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Lucio

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Sculpture project
 
I decided to work on wood,
I've done some clay or stone scultures in the past but never used wood.
I consequently chose a relativly simple subject, for this first time, 
Lucio, a character I designed few months ago.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
First step, made the subject with clay, 30 cm high, to allow me some ease when switch to the wood piece.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Clay is so easy to use, you can add some material when needed, no way whith wood....
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Clay model is finished, even if a lot saller than the wood piece, it will be very helpfull for propotions.
Made these photos to take some precise mesurements.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Cedar trunk
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Here is the beautiful piece of cedar!
80 cm high
Giar, a sculptor-woodcutter friend gave it to me.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Giar is so cool, he lent me his chain saw and showed me how to use it.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Fist, cut the profile shape.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Then, same thing with the front view.
The chain saw work is a verry important step, it really defines what the final piece will look like, the propotions.
 
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Begin to look alike each other...
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
More precise work begins.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Back in atelier, to finish the piece, for the finest work.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
I wanted to obtain perfect shapes so used rasps to refine the piece.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
At the end, finishing it off with sandpaper.
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
Just a natural final touch with beeswax.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finished work
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
wood sculpture design personnage clay sculpture cedar sculpture
The piece at Matt's Barber Shop, Lugano
Lucio
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Lugano, Switzerland

Lucio

My first wood sculpture. A really marvelous matrial. This project was realized with the precious support of Giar, artist and woodcutter: https:/ Read More

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