Tuesday, November 01, 2011

November 1 work in progress

Yes, this is a tad creepy looking at this point...





5 comments:

Snaggle Tooth said...

Hi, hopped from Grannie Annie Roller Blogs.
Nifty project there- Like that texture effect you're creating for the skin tone so tiny. Reminds me of etching. Is it stippled?

Katherine Plumer said...

It's scrimshaw, which is a type of engraving. So it is stippled, in a sense, but the marks you see are microscopic engraved dots and lines. The distance between the pupils of his eyes is just shy of half an inch...

Anonymous said...

what is the A for on his helmet? -BMc.

Katherine Plumer said...

That's the insignia for Patton's Third Army.

Anonymous said...

WOW! This will be a further piece of your fantastic skill! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Mario