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Paper Bag Princess - Scale Model in Final Sages

4/22/2012

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It took a long time deliberating to decide how to detail the princess's face.  Full facial detail would be too real while a round circle with features drawn on would be too cartoon-ish.  I settled on proper facial form with nose, cheek bones, etc but with the eyes drawn on as circles and a sweeping smile drawn on for the mouth.  This was a perfect compromise that matched the book illustrations.

Once the face was complete I added a base coat to build up hair volume and added a wire mesh for the crown's foundation.

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A layer of Winterstone was added to the crown.  During sanding one day later I inadvertently bent one of the prongs.  Fortunately Winterstone is more forgiving than natural stone and I was able to make a successful repair.  My big, clunky fingers had a heck of a time fashioning icing in the gaps between the crown's prongs.  Every time I smoothed the finish of one prong with the skin on my finger, my fingernail would accidentally slice a scar line into an adjacent prong trapping me in a cycle of eternal rework.

To make the disheveled hair I applied a smooth layer of icing and carved swooping lines into it with a plastic knife.  Drawing the lines in a downward direction was pulling the body out of the princess's hair so I switched to pulling the knife in an upward direction.  The combined chaos created the proper impression.

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From a artistic perspective I preferred to have the fingers somewhat open while waving but individual fingers are weak and prone to breakage, especially in the hands-on environment of the library.  Closing the fingers into a tighter wave was prudent.  

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The paper bag is the last area to finish.  It's almost time to go shopping an find a suitable stone cover for the base.

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    Thousands of potential sculptures lie within each and every uncut stone.  Sometimes the destiny is obvious when I see a stone and sometimes releasing the sculpture within is a long journey following countless hints and inspirations.

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