Geospiza fortis' Animal Models

Wow! Peacock is stunning already now! You really can be proud of your animals  I just can't to wait!
The snake is great as well! And that lion is everytime so majestic  
Keep going!

     

Wow, for being so young you are very talented. Congrats on your hard work and keep going, they are truly great!

Thank you so much    for all the compliments and encouragement. I just hope my classmates think the same when I present this as this year's 'independent study' project. I'm actually surprised it was eligible as one.

Very nice peacock !. I Good job with the lion and the cobra finished. Congrats !!  

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Thank you so much    for all the compliments and encouragement. I just hope my classmates think the same when I present this as this year's 'independent study' project. I'm actually surprised it was eligible as one.

Wow! It will be a great presentation I'm sure!  And yes they'll like it too   

Thank you Signatus and Jonesee.
As I promised, here are some more lion and King Cobra pictures:
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And here are some progress pictures:
Bison:
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I'm not quite happy with his nose & mouth, I'll more than likely have to fix them.
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My elephant.
Front view:
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Lastly, I thought I'd share my bongo:
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Its a little unbalanced and there are three unconnected wires in each leg I put there in an attempt to stabilise her. I just hope it stands. I was going to make a baby to go with her, but due to deadlines, it may not be possible. As always, constructive criticism is well-appreciated.

   

I LOVE the bongo! I'm impatient to see him finished

Yes, really nice looking... First, The cobra and lion fits well together ;)Nice!
The bisons are wonderful so far. Great job on them!
Yeah, I understand you are a bit worried about the elephant. He looks somehow odd. I believe it is something in the chin?!  Or the neck is too long? But he is so w.i.p so there is nothing to worry about. Like him yet now!
I love the bongo too! Just cannot wait to see final result!  

Nice bongo

Thank you, 4U, Jonesee, and Widukind. I didn't add the chin yet, but I can't wait to give him his characteristic lower lip.

Oh I meant the area over there not the chin...  sorry!

Its okay, but I do think the region is in desperate need of fixation.

Just my opinion

I think I can help you out with your elephant, I did a quick draw over to show my thoughts.  
The main thing is the neck needs to be shorter, I hope its helpful.

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That's an amazing drawing!

So was I wrong?     

Thank you so much, Elephas maximus! This will surely help.

After seeing the aforementioned helpful drawing, I fixed my elephant:
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Its soon time to texture and bake him for the first time, then add side two.

Looking very good!     

Thank you Jonesee.
I have started texturing my bison:
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And painted my Tapir:
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Not quite happy with the tapir's paintjob yet. Its not visible in the picture but some of the fur markings have white paint in them. I also have a question, if I may ask; is there any technique to give sculptures a velvety texture, such as bongo hair? I don't think my current techniques are working too well as they make hair look more shaggy.

A velvety texture suggests that it would have a shininess or light reflective quality. I would experiment with mixing a small amount of metallic paint with your base colour. You could also then pick up some highlights on the raised areas of the texture by dry brushing with a slightly lighter shade. Depending on how shiny you want it you could also try lightly brushing a clear coat to finish, but be careful not to use too much.

Thank you for the advice. I'll be sure to use it when the time comes, however, I must apologise, as I had meant, by texture, the clay itself, not the paint.    I appreciate the information, though.   

Nice work again, especially the tapir!!

looks great so far! especially the tapir