Ezekiell's Playground

Tag: wip

  • Some eye experiments. First lot are done with derwent inktense and second batch is copics. Both lots using the same technique, just changed up the paper and materials. Different effects due to glue interaction with the paper/colour, but they all look nice.

  • There is truely no such thing as a ‘simple’ tail pattern. I patterned up a basic 3 colour design using the maquette method (where you pattern small then enlarge to correct scale) & still ended up with 16 pieces. This means the whole tail will have 32 pieces total, not including pieces for the gore…

  • Thread sculpted feet and paws for the truffle bear. This took literal hours and thread pulling hurt my hands, but the end result is so satisfying. These still need colour shading before being attached to the body (& I’m terrified of doing it! What if I stuff them up?!).

  • My partners late grandmother loved loons, so I’m painting up this gryphon as a loon in tribute. I’m also playing around incorporating retarder and thinning medium in my paints, so far I’m loving the enhanced ability to blend & maintaining pigment vibrancy!

  • My projects board. Pinning up all the fur swatches with their references for each project is really helpful to visualise how a project will come together colour wise.

  • Stuffed all the parts, ready for detailing. Also made the weight bag for the body, ready to be inserted when the limbs/head are installed.

  • Parasaur tail core for the premade. The white is calico reinforcing & the end has a lovely wiggle to it.

  • More progress on the goose cross stitch. The geese are completed, so now I’m moving on to the snowy ground.

  • More work on the large truffle teddy. I’ve basted then machine stitched everything, clipped the curves, and inserted the joints.

  • Spent all evening finalising the parasaur body design.