Greetings dear readers, I want to share with you today my sculptures of a pair of catrinas made in cold porcelain, some will already know that I dedicate myself to make diverse figures, lately I have sold a great variety of figures internationally which is a great achievement for me. I want to share with you another of my pieces which was made at the end of October 2017 for the festivities of the day of the dead.
"The Catrina" is one of the most representative icons of Mexican culture. The origin of this character is given by the discontent of the Mexican people with respect to the most privileged classes. In the following link you will find a little of its history. Articulo
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Then you will see the step by step of the figure, I hope you like it.
The first step is to make a sketch to know how to provide the size of each part of the body and thus continue to mold the piece, first performed the extremities of the body to know exactly the size and proportion of the torso.
Note: Basis for the limbs I use wire for its firmness and I cover it with cold porcelain, for large areas like the torso I use "anime or polystyrene" I do not know what they call it in their country. As you can see in the following image:
When I finish the extremities and the torso, I must continue the details to finish by joining the body parts.
Note 2: The material used is painted before using it so that it will hold more color and in case of scraping (which should not happen due to its great resistance) that is to say it would not show the color of the porcelain that is "white" in its state original.
Once the details are finished, the parts are joined and brightness is added so that it does not lose its clear color in a long time, the Lady will add a hat which will place artificial feathers and other accessories are made in cold porcelain.
Note 3: It should be allowed to dry in the open air for a minimum of 24 hours for its handling with care and 48 hours for the sale and to have the finality completed.
PS: Sorry for the mess, I'm not very organized :(
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References and images:
http://www.ngenespanol.com/traveler/agenda/17/10/25/cual-es-el-origen-de-la-catrina
https://pixabay.com/es/calavera-muerte-m%C3%A9xico-cr%C3%A1neo-2875700/
https://pixabay.com/es/d%C3%ADa-de-los-muertos-cr%C3%A1neo-2177236/
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I hope you liked it, if you want it to continue climbing on my figures you can let me know in the comments, if you liked, support me with upvote and resteem, until next time!
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If anyone wants some sculpture of a favorite character, or a necklace, key chain, among other things do not forget that everything can be done in cold porcelain!! You can contact me for prices and method of sending in the social networks of my virtual store
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Source: Pixabay