So my classes with Miles have been continuing over the last few weeks but because I've been a massively lazy blogger recently I've not been posting progress. BUT how it has progressed! I have really fallen for this medium and I'm already looking at future projects based on what I learnt with Miles.
I did a few more sketches so I could get my colour right and look at all the details I wanted to include (eyelashes, ribbons, and gems)
We then made the basic structure of my cat which involved Miles using a laser saw! It was way too threatening for me to do on my own so he covered that part. I'm sorry but I just don't trust myself with an electric saw or any power tools, I would be a danger to myself and anyone in the surrounding area. I then made this weird looking featureless cat thing and whacked a load of resin all up on it. MIlliput is a versatile 2 part modelling resin which dries in about 45 minutes and goes rock solid.
The next session we carefully put together the facial features, I wanted to give it big bulgy anime style eyes and they are literally the majority of it's face. The face-making process wasn't challenging at all, but you do have to consider little details what you wouldn't normally think about like eyelids and creases on the nose and where whiskers go, but these little details are what really makes the piece what it is. And a stuck a cute little heart gem right on its forehead too.
In the latest session we did some painting! The cat is spray painted all over to create a smooth quick-drying finish. Then the details are painted using a really fine brush. I've somewhat obviously opted for pinks and blues cuz, well, pink cat. This was all done in a step-by-step guide instructed by Miles which had obviously been perfected over his many years of painting animal faces. We then whacked on a layer of spray varnish and my kitty was all shiny!
I'm loving my cat's Sphinx type look but it's all lumpy and bumpy so it'll be getting a nice layer of fur in our last session next week!
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