I've been working hard on this project. Time to give you another peek. As I mentioned earlier, after I put together the basic shape with paper mache balls, I sculpt various parts until I have what I want. I wanted to augment her back. It has to be strong since she will have large wings to maneuver. So I cut off a chunk of the paper mache ball and folded it over on one edge. I repositioned it on the back and taped it on. Doing this on both sides gave her some nice lats, a nice V shape to her back.
If you look closely at the back of the arms you'll notice that I gave her some triceps. No paper mache shells here, just some wadded paper and tape. On the front side I twisted a long piece of paper, wrapped it with tape, and added a rather long bicep. The trick here is determine exactly what level of exactness (is that the right word?) to achieve on this body. I could go crazy here, like take a course on anatomy, but I don't have the time. So I go with what "looks right". Hope it does to you too.
Now it's time to be afraid. I'm going to show you the current state of her face. I put the jaws inside another, smaller paper mache ball. I added some cheeks and cut holes for her eyes. Using very small pieces of paper mache shells (that were laying around) and masking tape I fashioned a nose. I inserted some nice yellow, cat-like eyes and added some wadded paper above them to give her some brows.
I sculpted some ears with more small paper mache shell material. This is where her face stands right now. As I told you earlier, it's kind of scary looking. But remember, this is a face with no skin. Yours would look just as bad without skin (of course, judging by my 61 year old skin, some faces might look better without skin). I can see her face in my mind's eye with lids and lips. She will look very different at that point, trust me. I'll get there soon.
Next stop... wings! Working on those today. I'll get back to you soon. Thanks as always for taking an interest in my art work. Take care.
