Evolution of An tEach Uisce

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I take numerous photos of my sculptures while I'm working on them. So I've put together the photos I took of my sculpture An tEach Uisce along with some notes on the creation process.

An tEach Uisce is also known as the kelpie, it's a celtic water demon who liked to lure people onto it's back then give them a wild ride ending in drowning. This sculpture is about 6 inches tall and 9 inches long made using polymer clay and cold porcelain.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• fantasy
• art
• sculpture
• clay
• folklore
• demon
• water
• tutorial

[Aacis]

What material you used to create the sculpture?

[NoadiArt]

It's a combination of materials but most of it is polymer clay.

[vognym]

sorry my bad i removed comment

[NoadiArt]

thanks

[ellectra13]

my honest opinion, as a fellow artist, I really think that you should study the animal's correct anatomy. I love your other work though :)

[NoadiArt]

I did study the correct anatomy, then I messed with it.

[lisduggan64]

Why? Is it a choice a preson makes....tell the African and other "ethnic" artists who make wonderful sculptures and art their anatomy is off.....don't be so "western" in your approach., I agree a knowledge of anatomy or "rules" as we perceive them in the west is no bad thing but there are many disciplines and pproaches. Live and let live....

[Syntachu]

@iheartmoondancer101 It's a "water horse". I believe it's part of Irish folklore.

The artist wasn't necissarilly going for 100% accurate horse anatomy. I believe it was a "creepy" wet artistic look she was going for (as well as giving the creature a sort of "feeling" and/or "presence").... sort of like what you sometimes see in paintings. It also kind of gives a "story" to this "character". :)

If my assumption of the artists intentions are correct, she indeed did a spectacular job.

[lisduggan64]

@TheSKYizFalling no prob. Check out what happened to Balinese painting after the Dutch introduced perspective as a concept in the 1920's and how abstract and illustrative Celtic Irish Art was destroyed by repeated invasion from 800 to 1600AD and then came back as pseudo-Continental Baroque wannabe stuff before Orpen and the Yeats brothers saved it in the 19th Century, Other indigenous peoples saw their view of the world ransacked by Europeans in Expressionism and so on. It's all a point of view!

[TheSKYizFalling]

@lisduggan64 Thank-you for responding so quickly as well a going deeper into the meaning of your post. It's appreciated.

[lisduggan64]

@TheSKYizFalling I think you took me up wrong....what I am saying is that before Western influences and their obsession with replicating realism reached artists from around the world other cultures enjoyed representing the world they way they saw it. Of course people of all colours and creeds can create super realistic work in all mediums - that is not in question - look at what is done in China and India today - what I meant in my orig message was the criticism of anatomy is relative....

[TheSKYizFalling]

@lisduggan64 Hey, I'm almost certain that your comment wasn't meant to be offensive but...are you saying that 'ethnic' artist are not as dilligent in perfecting the anatomy of their sculptures as their 'white' western counterparts? You should check out shona art, faces and figures carved from stone that appear so realistic it would take ur breath away.

[ManesNTales]

@NoadiArt lol, thats so awsome!

[Kelpiehorsegirl95]

SWEET!!!

is an each usice the same as a each usige?

SWEET!!!

[animalgal7]

dude thats awesome and for you guys who think its weried looking i think its supposed to look like a seaweed horse......just saying.....every artist has there own way of making things...

[jmg1957]

well done.

[rainnovice93]

okay i first i was like wtf thats an ugly horse..then i read the description..and thats pretty freaking cool lol