Hello All,
What does one do when one gets a request to sketch a persona to towering that he dwarfs everyone around him? And when that personality is none other than Dr. Stephen Hawking, one trembles, quite literally.........
We don't know what we were thinking when we accepted the order (a while ago though) but once accepted, there's no backing out. Merely bracing up for this sketch was a tiring exercise! After weeks of 'one thing after another', we got started and well, nearly gave up mid way. When the man was so familiar to everyone (right down to the last wrinkle on his face), we were taking a BIG risk. Anything going wrong would make the sketch 'not look like him'......and unacceptable defeat for us.
Thankfully, we managed to retain the essential features in the sketch and our friends convinced us that he really does look like himself here. We shall re-attempt, it's a promise. For now, here's a 3D polymer clay sketch of Dr. Hawking. Completely hand-sketched on Sculpey Premo clay. The skin colour clay (as a base for the face) has been mixed specially to match his skin tone. The sketching has been done used Hartmuth Soft Pastels and finishing touches have been given by acrylic paints....
What does one do when one gets a request to sketch a persona to towering that he dwarfs everyone around him? And when that personality is none other than Dr. Stephen Hawking, one trembles, quite literally.........
We don't know what we were thinking when we accepted the order (a while ago though) but once accepted, there's no backing out. Merely bracing up for this sketch was a tiring exercise! After weeks of 'one thing after another', we got started and well, nearly gave up mid way. When the man was so familiar to everyone (right down to the last wrinkle on his face), we were taking a BIG risk. Anything going wrong would make the sketch 'not look like him'......and unacceptable defeat for us.
Thankfully, we managed to retain the essential features in the sketch and our friends convinced us that he really does look like himself here. We shall re-attempt, it's a promise. For now, here's a 3D polymer clay sketch of Dr. Hawking. Completely hand-sketched on Sculpey Premo clay. The skin colour clay (as a base for the face) has been mixed specially to match his skin tone. The sketching has been done used Hartmuth Soft Pastels and finishing touches have been given by acrylic paints....
Some more images of the pen-stand where the great man's sketch sat.......
And the only 2 work-in-progress photos we took.......
Thank you for dropping by :)
Team Art'zire
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