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Scorpion
Published: 2006-10-22 13:26:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 42363; Favourites: 811; Downloads: 266
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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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Hello I just wanted to say that I used your scorpions in my last work cause of a lack of time to finish it at the right time.
It was for a gift and I put it on my deviant page.
I sure you that I will not make any benefit with it and if it annoy you just let me know and I will remove it.
By the way you have a very interesting works in your page, you're very talented.
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Thank you for the compliments! I don't mind derivative works at all, thanks for mentioning it though - I'm always curious what people come up with.
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Wow, that is amazing, definitely worthy of the feature
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It's beautifully done.
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GOO!!!!! that is......GOO!!!!!! I wish there was a thing higher than +fav....because I would do that.
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Don't really care for the design, but the workmanship is awesome!
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Yeah, it wouldn't be something I'd embark on for myself, but the customer is always right, right?
Thank you. 'Specially appreciated when coming from a fellow crafter.
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Heh, yeah, happily I'm still just studying so I don't have to worry about customers 
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Gorgeous piece. excellent work - even if it's fantasy
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A beautiful interpretation. I once had a pet Scorpion, a large black fellow that we were told was an Emperor. He looked close to your sculpture, but with a thinner tail. I would've jumped on the first design you offered, judging by the research you put into it.
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dhaz gutten 
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Thank you muchly!
If you were wondering about the quality of detail in a casting process, it varies between methods and even materials. The highest detail can be reproduced by vacuum casting, in gold I suspect.
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Wow, awesome
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Daymmmmmm, that's a beautiful hunk of (nicklel plated?) copper.
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Nope, not nickel plated. Tch! Just patinated and polished.
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Wow this is very cool, I wish I had this to decorate my apprtment.
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As a mass production piece in brass I would say it would be worth probably $10-$15.
As a limited edition production piece in bronze I would say it would be worth $100-$200.
As fully comissioned one off art sculpture in wax for apporoval I would value the piece at around $2000 for the development stage and an additional $2000 for the casting and clean up.
ART IS NOT TO BE SCOFFED AT!
For the Philistines who think something like this is just oh so easy to
build they should just go to their local hardware store and buy something to slap on their vehicle.
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Stunning! You are GREAT artist! Wow! And, your description of the process with the customer is EXCELLENT
So frustrating to hear that you had to bug them to get paid... I HOPE you had them sign a contract first. As much as that sucks to do, make sure your client signs a contract -with the due date for payment marked in bold (Get them to pay 20% upfront, and sign that contract, -before any work is done ).
Again, AWESOME!!! 
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You MADE that? Out of bronze?!
Wow, that is stunning. I'm terribly arachniphobic yet I can't stop staring at it because it's such an amazing piece of craftsmanship!
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Man... I don't suppose you have any of your more realistic stuff, still? My husband studies scorpions (and would, therefore, want a REALISTIC one
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wow, that's ridiculously impressive, the realism is spot on.
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ahh, the love of wax carving, and the love of the customer.This is a unique piece. nicely done.
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It is a labor of love.. Amazing bronze work..
Congrats on the DD.
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is that a photo ? the background looks surreal
i cant tell if its a photo/drawing/render o-O
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It's a photo, taken on a sheet of glass on my kitchen windowsill.
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AWESOME! How long it take you to make it?
How much you charge them?
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I worked on the scorpy for... maybe fifteen days. It's hard to tell, I was working on other things at the same time too. And I did so many revisions of the designs that I lost count.
I charged them too little, that's what I did. Hmph.
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thats great, i knew those claws werent right when i saw em, but i love them anyway. im very interested in sculpting in wax, what wax and tools did you use?
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Basic blue casting wax which came in a block was my medium of choice. Harder than yellow wax, but not as hard as green.
As for the tools, I started with a knife and a scalpel, joining the countless pieces with a bit of steel wire with the end flattened into a spatula, which was heated above a tea light. Poor goldsmith, no wax soldering iron.
I would also like to thank my micro motor, and my collection of files.
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many thanks for the advice, ill be giving it a go in the near future, for the moment, sculpey is my tool of choice. what can i say, i know it.
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very good. you failed to meantion that the smaller the scorpion the more poisonous as well but it really doesnt matter. congrats on the DD
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Good modeling and drawing skills. Great business skills.
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at first i was like....this is a really cool drawing..all detailed and all..then i read sculpture and i was like no way!!! this is really allsom!!!!!!! i love it!!!!
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