Perhaps not surprisingly, extremely little. I have been working this bust as a filler project, and it is well on its way to be ready for priming.
Most of the work has been on the separate lion-head pauldron. It was cast in a two-piece mold, with the parting line being the seam between the brass trim and the shoulder piece of the paul- dron. While the indicated call insofar as casting and engineering is concerned, the fine seam is all but obliterated in the casting. So most of my time has been spent recreating the contour and detail of the upper plate.
I am also tweaking the facial features and reworking the mantle more to my liking; but this is a relatively minor undertaking. Once the pauldron is done, all that will remain to be done is model- ling a plinth to support the bust.
More to follow!
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