Disney's Haunted Mansion Candle holding grotesque sculpt/mold/cast build thread

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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!

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The start! I knew this would be made with water based clay so I needed a strong armature

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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.

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Session 2 - getting the feet a bit more resolved and planning out the head

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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.

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session 4 - started to see where to bulk up the arms and legs.

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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.

It says you have a raw casting,

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!

View attachment 674847

The start! I knew this would be made with water based clay so I needed a strong armature

View attachment 674848View attachment 674849

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.

View attachment 674850View attachment 674851View attachment 674852View attachment 674853

Session 2 - getting the feet a bit more resolved and planning out the head

View attachment 674855View attachment 674854View attachment 674856

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.

View attachment 674858View attachment 674857

session 4 - started to see where to bulk up the arms and legs.

View attachment 674861View attachment 674862View attachment 674859View attachment 674860

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.

Is this the raw casting ? Are you anywhere in California? Also if I did decide to order a raw casting how long would it take? Thank you, these look awesome, was going to attempt to make one using pvc pipes but with seven kids I just don’t have the time.