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Pinkamena in Alabaster Stoneby ~archiveit1

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So after months of work (I really have no idea how much time I have invested in this, but I'm sure it would add up to quite a while) here she is, Pinkamena (AKA crazy Pinkie Pie from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode Party of One) carved in alabaster stone. The pics really don't do the rock justice, which is filled with many beautiful lines and inclusions.

This was my first attempt at sculpting stone, and although it's not perfect, I am very pleased with the results. The rock I started with weighed about eight pounds. Now it is down to about 2.5 pounds and stands about 4 3/4 inches tall. To carve her I used a number of tools including a hammer and chisel, rasps, rifflers, diamond files, and sandpaper for finishing (before polishing).

I left the raised eyelashes and parts of the eyes a bit rough so they would stand out better. I also had to make the mane curve around her head a bit instead of hanging straight down due to imperfections in the stone. The muzzle is smaller than I originally intended it to be because I didn't like the way the mouth was originally coming out (I'm still not entirely satisfied with it) and the only way to fix it was to shave off all the area around it. Overall, this has been a good learning experience.

To give you an idea of the hardness, alabaster has a hardness of about 2.5, compared to soapstone which has a hardness of about 1, or marble, which has a hardness of about 3.5 or so.

I have more stone which I intend to carve eventually, but I'm pretty busy now so I'm not sure when that might get done. Maybe not for quite a while.

Edit: Wow, featured on the front page of Equestria Daily. Thanks guys.

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~KopaLeo Apr 13, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I'm reminded of Medusa's head.

~shonnythehedgehog Feb 28, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

goos job

~MossmaskXRainwhisker Oct 29, 2012

..Snap. Your first attempt? This is amazing! I just can't help but be amazed by the level of skill in your gallery!
How on earth do you even /start/ something like this? I couldn't imagine ever being able to sit down and actually figure out how and what to do!

-Dash

~archiveit1 Oct 29, 2012

Thanks. I started by reading a LOT of info online about how to carve stone, and then looking at a bunch of pictures of Pinkamena from various angles.

~angelofrombelow Oct 11, 2012

That's really cool (though the colour of the stone makes her look a bit melty, or as if she's made out of soap). Be interested to see what you can do with other types of stone.

~thelastlonewolf Mar 9, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

i saw more of a decay-zombie look.

~StarfallStories Oct 10, 2012

Nice job!

~archiveit1 Oct 10, 2012

Thank you

~Anglophobia Sep 9, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

it almost has the appearance of melting flesh, which makes it extra creepy

~freddy928 Sep 9, 2012

yeah, it IS kinda freaky... it really looks like melting flesh or some kind of fleshy material with cavities...especialy in the right picture of the second row...

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