opinion- work in progress

[grommet]

this isn't done, just a quick question. Is the transition from head to "hair" too harsh/ does it need to be integrated better?

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[cooljamesx1]

yes. they seem disconnected. perhaps if it were presented in front of a very neutral and consistent background the effect would be different. another thing I imagined would be to enclose the whole piece in like a border or "frame" of some sort to close off the openness of the wild hair and establish the piece as one unit. that probably is far from the best solution, but I cant think of anything else now. good luck-I imagine a solution is out there.

[chris 71]

hi grommet i have no help with your question but would like to ask what the face is made or cast with i like it chris.

[suburbanartists]

Yes agree with needs better transition. You know this and that's why you asked. Right now it looks just like what you did, stuck the hair behind a mask.

Keep going you will figure it out.

[Duck]

Do you think a colorful bandanna would be too simple a fix? maybe a barbed wire bandanna……

[GlennT]

I'm wondering about the idea of painting the antlers, up to the point where they divide into two parts, in a colored pattern matching the mask. I think that would provide a better transition.

[grommet]

Thanks for the input. I just didn't want to overwork that point if it wasn't necessary.
face is polyester resin with pigments and inclusions of treasures.

Boxing it is not an option, bandana is too funny, may use it for another piece, looks too hippie on this one. Barbed wire bandana would look like crown of thorns & that's decidedly the wrong read, though the texture idea.

I had planned a texture transition if necessary that would also work for color. More of the elements of the face still to go on the "hair". I was concerned about deviating too much from "antler colors" & losing the reference-- it becomes Medusa then. Maybe some is okay...
Thanks again.

[cooljamesx1]

I think Glenn's suggestion is pretty good.

[steponmebbbboom]

how about tuck-pointing some material around the "roots" so it appears to grow out from the head instead of bunch around behind it, and perhaps spraying a very subtle shading of stain onto the wood to darken its shade just a little bit.

[grommet]

Originally Posted by steponmebbbboom

how about tuck-pointing some material around the "roots" so it appears to grow out from the head instead of bunch around behind it, and perhaps spraying a very subtle shading of stain onto the wood to darken its shade just a little bit.

Yeah, that's my point about adding the textured element at the "seam". Just deciding what the right thing is. There's no wood there & it's meant to look like antler. Any suggestions toward that end?