18 Apr Now that I’ve fleshed out the “real” antler, I need to add the rest of the flesh thickness to the deer head before I apply the papier-mâché. Fleshing out the face The nose still hasn’t been defined yet, but that is a surface detail I’ll add later. I just wanted to get the… Continue reading More facial detail
Category: Steampunk Art
Facial detail on steampunk deer head
11 Apr Starting to add facial details like building up the shape for eyes and nose is what I’ll talk about now. Before I added paper to “flesh out” the neck of the deer, I had put some recycled wood cross pieces in the head to widen the base. Part of the reason for this… Continue reading Facial detail on steampunk deer head
Adding “flesh” to the steampunk deer head
05 Apr Now that provisions for the antlers are in place, I can start to “flesh out” the deer head. I began by filling the void areas in the wooden armature with wads of newspaper, then going over that with rolled newspaper, which I fl;attened out a bit and trimmed to fit. I taped those… Continue reading Adding “flesh” to the steampunk deer head
Steampunk deer antlers
01 Apr Now I’ll show how I constructed the antlers for the steampunk deer head. I originally wanted to make one antler look natural, while the other look like a steampunk cyborg replacement of copper pipe. The problem is, the price of copper is so high right now, that it would have cost $50 just… Continue reading Steampunk deer antlers
Artsmith Craftworks goes Hollywood (part 3)
29 Jan Disaster strikes… I got a text from Michelle, my contact at the Orange County Film Festival, along with a picture. The text read, Working on a refund right now Mortally wounded Victorian Airship Needless to say, I was immediately nauseous. My heart racing, I replied, “What happened?!? Michelle said, “They put a heavy… Continue reading Artsmith Craftworks goes Hollywood (part 3)
Interview by Trial By Steam
Bookmark the permalink. An Interview with Stephan J. Smith Apr2 by aeflint Stephan J. Smith is the artist behind Artsmith Craftworks, creates hand made airship models to decorate Steampunk homes and other beautiful works from paper and papier-mâché. I got the opportunity to pull him away from he preparations for the World Steam Expo to tell… Continue reading Interview by Trial By Steam
World Steam Expo 2012!
21 May I haven’t posted in awhile because I’ve been diligently working on projects in preparation for World Steam Expo 2012 in Dearborn, MI this coming weekend. Look for the Artsmith Craftworks booth and look for the DIY Airship panels where you can build your own little airship from a kit that I have available.… Continue reading World Steam Expo 2012!
Trinity Sculpture
Posts Tagged ‘Sculpture’ Trinity 09 Nov Some things are just too cool to pass up. In addition to posting progress on my own work, I like to post links to fantastic art sites or specific posts in someone else’s blog. I’m not sure what the etiquette is for posting someone else’s work, but I think… Continue reading Trinity Sculpture
Faux safari trophy
Faux safari trophy 28 Sep I’ve had an idea for a long time that I wanted to do a “faux animal trophy”. I’m not necessarily a safari enthusiast, but there’s something odd and comical about mounting an animal’s head on a piece of wood, so I thought, why not make one that doesn’t harm any… Continue reading Faux safari trophy
The giraffe continues
The giraffe continues 29 Sep Ok, since I completed the armature for the giraffe sculpture, I needed a stand of sorts to test my mounting system. I also needed something to hold it stationary while I worked on applying the mache. I build a simple x foot with a 2×4 upright. To this I bolted… Continue reading The giraffe continues