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Simply stunning! (y) All the best, Elia :)

Hello Mark, thank you for your feedback. You're right, they do look different. I think that the camera angle has something to do with it but I'll check the measurements again just to be sure. All the best, Elia :)

Hello all, the figure is progressing slowly. I added the trousers and the boots (wrinkles and laces on the right boot have to be completed). I'll add the daggers/sheaths to each thigh and then I think I can call the lower part of the figure done! Enjoy the rest of the weekend! All the...

Hello everyone! I finished this before Christmas - in time to give it to my cousin - and I forgot to post photos of it. I've still not fully solved the problem of the undercoat (there's some blue showing through the paint) and it broke at the ankles (the pin was not long enough). Oh well, it...

Hello Marc. Yes, I thought of a crossbow as her main weapon. All the best, Elia :)

Hello everyone and Happy 2015! After a brief pause for a small trip to Lyon I'm back at the bench. I'll do the lower half of the figure first (including clothing) before moving on to the head and body . The arms will be sculpted and cast separately but for now I'm keeping them until the torso...

Thank you for your advise, Blind Pew, I'll make sure this doesn't happen! All the best, Elia :)

:LOL:, yes, it could be part female part insect!

Hello all & Merry Christmas, I have been wanting to do a female warrior character for a while now, one where I wouldn't have to strictly follow uniforms & equipment and which would give me more freedom to try out different things. After looking at a few books to get ideas about pose I decided...

(blushes) Thank you very much, Nap & Gary! Merry Christmas to you too! What a wonderful community PF is - the exchange of ideas and the inspiration & encouragement result in better work from everyone, I think. Long may it continue! All the best, Elia :D

Thank you very much for your kind words, Mark! I had great fun sculpting him and I'm glad he turned out well! All the best, Elia :)

Hello all & Merry Christmas! The bust was finished yesterday. Thank you for all your feedback & encouragement - the sculpture is better for it. All the best, Elia :D

Thank you, Mark! I finished the sculpture yesterday - including the hat. Photos coming very soon. All the best, Elia :)

Love it! Merry Christmas! :)

Hello all, work on the bust is progressing: I've added his coat, shirt and cravat and some clothing wrinkles. Also, I've turned his head slightly to the left in order to make the pose a little more natural. There's still the rest of the clothing wrinkles, the buttons and his hat to do and...

Brilliant job! (y) All the best, Elia p.s. nice to see another archaeologist on PF!

Hello Gary, you're right, preparing the plasticene/beeswax mix it cetrainly sounds like a lot of work! We're lucky to be almost spoilt for choice when it comes to materials these days. I only bought the clay from Tiranti and MP Artware as it's not sold in Greece as far as I know. The...

Hello Joe, I'm using high melt. I use RTV (temperature vulcanization silicone) silicone rubber for the mould - you just pour it and let it set for 24 hours and then de-mould it. Resin or fine-grain plaster of Paris is used for the cast, although I prefer the latter. Re: supplies, I got mine...

Dear Gary, thanks for the info. Was it pre-mixed or did he have to mix the components himself as one does with epoxy putty? I've also heard of a new material called CX5 that is soft when heated and firm when cool but I've never used it. I like Le Beau Touché which is of medium firmness...

Hello and welcome to PF, I use Chavant which is an oil-based clay for all my sculptures. There are three types: soft, medium and hard. My personal preference is for Chavant Le Beau Touché which is mid-point between soft and hard. I like the fact that it doesn't dry and you can keep working at...