Cthulhu: Gettin' There

Got my second test pull out in plastic (the first one was a downright mess) and painted up just to see how it looks. Gotta say, it looks pretty good! I'm quite surprised how easy it was and how good it looked, too.

This is mostly done, so far as the Idol goes, but I've got two paper props to go along with this that needs to finish. I finished one of them, a 13 page letter, and need to start on the other before I call this completed.

Oh, and finished up one of these oldies for a private comissh.

Cthulhu from a Non-Fan: Updates

Thought I'd show where I've been with this lately. It's close to me calling it 'done' besides some more textural stuff I've yet to stumble across and liked.

After this, I think I'm gonna make the rest of the Indiana Jones McGuffin's: Sankara Stones and Holy Grail. I think you can see my desire to make the Holy Grail come out in the Cthulhu idol.

H.P. Lovecraft and Happy Jack

I've been seeing a lot of these "Cthulhu Idols" pop up lately so I decided a couple days ago to try my hand at it.

Blocked it out in clay in about an afternoon and am just sculpting as I go. I don't much know about the whole Cthulhu-lore beyond what Google tells me (because I never really cared for Lovecraft's writing) but I'm gonna see where this goes.

Currently, it stands close to eight inches tall.

Oh, and the little clump of excess clay that was shaved off from the statue had a little, peculiar hole in the middle of it that...well, I couldn't resist.

5-10 minutes of just goofing around.

Backlog

Just some shit I've taken pics of that I've not posted when I ought to have. The first four are designs for a t-shirt contest over on WeLoveFine.com. The first one isn't so good but it gets better in descending order (with my favorite being the final one). I think I'm getting the hang of this Wacom thing; in only four years of having it, too!

This second thing is a commission of my Majora's Mask for someone in Sweden. She's the only person to have bought one so far but, as far as the two I've made: this is the better of the two.

Third thing is this fake hand I've made for a lil' goof and a spoof I made and need to edit together. It's liquid latex pulled from a mold of my hand, filled with this red-dyed dough I made to simulate flesh; over a wire/Sculpey skeleton hand just to give it some depth and some articulation.

...And lastly, my somewhat new dog (what I've had around for a month, now) that I inherited, Bear. This poorly trained, disobedient little bastard has gotten only two things out of me in this time: that bandanna and some serious whoopin's.

Regardless, I'm quite fond of this stupid son of a bitch.

The Penultimate Majora's Mask: FINISHED

Added weathering, lights, and straps. Finally, I can say this is complete.

PICTURE TIME!

 The strap used in this picture is an old, cotton strap belt that I never used. Better used this way than holding up pants.

 The things lining in the middle of the mask are foam pieces to brace my face if I ever decide to wear it again. It can be worn but, unfortunately, it's two pounds of solid plastic spread over twenty inches from your face in every direction so it's quite cumbersome. Besides having to strap it really tight to a normal head, if your head isn't the proportionate size of the Skull Kid's, this thing is gonna give you a bit of a neck ache if you're wearing this more than 5 minutes.

So, it can be worn but I wouldn't condone it if you're a normal human being. However, it does look great when it lights up whether it's on a person or on display.

I'll be keeping this particular one for display but I'll probably put this up on Etsy for orders.

02/07/14: It's up on my Etsy for orders.