Gorbash

Posted Dec 5, 2006, 5:17:32 PM UTC

Meet Gorbash! He is my first dragon sculpture and is a little baby dragon. He is 3x3.5 in clay sculpture over an armature. He then was accented with acrylics,glaze and glass eyes. He comes with a Certificate of authenticity and is coated with a UVA/UVB protectant that has locked in the colors. Would make a fine guardian for any home.

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KazeToMizu
Dec 6, 2006, 12:22:43 PM UTC
Is that really your first dragon? o_o That's absolutely amazing. I haven't done a lot, but I suck at sculpting. Great job.
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- AshEvans
  Dec 6, 2006, 1:39:01 PM UTC
  Yes he really was the first one. I wasn't expecting him to be so popular. I am working on painting a second one now. Thank you!
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  KazeToMizu
  Dec 8, 2006, 1:55:57 PM UTC
  You're welcome. He's really cute and very well done.
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ginachan
Dec 5, 2006, 5:47:45 PM UTC
Yee!!! it`s so cute!!! i love it! specialy the coloring! hehe i love the blue! Yee! look his eyes! YaY! so lovely! the pose so cute!!!!
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- AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 5:49:50 PM UTC
  thank you so much! I really appreciate your postitve feedback. Everyone has inspired me to do another!
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  ginachan
  Dec 5, 2006, 5:51:29 PM UTC
  yeeeeee!!!! do another do another!!!!!!! dragon!!!!! yeee!!!!
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 5:57:50 PM UTC
  LOL I am putting scales in him right now,so he may be on here as early as tomorrow.
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  ginachan
  Dec 6, 2006, 2:26:14 AM UTC
  Yeah!!!!!
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Jilly
Dec 5, 2006, 3:10:34 PM UTC
Aw he's a cute one I love the painting job on it and the details too excellent job
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- AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 4:34:34 PM UTC
  thank you so much!
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  Jilly
  Dec 5, 2006, 4:56:52 PM UTC
  No problem!
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ArkillianDragon
Dec 5, 2006, 11:13:52 AM UTC
Aaaawe- that's so cute :3 I can just see him being too young to breathe fire but still trying ^^
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- AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 11:22:38 AM UTC
  Hehehe, he coughed up some smoke the other day but that is about it.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 11:58:53 AM UTC
  Actually, you could sort of do that- put the little guy on a mountain which hides a pump for releasing steam. IT would totally be cute ^^
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 12:30:05 PM UTC
  hmmm..I am going to have to keep that one in mind. Thanks for the tip. I was going to make one an incense holder where the smoke comes out their nose and what have you but I haven't figured out how to rig the armature yet.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 1:48:06 PM UTC
  The thing that keeps it up right? I've had a *small* look into clay work, but haven't delved into it yet so my knowledge is poor.
  
  What do you use to make the shape? I get a little scared of clay cause it drys up and stuff- that, and it's difficult to mould. I heard that there is synthetic ones, but I donno. It's expensive too...
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 2:15:15 PM UTC
  I use a polymer clay that dosen't harden until you bake it and it is pretty reasonably priced. For the details I use clay tools and sometimes a pin. The armature is the "guts" made out of metal wire and tinfoil. dickblick.com has some reasonable polymer clay if you are interested.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 2:30:03 PM UTC
  Ahhh- I guessed right ^^ Does all polymere clays set in heat?
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 2:39:31 PM UTC
  That I don't know for sure but I would lean toward yes. Dickblick gives descriptions with each one though. I have to make another dragon! I posted Gorbash today and he is sold already. I am working on another right now.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 2:47:16 PM UTC
  wOW- Really? How much do they sell for?
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 4:36:08 PM UTC
  He was my first dragon and I sold him for 25 plus shipping. I am working on another one and he is an inch bigger so he will be 28. I like to keep the smaller works 30 or under but there is a LOT of work that goes into them. Gorbash took me 4 days to sculpt,bake and paint.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 5:26:36 PM UTC
  I was just going to say that $25 is VERY reasonable. Even in New Zealand dollars, being origanal, that would convert nicely ^^ I'm almost tempeted to buy one if I hadn't just looked at my bank account O.o I gotta stop buying comics!! XD
  
  No seriously- in the new year, when I have money, would you sculpt me something? I'd sooooo love that ^^
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 5:48:55 PM UTC
  LOL! Thanks,some people exclaim like I asked them to donate a kidney! I am making more and I always do some every once and a while so I will have plenty in the future. Though the next one is going to be red
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 6:06:46 PM UTC
  Oh! I looooove Red!! :3 I'm a big fire fan ^^ Are they all similar in shape, or is the red one going to be differnt?
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 6:09:18 PM UTC
  The red one has a longer neck and is actually free standing. He also has yellow eyes. He is also 4x4 in
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 6:20:55 PM UTC
  Ahhh- a differnt dragon ^^ Good I'll see in the new year- I'm moving house to make it worse too- everything is in storage. Will keep you in mind though
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 6:24:15 PM UTC
  Thanks. Good luck with the move, I know how that goes.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 5, 2006, 6:27:33 PM UTC
  Yeah- I could be kicked out of my house anytime between now and Febuary- when the buy pays for the house. Apparently their house is on auction this week. If it sells, I'll be flatting by new years On the brighter note, I'm moving to a 3 acre section in Kumeu- a BEAUTIFUL veiw, huge house and lots of fresh air and space
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  AshEvans
  Dec 5, 2006, 6:35:27 PM UTC
  and I love fresh air and space
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