I wanted to have the figure standing on a pile of skulls and so I sculpted a bunch of miniature skulls with polymer clay as an art doll prop in the image. I was inspired by stylized works by people such as Shaun Tan from his book โThe Singing Bonesโ and by the work of sculptor Dug Stanat.
Watch me get up to some Skullpting
Prints of the dimensional-illustrations made with the redcap art doll are available here:
Open Edition Prints
โRedcapโs Rageโ https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thedreamsyndicate/redcaps-rage-evil-fae-fantasy-art/
โRedcapโs Restโ https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thedreamsyndicate/redcaps-rest-evil-fae-fantasy-illustration/
โRedcapโs Reapingโ https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thedreamsyndicate/redcaps-reaping-wicked-fae-fantasy-art/
The skulls were made with original Sculpey, which is something I generally avoid using unless itโs for a background element. The issue I tend to have with sculpting with the original polymer clayโs that itโs really soft and gets even softer as your hands warm up as you work with it. In this case, I set myself the challenge of making these little sculptures with minimal clay, with each skull being mostly comprised of aluminum foil and also that I would make each one quickly, spending less than five minutes on each individual sculpture.
Once sculpted and baked in the oven, the skulls were tinted with raw umber ink, painted with a lightly earthy tinted white, and a final wash of ink was again applied. I found the change of pace freeing to work in such a loose and abstracted style.
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