tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53933425216287376782024-02-07T15:23:23.976-08:00Jonathan Hoffman MaquettesJonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-2525637126096802452016-08-28T17:27:00.001-07:002016-08-28T17:28:15.076-07:00Derpy SnailSo here's my latest, a derpy snail thing. His body was originally sculpted in CX-50, then cast in resin, coated in polymer clay. He's pretty translucent, although I regret how clear his hands are, they're hard to make out against his body.<br />
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The slime trail is resin. It ended up about 5 times longer than I originally intended, but ah well. Works pretty well visually.<br />
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<span id="goog_878306994"></span><span id="goog_878306995"></span><br />Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-3316136980417206362015-02-17T00:05:00.001-08:002015-02-17T00:05:22.947-08:00The Expressions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-89673180959401137962015-02-14T23:11:00.000-08:002015-02-14T23:11:44.691-08:00MaldranSo this is my first hardcore character figure sculpt in several years. I really wanted to sculpt when the figure sculpting\ecorche class was still fresh on my mind. So this is a character from the most recent draft of my story. She's the sniper and pilot for the ship that our main characters sail on during the book, although previously she was a pirate working for various and sundry unsavory crews.<br />
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This is also the first test run of some second-hand LED lights I purchased as a christmas gift for myself :) <br />
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So I was definitely going for a Steam Punk look here. I'm generally pleased with the figure, although looking at it now I'm still upset by a few mistakes I clearly made. But I still think I'm making progress, I just wish I had more time in general to sculpt and develop as an artist.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-69035227707037954972014-07-05T11:31:00.004-07:002014-07-05T12:03:20.093-07:00Ecorche!So recently I took an Ecorche class at Pixar, taught by <a href="http://aliciaponzio.com/#home" target="_blank">Alicia Ponzio</a>. The class was amazing - we started by sculpting a full skeleton, and then on half the skeleton we built up each of the major muscle groups (I'll post pics of this sculpt soon). It was an intense class, a 3 hour session each wednesday for the last 4 months. I worried that I'd forget most of it if I didn't practice, so I decided to create my own ecorche at home, and try doing a female figure instead of male.<br />
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So I set forth creating a polymer-clay skeleton - and after about a month of trying to do free-floating ribs, I gave up and did a solid ribcage as you'll see here. I also struggled with making mistakes in my initial skeleton (the spine didn't arc forward enough, the spinus processes (processi?) were far too exaggerated, fat 'cankle' bases to her tibias) and since polymer clay is a far less forgiving medium I had to compromise a few times in order to finish in reasonable time. I did hack in and shave down the cankles to a less egregious state (still a bit fat, perhaps) but the lower leg muscles and ankle details are sadly mushy due to this late-game fix.<br />
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She also ended up more muscular than your average female - even than the average 'athletic' female - this one is a body-builder \ long-distance uphill cyclist. But I'm alright with that, it will be useful for future reference to see more exaggerated muscles.<br />
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As an aside, this is the first sculpture I have cured using my brand new labcorp oven - it's a forced-air convection oven that is PERFECT for polymer clay. It bakes at a perfectly even temperature throughout, and even tiny extremities don't burn or even discolor after extended baking. It's perfect. Did I mention it's perfection? After years of dealing with damaged or ruined sculptures cured in conventional kitchen ovens, I am thrilled to know that from now on I have something that won't wreck hours and hours of painstaking work. <br />
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So it's been a long time since I posted anything. Life has been crazy, hard, and has kept me from doing too much sculpting. Some time last year I started working on this 3d project so I could better learn Zbrush and Maya - and it was a rather intense learning process I must say. The sculpting in Zbrush was fun but very difficult, but getting the Zbrush work through to final render was harder. Still, by the end, I had a nice smooth and predictable pipeline, so I was able to iterate again...and again...and again - which was both good and bad.<br />
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She's been 'mostly done' for months now, so I decided I should finally wrap it up and post some images. I gave up on rendering the 3d particulates and just painted those in, but otherwise these images are just what the renders looked like, with some color re-balancing.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-78007800408577341902012-07-31T00:09:00.000-07:002012-07-31T00:09:03.564-07:00Jaarl Sculpt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Latest sculpt for the War of Ashes franchise.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-19029476214368800992011-01-17T22:19:00.000-08:002011-01-17T22:20:38.995-08:00Another fuzzy viking guy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP69o9Nnh3_K6Qx9a03V8mb8MPHsgnlbkd-JvvviRy66PVHS7kqZspugzugRlITQdb4IbzqG4hF6wvecAG3Hhvplz4mkCSKLzmUPGCKOx0UNj7ch-BlzN8LD4dDzXxSiBTEdbcZ5LjU4oR/s1600/Elvorix1SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP69o9Nnh3_K6Qx9a03V8mb8MPHsgnlbkd-JvvviRy66PVHS7kqZspugzugRlITQdb4IbzqG4hF6wvecAG3Hhvplz4mkCSKLzmUPGCKOx0UNj7ch-BlzN8LD4dDzXxSiBTEdbcZ5LjU4oR/s320/Elvorix1SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563406901450654226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-K6c3WZP5W3Tz3BemkU6QAwJLRSzXkvz09ELClsFpxLV38dseKycVGORxazFmtZJ37YjggyciX3vyN3vFkZuklaBzE0l2odTqQNGIRW9y2VLGITwYTjMmwN1fV-MJtc-XMQaW8T3ekOl-/s1600/Elvorix2SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-K6c3WZP5W3Tz3BemkU6QAwJLRSzXkvz09ELClsFpxLV38dseKycVGORxazFmtZJ37YjggyciX3vyN3vFkZuklaBzE0l2odTqQNGIRW9y2VLGITwYTjMmwN1fV-MJtc-XMQaW8T3ekOl-/s320/Elvorix2SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563406896362583506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsaIf37IB6PsrYhkMeAyWxqyjR9zREFnJQayhSL1s1n5GR5bt0W3WtseScGTlKdU38cnasxLZzSk-YiFZPLEBB-ndXLzGk81sYqlxfUDAqA5Dpkbi2WsWuHNmXjXW7S32VVd1v4AMkjtq/s1600/Elvorix3SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsaIf37IB6PsrYhkMeAyWxqyjR9zREFnJQayhSL1s1n5GR5bt0W3WtseScGTlKdU38cnasxLZzSk-YiFZPLEBB-ndXLzGk81sYqlxfUDAqA5Dpkbi2WsWuHNmXjXW7S32VVd1v4AMkjtq/s320/Elvorix3SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563406892194975778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBN3BAZmfxleTYMkBtfNyPGglH7AxYmQZpVBno69zsaOJxKPXhl-wv7q97Kc7unw5UIqG7rtzuLFV3WpfrXBmSptUgzEYJfYHJRmNzxa9H3klNDQ_DXFzAidWaXJ0kgjzc2GkAQdrEchvP/s1600/Elvorix4SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBN3BAZmfxleTYMkBtfNyPGglH7AxYmQZpVBno69zsaOJxKPXhl-wv7q97Kc7unw5UIqG7rtzuLFV3WpfrXBmSptUgzEYJfYHJRmNzxa9H3klNDQ_DXFzAidWaXJ0kgjzc2GkAQdrEchvP/s320/Elvorix4SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563406885658759794" border="0" /></a>Latest sculpt for Josh from my work. Fuzzy liddle guy.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-79218494702986276042010-12-21T00:44:00.001-08:002010-12-21T00:48:47.822-08:00New Sculpt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZTnFcJBkid54GTTvE4unNbCkAHd0nMXTDHPz9aLX9Vy19u4nYKBb7s5tRsGcgPPTvJ9u1I3AydDBhxs5vPtwd4wcbFMrSu9s-cKGYqEqz7lyqnJoZFTC15IgCFPlsXAG1aotFZj5ws8H/s1600/Vidaar4SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZTnFcJBkid54GTTvE4unNbCkAHd0nMXTDHPz9aLX9Vy19u4nYKBb7s5tRsGcgPPTvJ9u1I3AydDBhxs5vPtwd4wcbFMrSu9s-cKGYqEqz7lyqnJoZFTC15IgCFPlsXAG1aotFZj5ws8H/s320/Vidaar4SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553054775957181122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwBpqjGaDwO6lReHRz29SuLpAUHZNOk_NJ05AcOLO8jZWGhljrScK3bL0XcKqBE7RC1Y4CS_eG7Gho-unHjARbO9B5Sj5SX8y9nh66jKeL3Kj4HvGDV6C34_yfvT6gi0XMjObvRq8oHT9/s1600/Vidaar3SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwBpqjGaDwO6lReHRz29SuLpAUHZNOk_NJ05AcOLO8jZWGhljrScK3bL0XcKqBE7RC1Y4CS_eG7Gho-unHjARbO9B5Sj5SX8y9nh66jKeL3Kj4HvGDV6C34_yfvT6gi0XMjObvRq8oHT9/s320/Vidaar3SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553054056759458498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-3m-eRKRdhZj00Kt1E3JwLvsME3JKyWZdV0HQxNLWSY1D2MK7zMTMUFO5noe2zk6bLS9KPpHlYPD4maGB9ewxxjZo09DWhYfwbWhlD-ovWL7PuN8vFOStDJsjWrF8dU3ijE-NwRd_dH_/s1600/Vidaar5SM.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-3m-eRKRdhZj00Kt1E3JwLvsME3JKyWZdV0HQxNLWSY1D2MK7zMTMUFO5noe2zk6bLS9KPpHlYPD4maGB9ewxxjZo09DWhYfwbWhlD-ovWL7PuN8vFOStDJsjWrF8dU3ijE-NwRd_dH_/s320/Vidaar5SM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553054060994545410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one was fun because I really enjoyed the whole process of character creation. You can visit my digital painting blog to see the original design.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-69202184471793492112010-10-18T01:11:00.000-07:002010-10-18T01:23:54.968-07:00Pele (finally!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFQizg7PrsJvEdYcjVnld_Tw2W8Wk8Y4Kq1Z_Cdq1P9iZ1Csx2coXFefYCHvF3uP9nzGTFEyX7ccBxIjlRDwFIIFTzZqJvnFP_bC5_KYx63CN5Ch-EzDJV7SKfQWuejzH_D-LH0kqwpyM/s1600/FullMain.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFQizg7PrsJvEdYcjVnld_Tw2W8Wk8Y4Kq1Z_Cdq1P9iZ1Csx2coXFefYCHvF3uP9nzGTFEyX7ccBxIjlRDwFIIFTzZqJvnFP_bC5_KYx63CN5Ch-EzDJV7SKfQWuejzH_D-LH0kqwpyM/s320/FullMain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529296348451757650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQnwbpdYAJ3xtw2c57YyWub79WAyOsl8bUOR-ZTzontHHtz-LxBlj-49-GXep7SU3w1wjrrD5TJbZsdg0olwMyyeRUThJ3ipB8m0DUKHjPGt3yx7mlkeviGVRXdoWFgqVuIEe8NZ5_lU2/s1600/FullUpper.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQnwbpdYAJ3xtw2c57YyWub79WAyOsl8bUOR-ZTzontHHtz-LxBlj-49-GXep7SU3w1wjrrD5TJbZsdg0olwMyyeRUThJ3ipB8m0DUKHjPGt3yx7mlkeviGVRXdoWFgqVuIEe8NZ5_lU2/s320/FullUpper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529296344556694562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiwsxQ3KZcc8vFkBPytvQNtwQB9lVKrTXRFzA1T45Hyw8xPshUyJsHxHcxJ74YHSWVes_dqNMr_G2ImbShjdGi0-8zbd4wKmt0uIS7Fgeh3_Zan9A0ipXQxkkKA7cfP9Bz3hpVWO1Uz3E/s1600/Mid1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiwsxQ3KZcc8vFkBPytvQNtwQB9lVKrTXRFzA1T45Hyw8xPshUyJsHxHcxJ74YHSWVes_dqNMr_G2ImbShjdGi0-8zbd4wKmt0uIS7Fgeh3_Zan9A0ipXQxkkKA7cfP9Bz3hpVWO1Uz3E/s320/Mid1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529296340467322258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5CS-SwOw7e_7nUaNtIMNyhyphenhyphenP9oI5sFI6ncYrBWDF6-WwsM3rDbl3-xK7UcD8T6wAwW3OyYWc9iULaizN0ATwd8CfpgUZ64HmtLtpZEPocGAAtD-6MGGSq0FIj_QDRYhyphenhyphenXfSwgWtda-Ue/s1600/Mid2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5CS-SwOw7e_7nUaNtIMNyhyphenhyphenP9oI5sFI6ncYrBWDF6-WwsM3rDbl3-xK7UcD8T6wAwW3OyYWc9iULaizN0ATwd8CfpgUZ64HmtLtpZEPocGAAtD-6MGGSq0FIj_QDRYhyphenhyphenXfSwgWtda-Ue/s320/Mid2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529296327896021074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After wrestling with different ideas to light this sculpture, after attempting a couple of sculpted heads, I decided that this project couldn't be done proper justice with sculpii. If I used UV light to make it glow I couldn't have gotten the nice, rich reds (UV light makes reds go pink) and if I used internal LEDs to light it then I'd never have gotten an even glow, nor could I light delicate things like fingers or arms. I'd been meaning to learn Zbrush anyway, so this project provided a great opportunity to do so. It's been a major battle, taking far longer than a physical sculpture would have taken me - and these renders are a product of 6 different software packages (Zbrush, Maya, Modo, Photoshop, Painter and UVLayout). Yowza. The renders have very little doctoring in photoshop, mostly I used Painter and Photoshop for creating and applying the textures you see on the model.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheviEai85EtDVfleTYIu6T68WwPwrzEm4mEePQ9lKOM24FDE4A7guqJ9v89QBewPUJmO1hI46r2XzcOJHcp_Z1CMw2nlJ_v5X4ukxPZdxHBxxGmqXtJecjDK05lAcYKH9IXg_loRbadf6Z/s1600/FullMain.jpg"><br /></a>Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-49229785324172366722010-06-05T19:16:00.000-07:002010-06-05T19:22:51.129-07:00Voting ClosedWe have our Winner! Thanks again for all of you artists and your entries - it was a close race and there's a good chance I'll end up doing more than one of these designs. but first up, I get to do Brittney Lee's - It will likely be a few months before I'll have it ready, due in part to the fact that the technical challenges of this piece will be very large. But they should be interesting to work out - I'm debating right now whether or not I want to try to light her internally or externally with UV lights pointed at phosphorescent red\orange clay. Externally gives me a more even\smooth spread of the glow, while internally lighting gives me a more vibrant\accurate color of glow, though I'll have hot spots where the leds are seated. Hmm.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6Y3xezPSaeV-4-vbSJ6jQQozElMfogObILC7LLQiFoNhdzCozLcJ9zOReez5wwB5g6vBKbVQUmkBSvL5ie1jBpMvbsGK5L0dizRh1BAL7yZutzta9ziH04Qw8eGio1QdO8j55BFtDUpH/s1600/Entry15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6Y3xezPSaeV-4-vbSJ6jQQozElMfogObILC7LLQiFoNhdzCozLcJ9zOReez5wwB5g6vBKbVQUmkBSvL5ie1jBpMvbsGK5L0dizRh1BAL7yZutzta9ziH04Qw8eGio1QdO8j55BFtDUpH/s200/Entry15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479479024429812114" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-70129850292277556302010-04-19T22:51:00.000-07:002010-04-19T23:40:50.264-07:00Huntress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGotgLXhOZlwyI8-t08dJhqt2zhIRA4yxKopXgC6eH07uwo7X6wXwqYO_QK7NA2JnzaFylpuBfoBMMz14-o1Ka6p0ZPnMJhZ1Zl9TMwiRSKqYLVw0swkaoAk-CnWwfIIsClT7yCkd1q_ke/s1600/FullMain1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGotgLXhOZlwyI8-t08dJhqt2zhIRA4yxKopXgC6eH07uwo7X6wXwqYO_QK7NA2JnzaFylpuBfoBMMz14-o1Ka6p0ZPnMJhZ1Zl9TMwiRSKqYLVw0swkaoAk-CnWwfIIsClT7yCkd1q_ke/s320/FullMain1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462096070677249090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmNeT_vLB57berd99hs4i_j40MI6KLa-pbEU0rcucf2_ejoNBUdyn_5ubI1Df2Ay6scDXLgrrYr1vg36kqRWAgEv0N010SO91gTtPA_H23Gb6RmC1gmUufDTc6yu3vMUi4xwzGgZBVTSJ/s1600/monster2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmNeT_vLB57berd99hs4i_j40MI6KLa-pbEU0rcucf2_ejoNBUdyn_5ubI1Df2Ay6scDXLgrrYr1vg36kqRWAgEv0N010SO91gTtPA_H23Gb6RmC1gmUufDTc6yu3vMUi4xwzGgZBVTSJ/s320/monster2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462096060560139122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrEgdjLpQ82Mk4HnygBGV_7cwci_RoHnEjtiKqJs4dbnRpb6AAs_E0MSINSlvZvfXmv_6JVIXtcLol8tVMZHoykTzpVnqjJ1Ealv_k42PRb5gbx_zHgfIoci04lZtvVFaPgx2lliHSSCL/s1600/mid2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrEgdjLpQ82Mk4HnygBGV_7cwci_RoHnEjtiKqJs4dbnRpb6AAs_E0MSINSlvZvfXmv_6JVIXtcLol8tVMZHoykTzpVnqjJ1Ealv_k42PRb5gbx_zHgfIoci04lZtvVFaPgx2lliHSSCL/s320/mid2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462096057616886850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw413OK54bYTs-HUuyJVBE6Nw_udCkm1MKoJFG07mn-vz-5edgmWi4N_hpTVtOR-F5mLFOtndqFzu_mAh-LPFSGx8wIjklAFFV93pdq0gMwVcL3Us9H6J2QgTHmi1rE7d1sKWn_WHPflKf/s1600/boots.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw413OK54bYTs-HUuyJVBE6Nw_udCkm1MKoJFG07mn-vz-5edgmWi4N_hpTVtOR-F5mLFOtndqFzu_mAh-LPFSGx8wIjklAFFV93pdq0gMwVcL3Us9H6J2QgTHmi1rE7d1sKWn_WHPflKf/s320/boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462096045946904482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFanSemdYXLvAx94_PGCMoQc4M_7gpCOZ0gOyFPz79WQhzzSDpRyYmC2eJn4MtGjQ75cxbfmBajfny50Z4QhUhxuFwr28aubnHxa6EA8N0lAfTWzJDFs8Bbf4gdLVeF6r5o-MdlnFrmqN/s1600/close3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFanSemdYXLvAx94_PGCMoQc4M_7gpCOZ0gOyFPz79WQhzzSDpRyYmC2eJn4MtGjQ75cxbfmBajfny50Z4QhUhxuFwr28aubnHxa6EA8N0lAfTWzJDFs8Bbf4gdLVeF6r5o-MdlnFrmqN/s320/close3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462096044726892338" border="0" /></a><br />So here is my latest sculpt - no LEDs, but there is a little bit of slime and drool, so that makes up for it... well, almost it does.<br /><br />Sorry mom, this one's a bit violent for me, I know. Here's the clip from the story (Book 2, Prometheus Fire)<br /><br />"Asharadel wrenched her bow free from the hard packed soil. The carved steel of the blades glinted in the blazing sunlight, one of them wet with the Tamarak's violet blood. The creature's bulky body lay a few yards away, the mass of limbs and spikes finally still with death. The terror of the battle, the adrenaline, the thrill of the hunt all slowly drained from her, leaving her body weary and exhausted. But the beast was dead, and that realization suddenly burned bright within her. She had done it, and she lived.<br /> Elder Aoselan still stood on the stony outcropping twenty yards away, flowing robes a bleached bone-gray that seemed to glow in the sunlight. The shadow of his hood hid his expression, and Asharadel could not see if he was pleased or angered that she had done what none said she could. Slowly the man raised his staff, signaling the final form of the ceremony.<br /> Asharadel strode to the body, grasping the Tamarak's severed head by the scruff of the neck with her gauntleted hand. Every muscle in her body ached from the long hunt, and the many scars crisscrossing her plague-ravaged arm burned with the exertion of hefting the thing. She lifted the trophy, the mark of her right to stand among the Hunters, forcing her expression to remain calm as she regarded Elder Aoselan. This was her right, her heritage.<br /> For a moment the Elder regarded her from beneath the shadows of his hood. Finally, wordlessly, he lowered his staff, bowing his head just enough for the light to brush across his brow. It was finished."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT2Yw5JOvReJ0mHn84gdILr0B1OM0dxGIXPENlYn5vP05O7eUuVTrOui3-mGyFzTbqxAIViZbUbFf2jE2aO39TWNGkGn5b-40kkKGWRRwOtOgQ8VMH_dDLFMsrEOStd1EHL9aYzJp5Hit/s1600/boots.jpg"><br /></a>Please continue to submit your designs! I'm excited by what I've received so far. To those of you who have sent me your work, thank you so much! I will post the different designs and open it up for voting by the beginning of may. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrjVZlTwu0ZvxakPZZ0OihOEBrZqfMf4n4rzrK5VZyL3QGKxpcX9Q0zYHR9T9QT0790DYUU-epl1arZl62vFlhyphenhyphenXBoTAnFZzAVmGWTNpyUHi0ouIgKhnTFvJbk-5WOcQsHUP8uxLBtue6/s1600/mid2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJWL4V-5Mx9c6xWjiY6cHfIf2Q_8OSrUIXZvZAQltSsB1jYol0Q_IAL_tyl9AT90S6huzz6XGKG9j43DXJrVSZs5P2vmpOOZJuAh4fe8Jew6H0TH2eY-gbe_c7a6oJi3avbb5oY2dSEwk/s1600/monster2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqvi0P-eVBCszk5TgYsNERFRPpoMZ_zaZhWUnA-0Rs3g-VNa9MkGBYXGz4d8VwV6N4UagN5IYz3Z5yq2DeihOIUQzYwkY0s40pQW67gUOf9w0hp3_SKz31HfYXpLvmUE7xX2Vb4bRnhqc/s1600/FullMain1.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJWL4V-5Mx9c6xWjiY6cHfIf2Q_8OSrUIXZvZAQltSsB1jYol0Q_IAL_tyl9AT90S6huzz6XGKG9j43DXJrVSZs5P2vmpOOZJuAh4fe8Jew6H0TH2eY-gbe_c7a6oJi3avbb5oY2dSEwk/s1600/monster2.jpg"><br /></a>Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-47752227294050507362010-02-20T17:34:00.001-08:002010-02-20T17:41:38.186-08:00Silvester and the Cupcake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZuFx7jSXFmxaZW95wzyK2H3ksdfpR15D3XRqb82wnX4Lo8Z6OUANp5X_9Z6G9c3B23fSaW6EMaOx2SCqAkmT1HqODUC9RSuGJAPUJndQIlwjF90h5lAp9YX2gh-PfOTJsN8_EurYb1i2/s1600-h/full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZuFx7jSXFmxaZW95wzyK2H3ksdfpR15D3XRqb82wnX4Lo8Z6OUANp5X_9Z6G9c3B23fSaW6EMaOx2SCqAkmT1HqODUC9RSuGJAPUJndQIlwjF90h5lAp9YX2gh-PfOTJsN8_EurYb1i2/s320/full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440504327117610546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgRamqCXkxUjhVns8XY1efW454fBLiWcl0IL393tinMBQuLQL66H1Ls4VoptdH85vRJu1xwlWlFw-R7fkM_OkBs0n-3V3d7db_URz3jaJpEsCbpCC0uytlkF-9pvg-FsIi_RXDrKPG1nC/s1600-h/LeftMid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgRamqCXkxUjhVns8XY1efW454fBLiWcl0IL393tinMBQuLQL66H1Ls4VoptdH85vRJu1xwlWlFw-R7fkM_OkBs0n-3V3d7db_URz3jaJpEsCbpCC0uytlkF-9pvg-FsIi_RXDrKPG1nC/s320/LeftMid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440504316636248482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQ_yAKV0bAnORQzbKYcD9khfCkj1B1AP9S180ubEFCyzJq9C9PPD8Rm1pBU_PEnBlxs4OebW1OlgcX_iFe-YCBJmzKL9lplTeMCRNo_xYqmhn-VKUw8rdgil6ueO75hwVh_zAmR8BeRnD/s1600-h/RightMid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQ_yAKV0bAnORQzbKYcD9khfCkj1B1AP9S180ubEFCyzJq9C9PPD8Rm1pBU_PEnBlxs4OebW1OlgcX_iFe-YCBJmzKL9lplTeMCRNo_xYqmhn-VKUw8rdgil6ueO75hwVh_zAmR8BeRnD/s320/RightMid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440504307554938994" border="0" /></a><br />So - All you folks who read my blog (if any of you are out there) I want to know what story this sculpture inspires for you when you see it. Please comment and tell me why you think he's crying, and what the cupcake has to do with anything. So far I've gotten a few delightful ideas from people who have seen it in person, and I'm curious what everyone here might come up with. Perhaps when I've gotten a few responses I'll write what I had in mind when I drew him up.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-53925478859252652582010-01-04T23:50:00.000-08:002010-01-04T23:51:37.150-08:00Terec<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxnEhLXcaL5SA4DFhUlX47UB9_SUH4lOYzIbaBHNHT-SoXNI-6eUbbrHB9FMF-Qbdt-uYsmsFkHGJVGpCgRZZ-uLCunqZDFLUFTI-lbMb5qPvVq3dg5hmMiZ-mYMYudA0m3h3CBHK9QVM/s1600-h/TerecMain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxnEhLXcaL5SA4DFhUlX47UB9_SUH4lOYzIbaBHNHT-SoXNI-6eUbbrHB9FMF-Qbdt-uYsmsFkHGJVGpCgRZZ-uLCunqZDFLUFTI-lbMb5qPvVq3dg5hmMiZ-mYMYudA0m3h3CBHK9QVM/s320/TerecMain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423160153688366610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUMaxbAFjWCSNaIJ0dpCt86A3WUUt4Zc-ry7FefIkKyQ7oIRxIGKhBVIP6_ZNp3El2pWi5_8I4b8js-oiZHr648mbZFgB5hgs7DPH9SDlruInznVLnIPAs5jDkpDn6G7JcaniRRWIv3lz/s1600-h/Terec.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUMaxbAFjWCSNaIJ0dpCt86A3WUUt4Zc-ry7FefIkKyQ7oIRxIGKhBVIP6_ZNp3El2pWi5_8I4b8js-oiZHr648mbZFgB5hgs7DPH9SDlruInznVLnIPAs5jDkpDn6G7JcaniRRWIv3lz/s320/Terec.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423160144381344002" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a villian I just completed, from my latest book.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-29721783965269875712009-12-21T22:55:00.001-08:002009-12-21T22:56:50.453-08:00New Elrae Shots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrSBVlke_rF82bylLQ83cG6bOjrcpfnTppdGYqiWiZGZDr7q344WIDwEnPQWFXEAa5i-CVpbfhWN52P_2-7N7V7C7JajqVekpsCnYgBkpj0obGollG3kh7yO4JpDHee3hRdM1-u5tFoXm/s1600-h/ElraeMidDark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrSBVlke_rF82bylLQ83cG6bOjrcpfnTppdGYqiWiZGZDr7q344WIDwEnPQWFXEAa5i-CVpbfhWN52P_2-7N7V7C7JajqVekpsCnYgBkpj0obGollG3kh7yO4JpDHee3hRdM1-u5tFoXm/s320/ElraeMidDark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417950826906322658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtql1qmDzmFY0IXgN3QnUtobpYo3sDC3HkYnLVzu3DuJh9kvz7FJO-nEpOjT6l8W5Qdn8lF2xgxQW0TkuGiFemZxeFrhV0DsX1ELBiK9RzTmpDemhJ7WJlTgSn_bCYcHUib4034ir_FLF5/s1600-h/ElraeLegs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtql1qmDzmFY0IXgN3QnUtobpYo3sDC3HkYnLVzu3DuJh9kvz7FJO-nEpOjT6l8W5Qdn8lF2xgxQW0TkuGiFemZxeFrhV0DsX1ELBiK9RzTmpDemhJ7WJlTgSn_bCYcHUib4034ir_FLF5/s320/ElraeLegs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417950818141643058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad6xyFVxD6FIrfZjxRqYn8-HGJ4nO5nhMY0YTan5rY9QZcrMxHS3pY_EDjjHC1kdEc6_plkDAGI2FrxxmLBeFZhTCtHQT49ZNsBiT6PpzZ-PN8eiUMnyBcuy8cd4hLqVX89zwi8Fjk_Ex/s1600-h/ElraeFullDark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad6xyFVxD6FIrfZjxRqYn8-HGJ4nO5nhMY0YTan5rY9QZcrMxHS3pY_EDjjHC1kdEc6_plkDAGI2FrxxmLBeFZhTCtHQT49ZNsBiT6PpzZ-PN8eiUMnyBcuy8cd4hLqVX89zwi8Fjk_Ex/s320/ElraeFullDark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417950816464332754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXD-0gWU5d2u6Vgg58LUvEz0wB-SQDTgj1GPSZ2mqZSylQsaIVG1Nio_Hep2c8UXmUOj0b-FdKo8GzYUzrmzS-MnWbVzFdgWBlZYLJu9vqqIcodqMonGVDA1iwwUdlNIcByaPoC7csdtm/s1600-h/ElraeFaceDark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXD-0gWU5d2u6Vgg58LUvEz0wB-SQDTgj1GPSZ2mqZSylQsaIVG1Nio_Hep2c8UXmUOj0b-FdKo8GzYUzrmzS-MnWbVzFdgWBlZYLJu9vqqIcodqMonGVDA1iwwUdlNIcByaPoC7csdtm/s320/ElraeFaceDark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417950804846795650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchRg7-b79wNpQFZI4Kq4nxsrmBvEG78W0IOq9N_dchNtnczE1m7uxdYEy1Wxu-WnXv8_r6sIFJLewZ4aLkZ9wVa3DFa-UgnYF5QNPEMigvabVpaJcS1MpzAfSkMFewCaxTT8XS85uWgTK/s1600-h/ElraeFaceBright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchRg7-b79wNpQFZI4Kq4nxsrmBvEG78W0IOq9N_dchNtnczE1m7uxdYEy1Wxu-WnXv8_r6sIFJLewZ4aLkZ9wVa3DFa-UgnYF5QNPEMigvabVpaJcS1MpzAfSkMFewCaxTT8XS85uWgTK/s320/ElraeFaceBright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417950802430201314" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few shots of Elrae, taken now that I have her back and Jim has finished the electronics. Thanks Jim!!Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-34378259593522388172009-09-20T19:38:00.000-07:002009-09-20T19:53:43.921-07:00Zak - finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkozy3lUoadT6HOW2kUiw59JWgg4IptmN9aBrFsT9o1fEMBz8xX6O3TtYsAv3J9ypuV_lAmYg8dJ7zsP6oOYmiRBrjzTdFadifWI2FKc1dcxBrTj334esAabqua59P1Ww-7LnIhm2St-j/s1600-h/MainSaturated.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkozy3lUoadT6HOW2kUiw59JWgg4IptmN9aBrFsT9o1fEMBz8xX6O3TtYsAv3J9ypuV_lAmYg8dJ7zsP6oOYmiRBrjzTdFadifWI2FKc1dcxBrTj334esAabqua59P1Ww-7LnIhm2St-j/s320/MainSaturated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383747565038036402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBrDEqLfH1yEtAjzzjaEYyKvv5KklbJw72sQkmywAWU8WFMSvloNu4m6cMZ5-0lNLZ7BlPaCHnwPgey8qiPjoQrgY8ibTdCCIJIcg5kDccQWr8ZUtf4_S6gNTedhxY2xHhJKkoGx8QSTR/s1600-h/closeup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBrDEqLfH1yEtAjzzjaEYyKvv5KklbJw72sQkmywAWU8WFMSvloNu4m6cMZ5-0lNLZ7BlPaCHnwPgey8qiPjoQrgY8ibTdCCIJIcg5kDccQWr8ZUtf4_S6gNTedhxY2xHhJKkoGx8QSTR/s320/closeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383747552963750706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzob85NYX6APf0FUh5R-ZTbOA7_4OeyhkdT_SJj0asIrDCwM4ViVS1R3E4NTk1m5zzLOv2i89gd0Sn3kzKS69clYXbt0mfBr-PY74HoufIlS7y-g2X21dfbX7-MTcBo2TP3UOkCxW2iCYV/s1600-h/Booster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzob85NYX6APf0FUh5R-ZTbOA7_4OeyhkdT_SJj0asIrDCwM4ViVS1R3E4NTk1m5zzLOv2i89gd0Sn3kzKS69clYXbt0mfBr-PY74HoufIlS7y-g2X21dfbX7-MTcBo2TP3UOkCxW2iCYV/s320/Booster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383747549796883442" border="0" /></a><br />So, despite this guy turning out alright, I'm still very very frustrated that he doesn't match the original design very well. If you go to my painting blog, you'll see the original design - which to me is much more appealing than the final sculpture. The legs ended up way too stumpy, and the head just too big and not shaped quite right. The sculpture is cute, but it just could have been better had I followed the design better. This is a frustration I've had time and time again - almost with every single sculpture. Guess I'm doing something wrong.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40p9Cpjn0BcLcTUhpsgMnmba4wW2-9kIbDr2N2TkGarKnkflm-LsWvlUVk_FwNsGu4d6e6tkPYR7HT1jvE8J5PuuIZDk71nAnEcSCmwyStgIVUfTpB-x8S4rRNCSZu75Y7qdXYAkkBQ7I/s1600-h/Booster.jpg"><br /></a>Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-23914419027893556452009-08-21T12:47:00.001-07:002009-08-21T12:52:06.871-07:00latest work on Elrae<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv7E98YQ0e_oVl7Ft3yjiXH10zlAAx1qMIBose1OIUNHC7kv1MJTz-qpnm157nUAfBPqu5WDUN1cAdzVbLbmZ8yMHteQoMu0L-ea8lTr9e3pWgVLQgZKxQFXL6yJBoSu44LYx8BZZzIey/s1600-h/09Full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv7E98YQ0e_oVl7Ft3yjiXH10zlAAx1qMIBose1OIUNHC7kv1MJTz-qpnm157nUAfBPqu5WDUN1cAdzVbLbmZ8yMHteQoMu0L-ea8lTr9e3pWgVLQgZKxQFXL6yJBoSu44LYx8BZZzIey/s320/09Full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372506852921470738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1DKlg95nZ9msf3kL0JjbvSsO55o4RQovRPlvKvSOuumh12UO7wAuJ6QzZvLoh2FoS6ZHrZi1L4b_dwC-sp1Yl-j6RBcfLkC0geyFPu6a8zEGbgOfJLfIC7f-81hBXbeTbfOIN8YmwTwn/s1600-h/08Finished.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1DKlg95nZ9msf3kL0JjbvSsO55o4RQovRPlvKvSOuumh12UO7wAuJ6QzZvLoh2FoS6ZHrZi1L4b_dwC-sp1Yl-j6RBcfLkC0geyFPu6a8zEGbgOfJLfIC7f-81hBXbeTbfOIN8YmwTwn/s320/08Finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372506845654826130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGbO_Lw-LgtQK1qclHwLCaAICW0aAc1VHGOpVaIOC-ucYQOCYT5OrT4bapNEMB5fT5AJ_RCVoZuoDOLgca2Q0sBRg0UradCgYEL3wGdSlJUakBYHHMFVTbaMXcv8htHmstin4jqLFvuec/s1600-h/06LEDmadness.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGbO_Lw-LgtQK1qclHwLCaAICW0aAc1VHGOpVaIOC-ucYQOCYT5OrT4bapNEMB5fT5AJ_RCVoZuoDOLgca2Q0sBRg0UradCgYEL3wGdSlJUakBYHHMFVTbaMXcv8htHmstin4jqLFvuec/s320/06LEDmadness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372506841711689394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs5zilDCZTijmrunhNvZGC2BZb4rLZ3K7P5YZ4iEKckaII5tnXVthyJ96UwTvNFIL6aqeIITn1GNctL2SsDuodeqRzAm7qm7m2Mo8lPcbdI3vclSpvCOMM6hRQoqNiWTHyYqgvdrOKBtr/s1600-h/03Wireframe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs5zilDCZTijmrunhNvZGC2BZb4rLZ3K7P5YZ4iEKckaII5tnXVthyJ96UwTvNFIL6aqeIITn1GNctL2SsDuodeqRzAm7qm7m2Mo8lPcbdI3vclSpvCOMM6hRQoqNiWTHyYqgvdrOKBtr/s320/03Wireframe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372506831073997826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpdMlBQi5xgz3QTNBHFUawpPxVMyIYUX6GVfnYM99oryRRmGNZ8EXkp1BO5gJNVWnvoo7WCyrziEZzvL0N0E3KIGDxDdM3ss1jJHCuuY98FOOmdkYEWwuCbFK_FDlf7IQGxDiisfwxdvd/s1600-h/01Eyes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpdMlBQi5xgz3QTNBHFUawpPxVMyIYUX6GVfnYM99oryRRmGNZ8EXkp1BO5gJNVWnvoo7WCyrziEZzvL0N0E3KIGDxDdM3ss1jJHCuuY98FOOmdkYEWwuCbFK_FDlf7IQGxDiisfwxdvd/s320/01Eyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372506826402279890" border="0" /></a><br />So here's some progress shots and the final look for Elrae. Unfortunately we had a tragic electronics failure, and Jim and I will be working over the next couple months to replace the circuit board.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-14331508822286161632009-05-11T21:45:00.001-07:002009-05-11T21:48:41.674-07:00Random Sculpt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGxNC9GmbMv3ahLmUBTALfPbqftRflcA5-cQytGCyLAO6zd4BQbtpWhS_Dk4RfuVCJWqmKYlEvfpf7AuCyQ8FOhTUOoE6AmoCdvDIq49xebEy7t9KCcoSl7WIbzGDybhVGYp0VAAEoPFA/s1600-h/FullFrontMod.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGxNC9GmbMv3ahLmUBTALfPbqftRflcA5-cQytGCyLAO6zd4BQbtpWhS_Dk4RfuVCJWqmKYlEvfpf7AuCyQ8FOhTUOoE6AmoCdvDIq49xebEy7t9KCcoSl7WIbzGDybhVGYp0VAAEoPFA/s320/FullFrontMod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334794265308408674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WaaN9p7o7I3y7spbIKeCMZkHVddSLq-LRPdLLh24jIKWR8KeZET6mmeMm5SzqmffM884vXmQe1wHIzs4gg6jJ6Evuv_xmAeKFw5HD2YtStE9FjzNn4RI8_GHAlPub7sXobxQ8htSeegZ/s1600-h/Hand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WaaN9p7o7I3y7spbIKeCMZkHVddSLq-LRPdLLh24jIKWR8KeZET6mmeMm5SzqmffM884vXmQe1wHIzs4gg6jJ6Evuv_xmAeKFw5HD2YtStE9FjzNn4RI8_GHAlPub7sXobxQ8htSeegZ/s320/Hand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334794272193718674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr9QchtGdw-r238lMGa0OaYp9fL8bZJrc_GJAMre3OQitmPnPDI0DJgxIGeeIKz_RmtIbausALGHXViP4xomGZm7KVHL17kqx_sA3UzYqGcsoVNDb11x48EVPVCFrTmqWFjd1Gw12AmzZ/s1600-h/JeansLeft.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr9QchtGdw-r238lMGa0OaYp9fL8bZJrc_GJAMre3OQitmPnPDI0DJgxIGeeIKz_RmtIbausALGHXViP4xomGZm7KVHL17kqx_sA3UzYqGcsoVNDb11x48EVPVCFrTmqWFjd1Gw12AmzZ/s320/JeansLeft.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334794272450573106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-lDcMvLlmMDLNEAPNOeE51oQSSn2Mg1rEbJJIpiX8keGF1Y87PEDcaXrEs2fegL8NbBsm7T1Hhva7oZ_2BljY22wemhMiKpyUVSrDS_eLliZ_g_jhyhsrRh0nyagPsJXg4v3b0nxCh2Q/s1600-h/MidFrontLeftMod.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-lDcMvLlmMDLNEAPNOeE51oQSSn2Mg1rEbJJIpiX8keGF1Y87PEDcaXrEs2fegL8NbBsm7T1Hhva7oZ_2BljY22wemhMiKpyUVSrDS_eLliZ_g_jhyhsrRh0nyagPsJXg4v3b0nxCh2Q/s320/MidFrontLeftMod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334794268296150546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWEYlA0DkdvP491Z6mdkT4yRXcqtYrBGaqtZHZ8s9Xj0QfFyDQOM6GxNnr_SGF4gxuCwx4BYqIGZ-l1h3QsG0GJM3SGjEKRJDtKK_gpCJd_EURlhsy-eNt6-JW5l-G-Wk6lERUDXfuLxO/s1600-h/FullBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWEYlA0DkdvP491Z6mdkT4yRXcqtYrBGaqtZHZ8s9Xj0QfFyDQOM6GxNnr_SGF4gxuCwx4BYqIGZ-l1h3QsG0GJM3SGjEKRJDtKK_gpCJd_EURlhsy-eNt6-JW5l-G-Wk6lERUDXfuLxO/s320/FullBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334794270648887954" border="0" /></a><br />This is my latest - just a random sculpt I did while I was waiting for parts from Jim for the Elrae sculpt. I wanted to try doing just normal looking clothes for once - it turned out that T-shirts are incredibly hard. Also I'd been wanting to try glasses- and these ones were really tricky. The lenses are cut out from a 2 liter soda bottle :)Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-79310357162314960502009-02-22T17:44:00.000-08:002009-02-22T20:41:08.018-08:00Sculpt of Ryan Woodward's 'Soldier'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpca_sPtOTkNPUFNloUWQrju__2P_YMdb4Jle97yb7N4o7maxxG83Z1VNrlD-NHUZtutDAJTxYN9fQvD7RrkX5Ja0_AYwJHBhwraSa5actMg10cuawUmhTcNc37i4-Yxvwq5HSu_hjPSDL/s1600-h/photoshopped2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpca_sPtOTkNPUFNloUWQrju__2P_YMdb4Jle97yb7N4o7maxxG83Z1VNrlD-NHUZtutDAJTxYN9fQvD7RrkX5Ja0_AYwJHBhwraSa5actMg10cuawUmhTcNc37i4-Yxvwq5HSu_hjPSDL/s320/photoshopped2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305803482606926962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Socwp6NFpt3utUIqcN3ZLhVmApKjm01w2j0pyEP7CQatOMLjhbnHsz8I7Yh3YuiJWz45e9ScXQu2cMwyI_GGcSjDhdUv0nCdZbqPfeSTciKLu5aPVn4mr610bsZCIPNv1n8TySnJhyphenhypheniy/s1600-h/11soldier_720.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Socwp6NFpt3utUIqcN3ZLhVmApKjm01w2j0pyEP7CQatOMLjhbnHsz8I7Yh3YuiJWz45e9ScXQu2cMwyI_GGcSjDhdUv0nCdZbqPfeSTciKLu5aPVn4mr610bsZCIPNv1n8TySnJhyphenhypheniy/s320/11soldier_720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305848222457070146" border="0" /></a><br />here's a quick one I did with Casteline. (since my sculpture studio is in my bedroom I haven't been able to bring myself to use CM-50. The smell of sulfur permeating your room when you're trying to sleep at night isn't pleasant.) The design is Ryan Woodward's: he taught my character design class back at BYU, and is an amazing artist. You can see more of his work on www.ryanwoodwardart.comJonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-47213942822938485962009-02-15T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-15T22:07:02.388-08:00Quar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO_O0i4EzM2Nr-jOduf6yg8snfdEzYEG1dNrA1mWwVLRsoe-eiRoVLC1bQ4PjCg0hlw1TD82PYgrAI9BLfImvnTdSfSmzsrIy7pR3Wl17uFCmNj8fsIWLs5j-CrR1nUOfgsrlRYjCxSoc/s1600-h/photoshopped3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO_O0i4EzM2Nr-jOduf6yg8snfdEzYEG1dNrA1mWwVLRsoe-eiRoVLC1bQ4PjCg0hlw1TD82PYgrAI9BLfImvnTdSfSmzsrIy7pR3Wl17uFCmNj8fsIWLs5j-CrR1nUOfgsrlRYjCxSoc/s320/photoshopped3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303271715718248306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnFXWGkbbIhoqpx5yYw1VqbY1ANW8YLmJs9-aHGZM0itfw586azmvhbtgztNlplO1ZnQw2hdA9wv1-E6WA_lEMfjIjHvS-Glzk6DTQrxBaM9yhXHieKxQ2kq7ObI416Hy4R-1VR5aVP3P/s1600-h/photoshopped1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnFXWGkbbIhoqpx5yYw1VqbY1ANW8YLmJs9-aHGZM0itfw586azmvhbtgztNlplO1ZnQw2hdA9wv1-E6WA_lEMfjIjHvS-Glzk6DTQrxBaM9yhXHieKxQ2kq7ObI416Hy4R-1VR5aVP3P/s320/photoshopped1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303271712140086946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSEjgJnWr2S9CKqp9DU1HHDMc_GKLFbsAkxgHIMN_CqY5F8BreOdPiGzH8JE20yvoqPw0kBIRJpgGoYLlzY33Tfz0qT29jNKbuWCRhBvJjHhl03G_5RDMO-C4YJZmA5fMInptqx4ip3pw/s1600-h/Quar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSEjgJnWr2S9CKqp9DU1HHDMc_GKLFbsAkxgHIMN_CqY5F8BreOdPiGzH8JE20yvoqPw0kBIRJpgGoYLlzY33Tfz0qT29jNKbuWCRhBvJjHhl03G_5RDMO-C4YJZmA5fMInptqx4ip3pw/s320/Quar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303271306800638674" border="0" /></a>These are a couple of commissioned pieces I did for a coworker who saw my sculpts at the Pixar craft fair. They're larger versions of a line of pewter game pieces (you can see the originals at www.zombiesmith.com)Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-74553767302969929872008-11-30T01:20:00.000-08:002009-03-24T22:39:21.701-07:00The many faces of Elrae<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOwbj9isBINN_OGuTV1gmcVukjzrb95n6vGUVjPXgKY3aXgoeo7CgQQw7W5YvBapyxsdEVZGopB5VAjf1BXsrn4BrCNkXtvt0joE7guKhQSg9KYH_kOWWVD3qzQUBRpfO4D-OV-5H76Jf/s1600-h/elrae.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOwbj9isBINN_OGuTV1gmcVukjzrb95n6vGUVjPXgKY3aXgoeo7CgQQw7W5YvBapyxsdEVZGopB5VAjf1BXsrn4BrCNkXtvt0joE7guKhQSg9KYH_kOWWVD3qzQUBRpfO4D-OV-5H76Jf/s320/elrae.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274378584200164194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvy0H2YMhVUZrfgHLrcu7_vrrwpw9ok0IXGPEF7WUT-yyOb1yfR2uA5_iFzb9QhGV0_vdVb-E6KZ2z3YLyT7iMwTb_QoHU2cLLKT44cbbGZ1WvCnWEo8iSn1qUyRF6k3bA-23sYczL7Ul/s1600-h/elrae4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvy0H2YMhVUZrfgHLrcu7_vrrwpw9ok0IXGPEF7WUT-yyOb1yfR2uA5_iFzb9QhGV0_vdVb-E6KZ2z3YLyT7iMwTb_QoHU2cLLKT44cbbGZ1WvCnWEo8iSn1qUyRF6k3bA-23sYczL7Ul/s320/elrae4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274378596611576178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41gPbUgQmoBRfgAhD_Ct_wjxZSqmN9GR4XTvfLoDihD72IjoGs17As6rU-fX4zBCdyxISpkCVGal_78g0c9iu-YC6CVG3_RNWRs0xbdPrc4uGhaUPb1S5oc7Iajvwy3HCSfwBzy0UbqWj/s1600-h/IMG_5146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41gPbUgQmoBRfgAhD_Ct_wjxZSqmN9GR4XTvfLoDihD72IjoGs17As6rU-fX4zBCdyxISpkCVGal_78g0c9iu-YC6CVG3_RNWRs0xbdPrc4uGhaUPb1S5oc7Iajvwy3HCSfwBzy0UbqWj/s400/IMG_5146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316644330158967554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCd07roh5E8yijswQi-2t3eZxNPbI-TpKflEXFnp8v559fMYiB4NPGJ4r6ZP_IHLd49KIzDJp7QXXK_jEkjYUiAXbgkkeqpDG1Sj9_k5NQ5BdbfS6mVY9hmXg_im-XcrNuxvIAlsHUo5fh/s1600-h/IMG_5152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCd07roh5E8yijswQi-2t3eZxNPbI-TpKflEXFnp8v559fMYiB4NPGJ4r6ZP_IHLd49KIzDJp7QXXK_jEkjYUiAXbgkkeqpDG1Sj9_k5NQ5BdbfS6mVY9hmXg_im-XcrNuxvIAlsHUo5fh/s400/IMG_5152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316995679409779698" border="0" /></a>For those of you who have been following this blog for over a year, you'll recognize this character. Her name is Elrae, and I've been trying to do a sculpt of her since last october\november. Each of these six heads have been created since that time, starting with the earliest in the upper left and the most recent in the bottom right. I really despise #1,3,4, and 5 - and I may have decided to use 2 if she didn't look so ugly from the profile (besides the fact that that head was too large).<br />This final head used to have the eyes looking down and to the left to give a more 'sultry' sort of expression. It didn't work.<br />The fact that I've done this head so many times is just a testament to my rampant perfectionism. I've also wanted to do LEDS with this one from the start, and Jim is currently working on getting the circuitry ready to make this sculpt more awesome than many experts thought humanly possible. So now hopefully I'll be able to proceed with and finish the sculpture (and keep my fingers crossed I don't accidentally break off those eyelashes somewhere in the process...oi!)Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-71615690701953662002008-11-09T17:13:00.000-08:002008-11-09T17:18:28.979-08:00Rylan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTEjUKyg8_IVEg3KqB64NcXwOhZ6CGI-yvJALCap_Zk19uM-8a8a6YJysy3k2DRCke62w_QUEGbT2EORqdVS-8uIycDAu8X7Zih50eneHZNFptbj6sTvluAkwBbjCPaDjIv0jp-55IBe4/s1600-h/IMG_4346.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTEjUKyg8_IVEg3KqB64NcXwOhZ6CGI-yvJALCap_Zk19uM-8a8a6YJysy3k2DRCke62w_QUEGbT2EORqdVS-8uIycDAu8X7Zih50eneHZNFptbj6sTvluAkwBbjCPaDjIv0jp-55IBe4/s400/IMG_4346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266831427005699970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFcyOyUndh6Pa0exxTefqDfF3Bssb74S7MrzFj8jgt7XjtlXGXJIsZs1X9eMfPvqlwCWWpN4DXO90snPKthSe25YBbqJ9dyHAinRj7vLKPV2QwaMBwvXysYHswXmf1j7MbAlLXLEMPl1y/s1600-h/IMG_4370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFcyOyUndh6Pa0exxTefqDfF3Bssb74S7MrzFj8jgt7XjtlXGXJIsZs1X9eMfPvqlwCWWpN4DXO90snPKthSe25YBbqJ9dyHAinRj7vLKPV2QwaMBwvXysYHswXmf1j7MbAlLXLEMPl1y/s320/IMG_4370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266831262265694130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtH-xukdZ86A6XZAq9ij3csv3qKzED8qMoxlRvjeI0bXM0-jTQz7W6oEdBA-RXSeuDRo9GJWhPwYojbzhK2oO2K1HhLMVPO4spejREY3YCzmMoqGLCgSmzYJ54ebCVbPDoiuj4RdGCvhm/s1600-h/IMG_4366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtH-xukdZ86A6XZAq9ij3csv3qKzED8qMoxlRvjeI0bXM0-jTQz7W6oEdBA-RXSeuDRo9GJWhPwYojbzhK2oO2K1HhLMVPO4spejREY3YCzmMoqGLCgSmzYJ54ebCVbPDoiuj4RdGCvhm/s320/IMG_4366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266831135144823554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQugR29Y_Sn2LYJ7XOTKIs7XJTff-DWkYpxfzSRHvsfFVKzGuff-YCUDlGgMZItX4-NL_-LRmlKZ073b_ptoVNEY1FMCO2OGBP1AB09HSjZKN6_-YYASOyhUDRku0QnDD2TZO7vok3GAL/s1600-h/IMG_4363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQugR29Y_Sn2LYJ7XOTKIs7XJTff-DWkYpxfzSRHvsfFVKzGuff-YCUDlGgMZItX4-NL_-LRmlKZ073b_ptoVNEY1FMCO2OGBP1AB09HSjZKN6_-YYASOyhUDRku0QnDD2TZO7vok3GAL/s320/IMG_4363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266831029207155554" border="0" /></a><br />My latest sculpt: Rylan, the main character from my story. This sculpture turned out to be somewhat disappointing - not only due to a few mistakes I made that resulted in some firing problems (he cracked in a few places) But also I'm miffed that his expression and pose didn't turn out a more appealing. My meticulous detailing of his clothes doesn't really make up for the fact that his face is a little funny.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-36195123956322180642008-09-14T20:52:00.000-07:002008-09-14T21:02:02.596-07:00Nurk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintTxDDcVANbTUI7HNf9KPxC82Sc2P-yQ8UXYU1e9qUE1cGXDXrpgqc4hRQNSm4ePkWx4TL56ELJn6N9Hj-Btr7UThoAJr81zqx4bssMvJ3y33MrTym4M5zDMx7KM4Bhdyzy3SAJuGC9Zj/s1600-h/Nurk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintTxDDcVANbTUI7HNf9KPxC82Sc2P-yQ8UXYU1e9qUE1cGXDXrpgqc4hRQNSm4ePkWx4TL56ELJn6N9Hj-Btr7UThoAJr81zqx4bssMvJ3y33MrTym4M5zDMx7KM4Bhdyzy3SAJuGC9Zj/s320/Nurk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246091393356254770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakyihRWOOYS4x_1AddDF9NbBsd8YNTlt1xX1Caqkze-BupMn-FVkaKfo5Pwv0xszjvkoy-ef_leUCH7i0FsE85dKvJp3YYx1V4BE_79VGXuaBa0tD47FvyATiexY1i_Mm8fkmHaq_4kgv/s1600-h/Nurk1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakyihRWOOYS4x_1AddDF9NbBsd8YNTlt1xX1Caqkze-BupMn-FVkaKfo5Pwv0xszjvkoy-ef_leUCH7i0FsE85dKvJp3YYx1V4BE_79VGXuaBa0tD47FvyATiexY1i_Mm8fkmHaq_4kgv/s320/Nurk1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246091393124511154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7CMdb9lBp6rFf1pEb98GvHeCg1JT6fyoIsnwJVrgk_dMv1XTg4fVkIj51Yq802wkGLt4RAFyiy1thPkrjnYD7Tty1xNTCDrkprNY3QN3ZPsLiN_nVg1bJxt3KfNmsb2mMjpzuuitK-E5/s1600-h/Nurk2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7CMdb9lBp6rFf1pEb98GvHeCg1JT6fyoIsnwJVrgk_dMv1XTg4fVkIj51Yq802wkGLt4RAFyiy1thPkrjnYD7Tty1xNTCDrkprNY3QN3ZPsLiN_nVg1bJxt3KfNmsb2mMjpzuuitK-E5/s320/Nurk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246091395300466866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6KaFE_lFPRDeaTNmUIEmMNrvqp26XLh3_uHu_iYvL4-os1JcZAl7F3Nyt7X95RgxiWrnew-qsrgWoY1uE1EvyJ85ZFKtNZLLvub2AtF44e8m8wRvmWq9Cs0-dyTWhBFbKulcxs6e-ON3/s1600-h/Nurk3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6KaFE_lFPRDeaTNmUIEmMNrvqp26XLh3_uHu_iYvL4-os1JcZAl7F3Nyt7X95RgxiWrnew-qsrgWoY1uE1EvyJ85ZFKtNZLLvub2AtF44e8m8wRvmWq9Cs0-dyTWhBFbKulcxs6e-ON3/s320/Nurk3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246091399024064530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_VgCcB3NZqPHVdy38g2pkfpZ7saxNM51Q2LAR7spSVKZ3Hoo2tKwMuOYFkZ3HlPEorl3y-PGrAV2t_x3oHf6gkxdpL-5inZ3OYPIai84i2UD7z2KP3nMewL3Bfgt9t1h7OXKQRY0oKf1/s1600-h/Nurk4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_VgCcB3NZqPHVdy38g2pkfpZ7saxNM51Q2LAR7spSVKZ3Hoo2tKwMuOYFkZ3HlPEorl3y-PGrAV2t_x3oHf6gkxdpL-5inZ3OYPIai84i2UD7z2KP3nMewL3Bfgt9t1h7OXKQRY0oKf1/s320/Nurk4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246091399737353986" border="0" /></a>This little fellow is called a Nurk. He's a domestic pest, typically residing between the washer and dryer (though they also have been known to nest behind dressers and under beds). His primary diet consists of socks (though he will only consume one per pair). However, specimens have also been observed grazing on ties, bobby-pins, pencils and pens, etc. Nurks generally avoid clean, well-kept spaces, preferring instead messy and cluttered homes to build thier dens. In such an environment they have also been known to snatch shiny objects such as keys or glasses and hide them at random (there is only one documented case of a Nurk actually eating a pair of glasses. Keys free of keychains, however, are more easy pray for a Nurk's insatiable appetite).Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-16629931691352896012008-09-07T21:06:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:10:27.793-07:00Who broke my broom?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQioRF_WRr-YpyKtQ4P1Q8GfFaFgrS7zcPSwyMP1hIMj6Q3Fd4WPKAOQivfgBAiq13I6ZzhfgYLJ-YbGtclNvqZ95wa3CIZKY33aVz4NJSsva6SQVWzfrUSnPOV_Up1kbxRZ1bznNU-gkp/s1600-h/Witch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQioRF_WRr-YpyKtQ4P1Q8GfFaFgrS7zcPSwyMP1hIMj6Q3Fd4WPKAOQivfgBAiq13I6ZzhfgYLJ-YbGtclNvqZ95wa3CIZKY33aVz4NJSsva6SQVWzfrUSnPOV_Up1kbxRZ1bznNU-gkp/s320/Witch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243497636030946146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs1ljBzNSbxDJeEGK6INxWoJuH-zgj6RBcYZ7cEAy9BNjwYfZI_A30k3H_YCDhuHkXPJRro16Pwe5gCaE9mGY89uKNWe8DCb7lseseet4YwF3a2LSMlvp9rtOJuDqDeedGg6mqCxSCNE6/s1600-h/Process3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i7R74Ma9lM0cUVHAyq3YL6VNDiEC1Vwfhbu_jCm7Gr2nYqyUMfRcDuQqyI3vQf65BHks6RfjucSI2yz8VltmNTz-0ESVYvHwmP1a0T6TeVq7ivNQj1ghVVcdW5UD6oxz4I0F2z9eF3Vi/s320/Witch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243497365173063938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4HVfzx4FPWJTQEVIpxyRsT4dFeh5tqyfCyMXqGaXQbeCUhzMbU8iMbSipDvSH7AUVwvv0YFup8qo4ofsQvQe2sdYsft-5VBXfxchoRYwY7-342hikXEmseXcDk1aY-W9YXfdpKXfEU4e/s1600-h/Witch4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4HVfzx4FPWJTQEVIpxyRsT4dFeh5tqyfCyMXqGaXQbeCUhzMbU8iMbSipDvSH7AUVwvv0YFup8qo4ofsQvQe2sdYsft-5VBXfxchoRYwY7-342hikXEmseXcDk1aY-W9YXfdpKXfEU4e/s320/Witch4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243497367897928770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRelCwz00fps54osvpkdSob86UCiil20sOlL6LAPusE-6bOq6doRVwZmJ1FucQEBG2QrDGwBkZUBVbm62mx1NDQzBWVt4E2rmGGZK7JMQe1PSMQu07csz4tDF7DD4jpq5OIaMNCGJEErGD/s1600-h/Witch5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRelCwz00fps54osvpkdSob86UCiil20sOlL6LAPusE-6bOq6doRVwZmJ1FucQEBG2QrDGwBkZUBVbm62mx1NDQzBWVt4E2rmGGZK7JMQe1PSMQu07csz4tDF7DD4jpq5OIaMNCGJEErGD/s320/Witch5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243497371329872370" border="0" /></a>Thought I'd show a little more of my process on this one. Again, this is with CM-50, and this one took me about 12 hours. I'd spend more time polishing and adding detail, but I'm trying to keep if rough to mimic the Pixar process (they typically keep theirs relatively rough, though probably not as rough as these).Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-81793563359530113072008-09-07T20:46:00.001-07:002008-09-07T20:54:14.652-07:00Icarus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblILzmp3poAvrAqz6Yr4IxUrSxWvxyGXqFDuxmzDRObGDQCci50HyYzU04ket1UYuJ99RWiFuFUc2BWdJpli2sRtd-fvOxeAkYeO3-oBMvOl_41Nl_WNf42flHKxsWLhemH4A2N1DamH5/s1600-h/Icarus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblILzmp3poAvrAqz6Yr4IxUrSxWvxyGXqFDuxmzDRObGDQCci50HyYzU04ket1UYuJ99RWiFuFUc2BWdJpli2sRtd-fvOxeAkYeO3-oBMvOl_41Nl_WNf42flHKxsWLhemH4A2N1DamH5/s320/Icarus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243492085880244978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IyWAZYqDabm3cc-qK8yjDfMMjYjXP78zSMtrEbW3JMjra-Dlj_4toq-k409z5RpkMjTwLMW_kCvk5l8My2B9mjbFhDpW4pmt4J819FtPWQIoVqn__alVY6q0tZhdM4ucJH101aQRjuZT/s1600-h/Icarus1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IyWAZYqDabm3cc-qK8yjDfMMjYjXP78zSMtrEbW3JMjra-Dlj_4toq-k409z5RpkMjTwLMW_kCvk5l8My2B9mjbFhDpW4pmt4J819FtPWQIoVqn__alVY6q0tZhdM4ucJH101aQRjuZT/s320/Icarus1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243493252221421522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTg5ttE-JNOGDkoiXgwqgMUnnqzvPkHnalNhcMXuM3aWwkKwzRAmwZOg1E7jDP-fSkoPNjNjTxp0kX4MaIHfBOgwl4Jq_Mn9jbL9N-8NytM35bbKzbw2lCbJLTAQpuBhE9nFEzlwIOb2zv/s1600-h/Icarus3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTg5ttE-JNOGDkoiXgwqgMUnnqzvPkHnalNhcMXuM3aWwkKwzRAmwZOg1E7jDP-fSkoPNjNjTxp0kX4MaIHfBOgwl4Jq_Mn9jbL9N-8NytM35bbKzbw2lCbJLTAQpuBhE9nFEzlwIOb2zv/s320/Icarus3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243493422061855682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnhYci_8t34w_6ZQrZifpM-C6sdrmHKBnEpe-qrZuNb_lmAUAfOb5pcXCdfR2THsDAyW5JuKFkQbhCaFX0vIhRZiMlh5ESR4WFkOS15dGKt-nPfom68S9_rZpdPS6rWGHjw_ZtKPyVWMQ/s1600-h/Icarus2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnhYci_8t34w_6ZQrZifpM-C6sdrmHKBnEpe-qrZuNb_lmAUAfOb5pcXCdfR2THsDAyW5JuKFkQbhCaFX0vIhRZiMlh5ESR4WFkOS15dGKt-nPfom68S9_rZpdPS6rWGHjw_ZtKPyVWMQ/s320/Icarus2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243493371018676962" border="0" /></a><br />So this one is obviously a lot more rough than my typical piece. It took a little under 8 hours from start to finish, and it's my first try using Chavant's CM-50, the hard styling clay the sculptors at Pixar use. It's good stuff, but it'll take me a little while to get the hang of it.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393342521628737678.post-10260125546485952282008-06-17T00:30:00.000-07:002008-06-17T00:43:53.161-07:00Aryah Finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX1OzVzjKQjuuuiK1XeOz40FrjZNUc-1rTNLzi8_DQ6wkVLlCC3FCngIb8s8vRdHOvVSB4hhzD_A7V8bkPBdOkyrvaxNhqxSyP8IxtsryDR4RoNOV6J4uJGEEw1hGgdWJFnNAWQ4Prfxm/s1600-h/CompositeFullBody.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX1OzVzjKQjuuuiK1XeOz40FrjZNUc-1rTNLzi8_DQ6wkVLlCC3FCngIb8s8vRdHOvVSB4hhzD_A7V8bkPBdOkyrvaxNhqxSyP8IxtsryDR4RoNOV6J4uJGEEw1hGgdWJFnNAWQ4Prfxm/s400/CompositeFullBody.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212752039284526978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk04jtSGM11N8vY49h0clGx_TIUtfMLy580Aa2CQsC2UrOnj50p80gb2YpEue_RtTpmAH2MNHAn3r_24OfvvK2gZw_IcvQOpHLbrukTxeYrYqO9lHzVn59lZLb7dIAjDu8fPoYZf_Piv8z/s1600-h/FullBodyLowKey2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RN2e1BN0nWl-3c-zeJr6c-ik7aRLGDCC6U3phuHvsLPzDq8PeL3HaVDt4w9J7YQLe9UmgaIZMoRVqIAIMUCwItCGbW2TRoTmkPYGCrA_GFv5BE2YpnFIz9Lv0XEOkzjnkDGMSAFG5J4X/s320/CloseFace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212750202946007090" border="0" /></a><br />So - Here she is from a bunch of angles. Hope everyone likes her - There's a few things I would do differently if I were to start again (as always when I'm done with such a long project) but overall I'm pleased with how she turned out. Thanks so much Jim for the circuitry and getting the light in Aryah's hands - this sculpt's pose depends on the lights and how much interest they add to the character.Jonathan Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882212214792601157noreply@blogger.com10