More Tetto'Eko work

I had to do some changes to Tetto'Eko himself. I'm considering cutting his right hand to have him hold his staff, but we'll make that decision later.



You can see how I added knuckles and bones to his left hand, the one I was so displeased with. I didn't mess with his right hand; if I decide to leave it as is, I'll cut the thumb and forefinger off, resculpt them, then glue them on so the position is very obvious.



Here you can see the vanes in his crest. They're going to need just a touch more green stuff or zap-a-gap, but they're pretty much done.



And his cleaner, neater dorsal line. Much better!



And this is the stand. It's got a mess of ink on it, but I'll probably have to toss some black paint down on some of the deeper cracks. Then I'll have to go back over it with gray again, get some lichen mixed up and down, and the snakes painted. I like the brass color of the pin, so it's going to stay unpainted. I can't really hide it anyway, so I may as well leave it a color I like.

These are bits for the palanquin. At left is the seat's back; next is the base for Tetto'Eko's staff; at far right are pairs of horns that will be jutting from the seat's back.

And these crude things will eventually become an orrery to top Tetto'Eko's staff. They're hideous looking now, but a little more green stuff and a touch of sanding will make them look much nicer. (An orrery is a mechanical device that models heavenly activity; think concentric rings of a gyroscope.)

This is where horns -- not the same ones as above! -- will go into the palanquin. There will be more ivory that will go across these as arm rests. Knotted rope -- made of green stuff, of course -- will adorn the bottom of these horns and tie the pieces together.

Here's the back, at an angle. This is a very bare, core piece and will probably be entirely covered in green stuff by the time I'm done. That dot near the bottom is where a spike will project.

And here's a frontal view.