my first attempt at sculpting

baltimore zoo wrote:

Since I'm looking at the photos you based your rhino off of, nice job! If I may say,
I still would go a little darker on the brown, to give it more texture : )

Thanks Baltimore (what's your real name? ) I really appreciate that comments, I will think about a darker brown.

roger wrote:

Surprisingly nice! Where is the shop????

Well, just PM me if you're interested. For now I have a few orders

How did I loose this topic

It's great Joan, I love the way she look at us, I love the pose, Ilove the.... It's great

The finished figure is fantastic!!! Thanks again for the photos.

Don't get me wrong, the figure is awesome! However, I think it will have a little more "pop" to it, if you go a little darker, like the photo you used for your wonderful creation!

Don't get me wrong, the figure is awesome! However, I think it will have a little more "pop" to it, if you go a little darker, like the photo you used for your wonderful creation!

Thank you all friends!

baltimore zoo wrote:

Don't get me wrong, the figure is awesome! However, I think it will have a little more "pop" to it, if you go a little darker, like the photo you used for your wonderful creation!

I thought about that. Maybe in the photo the rhino looks lighter than in the true, and depends to the photo, too. For example, in the 3rd photo of the real animal, I think the colour is the same. Anyway I will ask for it to the people who I will send a copy of it, so thanks for the tip

Still think you should go a little darker for better contrast : )

I love it. It is beautiful. I love the color. Great job. Can't wait to see what you come up with next.

Abu, you really did a great job on your little rhino. I would be intrested in purchusing one from you ( unpainted if possable ). well drop me a line and let me know the details.

Happy sculpting.

Joe

I see your rhino in a lot collection of our members. How can i get your great work too?

Andreas

widukind wrote:

I see your rhino in a lot collection of our members. How can i get your great work too?

Hello Andreas, just PM me and I'll talk you about details

How tall and long is the rhino?

baltimore zoo wrote:

How tall and long is the rhino?

The rhino is 4'8cm tall and 10'1cm long.
It's a 1/23 figurine, she is a female, much smaller than the male... probably in the future I'll work on it

How about a male Sumatran, about 3 1/2" tall by 5 1/4" long?

Abu Rai wrote:

baltimore zoo wrote:

How tall and long is the rhino?

The rhino is 4'8cm tall and 10'1cm long.
It's a 1/23 figurine, she is a female, much smaller than the male... probably in the future I'll work on it

The Sumatran rhino is really the smaller of the band

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Nice chart! Send it to Papo, Safari ltd., Schleich....

baltimore zoo wrote:

Nice chart! Send it to Papo, Safari ltd., Schleich....

Abu Rai wrote:

Thank you all friends!

baltimore zoo wrote:

Don't get me wrong, the figure is awesome! However, I think it will have a little more "pop" to it, if you go a little darker, like the photo you used for your wonderful creation!

I thought about that. Maybe in the photo the rhino looks lighter than in the true, and depends to the photo, too. For example, in the 3rd photo of the real animal, I think the colour is the same. Anyway I will ask for it to the people who I will send a copy of it, so thanks for the tip

I , for one, just LOVE the colour of the rhino !!!
If you look at photoes of them, they very often have that reddish sheen, perhaps from rolling in clay.
It is very brave and wonderful, Joan, that you don`t just do like everyone else
It is a wonderful rhino

The same for me The colours are fine and realistic

But a darker one could be as fine of course

Congratulations on your wonderfull job Joan!
I followed this tread, but waited for the moment that you finished this sumatran rhino.
It is very good, specially for somebody who did this for the very first time!
But i think, you already knew this, as so many people complimented you on this model, and reserved a copy of it.
Keep on doing the good work Joan!

I liked the picture with the rhino scales Christophe.
But the shortly re-discovered Borneo rhino is not included.
It is not sure yet, if it is a different species, maybe just a sub-species of the Sumatran, but time will learn.
As i look at the pictures and movie, it seems to have a bigger and narrower horn, and less hair, but it was only one so far, so we can't really tell.
Here are some links to see it;

http://www.livescience.com/802-rare-borneo-rhino-photographed-time.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfwBVIgWjC8

Need to send another chart with elephants next to rhinos, rhinos next tigers, tigers next to hippos, hippos next to capybara....and so on and so on....

The movie is awesome Willy, it is so emotional.

Thank you for the link

From the youtube vid, the Bornean rhino, looks a bit like a combination of a Sumatran and a Black rhino(mainly because of the horn)! Very cool footage!

What a great video, I bet somebody almost had a heartattac from excitement when they got this in the box.

I almost get gooseflesch watching. Amazing !!!!
Thankyou, Willy, for showing

Kikimalou wrote:

The movie is awesome Willy, it is so emotional.

Thank you for the link

Thank you willy