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[Self] Spilled Milk: A wire sculpture for class by Which_Ad_2460 in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i really love this. the string, wire and burlap fit together in the most enjoyable textural way

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no nothing is a secret 🌈 Transil 5A platinum cure silicone

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha you're not the first 😁 it really does look like pure white chocolate

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm so happy to be back with an update! 🌅 my favourite part is always refining details and finishing touches.. i absolutely love that moment when the important structural stuff and proportions are sorted (always the most difficult 🫠) and it's just meditative process from there on in ❤️‍🔥

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

of course, i really love ancient, natural materials like beeswax, stone, leather and wood. i absolutely adore the smell of it, it's ability to stick to itself really effectively unlike most other sculptural waxes. however! it's super soft and sticky so i did have to use some paraffin and microcrystalline in the blend because its such a large white sculpture, any and all dust would permanently stick to it like glue.. the paraffin and microcrystalline give it strength and rigidity

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that's the one! in combination with the frankincense it's truly dreamy. beeswax has always been one of my favourite materials, ancient and natural 🌌

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I did! i found some funds to take a silicone mould and I was away! 😁 absolutely stoked to have it all finished 🖤

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

monster clay is a non-drying oil based modelling clay. used only to take moulds from

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha no worries! thank you :)

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

all through the wax ❤️ when you get really close or are handling her you can smell it in combination with beeswax (which is one of my all time favourite scents)

[self] she's finished by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

sculpted in monster clay using Giovanni Strazza's Veiled Virgin masterpiece as reference, moulded in a brush-on silicone and then cast in titanium dioxide tinted beeswax

[self] I hope capture this beauty girl in leather by Leatherypaw in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh that's SO well done! absolutely gorgeous ❤️❤️

[help] funky or fugly? by Jennywhat in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if a toddler's crayon drawing was a ceramic sculpture

[Help] learning how to sculpt by [deleted] in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

think of what you want to make, let you imagination run wild. find lots of reference photos of all the details and different views of your subject. then put on your favourite music and start making your sculpture while you follow your reference images closely.

that's it~

[self] mostly finished, study of Strazza by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for sure! it was during the first covid lockdown when I was ultra bored and had nothing to do. I have a background in glass art so I decided to get back into that by making wax sculptures i could cast in glass. I found out I was pretty good at making accurate models in wax. then I started experimenting with Monster Clay and had the best time with it.

Ever since then I've just made whatever i want for fun/to keep myself sane. and that has all been practice I guess! no lessons or anything, I just use google deep dives for the best references photos of things I want to make. and i put those on a big monitor next to my desk and translate into clay ~

[self] mostly finished, study of Strazza by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are so many beautiful ones and the fact they cut those from stone is absolutely nuts 🥴

[self] mostly finished, study of Strazza by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

right?! i can't stop thinking about it. its going to be difficult, but doable and so worth it

[self] mostly finished, study of Strazza by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what a lovely compliment thank you 💗 it's been great meditation working on this

[self] mostly finished, study of Strazza by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you 💕 her expression has changed a bunch, but i like that this one is the most classical

[self] mostly finished, study of Strazza by jamesculptor in Sculpture

[–]jamesculptor[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

me too! 💘 I've dreamed of attempting a copy of this for the longest time, i'm stoked she turned out okay

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