Tang Lung
   MAKING THE STATUE

PAGE TWO: THE MAKING OF TANG LUNG | TONG LOONG, A PHOTO JOURNAL.


Two images side by side in full body shot of armless and headless statue and the other of the statue standing on its own armless with head
Ball-jointed dolls are lightweight because they are hollow which became the goal even though I decided to make a statue instead. I continued to sculpt the torso and focus on the pants.
Three images side by side by side in full body shots of statue split down the sides for hollowing out purpose and then repaired, the middle shot is the arms and feet that were repaired after the hollowing out process
With the head in position, the body was split to extract the plastic wrapped styrofoam and aluminum coating. Hollowed out, the arms, feet and body were re-aligned and merged back together.
Two images side by side of the miniature statue armless and without feet the other shot is a rear shot of full statue posing and standing on its own
I had no plans to use fabric so continued to sculpt the drapery of the pants. All appendages were reattached.
Two images side by side of the miniature statue in full body various shots posing and standing on its own
Detailing the face and refining the pose. Smoothing the stone clay by wiping the desired area with a damp paper towel.
Two images side by side of fully sculpted miniature statue of Tang Lung from The Way of the Dragon and the base which it will stand on a close up on the clay movie title
I can say this was my first ever sculpted statue. Little did I know, the head wasn't balanced with the body. My lack of sculpting experience would begin to haunt me. Sculpting the letters on the base was just the break I needed.
Two images side by side of the miniature statue refined standing on the clay sculpted base and the second shot a rear view of statue only
The base was constructed in light wood with a metal plate on the surface. Then it was coated in stone clay and bricks were sculpted all around the sides. The theme of the base is the Colosseum. The statue was ready for a first coat of primer.

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STATUES


Don't hesitate to email me at martengo or via if you have any questions regarding my Tang Lung PD statue or work process. Especially if you are following these steps as a guide to making your own statue.










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