Ajax and Riptide

Wow! This week has been crazy! I started interning with the curator of the Historical Society of Dauphin county on Thursday and also finished Ajax. I started Riptide today.

My ref picture

Riptide in his first layer of color

Here's a quick picture of Ajax - I'll post final pictures of him when I'm finished with Riptide.

Some Still Life

Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to go to a portfolio workshop at Moore College of Art and Design. We worked on some still life drawings - here are a couple of my favorites from the day (sorry about the cell phone pics - my scanner isn't big enough to scan these). 

How I do White Markings

The video is finally done! Please excuse my voice - allergies are really annoying this year. So without further adieu...How I do White Markings

I hope this helps!

Swimmy Meets the Guillotine

I've decided that Swimmy needs a new neck to make him look like he is under water so yesterday he met the guillotine (aka a saw).

He is also missing his hind end in preparation of getting a tail. Stay tuned!   

Another Coat of White and More!

Ajax has another coat of white sealed in - I think my next step is to go in with some paint and thin some of the markings down. Then its on to detailing! My next project on this end is a Stablemate version of Surfer Dude's Riptide.

My seahorse that will now be dubbed "Swimmy" has had added movement to make him look - well - more swimmy. The next step is to cut off his butt and start forming his tail. Also I need to stick a dowel in him to connect to a base.  

"just keep swimming, just keep swimming"

Under the Sea

Hey all! So Ajax is in his first layer of paint and I think will possibly need about 2 to 3 more layers before his white markings are started. You'll be able to see more pictures of him down post.

So as many of you who know me already know when summer comes around my head is at the beach. So to combine my love of horses, the beach, and mythology I'm starting a hippocampus aka a seahorse aka merhorse. I've made one before which can be seen here. 

my body

I'm going to base the body details off of a lion fish, though I don't know what color I'm going to do him in yet.

lion fish

On to Ajax - he's so close to being ready for details! My white marking video is also almost finished so stay tuned for that.

It Has Begun!

....White markings that is! The first layer is sealed in. Right now I'm waiting for it to cure a bit before I start the second layer, though it may not be sprayed in anytime today due to the rain and humidity. My video is also in progress. 

I probably won't post tomorrow because I have the ACTs. So happy weekend people!