Sea Monster Sculpture

Here's a picture of my final sculpture from 3D design--a curious little sea monster (thinking of calling the species a water puppy)! I'm just happy that I got it finished--sculpture is not my forte. The tricky part was the gesture and pose itself. I had problems with balancing it out, making sure the weight worked, and then being able to detail such a complicated pose.
There was a lot of experimentation with this project, and I certainly learned from my mistakes and the techniques my peers used. I'm looking forward to working with Sculpey more in the future!

Some Sketches

During Glenn Vilppu's lecture on drawing faces and animals, I drew some faces and animals.

My roommate Sara!

An adorbsable Boxer dog

Birdie Fitzgerald: Bird Enthusiast

For the Figure II final, we designed a human counterpart for our animals. For a worrywart like Bobby, his owner would naturally be a crazy daredevil. Meet Birdie Fitzgerald, business tycoon, Sarasota retiree, motorcycle gang leader, and overall: bird enthusiast (it's on her business card). She's full of energy and enthusiasm for everything, and drags poor Bobby along with her (all he wants to do is be with his girlfriend). Sorry Bobby. At least Birdie can afford all your anxiety medication.

Here's some rough sketches of trying to figure out the character: