I finished the new Haku mask and it was a lot more complicated than I thought it'd be. For some reason, it turned out to be a HUGE mask. He's a river dragon with a long dog-like face and long flowy horns and he just needed to be grand and sweeping.
As an aside, I'd just like to add that I risked my life to take these pictures. Only outdoor light would do, but OMG it's 25 below outside, today! I was out there for maybe a minute and by the time I came in I couldn't feel my fingers. F-f-f-ff-frrreaking COLD, people.
I went into a lot of detail, carving every hair. In the anime, Spirited Away, his face doesn't have scales, but when he flies and his fur ripples you can see them on his body. I did scales on his snout because I thought I'd better do something to make him look more dragon-like...without the body for context he just looks like a dog with horns.
View from the side...
I put a rather imposing brow & cheekbones on the little guy. Even though he's a GOOD dragon, he can be a little fierce.
I did the mask twice, with two different horn configurations. It's funny how the change in the horns (which is all in the shaping...on the flattened pattern they're identical) sort of changes the tone of his expression. The mask above has the softly curving horns that were like the ones in Miyazaki's film. Here's the other mask...
...see how the slightly angular horns give him a fiercer look? It's based on ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
purplerebecca's version of Haku. I like it...it looks almost tribal. They're even neater from above.
So yep, this design was a TON of fun to make.purplerebecca, as per our agreement, there will be an art hostage exchange program involving some amazing Sesshoumaru art and this mask. :-) I LOVE adding new members to the Mutual Art Appreciation Society.
View from the side...I put a rather imposing brow & cheekbones on the little guy. Even though he's a GOOD dragon, he can be a little fierce.
I did the mask twice, with two different horn configurations. It's funny how the change in the horns (which is all in the shaping...on the flattened pattern they're identical) sort of changes the tone of his expression. The mask above has the softly curving horns that were like the ones in Miyazaki's film. Here's the other mask...
...see how the slightly angular horns give him a fiercer look? It's based on purplerebecca's version of Haku. I like it...it looks almost tribal. They're even neater from above.So yep, this design was a TON of fun to make.
purplerebecca, as per our agreement, there will be an art hostage exchange program involving some amazing Sesshoumaru art and this mask. :-) I LOVE adding new members to the Mutual Art Appreciation Society.As an aside, I'd just like to add that I risked my life to take these pictures. Only outdoor light would do, but OMG it's 25 below outside, today! I was out there for maybe a minute and by the time I came in I couldn't feel my fingers. F-f-f-ff-frrreaking COLD, people.
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Well, I think it *might* be better if people just announced that they either have something they're willing to trade, if they are wanted...or, more likely, that they have something they WANT, and let them say what it is and ask if anyone could offer that in return for something they could do/give.
I think that might be better because if someone came up to me and wanted a hairstick, I'd find it awkward turning them down if it happened to be that I didn't want anything of theirs, whether at that moment or in general. Or even if I was just too *tired* that week (etc) to do any work on something extra. So it's probably better (imo, of course) if individuals announce their needs or resources as they feel comfortable :)
Trading books and music is a good idea. I have a whole bunch of books I bought and then didn't find to be quite what I wanted, but I never throw books out, and I don't like to give them to a second hand store, because they give just about nothing in return, a lot of the time, and you feel almost like you may as well have thrown the book out, for all the good it did *you*.