Adding Some Soul

DOUBLE UPDATE! :D This is for two reasons:

1. A certain company that I'd LOVE to work for has posted up their next round of internships for the summer. Since this personal project is one that I'd envisioned done for/by this studio - I figured it'd be great to get more of it out there sooner - maaaybe get an internship too? *Rubs lucky ears*

2. She LIVES. I literally just finished her, so I won't be behind next week when I leave for this weekend and can easily do a double post this time AND next time - so the final will be posted next week!

So. The top image is of the acrylic painting process (Sneak peak in the background of the design sketch) and then they are followed by two in-process hair shots. I opted for embroidery floss - as opposed to my actual hair - which was a smart move considering how much my glue gun decided to melt stuff and smoke randomly. Though I burned myself considerably less this time than the last crafty project.
Leveling up with the glue gun! :)
The embroidery floss also allowed for more strand colors and lock thickness variation. (Much easier to braid and fray than Scuply) Overall I think this was my favorite part.

The last four pics are a turn around of the finished hair. Hope you enjoy and stay tuned for corsets, lace and all the skirts!

Sculpture Update!

I was going to post a triple update today, but in light of the fact that I now need to make a run to the fabric/crafting store for a different shade of Satin and a functioning iron I've decided to save two updates in case I don't get the chance this week and end up putting it off until after Valentine's weekend...at which point I would be behind posting since I'll be out of town the last weekend in February for a birthday party. Hurray for cake (not that I need any more of that), not hurray for falling behind my schedule. ><

That said, the sculpture below has already been baked, painted, and given hair. I do not profess to be a master photographer, so please excuse the image quality. I also found it necessary to bring another lamp upstairs since from this point I decided it would be best to see what I was doing. lol There is a nice skylight window that faces north up there, BUT it's not quite so helpful when buried in snow. And it has been a bit on the chilly side recently. Anyways...

 

Ta da!

Onisan

Update to the Onisan Project! : ) Much happier with her this go and had fun with the prop design - not normally something I do, but enjoyable. Might be making a tropical pit stop before I continue with Oni himself, which I plan to combine with the Magic Box Month 3 lesson. Learning ALL the things. Drawing ALL the things. Not sleeping much...a fair trade in my eyes...not for the people I work with. lol