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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Introducing Gerrit

Well he is finally finished. My very first original sculpture, Gerrit, a Frisian Stallion preforming the Spanish Walk. Gerrit is a Frisian name and it means brave and hardy which is appropriate for a frisian horse as they were originally breed as war horses.
Originally I started this horse sometime back in 2012 and he was originally supposed to be a portrait model of Totilas in extended canter. My original in clay was very incorrect and to be honest a bit of a hot mess. I couldn't see the errors in it that I can now that I have learned so much more about sculpting conformation, anatomy and movement. So I jumped the gun and cast him errors and all, and have spent the past year working the resin copy into a correct, balanced piece.
Now the he is done comes the not so fun parts. I need to figure out how to advertise him and cast him; do I send him to a professional who does all the hard work or do I have his mold made and do the casting at home? How much to charge, do I add magnetic bases, etc, etc... Decisions, Decisions! Well without further ado, here he is, all decked out in primer. I am painting him to see what he looks like with clothes on so those pictures will be come up in the future.