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Published: 2011-01-07 19:45:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 13353; Favourites: 672; Downloads: 0
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OOAK (one of a kind) unicorn or kirin sculpture.He is about 7 or 8 inches tall to the tip of his horn. He was made from scratch from polymer clay over wire and foil, painted in acrylics and haired with tibetan lamb fur. He has blue inset resin eyes, and his horn, legs, tail, and ears are made from a flexible clay to prevent breaking.
He is one of the furriest sculptures I have done- the mane goes all around his neck and between his front legs. He was a lot of fun to make.
He is not for sale- he was a commission/ trade with someone on another forum.
Thanks for looking!
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Too bad he is not for sale . I'd really loved to buy him 
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Very well-crafted figure, and I like the choice of tibetan lamb fur - it has a very lovely vibrant wave to it that only adds to the realism of the creature.
Next time you should try to make the scales a little more even and orderly like a reptiles, and blend them more with the body so they don't look stuck on.
The tail bothers me - it looks like a cardbord tube was slid on, it doesn't look like it can move and flow with the tail itself; the style of the tail is interesting, but maybe try using a different material to make the bare part.
Over-all a well-crafted base figure and good use of outside material in the mane. I also really like the color-scheme and the detail on the face. Well done!
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Thanks so much for the thoughtful and kind comment! It really means a lot to me. Scales have been really difficult for me, I'm hoping to make some dragons or something similar to get more practise. As for the tail, I see what you mean. I don't want to make excuses although from this angle the tail looks different than it is. The entire thing was made from flexible clay in a long snake, and then the fur was stuck over top in 3 tufts, one at the tip, one right at the base and one in the middle. The entire thing is poseable, so I'm not sure why I took the photo at this angle. I tried to find a photo of the back of him to show you but this is the best I have: [link] I think my main mistake was making it too thick, but the random tufts of fur on it were sort of a weird idea too. The ones I have done recently don't have the tuft of fur in the middle of the tail. Again, thanks so much, it means a lot to me that you took the time to make suggestions and leave such a detailed comment. 
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You are very welcome!
Ah! That looks much better from that angle, much more realistic
When it comes to scales perhaps you could make a kind of mini cookie-cutter in the shapes you want, then thin one end of the scale down making it the end that gets covered when you layer. Of course, starting from tail-base and going over the back when applying and maybe even adding some texture to the scales themselves might help too.
I can't wait to see more! Seriously I was blown over when I saw this because of all the detail and musculature 8D
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Thanks, I might try that!
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I like the scaling on the back, and that face is epic. I just looked at the other angles and the scaling, horn, everything... I really like that head! (shall I reiterate that some more? 
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HEY!! I haven't talked to you in ages. Thanks so much, the face turned out better than I expected. I have 3 more kirins coming up quite soon with similar face structures
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That's probably because I just near quit here...but then I found I missed it too much.
Cannot wait to see the others!
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I am very interested in this mythical thing that you did. I also like the tiger one that you did. I really am looking forward to what you do next.
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I love all the details you put into this! Very nice piece of work
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Wow, it almost doesn't look like it's made out of clay; I thought it was made out of wood at first! I like the smooth texture of the body along with the mixture of the scales and hair as different textures.
The faint gold painting is also a nice touch. <3
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Thanks! I wish I could make something like that out of wood. I can barely put together a shelf
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Very beautiful!
You said polymer clay with a more flexiable clay for the legs,horn and such,may I ask what clay you used?
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Thank you! It's sculpey bake and bend/ superflex. It comes in a child's craft kit with little colored blocks
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This is a really pretty piece, very well done. My only issue is with the scales, they seem a bit haphazard as opposed to layered in a pattern the way real animal scales are.
Really nice job with the anatomy and the fur though, looks natural.
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Thank you! I think that's a good point, although most kirins I've seen (drawn ones lol) have scales like that. Either way I'd like to get better at doing them, maybe make some dragons or something.
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