Things are getting a little tough now with only two weeks to go, and no final toy close to being made. Ive experimented with wood, styrophome, clay and now plastecine so get a look and shape that im happy with.

At the crit yesterday there was no avoiding my failings which I actually appreciated. The general gist was that im fully capable of two dimensional renderings on paper, but there was clearly something lacking when it came to the 3-d work. Not laziness per se, but it was clear I didnt enjoy it and it seemed I was fighting a losing battle.

See, one of the things I stated at the beginning of the project was to NOT overlook the obvious, or just throw it to the side for being too easy. So why the hell I didnt bust out the plasticine in the first place!!? It doesnt dry super quick, and I have total control throughout the whole process.

So whilst watching the exploits of Jack Bauer last night I created this little maquette :



its got the beer belly that i couldnt get with the clay and it is far more poseable. Great success really! Today shall be spent on graphic and logo designs for the toy and packaging

Getting a little closer now to the final shape, which ive decided at this point i will probably cast in resin. Wumi sent me a link showing how to make vinyl toys yourself: http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=117339

Because of budget and time contraints, I'll probably only be able to make resin replicas of my final shape, but that isnt a bad compromise at all. The resin shiz will take place at the weekend so look for pics then