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Full title: Robert Smith, of The Cure, aka Happy 20'th Birthday, Mandora, aka The Glorious Immortalization of Mr. Smith!!! (The last one was for derffie. Since I recently found out I'm blessed enough to have Mandy actually check my stupid ass dA, I had to send every pre finished note to him in code!!!)
Onward>>> It was Mandora's birthday yesterday, and I had to give her something nice. I've only known her a short time, but I really feel a close and intimate connection with her. We both LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVE music, and obviously her favourite band is The Cure. Only recently have I realized that she actually cares enough to show her friends the sculptures I've been making all these years. Every time she introduces me to someone, less than an hour will go by before they say: 'Oh, yeah, you're the guy who makes those little thingies, riiiiiiiiight???!!!! Man those are amazing!...' and so forth. Given this, I had to do something nice for her. I haven't seen or even spoken with her since I found out she got it (I wanted to give it to her personally but had to leave it with her friend) but she showed her dad and he has already expressed interest in helping promote them for me!!! Such triumph!!
On with the sculpture itself: This was a real milestone for me. It may not look as flashy as some of my other musicians, like Steve White ( : [link] ), Nivek Ogre ( [link] ), or my booooooooringly over-favourited Trent Reznor ( [link] ) but the real thing is much better, and it also served as a personal sculpting development for me: notice the wild, spiky-ass doo that Robert is famous for. Impossible to depict in an 8cm tall Fimo sculpt, you say? So did I! But I soon discovered a trick which consisted of dragging the tiny slabs of Fimo over my finger, hacking away at it and letting gravity naturally spread out the synthetic follicles around to impersonate a totally gnarly 80's goth hair doo. I usually like to take the time to get full, up close pictures of the guitar as well, but I was rushed and just couldn't wait any longer to give this to her. The head-stock actually has ULTRACURE written across the middle, while Schecter is labelled on the top. Two things I'm rather proud of. For curiousity's sake, Mr. Smith is seen with a Schecter Ultracure Signature Series guitar ( [link] ). I had to do extensive research to fully perfect this piece. I always do with my musicians. The inscription looks much better in real life. The photo didn't do it too much justice, but again, I couldn't wait to give it to her.

PS, sorry again for my bitterness on the Trent. If you love it, PLEASE FAVE IT! But look closer, it's really not my best. REALLY!

Happy 20th Birthday, Mandora.

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Full title: Robert Smith, of The Cure, aka Happy 20'th Birthday, Mandora, aka The Glorious Immortalization of Mr. Smith!!! (The last one was for derffie. Since I recently found out I'm blessed enough to have Mandy actually check my stupid ass dA, I had to send every pre finished note to him in code!!!)
Onward>>> It was Mandora's birthday yesterday, and I had to give her something nice. I've only known her a short time, but I really feel a close and intimate connection with her. We both LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVE music, and obviously her favourite band is The Cure. Only recently have I realized that she actually cares enough to show her friends the sculptures I've been making all these years. Every time she introduces me to someone, less than an hour will go by before they say: 'Oh, yeah, you're the guy who makes those little thingies, riiiiiiiiight???!!!! Man those are amazing!...' and so forth. Given this, I had to do something nice for her. I haven't seen or even spoken with her since I found out she got it (I wanted to give it to her personally but had to leave it with her friend) but she showed her dad and he has already expressed interest in helping promote them for me!!! Such triumph!!
On with the sculpture itself: This was a real milestone for me. It may not look as flashy as some of my other musicians, like Steve White ( : [link] ), Nivek Ogre ( [link] ), or my booooooooringly over-favourited Trent Reznor ( [link] ) but the real thing is much better, and it also served as a personal sculpting development for me: notice the wild, spiky-ass doo that Robert is famous for. Impossible to depict in an 8cm tall Fimo sculpt, you say? So did I! But I soon discovered a trick which consisted of dragging the tiny slabs of Fimo over my finger, hacking away at it and letting gravity naturally spread out the synthetic follicles around to impersonate a totally gnarly 80's goth hair doo. I usually like to take the time to get full, up close pictures of the guitar as well, but I was rushed and just couldn't wait any longer to give this to her. The head-stock actually has ULTRACURE written across the middle, while Schecter is labelled on the top. Two things I'm rather proud of. For curiousity's sake, Mr. Smith is seen with a Schecter Ultracure Signature Series guitar ( [link] ). I had to do extensive research to fully perfect this piece. I always do with my musicians. The inscription looks much better in real life. The photo didn't do it too much justice, but again, I couldn't wait to give it to her.

PS, sorry again for my bitterness on the Trent. If you love it, PLEASE FAVE IT! But look closer, it's really not my best. REALLY!

Happy 20th Birthday, Mandora.