CharlieAmico

Charlie Amico 

 These are my sketches. I am making a minotaur and hope to make glowing eyes (with LED lights) and have fur like material for his hair. I am already ahead of my competition and got the wiring on the munny for the eyes and made sketches. This is promising and I will soon have victory. May 24, 2012 2:52pm

Keaney - I'm not going to lie, I am a bit nervous about your cool Minotaur with glowing eyes! But we can't see your progress because they need to me low res (100dpi) jpegs, not tiffs. I'll post soon. Hope you're enjoying a mini-vacation before the big day next Sunday!

Ok, I finally got the "stuff" I need to make this munny. I should start it either tonight or tomorrow. June 9, 2012 6:39pm.

Andy: I just transferred the clay from my possession to Brendan's. We're all planning to get together soon to finalize the sculpting process and begin painting. Also your use of the word "'stuff'" concerns me. - 6-10-12

Don't worry Andy. I actually got my own clay and have come to realise it is complete garbage. I let it dry for a few days and it cracked, crumbled and broke and now I am sad. Even the awesome horns I made are barely fixable. Even though this is a huge setback and I am now practackly starting over again I am still happy knowing I still have accomplished more than Brendan. I also have paint if we need it. (It is cheap CRAYOLA paint). Sorry about not uploading pictures, my Mom won't share her camera. June 12, 2012 11:29am.

Keaney: I'm not going to lie - I'm worried! Remember all those extensions I gave each of you throughout the years? Well, I may need an extension! I don't think that I'll be able to finish (I'll bring in whatever I have on Friday). I am a homeroom helper, so from around 12-2ish I may be in and out of the classroom. Let me know when you plan to stop by; kevinkeaney@k12.waltham.ma.us

Charlie rarely gets frustrated but i think this munny project defeated me. The clay is unmanageable and it tastes bad as well. I may just paint and add other things directly onto the munny (no clay). Mr. Keaney if I'm going to do this project well, I may also need more time. The important thing is I'm still furthur than Brendan. June 13, 2012. 7:31pm

Keaney: Thumbs up for not giving up Charlie! It can be really frustrating when a medium doesn't work for whatever reason. Either take more time or choose to paint the details - either way, you're still further along than Brendan.

After seeing everyone's munny today I am impressed and inspired to do this! Since I last posted I remade the horns and decided the cracks add character. I also put hair on the munny's face and head. Keaney, your statue of David is impressive and I can't wait to see it finished. Andy keep it up, I may have voted your's to win because you are the most finished and the hair is well made. Brenden you actually did something, that in and of itself has impressed me. I am hoping to get pictures up soon. Good luck everyone and may the best Munny win! Well, I finally get a picture up and... it is sideways. Oh well just tilt your head a little. June 16, 2012 6:58pm.

Because the battery takes up a large amount of space I put Velcro strips (left) and took a patch of hair that can go over the on/off switch to hide the battery. I plan on trimming the hair down and making it look more natural, so it does not just look like a patch of hair that was stuck on the back. I also made clay hooves that I will glue on once they dry (and probabaly crack, break, etc.). I made an axe, but it is too far gone, the clay has cracked in half so I wil make a new better one. June 21, 2012 8:18pm. Sideways again!!! Well this is the stuff that has given me trouble, Sculpt-it. At first it appears to hold well but as it dries it becomes unreliable, I would'nt recommend it for this project. June 21, 2012 8:27pm.