So I signed up to receive my moleskin sketchbook today (should arrive within 2 weeks). I’m really excited about the whole thing. I picked the theme of “science project gone wrong”. MUHAHAhahahahaaaa. I also signed up for the digitizing of my book as well. That way years later on down the road I can look it up and see what I created. Thanks to my friend, Aileen, for letting me know about it.
I have been working on some weird 3D portrait stuff recently. I only have two finished as of right now, but plan on making three more. The materials I have been using are wood (for a plaque base/background), paperclay (an air-drying clay that is adhered to the wood), and acrylics. I like how they look like my 2D paintings, but when viewed from angles, the faces pop out. This project is more time consuming than my usual painting style, but I am quite enjoying it. Maybe one day I will go larger with this concept. The ones I am working on right now only measure at 5″ x 7″ in size.
Again, I most thank my friend, Aileen, for this latest project of mine. She is always telling me to get back into making my 3D art dolls that I used to make while I was at art school. I made so many that now live in boxes on my shelves. I only have about two out on display in my apartment. Guess I still don’t like remembering art school. So yeah… at this point in time, I didn’t want to create a whole art doll. So I decided to create whatever you might call these things. Hmm…what should I call them? Heads on plaques? 3D portraiture? Well, for now, I will just call them the names I have given them. Beatrice and Violet.
Here is some early pictures of the making of them.







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Nicola (PointyPix) at http://www.pointypix.blogspot.com
These are fantastic! Something about them made me think of those hideous 3D portraits that Phoebe was trying to palm off on Monica and Rachelin one episdoe – only that sounds terrible because they were truly horrible but yours are actually really cute and brilliantly executed! I love your style of painting faces – really quirky. Good luck with the sketchbook project – I’m doing it too and its taking up so much time right bow!
Posted at September 3, 2010 on 4:20am.
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Holly The Terrible
Thank you for the compliments. Yeah, I can’t wait to start working on the sketchbook once it arrives in my mailbox. I know that it will take much of my time for me to finish it as well. What theme did you pick? Or did you dare to pick the random topic?
Posted at September 3, 2010 on 2:04pm.
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Nicola (Pointy Pix) at http://www.pointypix.blogspot.com
Oh no, I wasn’t that brave – I chose a pretty tame topic ‘if you lived here…’ so that I could mainly just stick to good old cityscape and streetscapes. You’re much braver choosing something that’s really going to make you think! I’ll look forward to seeing your sketches!
Posted at September 14, 2010 on 2:51am.
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Holly The Terrible
My book just arrived in the mail today and I will be starting it very soon! I will upload the pictures of what I have completed throughout me working on it for viewing. Will you be doing the same on your blog as well? I would also like to see what you have done. Take care
Posted at September 14, 2010 on 11:04am.
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Holly The Terrible
Sorry about my above question! I just went to your blog and saw some of your finished work for the sketchbook project! I really like them and will look forward to viewing more!
Posted at September 14, 2010 on 11:08am.
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Ai at http://YourWebsite
sooooooo! i got me some of that paper clay stuff. it’s a small brick wrapped in pink. i also bought the cheapy crayola version too so i could compare. so far i’ve only tested out the crayola and it didn’t work out so well. fell off of the plaque. i have yet to try the actual doll kind tho. too busy working on finishing up some old paintings i had lying around. one of which is the one i promised my cousin’s baby mama. damn. lol
Posted at October 20, 2010 on 1:21pm.
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Yora at http://YourWebsite
Woooh!!
Your art is already so inspirational and now your going extra sooper specials! <3 This makes me druel!
Posted at January 13, 2011 on 6:28pm.
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Holly The Terrible
You’ll get the hang of it. Just keep experimenting, that’s what I did and then BAM! something finally works!
Posted at June 29, 2011 on 2:14pm.
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Holly The Terrible
Thank you!
Posted at June 29, 2011 on 2:15pm.