The Elephant in the Room
I don't like elephants hanging out in the room, but this one was one of the more unique and challenging projects I have worked on. An old client asked me to sculpt the lower half of an elephant that will support a glass presentation case. Nothing small either: Overall this thing needed to be about 72" long, 36" tall, and 36" wide. I was given this little guy as a reference for the body positioning, but the desired result is a realistic elephant. Cute, but not a lot of deta
Stamp Ideas...
Recently I was handed a rendering for a realism inspired parquet floor. It looks like a fairly easy process, there is just a crap ton of it - technical measurement, of course. Ok, not a crap ton, but enough to make me want something to save time. So, a stamp walks into a bar... I know a stamp will save time when it comes to laying in the grain structure, as long as the the stamp is clear enough. The closest audience member is less than five feet from the set, so clarity i
