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Old 10-21-2010, 06:29 AM   Top  -  End  -  #42
IncoherentEssay
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Default Re: Statuary Gardens (Figurines)

You know, the short legs comment brought up an interesting quirk of the medium: how does one represent misshapen or unnatural creatures without appearing lazy or unskilled? The medium of sculpting doesn't easily lend itself to high-detail, at least not to the levels drawing does.

So unless obvious from the context (ie. Cthulhuan monstrosity or a sleek, futuristic vehicle) it can be a bit hard to tell whether a particular bump is a mistake or a purposeful 'special effect'. For example, the demon has purposefully short legs to project an 'Immovable Object' image.
Similarly, this:
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has a purposefully blank 'face' to emphasize otherwordlyness.
Incidentally also the debut of the 'Comparison Cube', a set of three 25mm square bases glued together. It will serve as the size reference henceforth.
Thank you for your comments .
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