Scuttle

Scuttle is now finished, has been photographed and attached to his plinth and is just waiting for Monday so he can be set up in the exhibition space for the next 17 days!

For those who don't know, he has silicone face, hands and feet, faux fur body with a wire armature, robotic eyes that go up, down, left and right, and squirrel hairs punched individually into his silicone parts. The original piece was sculpted in WED clay, moulded in Crystacal R and finally cast in transluscent Zhermack ZA13 silicone, seamed and cleaned up then painted with oil paints.

Here's the first image in my folio, it's an A2 portfolio and this is a full bleed print - it came out really nicely and I think it's a good statement to start on!

This will also be handed out for free as a postcard at the degree show as a glorified business card.

I'm currently editing a fancy-schmancy HD video of working on Scuttle at the moment. Partly as documentation for grading and partly because I want to and I think you guys would like it, especially considering how much interest and support there has been from the pictures I submitted in my scraps. Everyone who followed the making of Scuttle has my deepest gratitude, as I said in my journal, it was thanks to you guys I stayed so enthusiastic with making him this whole time.

It's been a long haul, but it's not over yet! Expect more photos soon of my final space, Scuttle in situ, my portfolio and some full-body pictures too.

Thanks for looking!