Darren Carnall
Formerly hunky_artist
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Thanks for all the comments guys. It's always nice when you get to do a personal commission like that, as opposed to movie characters, because you know these are going to mean a lot to the people that receive them. I've done it before with the WWI figure I did, and a few other sculpts 'from real people', and it gives a great feeling of satisfaction when they're done.
Having said that... i AM glad they're done, as they were taking a lot of time to get done. I was working on the on and off for a few months, and now I can concentrate fully again on my other commissions. (although as you can see with the completed Anakins and Arnies I never stopped working on the other stuff. And those are just the first heads finished... there's a ton on my desk anywhere between 10% and 90% done)
I always pride myself with my level of communication with customers, so hopefully the pitchforks won't start to come after me too!
(yes.. I've been following 'that' thread lately)
I've probably been a bit slow during the last 2 weeks maybe answering emails, but that was deliberate so I could get the commissions you see above finished... other than that I usually answer all emails (as those who've come to me will know) within a few days (at the latest) so hopefully whilst people might still have to wait for their turn in line...at least they'll know what I'm up to. (and that I'm still here and working!!)
Anyway... somebody asked were those two commissions from scratch or built on others. You'll like this.
The male is............ a resculpted Legolas. And the female is............. a resculpted Ripley
I used those as base heads because they had roughly the right proportions (eyes, nose, mouth) that I needed, so I thought it would save time... although it may have been easier to just use a blob of clay from scratch. Either way I got them done eventually.
Anyway... back to painting for me. Hopefully there'll be some more pics later in the week of the next batch to go out.
Darren
Having said that... i AM glad they're done, as they were taking a lot of time to get done. I was working on the on and off for a few months, and now I can concentrate fully again on my other commissions. (although as you can see with the completed Anakins and Arnies I never stopped working on the other stuff. And those are just the first heads finished... there's a ton on my desk anywhere between 10% and 90% done)
I always pride myself with my level of communication with customers, so hopefully the pitchforks won't start to come after me too!
(yes.. I've been following 'that' thread lately)I've probably been a bit slow during the last 2 weeks maybe answering emails, but that was deliberate so I could get the commissions you see above finished... other than that I usually answer all emails (as those who've come to me will know) within a few days (at the latest) so hopefully whilst people might still have to wait for their turn in line...at least they'll know what I'm up to. (and that I'm still here and working!!)
Anyway... somebody asked were those two commissions from scratch or built on others. You'll like this.
The male is............ a resculpted Legolas. And the female is............. a resculpted Ripley
I used those as base heads because they had roughly the right proportions (eyes, nose, mouth) that I needed, so I thought it would save time... although it may have been easier to just use a blob of clay from scratch. Either way I got them done eventually.
Anyway... back to painting for me. Hopefully there'll be some more pics later in the week of the next batch to go out.
Darren
