First Base Is Violence Second Base Is Convoluted Codependence Third Base Is Applying Pressure To The

First base is violence second base is convoluted codependence third base is applying pressure to the vulnerable parts of their body to keep their entrails from spilling out

what are your thoughts on ocean sunfish? as per a post you'd made about the ocean sunfish accounts

Well! I used to not think about them much, but I've grown quite attached to them! I think they're marvelous fish. The fact that they've evolved to be able to make several diving trips to over 200 meters deep is so cool to me. So many people wrongfully underestimate that fish just because of some stupid copypasta when so much about them makes so much sense when you consider their lifestyle! Why do they bask in the sun? To warm up for their dives and to have parasites picked off their skin, of course. Why do they lack a swim bladder? So that it doesn't burst or collapse during their frequent dives, of course.

I like many things about them. I like their unique bodyplan. I like their sheer size. I like their silly faces and their flipper-like fins. I like their unexpected hunting prowess, feeding on fish, squid, crustaceans and jellyfish (the last most often when they grow older ang big). I like them lots :)

Mareiarty Update!

My little crime horse has been chugging along on and off in the background. She takes a backseat to commissions and academic stuff so progress has been slow but I'm learning a lot from her!

When we left off, I was bulking her out with Free Form Air putty. Once that was done, I switched to Pratley Putty for refining. The putty is not intended as an art medium, but I'm learning to work with it. It's the most readily available putty of the sort for me since it's produced here in South Africa! The bead I used for her eyes are slightly too big. They were the only ones I had in the house at the time but they were later sanded away.

I got a bit enthusiastic with the wrinkling on her neck, which was later redone. I like the stylised look, but not for this sculpt. She's supposed to be realistic. I am very happy with the muscling on this shoulder though. It still needs sanding and refining, but its definitely on the right track.

In November, this was her. Her foot had been snapped off because it didn't quite align with the leg, and I was keeping it on with tape so I didn't lose it. Her neck had been smoothed out (still a long way to go). I was still blocking out the face, and forgot to fix the fish lip before the clay cured, so that had to be dremmeled later.

I chopped off two of her legs for repositioning. Poor girl couldn't stand for a while. I'm very glad I didn't lose her legs, cos they would have been a pain to remake.

At the start of 2024, this is where she was at. I'd left her alone for a couple of months and come back with fresh eyes and decided that I didn't like the position of her head and hindquarters. So she was scheduled for plastic surgery (hence the dotted lines)

I don't have any photos of her immediately post surgery. But I started properly sculpting the details on one of her legs. I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out, though the scale is a little off and it will probably have to be redone. I'm finding Pratley's to be a fairly good, versatile putty, though the large grain size (as it's not intended as an art medium) is causing some grief.

SHE HAS A FACE Not a great face, but still. This was the first version of her eye. It wasn't perfect but I learned a fair bit about both the anatomy and the medium, and the fact that Pratley was not intended as an art product became very obvious at with such fine detail. But it buffed fairly well with the metal tools and even though this version of the eye was drilled off, I still think it was worth it for the learning.

And now we reach the present day! Last night, I resculpted her eye, and it came out waaay better. I think I've gotten better with the medium and the anatomy and expression are a vast improvement. It still needs a couple of touches but I hope to be able to do those without having to resculpt the whole thing. Still considering switching to a Milliput Superfine for the very fine details but that'll have to be ordered in so we'll see. So that's where she is! The Marengo of crime, the arch nemesis of Sherlock Horse and Doctor Trotson...Mareiarty!

Happy Reichenbach Day!

Running through the dungeon

Labeling all the mimics

thinking about Them again

Finished these babes over the holidays. It’s still a bit rough but I’m happy to leave it here. The prompt was “Dance”. I love these two so much. Genuinely, they just have my whole heart.