(Remember Beaconsfield? Two miners survived and were rescued after being trapped following a mine collapse in a gold mine several years ago. Sadly, a third miner lost his life in the accident, which made world headlines).
Unfortunately, even though the poses of the mannequins had been changed to suit their new role, they still looked like store dummies, or worse still, life-sized versions of Ken and Barbie!
My brief was to paint the faces and hands (the bits that are going to show in the display) so that they looked more real and to make them look more like miners and less like effete metrosexuals.
Here are some before-and-after pictures.
It was a fun project.
Oh yes - one of them is a woman - she's apparently an underground surveyor holding her own in a man's world.
17 comments:
It's not easy to turn a model into a miner. Bravo to you! You are a fantastic painter :)
This is incredible work. What a great job!!!!!! I know your commission will be applauded.
you did a great job on the repaint, that's quite clever I never would have thought to do that.
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красота из безликих такие образы!!!!!!
Very cool!! You did an amazing job painting them!
Awesome job! What is really neat is, I can tell you are the artist who did the work. If I'd come across these randomly, my first thought would be, "hmm, looks like Susie McMahon painted these"!
Wow Susie, this looks like an interesting project, and you did an amazing job. Bravo! :)
Your painting skills are amazing. Are teaching any of that at AFIC? Maybe at least give some of us pointers?
Amazing! Susie, those faces look so real! Are they based on the miners? Can't wait to see you again.
dot
Thanks, everyone! I must say I had lots of FUN doing this - fancy getting paid to have FUN!
Cody - I'll certainly be covering painting techniques etc in the AFIC workshop - as much as I can squeeze in!
Dot - these aren't based on the actual trapped miners - I had to go with what was already there in terms of form. They do have a display at the museum which is a replica of the rockfall and the pocket they were trapped in. you can go in there and feel what it was like.
The display that these figures will be in is more just a general mine tunnel display with holograms and all kinds of neat stuff happening. Can't wait to se it finished in mid January!
so cool...they look like real people...I am sure they will be amazing when done...
Jan
I don't think that I would be able to resist the urge to play some sort of practical joke with these guys. Isn't there a neighbor that you would like to startle?
Okay this just proves that you are some kind of A-W-E-S-O-M-E talented artist! That is some transformation...he looks real!
W-O-W!
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Pam
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Hee, hee........I thought of it Elaine - but they were picked up today to be installed in the display next week, so I missed the boat on mischievous tricks. I should be able to post some pics of the finished installation in coming weeks. From the description, it sounds like it is going to be really awesome!
Awesome, fabulous works of art.
Very cool Susie! I'd like one to prop up in the back seat of the car! A great traveling about town companion, LOL!
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