Photographs of the gargoyles in action

I attended the tech and dress rehearsals with a camera to take photographs of the finished stage and positioning of the gargoyles. I got a lot fo positive comments from the cast and costume lecturers, which was nice to hear. Both sculptures flanked the stage, which is based on an unfinished building to a cathedral in 12th century France. I am very pleased with the final products of this unit, as it has made me more confident in my building skills, and made me realise how can have a career making 3D objects, or doing 3D illustration.

I have seen the work of illustrators such as Hattie Newman, who demonstrates that 3D objects can be illustration, and how photographing them well to document is key. I have enjoyed this opportunity to make 3D objects which is the area I find I work most comfortable in. I have learned lots of making skills and techniques and professionalism that I will be putting forward for my final major project.

Final images of Gargoyles

These are the final designs of the sculpture I have created for In Extremis. I am please at how effective the paint effects are at recreating a convincing stone effect. I started with a dark base coat of grey, and when it dried, used a paint roller in a lighter beige as advised by the visiting set painter to dry brush on details. As the paint dried it blended with the grey and created a more muted effect. I then went in with some black paint into the crevices on the sculptures to bring out the details even more and enhance the sense of depth.

adding the final touches with black paint to deepen shadows