Touch The Stars – January, 2016

Touch The Stars – January, 2016

January 26 – Here is a new one I’m in the process of doing.  The shield will be fleshed out quite a bit more before it’s finished.  Also it’s a bit more realistic in the facial features.  I’ve lessened the size of the eyes which should look pretty good once the color is added….at least I hope so.  Anyway, we’ll see how it turns out once it’s painted.

 

January 29  –  I think this is another example of my best work.  Maybe that cataract operation paid off after all.  Whatever, I really like this one.  As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been trying to be a little more realistic with some of my pieces.  The treatment of the eyes on this one accomplished that nicely.    I decided to keep the facial decoration to a minimum and the two white lines were just enough to give a fierce appearance while not obscuring the subjects features.

 
The shield design is partially from one I found while researching on the web but I modified it quite a bit from the original.  Instead of domed tacks, this time I use some very small brass bells.  Such things were actual trade items Native Americans sought for decoration.
 
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I might be a little man in a big world but on our 30 acres I'm the one in charge when the wife's not around!

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