I am currently looking to do two kinds of shoots, primarily.

The first is creature/character modeling. Stuff like the rock troll, zombies, etc. The more costume, paint and prosthetics on me, the better.

I'm also looking to do more "couples" shoots with my friend Mayia. Take a look at the recently posted image "Rain - Lovers 1" to see an example of us together. We want to shoot up to implied sensuality, not blatant erotica. Contact me to reach us, usually need to book at least a week in advance. (we're located in southern california)

So I now have a digital camera, after long last. Seriously in the last 5 years or so I've had a period of borrowing someone else's camera, but havent had my own. Now that I do, I plan to use it.

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Anyone need stock photos? Textures? Let me know, and I'll see if I can find it for you. My camera isnt the best, but 8 megapixels might get the job done. Be as detailed as possible so I can try to get the right angles and lighting on the stock photos you need for whatever image you're working on.

ANYONE
Photo Hunt! Give me an assignment of something to find and photograph, and I'll do my best to get it, and post it.

So right now I'm in a huge transitional period. That is to say, that I have no habits. I have no definition of normal in my life. I guess breathing is about the only thing I do very regularly.

My sleep schedule is bizarre, I often miss a meal or three, I dont have a job to speak of, no friends that I see regularly, and no recreation that I do often... though playing pool at random bars is getting more frequent.

So everything is pretty much up in the air, because most of those things will be established, and likely (or at least hopefully) soon.
-I need a stable job, or at least I need to work a helluva lot more often.
-School is starting near the end of the month, and I'll be taking classes twice a week.
-With work and school, it can be hoped that eating and sleeping will follow.

... yet to be determined?
Occupation, Recreation, Socialization, and personal outlet, among other things.

I'm getting back into horticulture a little, dont know how deep that'll go, but we'll see. I'm currently cloning several plants and planning some upcoming graftings.

Artistic avenue? Sculpture is highly probable. I have an old piece or two I could pick up, but the motivation is deceased, so I might start some new work, most likely the reliefs I mentioned before, though the subjects are undetermined. Possibly figure.
Another option is photography, but not as likely since I dont have a camera to use, or any training on the specifics of how to use one. In that regard, all I know is that I often see beautiful things, people, and angles that I wish to capture.


Soo... yeah. Lots of stuff to figure out. Need to establish some habits, some routines, and hopefully include people in them.

By the way, I need concepts! I'm compiling a database of images to work from, and I think that will be my primary source of inspiration. I work specifically from photograph (or drawing, etc) and have a good eye for seeing 3-dimensionality. All images that I make independently or on commission will be available for sale once created, because I make reusable molds on everything I do.

IF you have an image that you'd like to have as a relief, SEND ME THE IMAGE. If its something that I'm interested in doing, then you could just get it once it is done, without having to commission the piece for it to be made. These must be things that are either cool enough that I just cant resist, or something that the public would be interested in purchasing. For example... collectors pieces (of anything).

Things I'm looking for (this is just to give you an idea):
-Dragons and all things fantasy
-Romance images that are universally appreciable
-Nudes with good angles/contours for sculpture
-Mainstream (anything that would sell easily)
...and anything else that would make a good relief
at this point I'm open for ideas. Once christmas passes, I'll be producing carvings non-stop and making reproductions available.

There will be an extra charge if you'd like the piece to be an original, "one and only" in which case I would destroy the mold once it was made. Some pieces will be made as limited editions depending on circumstance.

TO SEND ME YOUR IDEAS just message me on DA and I will reply with my personal email address. OR just send me links to the image and I'll take a look.

First time casting a piece in plaster. Learned a lot, the hard way unfortunately. My sculpting professor hurt a lot more than he helped, because he said it'd be a good idea to thin the silicone using paint thinner. What I found out, is that the thinned silicone never fully cures, or at least it takes about 7 times as long as normal. Also, paint thinner dissolves wax. My sculpture was made of wax at the time. After re-detailing it and redoing the mold, I found out that their was still paint-thinner residue on the wax, which soaked into the new silicone, so many spots STILL didnt cure properly. When I removed the silicone impression, I lost many of the details. So now I'm detailing the damned plaster. Not quite hard as rock, but still a pain in the ass.
Good news is that there isnt a whole lot left to go, and the other piece I'm working on was nearly perfect straight out of the mold (as intended). I've also got a scrap piece that I'm testing techniques on. It turns out that our engraver works like a hand-held jackhammer. Perfect for plaster. I'm making good headway, and once the scrap-piece is a little farther along the drying/curing process, I'll start testing out how well this material takes color. I have a christmas deadline set for myself, and I might just make it... if I'm lucky.

Cool part of this, is that I've already got two possible commissions from my friends. They see me working on this piece (around 85 hours on it so far) and start getting ideas of reliefs they'd like done. I think its amazing I havent even finished one yet, and I've already got a couple people wanting to drop money on me for custom pieces. One of them could be as much as $300 and not terribly difficult. Not too shabby for just starting off.

I'll definately have images of my work posted soon. One piece is just waiting for christmas for an image to be posted, and the other... i hope will be ready at the same time.


Chameleon