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Big Luna Sculpt day 25by *bigponymac

Traditional Art / Sculpture / Fantasy

Went in thinking that I needed to make some drastic changes to the ears after looking at the pictures I took. Turns out that I didn't need to do much to them. I just did a tiny bit of cosmetic work.

I did, however, work on her face. You probably can't tell a big difference from Day 24, but I did make some changes. I softened the angle of the bridge of her snout and I redefined her jaws. I sculpted them back to where they would end where the bottoms ears start. I also added a little clay to the underside of them to try to recreate Luna's (well, alicorns in gerenal) unique jawline. They are more curvy than normal ponies' jaw lines. I also did some small cosmetic work around the eyes.

I got to talking to my teacher about how I was going to do the eyes (paint them or carve them). My original plan was to paint them on after it was fired and finish them with a glossy clear coat, but I'm starting to think differently. The main reason I was going to paint them on is because I built the head hollow. I was thinking that it would be a huge headache to carve out the eyes like I usually do because I'd end up carving all the way through and would have to somehow add more clay to the inside of the head. After talking to my teacher about it, it won't be as bad as I had originally thought. He even told me that I didn't have to carve the pupils that deep for them to make an impact. Just the slightest indention will trick the eyes into seeing a pupil that's darker than everything else. So I'm going to give that a shot.

Have questions? Feel free to ask me.

*skitzofox Apr 15, 2012

good lord how big is this?!

*bigponymac Apr 15, 2012 Student General Artist

Right now it is close to 3ft tall, about 2 1/2 ft long, and around 1 1/2 ft wide. I have no idea how much it weighs, but if I had to guess I'd say anywhere between 60-75 lbs.

*skitzofox Apr 15, 2012

wow. good luck XD

~RainBowDashForever3 Apr 15, 2012

Question! When you gonna take that pic of you standing next to it for size comparison??

Seriously, this is coming out amazing! Can't wait to see how you do carving the eyes in! That sounds pretty dang tough honestly.

*bigponymac Apr 15, 2012 Student General Artist

When I find out how to do that exactly. lol
Normally I'm the only one in the room when I'm working so I don't have anyone to take a picture of me. I have someone I could ask though.

Carving out the eyes won't be hard unless I carve too far. If that happens then it'll be a giant pain in the flank.

~RainBowDashForever3 Apr 16, 2012

I would be all kinds of worried knowing I could carve too deep! Still, I'm sure you'll do great ^^ you certainly are doing a wonderful job so far!

~Beatleboy62 Apr 15, 2012

So, whacha gonna do with it when it's done?

*bigponymac Apr 15, 2012 Student General Artist

I have no clue. I have a feeling it'll stay in the art building for a while until I decide (or better yet figure out how) to bring it home.

~Beatleboy62 Apr 16, 2012

Lots and lots of bubble wrap.

~hyperfreak666 Apr 15, 2012

damn you really are jack of all trades awesome art great paintings and now sculpters your awesome

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