Michigan State mascot "Sparty" sitting on Steemit

in #artzone7 years ago (edited)

Hired by a gentleman who lives in Michigan and a die-hard Michigan State fan. I give you Sparty, he is 7ft tall sitting. I carved him in a sitting position by customer request. To be sat on a bench on his deck.

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Here is my creation after paint and varnish, holding my little Steemit sign I made. He's actually supposed to hold a beer. Below I will share some progress pictures from start to finish.

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Started off with this block of wood.
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Found his head then looked around for his upper torso.
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Found it!
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Attached his head to his soon to be torso.
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Shaped him up and added arms.
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Carved in some detail and tried to figure out how I was going to add the legs. At this point I didn't get feedback from the customer yet on whether or not he wanted the legs attached.
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Decided to keep the legs separate from the body so he could be moved around easier. Here I found the log for both legs.
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One leg started image
And the other..left them bulky so I could whittle down to the right proportions. image

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Getting closer image
Got him to the level of detail I thought would work and torched him.
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Sanded all the char off image
And airbrushed some shadow in
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Applied varnish and then with green.
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Finished him off with the white trim
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This was a fun project and very satisfying knowing the customer was happy with it.
I hope you enjoy seeing what I saw, if so feel free to upvote and resteem. I love what I do and I'm happy to share here on Steemit.
Thanks for looking

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Wow... I had never see before one of your artworks painted with colors... Of course, amazings, as usually!!!

This is so great to see. I love the way steemit has it been expanding. Now steam is going to college woohoo!

That was great! You have very talent. Congratulations!👏👏👏

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Wow that's pretty amazing man! Keep sharing through eSteem! This is an awesome post ;)

cool photo... I love ❤️ this photo

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