Hello everybody.
This time I decided to sculp something different than usual. This is my first attempt to sculp historic figures. I choose 75mm size for them, because i wasn't sure if I can handle smaller details (at least for now) in 54mm scale. But let's get to the point: these are two, fat monks-quarelling wuth each other. I was inspired by an old polish satire entitled "Monachomachia" by Ignacy Krasicki-it describes in a funny way a "war" between two orders-franciscans and dominicans. And so here they are:
Frair Onufry from the dominican order


Frair Anzelm from the franciscan order


The rest of the photos showing some stages of my sculpting process, enjoy:









Thats all for now.

Radek

Wow, Radek, they look great! Fun topic, too! Please keep posting as you go along.


Nancy

This is an interesting subject. I'm not familiar with the statue, but they look like Friar Tuck from Robin Hood.

Hello again
Thanks for Your comments guys, I glad You like it. Acctually it's my first attempt to sculpt feet, hands and faces
New photos of my work:

Dear Radek,

An interesting topic to sculpt. As a first time sculpting, you did very well. Looking forward to its completion.

regards

Great idea you got there Radek. I'm looking forward to see your project finished.

Some new pics:



This frair is now ready, but i didn't have the opportunity to make photos, these are from yesterday-night

Looks GOOD.

regards

I love these two little fatties! Excellent idea and very neatly executed!

Thanks for the sbs, Radek - the little guys are looking fantastic! Please keep posting!

Nancy

Great Job! -- Love the artwork and the humor. Please consider a Friar Tuck and Robin Hood "duel". Love to see this painted.

Also great "Step by Step" pictures.

Keep up the excellent work!

Neill

And these are the latest photos of this fellow here He's ready. Now all I have to do is paint him properly. The other one is still naked, i'm hoping to put some clothes on him this evening

And this one's like this:




Regards
Radek

P.S.
The arms look to wide on these photos, but despite that i'm going to shorten them.

Hello again after a long interval. i have finally painted these two guys. The photos aren't the best, and also I'm not the best painter but I think some day I will be better I will make more photos tommorow, in daylight.









Regards

Next photos on the finished base (a piece of monastery floor ) The stool is made of balsa wood, the mug is made of alu sheet and thin plastic I only have to paint it.







Regards

I love how your scene is turning out Radoslaw...........excellent work

Hi Radek, love this figures, something different from the military scene, just want to add that the Dominican Orders habit is white and the Franciscan is brown and sometimes gray.

This is a painting of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order, you can see the white habit with the famous black cape.



the Franciscans use some color variations, from Black to brown and gray, I live in a Trappist(Cistercian Monks) Monastery for some months and meet many friars, brothers, fathers, nuns, novice, etc.... from different Religious Orders, this is why and so familiar with the colors :lol:






Radek, once again congrats on your work, from Head to toes your figure are very Original, don't worry about my comments, you don't have to know all this but if you want to learn about it just join one of this orders and you would learn many insides on this religious life :lol: just joking, you dont have to , thanks for sharing.

Eduardo.

Thanks for pointing that. I just forgot to write that I decided to do two Frasciscan frairs Mea culpa as the Romans say Thanks for the photos and info.

Any time Radek, but thanks to you for sharing your work, this original works always wake up something inside of me that say "one day I would sculpt one figure" but for the moment I'm miles away from this type of profesional artist work.

Looking forward to your next project,

Eduardo.