The Coming King® — Creation Process Sculpting

Creation Process: Sculpting

Silhouette of The Coming King® mounted rider against a pink and purple sunset

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Concept drawing of a crowned rider on a rearing horse amid swirling clouds Costumed model on a saddle raising one arm while yellow fabric trails behind him Side view of a costumed model seated on a saddle with a yellow cloak Front view of a costumed model on a saddle holding both arms out Close view of a costumed model's outstretched arm and yellow cloak Profile of a costumed model wearing glasses and holding a vertical prop
Close-up reference photograph of a bare foot beside the saddle support Yellow cloth stretched between supports as a reference for the rider's cloak White horse posed beside a small mounted-rider sculpture outdoors Side view of a white horse being held by a handler near the sculpture model White horse lifting its front legs while a handler stands nearby Artist beside a small mounted-rider model and an earlier finished sculpture
Artist and woman standing beside the mounted-rider sculpture model Man wearing glasses beside The Coming King® sculpture model White foam pieces and workshop equipment during construction of the large sculpture Artist standing beside the stacked white foam armature in the workshop Side view of the large white horse armature mounted on steel supports Rear-quarter view of the white horse armature and its supports
Artist beneath the raised white horse armature in the workshop White horse armature with front legs raised, supported by a steel framework Front view of the raised horse armature with the rider beginning to take shape Front view of The Coming King® armature above the rocky sculpted base Side view of the horse and rider armature, with the flowing cloak taking shape Artist beside the clay-covered rider and rearing horse
Close view of the rider's draped cloak and extended arm on the clay model Clay model of the swirling rocky base beneath The Coming King® Artist shaping the rider's head and flowing hair in the workshop Artist beside the rider's raised arm and unfinished cloak Artist working at the horse-and-rider model from a raised platform Artist standing behind the sculpture model with its raised sword arm
Side view of the artist beside the rider's flowing cloak and the rearing horse Artist working near the rider's head and the horse's raised front legs Close view of the artist behind the rider's raised arm and flowing clay cloak Artist standing to the right of the horse-and-rider model in the workshop Artist shaping the crowned rider's head and flowing hair Profile detail of the crowned rider's face and outstretched arm
Clay rider viewed from the side, showing the armor, cloak and flowing hair Profile of the crowned rider, showing the sculpted hair and circular armor detail Artist beside the nearly assembled horse, rider and swirling base Artist standing behind the rearing horse and rider model Artist kneeling beside the rider's extended arm and cloak Artist behind the crowned rider's head and flowing cloak
Full workshop view of the artist beside the horse-and-rider sculpture Close view of the rider's extended sword arm, crown and flowing hair Side view of the crowned rider and draped cloak on the clay model Detail of the rider's shoulder armor, flowing hair and outstretched sword arm Three-quarter view of the rider's crowned head, armor and flowing cloak Artist standing beside the detached upper-body model of the crowned rider
Artist beside the rider's upper-body model, showing the extended arm and cloak Front view of the crowned rider's head and armored chest Artist beside the assembled horse-and-rider model with the sword raised Artist behind the rider's crowned head and flowing clay hair Close-up of the rider's hand gripping the sculpted sword Sword-gripping hand and decorated crossguard viewed from the side
Low-angle view of the sword, hand and flowing sleeve Detail of the hand around the sword hilt and the decorated crossguard Side detail of the sword-gripping hand and sculpted sleeve Close-up of the sword hand and crossguard from another angle Sword hilt and decorated crossguard above the rider's hand Low-angle view of the sword and the rider's raised sleeve
Front view of the rider's hand around the sword handle Sword crossguard and clenched hand against a light workshop background Close-up of the decorated sword crossguard above the gripping hand Curled clay scroll with layered ridges viewed from the side Rider's hand holding a curled, ridged scroll Back of the sculpted crown above long strands of clay hair
Rear detail of the decorated crown and flowing hair Close view of the crown's raised decorations and layered clay hair Three-quarter rear view of the crown and flowing hair Rear view of the decorated crown and curls of hair on The Coming King® model Close-up of the rider's sculpted boot and flowing garment Close-up of The Coming King® model's crowned head, beard and flowing hair
Close-up of The Coming King® model's crowned head, beard and flowing hair Close-up of The Coming King® model's crowned head, beard and flowing hair Close-up of The Coming King® model's crowned head, beard and flowing hair Close-up of The Coming King® model's crowned head, beard and flowing hair Close-up of The Coming King® model's crowned head, beard and flowing hair Low-angle detail of The Coming King® model's face framed by flowing hair

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