My Pink Package Came!!!

It's been a week since the results announcement for Anne Field's Field of Dolls Photo Show; so naturally, a pink package was coming, but I didn't know exactly when. But, I always know it'll be in the next day or two if Jennifer Buxton (Braymere Custom Saddlery) makes a post about her show prizes; because, well, she's in Colorado and Utah's the next state over. 

What a surprise!

(I wasn't able to make it to the live video/room for the results announcement due to photographing my sister's 4H Dog Show last week - so which prize goes to what is all through guessing...though, it seems simple enough to figure out. EDIT: Thanks Anne for clarifying which kind of prizes were what!).

I assume the 5 Blind Bag Unicorns (donated by Anne Field) were the Door Prize. The Charm (donated by Gail Berg) was for anyone who placed. And everyone got a Shovel (donated by Jennifer Buxton), a Vinyl Sticker (donated by Kimberly Bleecker), and a Field of Dolls Studio Sticker. Funny thing is that normally when I get some blind bag Stablemates/Mini Whinnies, I feel the bag to guess who it might be - this time I wasn't really thinking and just OPENED up the bags! Talk about another big surprise! I got my second blind bag chase piece! (I named her Fizzlepop from the My Little Pony character because she reminds me of soda pop).

And now here are the placings results!

This time the show was double judged - thanks Anne and Jackie!

Enjoy!

Fun Classes: April Fools! (judged by Anne): Fake Food: 5th Place

(L to R: Abigail enjoying her Brown E's, Jordan not pleased when given a fake glass of iced tea, and Wintersong confusingly eyeing a magazine cut-out salad).

Fun Classes: Weird Props (judged by Jackie): I Have My Eye On You: 3rd Place

(Cupid suspiciously eyeing Now-U-See-It's skull - especially her weird looking eyeball!)

And the best for last!

Fun Classes: Funny (Judged by Jackie): The Proper Way To Decorate Cookies: 2nd Place!

Inspired by this video ^

(I can only find it on Facebook, so unfortunately it's not on YouTube for easier sharing. The link goes to my personal FB page and lucky for you - I hardly, as in, never post anything to my regular feed, so it should be easy to find!)

I'll make a more in-depth post on the making of this scene sometime next week - hopefully I won't forget, it was such a joy to create!!!

Today Might Be The Day Celtic Warrior Gets His Way!

 "Congratulations to Staciea Compton for purchasing Celtic Warrior!"

Of course, while messaging Staciea all about Celtic Warrior's process, I went looking through my history of blog posts on him and found only one! Oops!!

Well....it is rather self explanatory - I was heavily overloaded with finishing customs and retaking my photos (which I didn't really need to!) for Breyerfest last year.

Oh, well, either way, here's the rest of his process pictures:

Tried a foam barrel.....not doing that again!

Aaand....how did he get his way?

With that beautiful draft neck he has going there!

Then the nice muscles, as well!

(Oh, yeah, his hind leg broke off, too).

So, sticking with the now draft horse - he needed a bigger head...

And thicker legs, too.

His timeline took probably a little over 6 months, here is likely December or January since there's Now-U-See-It's (my two-year NaMoPaiMo project) heart in the background.

Now he's looking like a draft horse!

His eyes are literally the only plastic that shows on the entire model!!!

Of course, with thickening up the legs, now I need to extend them to sculpt new hooves.

His official name was almost "Clodstomper" because his hooves are so huge!!

Adding feather.

And ready for primer!

Stay tuned for the next installment!

Where's Waldo - NaMoPaiMo Style!!!

 

One of the awesome things about NaMoPaiMo are the collages. However, with 400-500+ participants worldwide, it can be rather difficult to find your entry picture.

Fortunately, someone was able to help me out. Her tip was to remember which photos are neighboring your photo, because after all, the overall collage is a conglomerate of collages.

These are all screen-shots and the red circles are where Now-U-See-It is hiding.

Happy finding!

Sometimes, your photo is teeny-tiny...

Sometimes it's big enough to spot it easily...

They Just Keep Getting Bigger!

The NaMoPaiMo Family Picture!

Don't know if they're going to get bigger than that....?

But my technique has absolutely improved, though.

"I Did It!!!"

 

I did it! I finally did it!

Five years in the making and she's finally DONE!!!

My grandfather is going to help me make a stand for her since she is super fragile (especially since her skull pieces and, yes, her spleen, can fall off at the slightest touch).

The next challenge is...

...where do I shelve her now?

Don't know.

Now-U-See-It-NOT!!!

 

The color started out what it was supposed to be.

But that didn't last long.

You could see the three different shades in this picture. This happened whenever I mixed more paint. And no matter what was the lighting - the shades STILL looked the right color!!!

I had put her to the side to finish Dreamwalker and to brainstorm on how to fix the  color issue. 

I wasn't too sure on how this creamy-white was going to look in the end, but it was worth a try.

Still needed some more layers before I started with the pastels...

Or that is, blocking out the ribs muscles before the white was completely solid....

Talk about totally NOT!!! The second hole for the wire broke.

I was totally surprised that I achieved the color I originally wanted with the earth pigments. Another thing I discovered, was the difficulty applying the pastels/pigments with a paint brush. So, I...uh...applied it with my...uh...fingers. Aaand...it worked better, too! Don't know if it was the best thing due to combining body oils....? But it worked and that's what matters.

That last part was the most cooperative he had been for the whole project!!!

Next up is Colored Pencils!

And yes, with these pencils!

(not really, I did go into my stash to get new ones!)

The colored pencils were used for the fine details, like enhancing the joints or the indentations of the bones.

"I have my eye on you and now you're mine!"

(referencing Hocus Pocus)

She is now ready for the final sealant!

YAY!!!

Now-U-See-It

Here's the process from the last installment(?) of my anatomy horse.

Her name is Now-U-See-It.

Her name is inspired by the racehorse, Black Gold's mother U-See-It. I put the "Now" on there since she is an anatomy horse (intended to be of the Thoroughbred body type), so it's like "NOW we see what the horse looks like under all that muscle and bones."

 

I had asked for suggestions on making her pose more realistic and my friend through MEPSA, Corina Roberts, suggested that the lifted leg looks like she's kicking out of annoyance. It totally works! I'm surprised that she can stand, too! However, due to her delicateness, I'm going to make a wooden base with a rod and cradle stand for her.

NaMoPaiMo starts tomorrow!

Can't wait!!