Here’s a reclining male I recently finished sculpting. The model was fantastic. This piece is about 19 inches long.
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Ohh, more awesome work. Bravo.
Todd Fillingham, thank you!
Hey – I think I could model for these sleeping poses. How much do you pay?
I don’t have quite the muscles of this model, but you are an artist I’m sure you could make me look good.
Bills, a reclining pose probably isn’t the way to make your fortune. We actually charge the models room and board for this!
I would sit up for you.
Ok – let’s have an update – what are you doing?
Sorry for the delay in posting. I’ve been putting many hours into my website, trying to get it into shape! It’s here:
http://kimiam.com/
I’ll be back to blogging soon!
The site is looking very professional. I can see where it would eat up the time. Looks great!
Will you please stop dicking around with that web site and entertain me?
Hi Kim, I saw this piece when it came out of the kiln… looks great! Was a good pose and love your work. I have gotten two good pieces from this model. 🙂
By the way. how are you geetting these awesome sculpture photos? love em! I had lasik done about 8 years ago and am still happy.
Bills, I’ll try to do better!
Charles, thank you! He is a great model.
Charles, I take about 20 or more pictures of each sculpture from various angles. For small sculptures I have “photo studio in a box” which is a small lighting and background setup that makes it easy to take pictures without using a flash.
For larger sculptures I try to take shots outside on overcast days, or in my sunroom at certain times of day. I avoid using a flash. Prefer to photograph before varnish or shiny surface is applied because it looks better.
Then I adjust the contrast and other things in photoshop and use a technique called masking to change the background.
It’s a lot of work.
Hi again…. I do love the pictures you are producing… and yes, the flash photos just aren’t right… never have been… unless one sets up a studio and reflectors and etc. When I use the flash, it always seems merely “utilitarian.”
I have goofed off a bit with a “studio in a box” concept, but haven’t paid proper attention to the backgrounds. Will try that… thanks…
recently have gotten some good pictures of subjects next to a window… ala, Bob Gunn…
meanwhile, my “nerd site” as shannon calls it (soc.paleo.anthrolopy) has a link about the 35,000 year old scultpure that recently was found. I might post a link back to this page. The debate, I suppose, is why in the heck do “we” or anybody do figurative sculpture? I think your site answers some of that very nicely. will post link much later on tho, since today we are off to Charleston on vacation thru monday.