Self-Portrait When I Was Little

Don't mind the misplaced modifier in the title. It's a self-portrait of when I was little, drawn now.

Couple More Tweaks On the Background

There are a couple more tweaks on the background needed before it is finished, but I will be starting on the figure this week.

Background Beginning

I may end up blurring this out a bit, but you can see how it looks as a crisp, clear image. I believe there will be more lights in the night sky to the right as well.

Consume

My students are choosing the words for their weekly creative drawings. Here is my homework from this week's word, chosen by a student in my drawing class.

Friend #2

What a nice girl. Looking for sea glass for her mother-in-law.

Getting Closer!

Collage Drawing

This is my American Dream Collage drawing. My students are doing an amazing job with this assignment they just aren't as fast as I am :) It's not 100% finished, but close enough to post the photo of it.

Progress on Friend #2

One hand is almost finished...and the sand is almost finished. REMIND me NEVER to do sand again!

Friend #2 PREVIEW

Hey, I got quite a bit finished today. I still have a lot to do on it, but I thought I would put a teaser here. You can see the hat and legs need work. I also cropped in tightly because I liked the composition, but the background is not finished and she has no hands yet.

Enjoy so far!

Color Scheme

Here is the color scheme for my Friend Illustrator drawing #2. You can see it's a bit different than #1.

Friends Series: #1

I have decided I am going to do a series with friends as the subject matter. Here is the first. I'm still not sure what I'm doing with the background.

I (heart) Illustrator!

Finished Casting

Casting Take Two

This was much better. It is much closer to the actual size of the object. I also added some details. I promise I'll only post one more picture, after I finally spray paint it.

Plaster Carving

Sculpture Casting Process

First you put shims around your object. For this I used a pie plate and a bit of tape. (Make sure you do not have any undercuts in your object. If you do, you must mask them. Eg. if you want to create a water bottle the bottom is usually indented, so you have to put a circle of shim on it.)






Next you coat the shims and your object in petroleum jelly, and then flick plaster all around. Build it up so you have thick enough wall so that it won't break. I would highly recommend not going as crazy as I did with the plaster. (You don't need that much!)



Make sure your shims are showing all around. Even the bottom, but do not pull it apart until it has set.



When it's dry and hard you should coat the inside with petroleum jelly again. Line up the mold and put rubber bands around it to keep it together. Then pour liquidish plaster in your mold. Make sure you swish it around and pour it out at least once to coat every part of the mold otherwise air bubbles can be trapped. Then pour the rest of your plaster in and wait for it to set. I took mine out too soon and I had to carve away a section that cracked off. That is why my sculpture is so much smaller than my object.





Try it! Have fun.