June 25, 201511 yr I'm working on the frame of my first sculpture commission, (few more bits to add in), it's a 4 foot tall animal that will be clad with a skin once the frame is finished.I'm blending anatomical correctness with the client's instructions of it being kinda friendly/cute, so some features are oversized. It's going to be abstract but it the client's brief is that it must immediately look the animal it's supposed to be.These pics are very flat looking & not at all as 3D as the real thing, some of the proportions don't look as they do in real life either...nevertheless, what animal do you think it is? If people can tell what animal it is even at this stage (from these rubbish pics) I'll breathe a sigh of relief as once it's clad it'll be much more obvious. I've never done anything like this before so I'm understandably nervous.The client is going to visit tomorrow to approve the frame proportions before I move onto the cladding stage. I have made the client 2 sample ligaments so they know what the end result will look like.Cheers
June 25, 201511 yr Author Cheers, that'll do me, it's a bear. Some bears have very dog like faces/snouts.The carpenters in the neighbouring workshop popped in earlier and they said it's a bear in a flash so I'm at least confident now that it's recognisable. Let's hope the client likes it.
June 25, 201511 yr Its a bear, no doubt- but you could add ears and a short tail, maybe?Good job on making him look friendly
June 25, 201511 yr Author Its a bear, no doubt- but you could add ears and a short tail, maybe?Good job on making him look friendly Cheers. Ears, claws, pads on feet etc will get done last.
June 25, 201511 yr Winne the Poo was my first thought, second was the polar bear holding a coke from the animated coke commercials. Russell
June 26, 201511 yr Shmoo. Oh okay, a shmoo doesn't have legs or is it arms?It's pretty clearly a bear of whatever flavor the color says.Frosty The Lucky.
June 26, 201511 yr Frosty, put a black tshirt on it and buy it a paintball shop? Wow....lil' abner flashback.
June 26, 201511 yr Frosty, put a black tshirt on it and buy it a paintball shop? Wow....lil' abner flashback. !!! Oh MY I think I spotted!! Frosty The Lucky.
June 26, 201511 yr Author Thanks for the replies folks, the client came in to inspect/approve earlier & was instantly happy & only made very minor comments for alteration.About 10 mins before he came in the local groundworks & demolition guy popped in & upon seeing immediately asked "why the F are you making a bear?" That settled any remaining nerves.
June 26, 201511 yr His proportions shouted 'Paddington bear' to me, you guys know 'bears from darkest Peru!'
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