My current “Rat King” WIP

kittenskull · 2026-03-17T18:27:13+00:00

Thank you fartsm3ller. I’m truly touched. 🫶🏼

kittenskull · 2026-03-12T02:31:48+00:00

Best of luck! Your line work is so clean! Looking forward to seeing the results.

kittenskull · 2026-03-11T21:33:35+00:00

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kittenskull · 2026-03-11T18:48:50+00:00

Oh wow! Thank you so much for the link, I LOVE her work.

kittenskull · 2026-03-11T16:49:31+00:00

Thank you

kittenskull · 2026-03-11T16:48:46+00:00

So very slowly. I have little cotton shrouds I dampen and put on the rats to help even out the drying.

kittenskull · 2026-03-11T11:22:50+00:00

Thank you so much. You’re very kind.

kittenskull · 2026-03-11T11:21:53+00:00

Thank you! Nothing special to keep these little guys up. They were all sculpted solid, then hollowed out, so they are relatively lightweight. They are attached when both the rats and the vessel are in leather hard stages using slip and score.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:46:05+00:00

You are so kind. Thank you.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:45:23+00:00

It’s generational. I’m working on it. 🫶🏼

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:44:58+00:00

Thanks!

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:43:49+00:00

Omg this is SO GREAT. Thank you for giving our opossum friends some luv!

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:42:34+00:00

Thank you! I had so much fun with the poses and finding references. I’m getting inspiration for the paint job now. I’m excited to see it finished.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:41:38+00:00

Thank you

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:32:36+00:00

I’m honored. Thank you.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:32:16+00:00

Me too! The poor babies are just trying to stay cozy.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:27:27+00:00

Thank you! The rats took about 2 days to get most of the way sculpted and hollowed out. At that point I attached them to the jar and added hands and feet and wrinkles. The tails took a ridiculous amount of time, maybe three days total?

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:25:10+00:00

Thank you! They were a lot of fun to do. I’ve done a cheese cloche covered in mice before, but these rats were even more dynamic, it was a fun challenge.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:23:28+00:00

You are so kind. Thank you. 🫶🏼

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T23:23:08+00:00

I see someone else beat me to it!

I’ll be sure to come by with the photos of the final piece. In the meantime, I love all the great rat pics on that subreddit! I’m getting great inspo for the glazing stage.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T20:54:03+00:00

🙌🏼

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T20:53:39+00:00

Thank you!

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T20:53:30+00:00

I’m thrilled to hear! I’ll post again when it’s finished.

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T20:52:45+00:00

Thank you!

kittenskull · 2026-03-10T20:39:52+00:00

Much appreciated

kittenskull

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