Coraline Thadington, Finished

2 responses to “Coraline Thadington, Finished”

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   Andy Pieper December 16, 2013 at 9:59 am | Permalink

   Wow, she turned out great! Once more, I stand in awe at your skill and talent with a brush.

   So , other than the bump on the eye (which I am at a loss to figure out what happened there), any other critiques on the sculpt for me? I’ll be doing more people soon and could use to know what worked and what didn’t as I am still developing my technique and style.

   Andy

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   Joy Schoenberger December 16, 2013 at 1:43 pm | Permalink

   Well, she was a little difficult to base, interestingly enough. Most figures have a small area that needs to contact the base. Hers was immense, covering the entire train of her dress. She also extended forward from there in space due to the fan. The only way to fit her on even the large 2″ base I used was diagonally.

   I also like to base display minis with some 3-dimensionality, putting the mini up on a hill, or a rock, or a step. My first basing idea was to have Coraline standing at the top of a few steps leading into a ballroom, but there was no way to do that without turning it into a diorama or resculpting the skirt to drape.

   So just try to keep in mind some of the ways that a painter might base the figure, and try not to be too limiting.

   The eyes are tiny. There is a tradeoff there, as always. Sculptors need to decide at some point whether to be realistic or not. Derek’s eyes are always huge, and easy to give the Marike eye treatment. Yours were not, which is ok. She’s an historical figure, so realism made more sense. I don’t know if that was deliberate or not. So my advice is just to make sure you make a deliberate choice, keeping in mind what the mini is for.

   It was difficult to reach the area between her fan arm and her body with a brush. Most minis have areas like that, but they’re usually tucked out of site. In this case, the area is in the front, so you can’t really be sloppy there.

   Her bust is a little lopsided, and her brow isn’t really symmetrical, but neither is terribly noticeable. That’s really just a nitpick.

   The arm was difficult to pin, and I’m not a sculptor, so my attachment wasn’t really clean. As a result, that arm looks thicker in the upper arm than it should be. I don’t know if there’s anything you can do about that. Maybe there isn’t. That would be something to ask a more experienced sculptor for advice on, though.

   The hair is gorgeous, and the folds of the dress were perfect. She is very pretty, and it was refreshing to paint a Reaper female that is not a sex kitten. Thank you!!!