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Scorpion by ~deaddamien:icondeaddamien:

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©2006-2009 ~deaddamien
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Sculpture: bronze.

A commission piece which is to be attached to the petrol tank of a custom-built Harley Davidson. The customer wanted an aggressive-looking scorpion, which was about to attack - I first built the model out of wax, which was then cast into bronze by a casting company. I then finished the cast and patinated it a bit to get some dashing highlight.

Sounds easy enough. Wasn't. The customer was very precise in the end of what he wanted and didn't want, even though originally I just had the topic (scorpion) and dimensions (about 12 centimeters in length). It took me something like six revisions of the original wax model to get it just right. Scorpions, by the way, don't have claws like that. Those are lobster-like claws. Also, the more venomous and dangerous a scorpion is, the thicker its tail is and the smaller the claws. I did a lot of research originally, but the customer had a fantasy creature in mind.

That's all right, customer is always right. Unless they complain about the bill.

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Given 2006-10-24

Scorpion by ~deaddamien is an interesting and well detailed peice designed for a custom Harley. (Suggested by `Cosira and Featured by `dedredhed)

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~msfeistus Oct 22, 2006, 10:01:06 AM
The infamous scorpion .... I was wondering if you were ever going to put it up here. It's a bastion of perseverence if you ask me. ;)

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~bionic-dingo Oct 22, 2006, 6:13:40 PM
Lovely! I hope the client at least coughed up in the end.

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~deaddamien Oct 22, 2006, 10:24:42 PM
Oh, they did. But not until I bugged them about it, repeatedly. Hmph.
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~deaddamien Oct 22, 2006, 10:26:28 PM
Or a shack of stubbornness. XD
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~ChardwolfArmory Oct 23, 2006, 11:53:47 AM
thats so awsome! totally makes my design for a mechanical one look boring

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~bionic-dingo Oct 23, 2006, 6:13:26 PM
...Jerk.

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*Sodano Oct 23, 2006, 11:03:08 PM
That is sweet! Good work!
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~theanimejump Oct 23, 2006, 11:17:59 PM
crazy amount of talent - i thought it was cg at first :XD:

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~theEmbasador Oct 23, 2006, 11:23:46 PM
i didnt know what to think at first until i checked it out and realized it was made of broze. my god your absolutly dwarfed my imagiantion. not trying to over compensate you litteraly blew my mind. I am a master of the pencil and i have always looked at my work in awe but this piece totaly distroys all ,boundaries of paper.

fantastic work man exelent.
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Mood: Love ~Negronomicon Oct 23, 2006, 11:48:14 PM
It looks so realistic, especially the pincers. On the other hand, the tail does it no justice. I'm picturing a sharp needle at the end like the ones you see at a doctor's office, except larger ofcourse.

But it's still so good. And I, too, thought it was CG.

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