New Pig Mask

Hey.

So, when I initially designed my first pig mask “hog wash” years ago, the sculpt came out looking more like a pig and man hybrid mask, which would have been whatever, but the concept was a peeled face.

It did not, in fact, resemble a peeled face.

This is certainly closer to my vision, but it came with a particular challenge.

Maybe it had something to do with the ears being down now, as the first ones were up, maybe I was just stupid, but the right ear fell off mid-molding, so I wasted that plaster and had to re-sculpt the entire pig with wire under the clay.

Take a look…

The first sculpt.

Wire

Adding Clay

The second, recreated as faithfully as my sleep-deprived ass could manage.

The wall.

Incidentally, that wire gave me a kind of handle for clay extraction.

Cleaned

First Pour

First pull, trimmed.

During painting, before perma-blood and gloss liquitex.

The final product, with brown leather straps and gold rivets.

How it started, vs how it’s going.