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This is a sculpture that I'm working on, for a hologram. I haven't started the painting yet. The last photo shows how the forced perspective was used.
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Hi Filipe, thanks for the kind words. Yes, I did the figures. I'm not planning to add anything that floats, but the sculpture still has a long way to go.
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Thanks Dave, Kiffdino, and Ahmet. The round thing does indeed "suck." It's a vacuum I use to get rid of the silicon carbide grit that sometimes needs to be sprayed on the sculpture. Not having to worry about the side or rear view makes things easier, but of course the perspective needs to be attended to. With regards to hand-steadiness, it's pretty much necessary to have firm support for the hands when doing the work. Though not visible in the photo, there's a 1/2-inch thick steel plate in the back, to which is attached two magnetic bases (like the Harbor Freight variety) and the sculpture is attached to those bases using the cap-nuts as shown. This way, it can be moved to various heights, and is quite stable. The base of the sculpture is useful for supporting the hand, or if desired, other magnetic mounts and rods can be added for any kind of support. I was able to draw from my holographic experience
Also, while it might be possible to do this without magnification, I wouldn't want to try it. I use a variety of reading glasses. An experienced miniature sculptor once said that magnification isn't required, since it implies that the finished sculpture would need magnification for viewing also. But I totally disagree. In reality, the eye sees far more than the hand can accomplish with a reasonable amount of effort. With magnification, the mistakes become very obvious. It's a lot easier to see the problem, and more importantly, to correct it.
Also, while it might be possible to do this without magnification, I wouldn't want to try it. I use a variety of reading glasses. An experienced miniature sculptor once said that magnification isn't required, since it implies that the finished sculpture would need magnification for viewing also. But I totally disagree. In reality, the eye sees far more than the hand can accomplish with a reasonable amount of effort. With magnification, the mistakes become very obvious. It's a lot easier to see the problem, and more importantly, to correct it.
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Thanks Tony. The figures are silver (fired "art clay silver"). I'm planning on a two-color hologram, as narrowband as possible. I did test the "water" (UV resin) and it turned out OK with some fairly long exposures with the 457nm laser on DCG. Nonetheless, I'm still somewhat worried about it.