This was the sculpture that I did for the other half of LHT. Once upon a time, Drew posted this picture of a carolin’ pangolin playing a mandolin. So when I asked him to name an animal, and he said, ‘pangolin’, it seemed like the perfect time to pursue a 3D form of his comic.
Before that, I did sketch some pangolin. Mine was a direct response to his happy-go-lucky one, and was very peeved. No idea why, probably just do satisfy the 180. So instead of sculpting just his, I made them a set.
These weren’t necessarily the toughest figures to make, but the scales were a killer. They’re all individually placed, and that took a chunk of time. I think the effect makes it worth it.
My favorite feature of the sculpture is the fact that they’re magnetic. It’s something I’ve done with a few sculptures, it’s easy and adds such a cool use.
It also made sense for these creatures. They’re basically arboreal armadillos, with prehensile tales. So they can suspend upside down with their tails. Of course, these guys are just using their butts, and we’ll just have to let that slide.
Thanks for stopping!