Friday, March 25, 2022

Friday Face Off

 Hi Everyone!

Today is Friday Face Off. A fun challenge that I am doing with  
Barbara over at Artistic Living 
The face I made this week is going to go onto a piece of Maple wood. In fact, several faces are going on the wood to make a wall hanging. I will show it when it is finished. 
The colors are a bit different in real life.
Taking photos with my hands full of clay is difficult and working with air dry clay I have to work a bit faster than with polymer. Plus I get on a roll and forget to take photos.
 To this point, I shaped the face, cut out a piece, marked out features, placed in the eyes and mad a brow.


 Shaping in the nose area.
 

 Smoothing the clay.

 


 Using a ball stylus to shape in nostrils. 

 


 These are soft tip shapers. I also have another set that I use for pastels and powdered graphite.


 These are ball syluses. Good for making dents and shaping. Not sure what the plural is for sylus. LOL



 Shaping in the mouth.

 I have placed in the horns and put a big mole on the chin.

 Finished.

 


 Another view.


Next week I will show you all the tools I use. Some are just ordinary household items.
Wishing you a good day today.
 
Nicole


20 comments:

Tom said...

...it's so smiley!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

He's a spooky looking guy.

My name is Erika. said...

Fantastic face Nicole. The glass eyes really pop and make it look like it is looking back at us. Happy Friday, hugs-Erika

Debra said...

Wow-seeing the process is fascinating.

Mae Travels said...

Your creative process is fascinating. Too bad you don't have someone to take the photos while you work.

best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

Christine said...

Well done Nicole!

sirkkis said...

What an impressive looking guy 😳 You're making fabulous faces, Nicole.
Enjoy the weekend 💐

carol l mckenna said...

Oh wonderful face creation ~ reminds me of a tree come alive ~ Xo


Wishing you laughter and love in your days,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Magaly Guerrero said...

I love how strikingly expressive your faces are--those eyes, the set of the mouth! It is always wonderful to see your creations.

I hope you are having a very good weekend.

Lowcarb team member said...

Very expressive face ...

Enjoy the remainder of Friday and have a good weekend.

All the best Jan

Rita said...

Looks so pensive and sad to me. Interesting face. I like seeing the steps. :)

Iris Flavia said...

Wow, thank you also for showing some of the tools - I´m looking forward to see the whole bunch.

Great faces, especially with those eyes :-)
To a great weekend!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Rather devilish today, Nicole. I have a couple of those ball styluses. I use mine in paper craft.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

The face looks like a gnarled old tree come alive in a fairy tale!

Luiz Gomes said...

Bom dia. Desejo um ótimo sábado com muita paz e saúde.

Granny Annie said...

I cannot express how much I love this. You are brilliant in your creative faces.

Giorgio said...

It really seems a wooden face, considering its particular combination of colours, shape and expression. Congrats on your creativity, Nicole! Thank yoh for showing your tools.
Have a nice weekend!

Pooja Mahimkar said...

You are so talented!

baili said...

Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am stunned always with beauty and depth of your art dear Nichole ,it seems so effortless for you the way you put expression on your faces ,they evaluate and enrich them to higher perception i think .
this one is splendidly done ,i am totally impressed :)

Jennifer Rose said...

he looks so sad