I've been putting a lot of effort into ceramics and CGI in the past few weeks. None of the ceramic work in progress has really been ready for posting.
I have found the ceramics course useful in that it has shown the limitations of the medium with my style of work. I prefer to create detailed sculpture but working using clay with its particular properties, has proved a bit frustrating. I will concentrate my efforts with other sculpture mediums which I think suit me better. The tutor is full of praise for me but I know I have yet to get anywhere near the level I aspire to.
There are people on the ceramics course who I have felt a connection with. Unfortunately they are all women on the course so these friendships will not be sustainable. So I guess I'm back to square one in some ways.
I think my illustration career has bid me a fond farewell. I gave it a good go but couldn't quite get onto the next rung of the ladder. Getting a number of books published was more than I could have hoped for when I started out. Once the ball started to roll I thought it could pick up speed. Sadly it just lost inertia.
CGI wise here is an example of Xyla with wind applied to her dress. I have yet to get the hair to 'work' :)
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Glad you are really getting into the sculpture/ceramics. Really look forward to seeing some pics. Are they items that can be sold on Etsy? too delicate perhaps to be hurled around in the post!
I may have a few items for Etsy. But I'm working on perhaps selling lenticular images.
I couldn't get your blog link to work:(
But I have removed your old link from my blog.