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GAIA CLAY SCULPT

This GAIA CLAY SCULPT was done during my time as a student at 3dsense Media School as my final project.  I sculpted this using the millennial Gaia statue as my reference, but made some changes to the details of her tattoos and her hair.

Instead of including her pregnant belly in my sculpt, I decided to let this sculpt double up as a crystal sphere holder, so that the crystal sphere she is holding represents her pregnant belly. 
FINISHED SCULPT 
 
FINISHED SCULPT WITH SPHERE
 
PROCESS JOURNAL: CLAY SCULP
 
^ Time lapse video of  how I pasted each leaf detail on her hair individually by melting the wax clay to use it as glue to stick the leafs onto the hair. Also used the melted wax glue to fill up all the gaps between the leaves so that it will be more suitable for sculpting. 
PROCESS JOURNAL: MOULDING & CASTING
Pouring silicone to make part B of the two part silicone mould. had to pour very slowly so that the silicone could nicely catch on all of my details and to prevent air bubbles from forming.
< Removing the cured resin cast from the two part silicone mould. Needed the help of some friends to remove it. 
> Adding epoxy putty to cover up micro bubbles and sanding down uneven parts. Removing pouring sprout and patching back that area as well.
PROCESS JOURNAL: AIR BURSHING
^ Air brushing the second layer of darker green on her hair to give it a gradient texture. 
> Hand painting highlights and washes for the leaf  hair details
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< Hand painting eye details, blue eyes to contrast all the green. 
Hand painting highlights and washes for her face. 
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