I am so treating myself to two (or more) hours of nearly-guilt-free-time starting…NOW.
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This is possibly the last emotion we are sculpting in facial expressions. I call this “Mild Happiness.” Notice the 70s, I-Belong-to-the-Brady-Bunch feel. Totally intentional.
Okay, I change my mind. Watercolor is not the demon spawn from some unholy center of the Earth. It is, in fact, a little fun and maybe kind of relaxing. But you didn’t hear that from me. Here’s a little something from class today (new model!).
And on a COMPLETELY unrelated note, I’ve been obsessed with “Glee.” I know, I know, me and the rest of the country. Well, along those lines, here is a little hilarious Jimmy Fallon action (who, with his show-tunes attitude and fancy choreography, has become kind of adorable. Go figure.). If you don’t want to sit through the whole thing, just scroll to the end.
Episode 1:
Episode 2:
Jimmy’s shirt gets kind of pretty by the end.
Let’s play a round of “Guess That Expression”. Go on, guess. If you get it wrong, I WILL SEND YOU HATE MAIL. But still, don’t be afraid to try. Hint: It’s supposed to be subtle.
Hope you all had a fantastic Easter vacation. Mine was blissful. I took some time to remember Jesus’ amazing sacrifice and the importance of Easter, I reunited with some friends, watched some mindless television and ate some candy (but not too much). Yeah, we should have one of these every month.
I used to sculpt all the time. I sculpted a lot and I liked it. Well anyway, long story short, I hadn’t done it in a while. Part of my facial expressions class this semester involves sculpting the face. There’s something about sculpting it three dimensionally that makes your 2D drawings that much better. They’re more informed, like you’re sculpting your paper but instead of a wooden knife…thing…you have your favorite drawing utensil. I experienced it by accident during my portrait drawing class a couple years ago and now we’re doing it on purpose in this class.
I love it so much I could see myself doing this for the rest of my life. As a career? Who knows.
In this picture, his nariz looks extra gigante. I don’t know if that’s a flaw in my sculpting or the camera on my phone. Either way, it’s not really supposed to be that big. I should have taken a profile view.
As the semester goes on we’ll be changing his facial expression. So say goodbye to “neutral”. It’s the last time you’ll see him.
