Big Issue Seller

Since Christmas, Clive been back to his figure making, he usually does it after Steven is tucked up in bed and has had his bedtime story of Thomas the Tank read to him by his dad, (mum is NOT allowed to read the Thomas the Tank stories, in fact mum is NOT even allowed to touch the Thomas books, lol). Anyway Clive doesn't start till about 9.30pm...

The last one he finished was a Big Issue Seller, he doesn't actually plan what he's going to do, just gets an idea and goes with it.


At the moment the one he is working on and this one weren't copied from a photo or picture, like I said he gets an idea and goes with the flow... Some of the figures he has done in the past he's copied from photos, like when he did my mum and dad on their wedding day.


Also the latest few he's made have been started with florist wire, then used milliput to mould the body and in this case the dog too.


This process can take days, maybe weeks depending on what has to be added and letting the bits dry before adding more...


In this case the head has been used from a kit, as has loads of spares, but he then adds all the finishing touches that he feels brings the figure to life, like with this one a bread and longer hair...


and clothes... The shirt or jackets are usually made out of tissue paper and PVA glue to strengthen it, as you can get the creases and folds...


and when he thinks it's finished it, he then sprays primer on it as not only does it give it a base coat, but also to see if he is happy with the figure before the painting, as it shows up the uneven bits that might need sanding or filling in...


Then it's the painting...


...and followed with a photo shoot outside, with one of our garden railway buildings...





I think I have one clever hubby... but did say to him, how can he be a Big Issue Seller and not have any Big Issues to sell, he said he had just sold the last one, lol..