Hey all,
This project went up on the site with today's update. Please visit our
Movie Prop Restoration page for pics and more projects like this one.
Some before and after type pics below. The size of this piece made it tricky to photograph, but it's that size that makes it such an impressive piece in person.
Again, I want to give credit to Mike Thomas who worked very hard on this piece as well!
When it arrived, it was extremely dry, fragile and (though it wasn't immediately obvious) dusty. When we cleaned the piece, we were amazed at how rich the paint scheme was. There were deep reds, veins and capillaries... a fine layer of dust had dulled it's look immensely and once we cleaned and sealed the piece, it all just popped!
As I mentioned earlier, recreating the missing eye was a unique challenge. We worked really hard to capture the aged look of the remaining original eye. When we were done, it was tricky to tell them apart, even up close
Enjoy the pics!
BTW, we update the site pretty regularly, so stop in from time to time to see what's new. You can now
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best,
Tom
