Plugging away at this still. I decided to use a hoop this time to see if that prevented the oils from my hands warping the cotton and the conclusion is yes, but it also seems to be speeding up the stitching whilst making it more even as well!
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Decided to try out mask building using EVA. This is KazPlay’s para mask pattern and it was really fun to do. I’m planning to do some experimentation on this sculpting the keratin beak etc in foam clay and fixing the jaw in a stationery open-mouthed position. If it looks ok, I might turn it into a premade.
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I spent a couple of delightful hours dremeling. Miwak’s eye ports needed smoothing, a half snarl mask needed prepping, and I started prep work for the next cosplay (spirit of the north fox).
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I do enjoy art lib commissions. This is a special pair of paws where I’m using the black tipping on the red fur to achieve some tonal colour for the red, with inset yellow highlight stripes. I’ll do some selective hand trimming once the paw is all completed so the yellow stripes can be seen at rest but only be prominent when you flex your hand.
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Recently got the last print of this cherry blossom design. Unsure whether it’ll be a new tablecloth or a runner as yet.
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We’re ready for gluing. But oh boy, that fro!
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A windstones phoenix painted with reference to a black rooster. Completed using multiple atelier acrylic and folk art colour shift paint washes.
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Most makers I’ve seen get a nice edge by rolling the fur under whilst they are gluing down. I’m a clutz so I decided to pre-roll all sides that would need it (eyes, nose, jaw) using a simple whip stitch. I also decided to roll the bottom edge of the hood to get a nice finish.
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Because of the glue/knots in the wig, I had to install the zipper by hand. The rip stop zipper backing I was able to pass through the sewing machine, but everything else was secured down with a back stitch.
This took aaaaallll day and I am exhausted 😩
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These figures were all painted over the Christmas/New Years period and I’ve just got around to getting good photos. All were painted using atelier acrylic paints and pearl ex pigments.
– scugog and sal by #homemadehorrors
– faffnuff by #missmonster
– foo puppy by #windstoneseditions