that making the bugs outs of sculpee with be too boring texture-wise. I'd like to find a way for all of the bugs to feel individual and interesting. I want them all to feel like separate pieces and not blend together while looking at the sculpture.
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This is a sketch for another project. For this, I'd like to embroider different colored eyes onto red fabric, which will become the body of a stuffed spider. I will use wire to help the legs hold the shape, and may like to add a mouth to the underside, that can only be seen at a certain angle.
This is one of my concept sketches for a future piece. I think the body of the snake will be stuffed, with wire to hold its shape. I'd like to have an eye looking out from its open mouth. I would also like for there to be tears in the body with more eyes looking out of them. Or maybe teeth like spikes down the back. I think it will take more experimentation before I know exactly what I'm thinking for this piece.
I have started to paint the sculpee bugs using watercolor. The color feels too thin, though. Now that I have an idea of what I want them to look like, I will do a new coat with acrylic paint in similar colors. I may also use black water color to emphasize and add texture.
I have baked the sculpee bugs that go on top of the ribcage for this project. I tried to focus on making bugs associated with decay, such as roaches and maggots. The centipede I made broke in the middle, but I will be able to glue it back in place. Now that they are firm, I can add paint and details.
I have been experimenting with the placement of the sculpee bugs on this piece. I believe I would like them both inside and on top of the ribs, but I would like to spread them out more. I made the bugs from white sculpee, using a ball ended tool to add texture. I also used wire to add legs and antennae. After baking and painting them, I will secure them to the ribcage with glue and add finishing touches to this piece. I still think this piece can be pushed further, I just do not know how yet.
After bisque firing, I have glazed this piece. I have used a white for the head and legs, and a glaze that will come out different shades of brown for the main body. For the intestines and arms I have used three different red glazes to get a mix of colors in that area. I'm hoping it will add depth and come off as more eye catching. After a glaze fire, I believe this piece will be done.
The ribcage for this piece has been bisque-fired. Instead of using glaze, I have decided to paint it with acrylic. I want to show a more complex range of colors to show the skins' decay. I have added a bit of a yellowish white to the bone to show its age. Next I will bake and paint the sculpee bugs I have made and add them to the ribcage. I am also looking to make and add eyes or teeth.
For this project, I want to make a sheep with hands reaching out of it's stomach. I found reference photos of a sheep laying on its side to base my sculpture off of. I started with a flat slab the size of the sheep's torso and added a domed piece of clay over it. I formed the head and legs separately then scored and slipped them to the body. Using a needle tool, I added texture and detail. I rolled out the intestines and added those, as well as the arms, to the inside of the stomach. Next I am planning to fire and glaze it.
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