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"Fairy turtle rider" by Kathleen Hardy

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Fairy turtle rider by Kathleen Hardy


	I just thought this would be fun. I like turtles, and since I had such a good time sculpting the dragons, I thought a turtle could be fun, (and the scales are similar). Now I just need to make a mold for this. Eeeek! Good thing I got a picture, there's always the possibility of screwing up the original when you make a mold.

Date	Name	Comment
8 Apr 2003	Asher	Loading... Lovely. Your mastery of the reptilian form truly kicks behind. God, I wish we could use swear words. SIGH Completely inappropriate censorship. Anyway, although you seem to have trouble with human faces, even in your drawings, this sculpture girl came through without any mishaps. Nice.
9 Apr 2003	Kathleen Hardy	Loading... Tee hee. Actually, I've gotten really good at rendering faces. The anatomical problems I have are hands. (I guess you didn't look too closely at this one, the arm is a glaring flaw, to me.) Did you look at The Crone? Everything worked out pretty well in that one, face hands and feet. It would be much more helpful if you had something specific to point out. Exactly -what- is the problem rendering faces? You mention this in A Boy and his Dragon, too, but fail to say what the mistakes are. Thank you for the back-handed compliment on the reptilian forms, though, they are fun to sculpt.
20 Jan 2005	I Heart Rodrigo	Loading... Yeah, the arm is funky. But the overall piece is very cool. I loves it!
27 Sep 2006	Janette Raven	Loading... This would be really cute in my garden since it already has several turtles and fairies just none together. Let me know when you have a mold done. Kathleen Hardy replies: "Thanks! I actually _did_ get a mold made for this, and have even cast a few turtle riders. One sold at GenCon a year or two ago.It is a very complex 7-part mold, with a thin polyeurethane skin mold for the details, and a plaster mother mold to hold the shape. When it is all put together, it is a solid block about 6" by 9" and weighs about 8 lbs!.But it works! Let me know if you'd like an unpainted one (or a painted one). I have a perfect box for shipping it. "

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'Fairy turtle rider':

• Created by:

Kathleen Hardy
• Copyright: ©Kathleen Hardy. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: 3-d, Clay, Fairy, Sculpture, Turtle, Wings
• Categories: Faery, Fay, Faeries, Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc)
• Techniques: Sculpture, Clay, Pottery, etc
• Submitted: 2003-04-04 16:56:30
• Views: 2308
• Resolution: 360x261

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