Creating a Breyer Hippocampus ~ FINISHED!!!!!!

For those who were still curious about this, She sent me a breyer to get started on.

I am super excited for this. 🙂

Thanks you guys!

For those interested in how I do some of my armatures, here is a collection of links showing a lot of today’s progress.

A full album of the progress can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.845564398826250.1073741841.593146274068065&type=1

And here are a couple pics of the armature for the tail:

I should make a thread for this. 🙂 Anyone interested in following my progress on this?

I am most definitely interested in seeing progress on this. And as a side comment, the wire framework is very detailed! Have you considered trying your hand at some wire wrap sculptures?

No, I have not, but that would be fun. I have done a few pipe cleaner sculptures that can be found on my arts thread though. 🙂 I would definitely be open to it though if anyone wanted one. I love sculpting! Always been my favorite aside of drawing. Shame I don’t do more… I could use some good practice!

OK, enough lazy quoting, I’ll post further progress here on this thread.

EDIT: Yesterday’s Progress:

After covering the Breyer’s tail armature in foil, I have began the first couple layers of apoxie sculpt. The first (below) clings to the flexible foil. This layer is very thin and serves the purpose of creating a solid base upon which I can build upon. (i do alot of critical think during my planning stages when I do projects.) 🙂

After letting the first layer dry, I can start the second and begin filling in some of those rigid holes. Smoothing it out and beginning on the fins now. After it is smoothed, I can begin creating muscle form. I have only filled in the holes up to the ridges. I stopped mid progress last night though,as I was not feeling to well and needed to lay down.

I found that one of the legs I cut off makes for a decent stand the prop the breyer upside down so the apoxie can dry. Lets me do more than one side at a time. Will probably only work until a point though. I am sure it will reach a point where the tail is too heavy.

Thanks you guys. I’ll try and get another update today. Laundry’s computer is headed out to get some work done, so that means phone pics till hers comes back or I get a new computer. Which ever comes first.

This is a little bit random, but with both of our computers failing, I have some major issues with my work. I can’t do a whole lot in the range of prints, I can make cards anymore, I can’t adjust edit or upload any pics aside of off my phone. Would kickstarter be appropriate to raise money for a laptop and a printer upgrade? Would anybody be able to offer me advice on this? How does one create a good kick starter campaign. This would be my first Kick starter if I did. Can anyone offer some tips/ be willing to give me a hand setting up and designing one? The upgrade would also double the amount of things I can create with my work and greatly expand my business.