Actress Portrait: AnnaLynne McCord

The most difficult portrait I have done so far is of this actress (AnnaLynne McCord). I had done it as a test, but it proved incredibly difficult. Some people have faces that just work like a chameleon depending on the photograph, lighting, and minute pose of the face. I didn't have access to enough screen captures, and had to use paparazzi photos a fair bit--which is not ideal for portrait work.  I was stubborn and refused to admit defeat. I *think* I finally got it.

More Hammer Heads

Peter Cushing revised portrait (this was a particularly difficult one to get right).

I also redid a Christopher Lee pose of him screaming. This was probably the hardest male portrait I have done since an Errol Flynn laughing face from years earlier.

I also did a Patrick Troughton as the Rat Catcher from the Hammer Phantom of the Opera.

Hammer stars:

I also did "low tech" paint jobs for my Dracula heads. More fancy version will be coming along soon I hope.

This painted version of the screaming Dracula sold--now resides in New York I think (I have a Michael Ripper residing there as well):

Heads and More Heads

After finishing my cgi animation book trailers I went back to traditional sculpting--focusing on movie actor portraits as well as trying my hand at doing a live portrait using a model.

I wasn't satisfied with some of my earlier portrait heads and basically ended up redoing a bunch of them.

Here's some of what I have been doing.

Portrait of actor Michael Ripper.

I got such a good reaction for this one that I have been doing another (in mold stage).

Can read a nice write up about it here. Thanks to MB and the folks at Peter Cushing Appreciation Society for their encouragement.


Also have a Patrick Troughton head and updated a Peter Cushing sculpture I did. Will be painting them when I get a chance.

 Also been working on a new Christopher Lee head.

And the model portrait I did recently. Many thanks to model "Dane Halo" for coming out for the session.

And another celebrity head I am just not satisfied with.

Korkon and the Demon book trailer

Korkon and the Demon sword and sorcery book trailer (Harryhausen movie style) from KGodel on Vimeo.

If it looks like it was a lot of work for one person that is merely because it really the @#%$@! was!

Character Heads

A few things I have been working on.

The Amazing Voyage of Azzam Trailer

A long time in the making, using every digital technique I know. If you think it is all from a real movie then I have succeeded. It is a book trailer.

New book cover

Cover of the new Sword and Sorcery book. Working on an animation related to it now.