Just by way of update, I have spent the last week or so finalizing the surface contours and dimensions of the catfish tail. Not quite there yet, but I figure by month's end, I'll be working on the shikoro and "pre-molding" the head/kabuto unit.
More to follow soon. . .
Showing posts with label MAEDA Toshinaga [1/8]. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MAEDA Toshinaga [1/8]. Show all posts
17 May 2010
09 May 2010
30 April 2010
MAEDA Toshinaga [1/8] - (III)
The mabisashi/uchimabisashi (brow plate) unit has been roughed-out and fitted. Hopefully, I will have it over 60% finished by the end of the weekend.
Save for the shikoro, all the elements of this sculpture are now underway and in varying degrees of progress.
Save for the shikoro, all the elements of this sculpture are now underway and in varying degrees of progress.
27 April 2010
MAEDA Toshinaga [1/8] - (II): Portraiture
I've spent the last few days tweaking the "catfish tail", and I am just about to that all-but-done stage. Granted, glazing, final sanding, and polishing still await, but the days of dust clouds lingering over the studio are over. . .
And now for the face. As some of you might have read in EPH, I was undecided whether to depict him in his early 20s or late 30's. I have opted for the latter, if only to keep with the prevailing Sekigahara sub-theme present throughout my Ft. Duq releases.
It would appear that Toshinaga, unlike his father, was portly--whether this was due to the [relatively] "easier" life afforded the son of a self-made man--or not, I am not able to say with any degree of certainty. In any event, the face has been "fleshed-out" considerably and is now about 70% done.
Moving right along. . .
FOLLOW-UP--29.04.10The putty work on the face is now done, and I have begun the finishing and texturing. I AM DELIGHTED!!! I'll try to post some abd ip images before the end of the weekend. . .
And now for the face. As some of you might have read in EPH, I was undecided whether to depict him in his early 20s or late 30's. I have opted for the latter, if only to keep with the prevailing Sekigahara sub-theme present throughout my Ft. Duq releases.
It would appear that Toshinaga, unlike his father, was portly--whether this was due to the [relatively] "easier" life afforded the son of a self-made man--or not, I am not able to say with any degree of certainty. In any event, the face has been "fleshed-out" considerably and is now about 70% done.
Moving right along. . .
FOLLOW-UP--29.04.10The putty work on the face is now done, and I have begun the finishing and texturing. I AM DELIGHTED!!! I'll try to post some abd ip images before the end of the weekend. . .
24 April 2010
MAEDA Toshinaga [1/8] - (I)
By way of recap, and as a bridge to the thread begun here, the subject of my next 1/8 scale daimyō bust will be MAEDA Toshinaga. I will be using the bust of his father I sculpted in 1998 as the core sculpt around which I create the son; but whereas Toshiie is associated with a gold-leafed, angular namazubi nari no kabuto, Toshinaga will be depicted wearing his trademark silver-leafed namazubi nari no kabuto--all 127 cm of it(!!!). . . scaled to 1/8th of course.
Those of you who know me know that I have a penchant for tall kawari kabuto. Perhaps it's because so few, if any, people truly depict them in all their extravagant glory. And yes, I believe one can safely claim a silver-leafed crest in the stylized shape of a catfish tail over 4 ft. long as extravagant!
The crest is built around a 6in. piece of sheet brass. I am not sure what the original is made from, but I suspect it is wood: most of the extravagantly-sized, two-dimensional crests, regardless of their positioning, were made of laminated wood.
As of this writing, I project the bust to be comprised of 4 pieces: head/kabuto, torso, shikoro, and mabisashi/uchimabisashi (brow plate). As always when at these early stages, subject to change.
Before closing, a nod of gratitude to Prof. Stephen Turnbull for graciously providing the core reference images.
To be continued. . .
Those of you who know me know that I have a penchant for tall kawari kabuto. Perhaps it's because so few, if any, people truly depict them in all their extravagant glory. And yes, I believe one can safely claim a silver-leafed crest in the stylized shape of a catfish tail over 4 ft. long as extravagant!
The crest is built around a 6in. piece of sheet brass. I am not sure what the original is made from, but I suspect it is wood: most of the extravagantly-sized, two-dimensional crests, regardless of their positioning, were made of laminated wood.
As of this writing, I project the bust to be comprised of 4 pieces: head/kabuto, torso, shikoro, and mabisashi/uchimabisashi (brow plate). As always when at these early stages, subject to change.
Before closing, a nod of gratitude to Prof. Stephen Turnbull for graciously providing the core reference images.
To be continued. . .
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