Greetings talented mortals!! ~~
I wasn't sure if I should put this in the sculpture forums or here but since I am trying to replicate the Haunted Mansion grotesque as accurately as possible I thought this was the appropriate place.
I'm one of those life long fans of Disneyland (and I am partial to Disneyland because I grew up in L.A. and still frequent there). I have seen the park go through many changes in the last 4 decades but one thing that is constant is the ever glaring and starring eyes of the stretching gallery grotesques. Many call them gargoyles even though they do not spout water. Even with Jack messing around in the mansion they still are perched up high with their skinny arms and whimsical smiles.
I realize this project has come and gone a few times and even accurate castings have been offered. First and foremost I started this sculpture for my own amusement and enjoyment. When posting a few pics I realized more had an interest in this and I thought I would share my progress as a way to push myself to finish it fully (this includes the molding and casting stage).
So without further waiting...
the goal!
The start! I knew this would be made with water based clay so I needed a strong armature
session 1 of building the clay model - he clay is nothing fancy. In fact I don't recall the name of it but it has a strong adhesion and nice elasticity.
Session 2 - getting the feet a bit more resolved and planning out the head
session 3 - fixed a few spacing issues and worked the hands (source mages are hard to tell what is really going on with the hands.
session 4 - started to see where to bulk up the arms and legs.
Session 5 was today. There are a few shots in the attachment below but I exceeded the limit so they are turned. I will post a new reply to fix that.
I wasn't sure if I should put this in the sculpture forums or here but since I am trying to replicate the Haunted Mansion grotesque as accurately as possible I thought this was the appropriate place.
I'm one of those life long fans of Disneyland (and I am partial to Disneyland because I grew up in L.A. and still frequent there). I have seen the park go through many changes in the last 4 decades but one thing that is constant is the ever glaring and starring eyes of the stretching gallery grotesques. Many call them gargoyles even though they do not spout water. Even with Jack messing around in the mansion they still are perched up high with their skinny arms and whimsical smiles.
I realize this project has come and gone a few times and even accurate castings have been offered. First and foremost I started this sculpture for my own amusement and enjoyment. When posting a few pics I realized more had an interest in this and I thought I would share my progress as a way to push myself to finish it fully (this includes the molding and casting stage).
So without further waiting...
the goal!
The start! I knew this would be made with water based clay so I needed a strong armature
session 1 of building the clay model - he clay is nothing fancy. In fact I don't recall the name of it but it has a strong adhesion and nice elasticity.
Session 2 - getting the feet a bit more resolved and planning out the head
session 3 - fixed a few spacing issues and worked the hands (source mages are hard to tell what is really going on with the hands.
session 4 - started to see where to bulk up the arms and legs.
Session 5 was today. There are a few shots in the attachment below but I exceeded the limit so they are turned. I will post a new reply to fix that.
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....an my opinion still stands! Exceptional work! You got skillz 
