The largness/longness of the face is an issue...I sanded it down as much as I could without ruining the detail. So now it's a cheetah lion hybrid. heehee. That's what I get for not looking at reference enough when sculpting!
Thank you Zinc! I enjoyed getting some real motion in this one. The clay I use starts like a sticky putty (it comes in two parts) and over the course of a few hours it slowly hardens until after about six hours it's rock solid like metal. I use my fingers, paintbrushes, and various tipped metal sculpting tools to work in the detail. The end product can be carved and sanded to add detail and smooth out mistakes.
Added the primer base, will paint tomorrow. I've decided I'm going to due the tear drop on the face (and *maybe* the spots) in bright gold over the faux bronze. Give it an art deco look
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