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Hi Di Ho!
THOUSAND Thanks to Kevin "TIN" Kosse and Ben Komets... Without them this wouldnīt exist... ...
The Inspiration for this one is clear to see... Metallica sang a great song that kept stuck in my mind for a looooong time... Master, Master... I simply had to do something based on this...
First, there was a Concept Scetch... I did them while travelling via Subway and Trains... They were done alltogether with the "Leonardo" Scetches...
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You can clearly see that the idea developed over and over again and -as time went by- I gathered an awful lot of ideas... this Post serves to show you a little something behind the scenes of a Project like this...
The Idea started quite humble with the Character of the Puppetmaster... I imagined a guy whoīs legs came off when he was a Child... As anyone knows, children can be really cruel towards disabled people... It made him a loner with no friends... Thatīs why he began making up his own World in his head, playing with Puppets and pretending to speak to them... He created his own World...
Puppets donīt talk back to you, they donīt swear and donīt spit on you... They were exactly what he every wished for until -finally- he became some kind of Puppet by himself... The Doll on his head represents this mental and physical degredation... It controlls his head, taking any responsibility off him...
The scene depicts one of the Masterīs Shows on the Streets of Mortheim... Life is hard, of course, and you have to make a living out of something... A Daily show delivers Food... and whatever people chip at him... His Waggon is essential because of all the custom builds on it that replace the Puppetmasterīs legs...
Quite a creepy guy, huh...^-^...?...
You can find thousands of Children roaming the Streets of Mortheim... Orphants, Gutterkids, Born and Raised in Violence, Cruelty and Murder... The only joy they can find apart from bloody gangfights, stealing, brutal adults and exploding frogs by using a straw is... The rare Shows of the Puppet Master... ^_^...
Very early it occured to me, that a Single Character wouldnīt do it... Now I planned a small Duell between two puppets, making the Master himself merge with the Waggon a little bit...
The Section shows a piece of a typical Mortheim street, alltogether with the Gutter, Sewer and some Apples... The diagonal cut creates a more dramatic atmosphere...
At First, the roof was Brown... later I discovered a Piece of oxidated Copper... Amazingly, it was Blue with brown cracks... just perfect...
The Composition of the Children should guide the viewers attention... From the central front the Puppetmaster towers above everything... Soon you can notice a trianglular composition of the childrens heads (Low - High - High - Low...)... They focus the view back in the Middle and frame the whole scene... I learned that from my buddy Michael... Angelo...:d... Hrhr... Heīs a Man... Maybe two...
Building a real Ghypsie Waggon I just HAD to build some of the Interior......
A small oven tells the misterious story of burned Puppet Parts and Heat that helps surviving bad Weather condiditons... The Oven and the Wood show, that the life of the Puppetmaster is at constant risk...
Try finding the Nails that come through the roof...^_^...
The "Puppetshow Tonight" sign is a bit cheesy, but I took it from an actual Antique poster... Canīt be that bad... I am quite happy about the Freehand (donīt paint those too often...)...
The Children in the middle are Siblings... The Older sister is taking care of her younger brother, after their parent got killed by some creepy shit in the City... They are staring very focused, so they wonīt notice their broken Teddy Bear... Itīs the only piece of Childhood they have left...
Itīs all about the story, eh......?...
It was a true nightmare writing the Plaquette, because there seem to be more then one ways of writing this in French... I always write the Title in the Respective countries language as a sign of friendship and respect... I have to choose the Title very carefully, because I donīt want to offend people by showing up with the "Matre La Marionete" or the "Maitre des Mayonnaise"......
The strings were a tricky part... They consist of very fine copper... Glueing them in Place took some hour (or day...) and it was hard getting them straight... Transporting it to Paris and back amazingly didnīt made it better... Well, well...^_^...
After hours and hours of research and explanation, I received this...
I was very happy with the sculpt, still I had to change a lot... Feel free to compare the changes...
The whole base was build using Plasticcard, Brown Stuff and various Metal parts... The only GW parts are the Head, the Arms... and the Oven (Dwarf Cannon Muzzle...)... The Wheels are from Harlequin or such, I donīt even know where they came from...  ...
Feel free to COMMENT and VOTE as much as you can...... For every COMMENT I will think about you and your work for at least 1 Minute... If you want I can write, what came out of that afterwards... hrhrhr...
To finish this, some WIP and Concept Scetches...
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3474/65800228.jpg
I LOVE this doll... itīs amazing where the strings are attached... very different... In addition, the Colours are amazing... I tried to achieve a similar effect...
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7286/0512070419172731.jpg
The Man Who Knows... You know...?... ...
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Lui - tennant - Daaaan... I am sure you know him... I just had to use the Legs...
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A Wonderful Painting by Hans Wermer Sahm... Bergkulisse... You can find my version if you are a sharp observer... I copied it as good as possible... in addition, I painted a small guy in the clouds... and guess what...?... You can see a small Puppet on his head...... The rays of the sun are strings that come from his hands, forming the landscape under him... A interpretation is, that the Puppetmaster sees himself as God, who created his own, perfect world... As I said, heīs a strange fella...^_^...
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The Ghypsie Waggon... I redrew the plans all over...
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7250/dsc00796a.jpg
I took reference pictures in an Antiques Shop... The Texture is amazing and just what I was looking for...
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I love this Circus Director... he has a Dark Aura around himself... I couldnīt apply it on my version, though, because I tried to hold the balance of Base and Master...
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1324/dsc00818k.jpg
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The Wip... I mainly use Brown Stuff, because it has a Cool name...^-^... Badass...
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Soooo... Thatīs it... Thank you very much indeed for your time... and happy commenting... ...
Cheers!
"Matt Cexwish"
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Viewer comments:
Gunamar Ironwill
18-Nov-09
#308501 |  | Rating: 10
this is something beyond miniature painting...this is Art. You never cease to amaze mr Cexwish! |
Decoy
01-Oct-09
#304215 |  | Rating: 10
as usual, Sir Cexwish: rich idea, detailed realization and as a result - amazing impression )
You should do something steampunkish next )))) |
cybersquig
25-Jun-09
#297330 |  | Rating: 10
really nice work, your composition is really nice. Also, the painting on the wagon back is great. Not so keen on the definition of the kids flesh and clothing, but I like the way they are posed. |
Mauganra
03-Jun-09
#295064 |  | Rating: 10
fantastic work , Concratulation !
Regards MC |
cleen X
03-Jun-09
#294959 |  | Rating: 10
What an idea and what a way to make it happend! Stunning. Seems your friend Michaelangelo has taught you a thing or two. |
Banshee
31-May-09
#294602 |  | Rating: 10
there is something in your brain and that is good.. |
jarhead
31-May-09
#294595 |  | Rating: 10
A great piece, most impressive is the idea behind that... some genius at work... i can't get along with the kids in detail painting view... but in the end working it all together this is truly impressive! Keep on happy painting! Regards jar |
Matt Cexwish
31-May-09
#294546 |  | Rating: -
It is...^_^... Thanks for your comment... |
bullfrog
30-May-09
#294533 |  | Rating: 10
One of the very few 10's I give out.At first it all looks very simplistic until you have a closer look and study the details like the freckles on the kids face and the almost demonic look on the puppetmater's. It's all in the detail. |
Taegmar
29-May-09
#294396 |  | Rating: 10
I love this piece so much, but I fear that the four children take the shine off a little, and I feel so sorry for saying this too. But they don't warrant the peice falling to a 9. | |
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