Conan

by DeepGroover-(T)
March-April 2016

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Completed:

April 16, 2016

I'm pleased to announce Conan is done, except for gluing him to the base. I'm very happy with how he turned out, and want to say a special thanks to Mark Van Tine for such a beautiful sculpture. While I'm at it, I also want to commend the caster for a flawless product. In many ways this was full of new challenges, but as I look at it I feel glad I raised the bar. If I can safely transport him he will go to my local contest next Saturday. 🙂
Conan - completed figure



Conan completed - detail
April 18, 2016

Detail of the completed figure
















































Conan - completed - face
April 18, 2016

Face detail of the completed figure.















































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Progress photos:

March 19, 2016  Progress on Conan has been slow, but I'm trying to get back into my groove. His skin color is a mix of Humbrol flesh and brown. I'm very happy with how my efforts to hide the union of his arms to his body turned out. Shading on the skin will be a great challenge. I didn't paint his face yet because I have an idea that might make mine a bit different from everyone else's. 😬
March 19, 2016 (base added)

March 24, 2016 (Conan in the paint room) I finally bought a board to put between my shelf units. Freed up some space for future projects. While I was on a roll, I took pictures of the rest of my work. Most of it, anyway. Looking closely some of you sculptors might recognize your products in my collection.

March 30, 2016 Slow progress. I still have to paint his eyes, and add highlights to his face. I'm basically working my way down. 🙂
March 30, 2016 Little more progress tonight. Painted his eyes, and highlighted his face. Also began the tedious task of shading his muscles. Tomorrow night I plan to gloss his eyes, and continue muscle shading. One whole evening will be devoted to his hands. 😬

April 3, 2016 Progress to write about. I solved my dilemma with Conan's sword blade. I used a product named Bare Metal Foil in a chrome finish. It looks like metal because it is metal. It covered perfectly, and allowed the blade details to show through. Hope to have new photos later this week. 🙂

April 6, 2016 More progress. Did his hands, and the sword. There is some detailing to do on both, but next will be shading his legs.
April 6, 2016 (detail)

April 7, 2016 Shaded legs tonight, and painted the scars and veins. Added semi-gloss to his fingernails and jewels around the sword handle. Next is the boots, so he won't look like a go-go dancer.

April 10, 2016 Been busy today. Painted boots and undies. Moved my work light to show his face better.

April 16, 2016 (completed, pics at the top of the page) April 18 (pics reposted, as the combo of sweat surface sheen plus background color made him look bright yellow) I'm pleased to announce Conan is done, except for gluing him to the base. I'm very happy with how he turned out, and want to say a special thanks to Mark Van Tine for such a beautiful sculpture. While I'm at it, I also want to commend the caster for a flawless product. In many ways this was full of new challenges, but as I look at it I feel glad I raised the bar. If I can safely transport him he will go to my local contest next Saturday. 🙂
 
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