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PostSubject: The glorious working Neapolitan mastiff original sculpture by Deseo!   The glorious working Neapolitan mastiff original sculpture by Deseo! EmptySat Dec 14, 2013 12:53 am

So. I recently had the opportunity to commission Emilia/Deseo, a fellow Finn and forum member (website here), for an entirely new sculpt. I wished for a Neapolitan mastiff, but not one of the showring horrors paraded around today. With pictures of the "working type" Neapolitans of today as well as some historical specimens for inspiration, Deseo created a splendid sculpture of a happily unamputated Neo of far healthier, functional conformation and type still instantly distinguishable as a Neapolitan. The pose the model is presented in is, I find, a most apt mix of lazy lounging around and stern alertness ready for action, should the need arise. Deseo painted the model to a multihued blue with lovely details and lavender skin, and even crafted the model a collar. See for yourself (and please excuse my poor pictures - they do the model no justice at all):

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The dog was sculpted in approximately 1:12 scale, as shown here by Papo's (significantly sicklier) Neo companion:
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I'm thrilled (and quite humbled!) to be the new owner of this beauty, and more than a bit anxious over the notion of having had such a precious one-of-a-kind piece trusted in my care (what if I wear it down by staring..?!). He's the king of my collections now, and I'm very grateful to Deseo for creating him for me. In the future I'm looking forward to crafting him a wooden, lined throne pedestal worthy of his stature to oversee the rest of my models upon, but for now he'll just enjoy the best spot of the shelves and my adoring gaze (or unnerving stare, for him, likely) every time I amble past. Thank you Deseo for creating him - and thank you, reader, for reading!

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What an absolutely stunning Neo! Big congratulations Lea! cheers cheers cheers

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It's beautiful. fantastic piece!

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I love him, he's so gorgeous, such an appealing sculpture all round cheers

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WONDERFUL model ! He is a true beauty and the king of any collection  king cheers 

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Beautieful work from Deseo!!! Congratulations for you  Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause 

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Wow, really beautiful piece. I love the delicate modelling in this one, and especially head is so wonderfully done, amazing. I'm not surprised you named him king of your collection Lea! He has something absolutely special. sunny

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Congratulations Lea! I love this Neapolitan mastiff so much!

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He is beautiful!
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Applause Applause affraid Wow he is so beautiful!
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What a truly magnificent hound! I am in love with him.

And epicly jealous. xD

What a dog, cheers!

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Saarlooswolfhound wrote:
It's beautiful. fantastic piece!

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Looks so sweet, I like it a lot Very Happy

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Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful comments! I'm very happy the Neo's so well-liked.

Deseo has, by the way, a Bichon frisé sculpt available for ordering with eight gypsum copies left (see here). More dog sculptures are up and coming, too, with the possibility of resin copies for those interested. She has a poll open on her website currently for people to vote for their favourite pose for her upcoming Miniature Schnauzer sculpture. Go cast your vote, if you're interested!

I must mention she also gives us the chance to express our wishes (a maximum of three per person) on the breed and, optionally, pose, for any future sculpts by her here in the "Kommentit" ('Comments') field of the guestbook box. (The three above small fields are 'Name', 'Homepage' and 'E-mail' respectively.) By all means go and leave her a comment, if you'd like to see a specific breed by her in the future!

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Just gorgeous! Very Happy

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Congratulation, it is a wonderful model  Applause 
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