lighting test/ Character armature hands

i made the armature for the hands today.. and set up a quick shot with lights..

my original thought was that i was going to have the moon in shot.. after trialing it, i think it is better without it.
if the moon is in shoot it is expected that that is the main light source.. as it isnt in my case it made and other lights i had look strange..
but im happy with progress.

the tree

here are a mid stage shot of the tree and the finished sculpt.

most has been completed :) i just have to finish up the paint job and add some plaster to simulate bark..

PAinting the sky

this is just the base colour, im going to as more depth with adding a range of light and dark colours

Solomon armature

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as i said in pre production, i was going to use K&S tubing to create the armature so if in the likly event the wire snaps i can easily replace the a section and not having to re-sculpt parts of the character.. it has taken longer to create but in the long run it should save time :)

lighting tests

putting in some ground work

Too many hours and too many days.. but worth it in the end..

The beginning of the set

this is the hilltop set,
im happy with the size, its going to be interesting how much freedom i will have with my camera.

im going to start laying the clay ground on this weekend, the plaster tape i have coated the MDF surface with will provide a nice grip for the clay, otherwise it could just slide off.

Also the tree has been started, and im beginning to get my head around how that will be created.
its been a little slow to kick off the work at the start of the holidays, but i can feel the momentum starting to build.

lamb shanks.