Film Noir

This is the film noir piece I mentioned in the first post. Couple of interesting things about it. One is color. We'd discussed doing it in grey tones to mimic the look of a B&W 30's film. It would have looked very sharp at the right reception. However, red is a great color. It's dramatic and attention grabbing even on something less than a foot high. With deeper colors good coverage is the key. In this case it meant several coats on her dress to achieve the richness. Getting the fedora right was a bit of a process. Sculpy is easiest to work when you're working against a support. Shaping the brim was an exercise in patience and light touch. Eventually, I managed to reach OK. Sometimes you've got to know when to stop fussing. On the other hand I'm very pleased with her pose. She also has a rather attractive derriere .

The other thing worth mention is the construction of the street sign post. Mostly the supports for my pieces are internal wire armatures but in this case the section of the post from base to just below the signs is painted brass tube. The alternative of building an acceptably smooth (and strong) vertical from an internal wire and clay coating was just too maddening to contemplate. The street names are the bride and groom's but perhaps that was obvious.