Keaney

=Keaney=

May 29, 2012 So, a few of my students decided to challenge me to the Great Munny Challenge! I have never lost a Munny Challenge, and I do not plan to now! Below is my sketch for my Munny based on Michelangelo's David. I must be out of my mind! I've seen the David more than once in Florence - it is stunning! Truly a masterpiece! I must confess that I am a little bit afraid to start (I was secretly hoping the students would forget!) But they didn't, so here I go!

July 19, 2012 It started out pretty scary - I'm not going to lie! Beyond the hacking and slashing of vinyl (which cut easily when heated with a hairdryer), the masterpiece that is THE David is so amazing and way, way, way out of my reach. However, once I decided that this was not David, but Dave, things flowed a whole lot easier!

I used a lot of Magic Sculpt to put this work together - I had to use a wide base to keep it from toppling over because the hair makes it top heavy. The base was made from foam core, except for the name tag, which was sculpted. I plan to paint the entire piece with a marble-like white/yellow/blue, but I don't know when I will get to doing that. All told, I probably spent around 30-40 hours on the piece.

Overall, I like the final result. The hair looks great, and some parts of the body work well. It has the sense of movement the original has, but still retains the goofy proportions of a Munny. Although I like the feet and toes, the weak point is the hands - I just found them too fat on the munny and I never fully resolved how to deal with them. This was one of the most challenging sculptures I have ever done! Hope you enjoy it.