The Final Puck Emerges

After trying three different colors I finally settled on light brown horns for Puck.

I like the way his extra-large nose creates a visual balance with his horns and pointed ears.

He has real Tibetan lamb's hair on his legs. This took many hours because I added it one tuft at a time!

I gave him a leather satchel to carry his magical goodies in. The satchel is made of an old leather belt with a mother of pearl button. I made a flower out of lucite beads and wire and attached it to the satchel.

Check out his bushy tail in back.

Puck's balance was constantly changing as I added new elements to his body, and he stands nicely on his own now.

Puck is 14.5" tall, much larger than I'm used to. Here he is shown towering over my 4" Sarah art doll.

Sexy Puck

It's amazing how much difference hair makes. After I put on hair I have to get to know my doll all over again, he looks so different.

Now he's turning into "Sexy Puck". He has this wild and free mischievous appeal.

His horns are dark and they blend in with his hair, so I'm going to remove the dark paint and have them be light again.

Puck Armature

Puck is coming right along. I have started to add hair now, but here is an update on how the armature evolved:

Shakespeare Challenge- ADO

My Art Doll Team ADO is having a Shakespeare themed challenge. The rules: make an art doll of any Shakespeare character. That's pretty open, so I knew I had to do a non-human from Midsummer Night's Dream. Puck was the obvious choice.

Here is what Wikipedia says about Puck:

Puck is a clever and mischievous elf and personifies the trickster or the wise knave. In the play, Shakespeare introduces Puck as the "shrewd and knavish sprite" and "that merry wanderer of the night" and jester to Oberon, the fairy king.

Sometimes Puck is seen as a Satyr, and that is the Puck I am sculpting. I've always wanted to do a Satyr!

Here are some work in progress pics:

Head before eyelids:

Fully sculpted head:

Painted head:

Check back for updates, I'm working on the armature now!