Beginning:

November, 2011

Nov. 9
 
the rock

Carving makes the stone appear grey, but polishing will bring out the rich black you can see in the chip above.

The Process:

 
Nov. 10

Shaping a rough base.

 

Nov. 14

Standing the stone upright.

 

Nov. 15

Roughing out the head - left oversized for later trimming.

 

Roughing out the body.
Losing the light - the picture came out a little blurred.

Nov. 19

 

Nov 20

 

Nov. 28

 

Dec. 6-8

locating features on the head


Darth Vader look will fade once the neck and fur shape is defined

 

Dec. 13

more detail around the eyes,
nose, lower jaw line and mouth will be refined later

 

some shaping and fur on the ears and neck,
ears are indicated and will be given a final shape later

 

Dec. 27

Removing stone to define the positions
of the legs, shoulders, hips and tail.
Most of the work has been near the base.

 

Jan. 15
Haven't updated for a while.

Defining the fur.

Doing this before finishing the limbs.

This is the step where I define the final body shape.
It helps give a smooth trnsition of form,
form one body part to another.

Jan 29

The first steps in polishing.
I still have details I want to do on the face and ears,
and the bottom needs leveling,
but I decided to begin polishing the body fur.
A little water makes it look black now as opposed to dark grey.
Little Dog Lucy looks on with interest.

Feb 8

The first two steps in polishing have been done on the body,
and I sprayed it with water to give a feel for the final look.

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   Clifton

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