African Bird Series:

Hello to you all,
The other day I just want one, weather the storm, I leaf through a book on African wildlife and suddenly
I get to the page of birds, more beautiful than others.

An idea comes to me,
I'll try to make one of these volatile
I m team and that, my tool and especially my little wire that shook me useful.
steel structure in place it just have to give form and in two and three movement here I am on the trail
Phill, Harriet and Ana finally in my mind!
My first bird I launched into a guinea Vulturine,
I love the colors and it's not too big to start.
I bought a paste special
in a DIY shop and here I am on a roll.
The result is quite satisfactory,
I let it dry for painting the next day.

Here I am an idea,
must try the snake a wader I am secretary to the fore.
I'm looking for the book page where I found this brilliant bird of prey that is the snake.
What chalenge .... and attack. This task with trepidation.
I try to shape sculpt an animal! so majestic
the finished result I'm pretty happy with the raptor.
To my taste lacks a little height.






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Far from perfect,
it still gives off a certain grace and elegance,
that can not remain indifferent?
The next day, that my figures are standing there,
I understand how you could make legs and bend them and give them the look you desire.

This is the critical time of finalizing this small model,
and give life
we must paint easier said than done,
Ralf and other friends are not in my hand to advise me.
So let me, despite the limited experience I throw myself into the water!

The figurine is finished,
I enjoy my work and told me not bad for a beginner.
Although there remain tremendous progress to make but the path is drawn.
I'm starting another challenge,
increasingly high
and consider whether my figures are relatively robust and remain stable despite their aesthetic poses?

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Friends here the first images,
They were all done in one afternoon.
I was not using a ladder, it's pure improvisation was to test a mass model.

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Luke, I LOVE them

They are so full of charm, the fast, improvised way they are made make them seem so light and bird-like.
Like a fairytale, WONDERFUL

Please keep showing !!!!

Luc they are absolutely fantastic! Congratulations!!!

Susanne thank you yes I'll post more pictures ....

Harriet, I know I have not your talent,
but it is forging, makes perfect!
Plus, I love this forum there are plenty of things to see,
things to learn, it is full of great people.



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Great idea, I can't wait to see them when they are done.

Thank you
Phil is seeing your birds as well as those of Ana and Harriet
I've tried.

Very good start Lucky Luke! Congratulations! I can't wait to see them painted

Jean-Luc, félicitations

Bravo pour ton courage et pour le résultat bien sûr. J'ai hâte de les voir terminé. Vraiment tu m'épates ! Quel culot et quel travail... Et quel bonheur !
Qu'est ce que tu utilises pour modeler ?


John-Luke, Congratulation :

Bravo for your courage et for the result of course. I can't wait to see them finished. You are really impressing me ! What a cheek and what a good work... And so much happiness !
What did you use for modelling ?

Thank you Ana
I now better understand the fantastic art sculptor.
From nothing creates an object and give it life between
his fingers and tools.
It is a real happiness, real birth


Thank you Chris, your words go straight to my heart.
in terms of the mass that I bought in a hardware store "Cultura"

WePAM Our porcelain modeling
Dry air (without baking)
soft and nice shape,
very fine details
and highly shock resistant when dry.
I paid the box 145gr - 4.50 Euros.

This paste is great for the legs,
it clings well to the wire,
before it dries completely,
it remains pliable and somewhat elastic.
javais once did a test with the Fimo,
but this one is great.

Two days later, I find myself at the head of some new birds in my collection.
Guineafowl Vulturine, Ophiuchus secretary, Sacred Ibis, Jabiru Senegal, and a Goliath Heron
I know there are not still on top but still little progress.
it remains fun and we get to distinguish the species.

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Lots of nice things in your work! You have many different species! You are improoving your talent! You are learning more and more about these wonderful species and you are enjoying us sharing it! Congratulations Jean-Luc! :)

They all look fabulous, I especially love the secretary bird and Sacred Ibis! Congratulations Luc

lucky luke wrote:

Two days later, I find myself at the head of some new birds in my collection.
Guineafowl Vulturine, Ophiuchus secretary, Sacred Ibis, Jabiru Senegal, and a Goliath Heron
I know there are not still on top but still little progress.
it remains fun and we get to distinguish the species.

Jean-Luc C'est vraiment chouette (sans jeu de mots !). Ok, ils ne sont pas tout à fait conformes aux originaux... Mais ils ont un style et des personnalités incroyables . Je les trouve vraiment super

Continue, on va voir de grandes choses

John-Luke It's really great (without playing on words*) Ok, they are not exactly true to the originals... But they have an incredible style and a lot of personnality I think they are really fantastic

Keep on the good work and we will see some great things soon

* Why playing on words ? Because in french, you can use the word "owl" to mean "great" in everyday language

Kikimalou wrote:

John-Luke It's really great (without playing on words*) Ok, they are not exactly true to the originals... But they have an incredible style and a lot of personnality I think they are really fantastic

Keep on the good work and we will see some great things soon

...I absolutely agree with Christophe words! The Great job! Interesting and rare birds models!

Thank you to you all for your support!

I'm glad he will charm you.

Now it remains to improve my work
Best paints and
Try smaller models
that go with my buffalo and elephants ....

oh wow! Luke your talent is amazing!

Thank you my dear friend Martin

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They are beautiful. You did an awesome job on them. Thanks so much for sharing. Can't wait to see what you create next.