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Sculpt update in the Protomorph (Alien: Covenant) 1:18 scale and the Praetorian Xenomorph (Aliens: Defiance) 1:18 scale - all works in progress.
For what time I had this weekend I was able to sculpt most of the exoskeleton of the upper body. Still have the back and spine to complete. The abdomen will be separated into two pieces similar to how Revoltech engineered their alien figures. In fact, I've cast several copies of the revoltech abdomen, dremeled them down and will sculpt over the frames. I've already used this technique with the Spitter alien and it looks to work fine.
As for the Praetorian, I am sculpting the Big Chap (79 Alien) all over again, just in a larger scale. Began with the shoulders and will move onto the upper chest this week. As far as the tendons on the mouth...I'm thinking of going back and removing the clay sculpt and add clear hot glue after painting the creature. The effect worked wonderfully with various versions of my 79 beastie...
Not photographed is a build up of the upper torso to the Neomorph and the very early beginnings of a Newborn head sculpt (Alien: Resurrection). Status of those coming soon. #alien #aliens #covenant #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #miniatures #sculpture #actionfigure #nostromo #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt update in the Protomorph (Alien: Covenant) 1:18 scale and the Praetorian Xenomorph (Aliens: Defiance) 1:18 scale - all works in progress.
For what time I had this weekend I was able to sculpt most of the exoskeleton of the upper body. Still have the back and spine to complete. The abdomen will be separated into two pieces similar to how Revoltech engineered their alien figures. In fact, I've cast several copies of the revoltech abdomen, dremeled them down and will sculpt over the frames. I've already used this technique with the Spitter alien and it looks to work fine.
As for the Praetorian, I am sculpting the Big Chap (79 Alien) all over again, just in a larger scale. Began with the shoulders and will move onto the upper chest this week. As far as the tendons on the mouth...I'm thinking of going back and removing the clay sculpt and add clear hot glue after painting the creature. The effect worked wonderfully with various versions of my 79 beastie...
Not photographed is a build up of the upper torso to the Neomorph and the very early beginnings of a Newborn head sculpt (Alien: Resurrection). Status of those coming soon. #alien #aliens #covenant #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #miniatures #sculpture #actionfigure #nostromo #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt progress on the Neomorph - 1:18 scale - Alien: Covenant. Completed the initial head sculpt of the beast - open mouth, attack. The next step will be to mold and cast successfully. At that point, I can take a couple quality casts and mod the sculpt to create the other two variants. Began work on the upper torso of the Neomorph - update coming soon.Sculpted using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC.
This sculpt inspired by the concept/production art by Colin Shulver - www.artstation.com/artwork/bxJYo
More to come!!! :) #alien #aliens #neomorph #xenomorph #covenant #miniature #sculpture #avesfixit #avesstudio
Sculpt update in the Protomorph (Alien: Covenant) 1:18 scale and the Praetorian Xenomorph (Aliens: Defiance) 1:18 scale - all works in progress.
For what time I had this weekend I was able to sculpt most of the exoskeleton of the upper body. Still have the back and spine to complete. The abdomen will be separated into two pieces similar to how Revoltech engineered their alien figures. In fact, I've cast several copies of the revoltech abdomen, dremeled them down and will sculpt over the frames. I've already used this technique with the Spitter alien and it looks to work fine.
As for the Praetorian, I am sculpting the Big Chap (79 Alien) all over again, just in a larger scale. Began with the shoulders and will move onto the upper chest this week. As far as the tendons on the mouth...I'm thinking of going back and removing the clay sculpt and add clear hot glue after painting the creature. The effect worked wonderfully with various versions of my 79 beastie...
Not photographed is a build up of the upper torso to the Neomorph and the very early beginnings of a Newborn head sculpt (Alien: Resurrection). Status of those coming soon. #alien #aliens #covenant #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #miniatures #sculpture #actionfigure #nostromo #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt update on the Egg Morpher or Praetorian Xenomorph - 1:18 scale - Aliens: Defiance, Dark Horse Comics. Completed phase 1 of the head sculpt, next step will be making a mold, then sculpting the variations of the mouth...that's if the mold and castings come out! :) Began building the upper torso of the figure (update coming soon). Used AVes FIXIT to create the sculpt. More to come! #avesfixit #avesstudio #alien #aliens #xenomorph #Praetorian #sculpture #miniature #darkhorsecomics #defiance
Sculpt update on the Protomorph - Alien: Covenant and the beginnings of the Newborn - Alien: Resurrection - both 1:18 scale.
Almost have the upper torso sculpt complete for the Protomorph. Need to complete sculpt detail around the shoulders and back. The lower torso and abdomen has a completed frame ready to be sculpted. A little flimsy right now but once the sculpt is complete is will give the upper body more stability.
The Newborn from Alien: Resurrection. A very early update - not much at this point but you can see where I'm going with it. Always felt sorry for this creature in the film...and it's death was HORRIBLE!!! Very hard to watch and way over the top in my opinion. Still one of my least favorite films from the ALIEN franchise but this beast was a great idea design wise in my opinion. They way it was used?...that's another story. Hope to have a handful of variants of the head sculpt - Neutral, "Mommy", "Fire BAD" and tongue LOL! Those that have seen the film know what I'm talking about.
Sculpts using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC
More to come! #alien #aliens #covenant #ressurection #protomorph #newborn #miniature #sculpting #avesstudio
Sculpt progress on the Neomorph - 1:18 scale - Alien: Covenant. Completed the initial head sculpt of the beast - open mouth, attack. The next step will be to mold and cast successfully. At that point, I can take a couple quality casts and mod the sculpt to create the other two variants. Began work on the upper torso of the Neomorph - update coming soon.Sculpted using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC.
This sculpt inspired by the concept/production art by Colin Shulver - www.artstation.com/artwork/bxJYo
More to come!!! :) #alien #aliens #neomorph #xenomorph #covenant #miniature #sculpture #avesfixit #avesstudio
Sculpt progress on the Neomorph - 1:18 scale - Alien: Covenant. Completed the initial head sculpt of the beast - open mouth, attack. The next step will be to mold and cast successfully. At that point, I can take a couple quality casts and mod the sculpt to create the other two variants. Began work on the upper torso of the Neomorph - update coming soon.Sculpted using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC.
This sculpt inspired by the concept/production art by Colin Shulver - www.artstation.com/artwork/bxJYo
More to come!!! :) #alien #aliens #neomorph #xenomorph #covenant #miniature #sculpture #avesfixit #avesstudio
Sculpt progress on the Xenomorph - ALIEN: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Had time to work on the Xenomorph head sculpt a bit - close to completion, at least this phase. The next step will be to sculpt the jaw separately (you'll see the frame for the jaw I'm sculpting in a couple images posted). I also will begin building a buck for forming the clear dome that -hopefully- will snap on and off the finished head sculpt when complete. I was successful with the 79 beast so fingers crossed it will happen again. Starting to work out the build to the upper torso but nothing to show at the moment.....stay tunes, more to come. #alien #aliencovenant #xenomorph #chestburster #david8 #prometheus #aliens #giger #sculpture #avesstudio #avesFIXITSculpt
Sculpt progress on the Xenomorph - Alien: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Again, not much time to sculpt this past weekend. I did however get to add more detail to the Xeno's head sculpt leading down toward the neck. Not sure if I want to sculpt the neck spereately for additional articulation or leave the head and neck one piece with a traditional ball joint. Thinking of keeping it one piece which has worked well for my other alien based sculpts. Enjoying the detail added to this miniature sculpt so far....more to come. :) #alien #aliencovenant #nostromo #xenomorph #aliens #sculpting #minuatures #avesfixitsculpt
"The TEETH! Fix the teeth!"
I've always planned to fix the teeth but had put it off while building the rest of the figure. Realized after the last update that it was becoming more of an issue to some...and I get it believe me! So before any further updates, I chose to revise the sculpt yesterday.
Sculpt progress on the Praetorian Xenomorph (Egg Morpher) - Aliens: Defiance - 1:18 scale. A work in progress.
A little less friendly I hope? LOL! Sculpted the entire set of teeth once again along with the rim that goes above the gum line.
The Defiance Praetorian featured teeth that resembled that of the Deacon newborn from Prometheus - human teeth (very creepy) with a protruding jaw that contained the fangs. I still plan to sculpt a version that features those teeth, just not as big as the original sculpt. Variation is a beautiful thing. #alien #aliens #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #covenant #nostromo #sulaco #sculpture #aves #avesfixit #avesstudio #sculpting #customactionfigure
Sculpt progress on the Praetorian (Egg Layer) Xenomorph - 1:18 scale - Alien: Defiance. Work in progress using Aves FIXIT sculpt from Aves Studio LLC.
YES! Back to some sculpting at last! Sorry for the delay guys/gals - life put things on hold for a bit. Hurricane Irma was a beast - and my prayers and well wishes for those whose been affected by the recent storms: Harvey, Irma and now Maria...Mother Nature tends to remind us of whose in charge from time to time. Which there was a gentler way.
Continued sculpting the upper torso on the Praetorian which shares the same body as the 79 Giger alien but at a larger scale. I'll share a scale shot later to let you see the difference. The sculpt you see is quite clean...but not for long. It's an exoskeleton of a creature designed to protect the queen as well as it's hive - the body needs be roughed up a bit. Not much as I have enjoyed the details of the sculpt and don't want to loose it. Just some scratches, breaks and pop marks...nothing too heavy. Working on the piping for the back with the lower abdomen and upper arms next on the table.
More to come! #alien #defiance #darkhorsecomics #aliens #praetorian #giger #sculpting #avesstudio #FIXIT #miniature
Making monsters....that's the plan anyway. Casting some head frames to sculpt over first. Will do several do I don't have to stop and cast anymore later. Also plan to sculpt some Giger eggs as well as a few of the Covenant ones. More to come!!! #alien #aliens #sculpting #casting #smoothon #resin
Sculpt progress on the Xenomorph - ALIEN: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Had time to work on the Xenomorph head sculpt a bit - close to completion, at least this phase. The next step will be to sculpt the jaw separately (you'll see the frame for the jaw I'm sculpting in a couple images posted). I also will begin building a buck for forming the clear dome that -hopefully- will snap on and off the finished head sculpt when complete. I was successful with the 79 beast so fingers crossed it will happen again. Starting to work out the build to the upper torso but nothing to show at the moment.....stay tunes, more to come. #alien #aliencovenant #xenomorph #chestburster #david8 #prometheus #aliens #giger #sculpture #avesstudio #avesFIXITSculpt
Sculpt update on the NEWBORN - Alien: Resurrection - 1:18 scale. Sculpt using Aves FIXIT Sculpt by Aves Studio LLC
Sculpted hips and began working the upper arms.
Realized I need to thin out the lower back a bit and complete some detail just behind the shoulders before I can replicate (mold/cast) and head on to the next stage. Loving the elongated arms of this beast....
At this point with the project, I have pretty much caught up to the point where I left off with the Covenant Xenomorph, Neomorph and Defiance Praetorian - arms and legs. So expect a variety of updates, not JUST the Newborn from this point forward.
More updates to come! Perhaps some Star Wars updates soon? Bringing some back to the workbench. #alien #alienresurrection #newborn #ripley8 #studioadi #sculpture #avesfixit #avesstudio studioADI
Sculpt update in the Protomorph (Alien: Covenant) 1:18 scale and the Praetorian Xenomorph (Aliens: Defiance) 1:18 scale - all works in progress.
For what time I had this weekend I was able to sculpt most of the exoskeleton of the upper body. Still have the back and spine to complete. The abdomen will be separated into two pieces similar to how Revoltech engineered their alien figures. In fact, I've cast several copies of the revoltech abdomen, dremeled them down and will sculpt over the frames. I've already used this technique with the Spitter alien and it looks to work fine.
As for the Praetorian, I am sculpting the Big Chap (79 Alien) all over again, just in a larger scale. Began with the shoulders and will move onto the upper chest this week. As far as the tendons on the mouth...I'm thinking of going back and removing the clay sculpt and add clear hot glue after painting the creature. The effect worked wonderfully with various versions of my 79 beastie...
Not photographed is a build up of the upper torso to the Neomorph and the very early beginnings of a Newborn head sculpt (Alien: Resurrection). Status of those coming soon. #alien #aliens #covenant #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #miniatures #sculpture #actionfigure #nostromo #avesfixitsculpt
Some images of a test cast of the Protomorph (Xenomorph) Head sculpt and Jaw. Cast was made using smooth-on Smooth Cast 320. I resculpted the teeth of the head as I was not happy with the softness of the detail pulled from the cast. The jaw fits in nicely - more detail shots (profiles) will be shown soon. Once the dome is made, the inner mouth and tendons will be attached to complete the first master. Then I will work on a couple variants. #alien #aliens #covenant #protomorph #xenomorph #sculpture #avesstudio #avesFIXITsculpt #smoothon #smoothcast320
The Neomorph - Alien: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Again, the head sculpt comes first. I plan on doing several versions of the head sculpt, including versions that originate from Prometheus concept work. Again, articulation will be important with this aggressive beast. I will be concentration on sculpting the adult version of the Neomorph - at this time I have no interest in doing a "baby" version of the monster unless I happen to sculpt a "backbuster" down the road.
Sculpt progress on the Newborn - Alien: Resurrection. 1:18 scale work in progress using Aves FIXIT Sculpt by Aves Studio LLC.
Taking small steps but the head sculpt is coming along. Already have to make some adjustments to an eye that's slightly lower than the other and a bit too deep into the socket. Most of the time that would be a major pain working with cured epoxy but I don't think so this time around....famous last words LOL!
I'm liking it so far. Will slowly begin to look more recognizable with each update. Looking forward to making progress with this piece. More to come! #alien #resurrection #sculpture #newborn #miniature #avesstudio
Sculpt progress on the Neomorph - ALIEN: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Had some time to begin sculpting over a frame I created last week. Reduced it a bit, then scored the surface with some rough sandpaper so the new layers of FIXIT will have a better adhesion (it already does but it's just a thing with me LOL). The initial sculpt will have the mouth opened (attack). I feel by doing this, the variants will be easier to create from a sculpting point of view. A little rough right now where patches of the surface are still exposed but expect it to smooth out with future updates. More to come! #alien #aliencovenant #neomorph #backburster #sculpt #sculpture #miniature #avesstudio
Sculpt progress on the Protomorph (Alien: Covenant) and the Praetorian Egg Morpher (Alien: Defiance).All 1:18 scale.
Sculpting the torso of the Protomorph - The flesh just beneath the exoskeleton (rib cage) seems to have the textured pattern of lung tissue...or an alien version of it. The next step will be the rib cage itself. Will feature three variant head sculpts - two seen here. All a work in progress.
As for the Praetorian, i've sculpted some tendon details around the mouth of the "attack" version of the head sculpt. It will have an internal mouth included once complete. The upper torso will be a sculpted replica of the 79 ALIEN torso - just larger in scale. A work in progress.
Using Aves FIXIT sculpt. More to come! #alien #covenant #aliens #defiance #darkhorsecomics #sculpture #miniature #xenomorph #protomorph #Praetorian #avesstudio #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt progress on the Xenomorph - Alien: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Again, not much time to sculpt this past weekend. I did however get to add more detail to the Xeno's head sculpt leading down toward the neck. Not sure if I want to sculpt the neck spereately for additional articulation or leave the head and neck one piece with a traditional ball joint. Thinking of keeping it one piece which has worked well for my other alien based sculpts. Enjoying the detail added to this miniature sculpt so far....more to come. :) #alien #aliencovenant #nostromo #xenomorph #aliens #sculpting #minuatures #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt update on the Praetorian "Egg Morpher" Xeno from ALIENS: Defiance (Dark Horse Comics) - 1:18 scale. Sculpting the Big Chap body (ALIEN 79) once again but in a larger scale - some of the details completed to the back making room for the piping coming up soon. The rib cage will be the next step in completing the upper body. Building up the lower torso as well.
Artist Tristan Jones, the creator of this particular beast, just completed a commission piece of the Praetorian...wow <3 Makes me think about going back and sculpting those teeth again. The smaller teeth looks soooo creepy....gotta do it. Beautiful work Tristan!
Have a long weekend coming up with plenty of sculpt time. More to come! #alien #aliens #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #eggmorpher #xenomorph #hive #sculpture #miniature #avesstudio #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt progress on the Neomorph - ALIEN: Covenant - 1:18 scale. Had some time to begin sculpting over a frame I created last week. Reduced it a bit, then scored the surface with some rough sandpaper so the new layers of FIXIT will have a better adhesion (it already does but it's just a thing with me LOL). The initial sculpt will have the mouth opened (attack). I feel by doing this, the variants will be easier to create from a sculpting point of view. A little rough right now where patches of the surface are still exposed but expect it to smooth out with future updates. More to come! #alien #aliencovenant #neomorph #backburster #sculpt #sculpture #miniature #avesstudio
Scale shot of the Praetorian Xenomorph head sculpt next to the Spitter xeno which are similar in design but the Praetorian is obviously going to be a larger build, using mainly the 79 Big Chap's body with longer limbs.
Sculpt update to the Praetorian Xenomorph (egg morpher) - Alien: Defiance - 1:18 scale work in progress.
Sculpt using Aves FIXIT from Aves Studio LLC
Forgive the skinny arms and clay spots holding everything together LOL! Using some wax clay to bring in all the parts to show how the figure is coming along. The arm frames are prior castings of the 79 Alien along with acrylic rods to make the appendages longer - the length of the creature's limbs are to be exaggerated just bit. In my opinion the elongated limbs brings with it that "creep" factor. The next step will be to sculpt the arms and begin work on the tail...which will conatin a good amount of detail.
More to come! #alien #aliens #darkhorsecomics #defiance #aves #avesfixit #sculpting #xenomorph #praetorian #eggmorphing #customactionfigure
Sculpt update on the Egg Morpher or Praetorian Xenomorph - 1:18 scale - Aliens: Defiance, Dark Horse Comics. Completed phase 1 of the head sculpt, next step will be making a mold, then sculpting the variations of the mouth...that's if the mold and castings come out! :) Began building the upper torso of the figure (update coming soon). Used AVes FIXIT to create the sculpt. More to come! #avesfixit #avesstudio #alien #aliens #xenomorph #Praetorian #sculpture #miniature #darkhorsecomics #defiance
Sculpt update on the Praetorian "Egg Morpher" Xeno from ALIENS: Defiance (Dark Horse Comics) - 1:18 scale. Sculpting the Big Chap body (ALIEN 79) once again but in a larger scale - some of the details completed to the back making room for the piping coming up soon. The rib cage will be the next step in completing the upper body. Building up the lower torso as well.
Artist Tristan Jones, the creator of this particular beast, just completed a commission piece of the Praetorian...wow <3 Makes me think about going back and sculpting those teeth again. The smaller teeth looks soooo creepy....gotta do it. Beautiful work Tristan!
Have a long weekend coming up with plenty of sculpt time. More to come! #alien #aliens #defiance #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #eggmorpher #xenomorph #hive #sculpture #miniature #avesstudio #avesfixitsculpt
Usually the first attempt at a new alien dome would require at least one adjustment so that the dome "snaps" into place....This time though, success straight from the gate!!! This dome snaps perfectly onto the alien head and hugs the contours just underneath.
Images you see here are of both the master sculpt and initial cast with domes attached. I increase the tones in the images so you can see the shell of the clear dome.
More images to come as I continue with the inner jaw and tendons - am thrilled this step in the vac forming was the only step needed. :) #alien #aliencovenant #protomorph #xenomorph #vacuumforming #PETG #dome #sculpting #success
Sculpt update on the Protomorph - Alien: Covenant and the beginnings of the Newborn - Alien: Resurrection - both 1:18 scale.
Almost have the upper torso sculpt complete for the Protomorph. Need to complete sculpt detail around the shoulders and back. The lower torso and abdomen has a completed frame ready to be sculpted. A little flimsy right now but once the sculpt is complete is will give the upper body more stability.
The Newborn from Alien: Resurrection. A very early update - not much at this point but you can see where I'm going with it. Always felt sorry for this creature in the film...and it's death was HORRIBLE!!! Very hard to watch and way over the top in my opinion. Still one of my least favorite films from the ALIEN franchise but this beast was a great idea design wise in my opinion. They way it was used?...that's another story. Hope to have a handful of variants of the head sculpt - Neutral, "Mommy", "Fire BAD" and tongue LOL! Those that have seen the film know what I'm talking about.
Sculpts using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC
More to come! #alien #aliens #covenant #ressurection #protomorph #newborn #miniature #sculpting #avesstudio
Build updates on several figures from Alien: Defiance and Covenant - 1:18 scale. Images taken using my iPhone last night so I apologize for the photo quality.
Completed the initial head sculpts molds and resin castings for the Neomorph, Protomorph/Xeno (Covenant) and the Praetorian "Egg Morpher" Xenomorph (Defiance) last week.
The next step is to begin sculpting the upper and lower torsos for the beasties. Began with a rough build of the upper torso using Aves FIXIT, refining the shape with a dremel. Once I have the proportions working I begin adding detail. For the Covenant Protomorph I added mild detail for the first layer of the upper torso build. The Praetorian will have a similar sculpt to that of the Big Chap (79), only larger in scale. Each figure will have the head attached using a ball joint.
More to come :) #alien #covenant #defiance #nostromo #sculpting #customactionfigure #darkhorsecomics #praetorian #avesstudio #miniature
Sculpt progress on the Protomorph (Xenomorph) from Alien: Covenant. 1:18 scale - Work in progress using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC.
So yea, back at it! Trying to work on several projects at once to keep things fresh - best way to go. Slows down the completion time but you don't get burned out which is the worse thing that can happen.
Still sculpting on the upper torso - just so much detail that goes into these creatures. Worked a bit on the shoulder blades, the spine, the piping running across the shoulders. Began working on the lower torso as well - not sure if this two part abdomen will work - I'm gonna proceed with it and if it goes south, I will reduce the abdomen to a single piece. I don't want to do that but hate articulation points that look sloppy or tend to destabilize the build of the figure.
Hoping to finish the piping for the back, the lower abdomen by the weekend and begin the upper arms next week.
More to come! #aliens #alien #covenant #giger #sculpting #miniature #xenomorph #avesstudio #FIXIT #customactionfigure
Sculpt progress on the Protomorph (Alien: Covenant) and the Praetorian Egg Morpher (Alien: Defiance).All 1:18 scale.
Sculpting the torso of the Protomorph - The flesh just beneath the exoskeleton (rib cage) seems to have the textured pattern of lung tissue...or an alien version of it. The next step will be the rib cage itself. Will feature three variant head sculpts - two seen here. All a work in progress.
As for the Praetorian, i've sculpted some tendon details around the mouth of the "attack" version of the head sculpt. It will have an internal mouth included once complete. The upper torso will be a sculpted replica of the 79 ALIEN torso - just larger in scale. A work in progress.
Using Aves FIXIT sculpt. More to come! #alien #covenant #aliens #defiance #darkhorsecomics #sculpture #miniature #xenomorph #protomorph #Praetorian #avesstudio #avesfixitsculpt
Sculpt update on the Neomorph - Alien: Covenant - 1:18 scale work in progress.
Sculpt made using Aves FIXIT Sculpt from Aves Studio LLC
Began working on the upper torso of the figure, exaggerating the dept of the ribcage a bit so a thinner application of FIXIT can be added once cured. Need to add detail to the back and create the "spikes" that protrude.
Next will be the lower torso, another head variant, tail and arms. More to come! #alien #aliens #covenant #neomorph #xenomorph #protomorph #sculpture #aves #avesfixitsculpt #avesstudio #customactionfigure #miniature
Sculpt update on the Praetorian Xeno (egg morpher) - Aliens: Defiance and the Newborn - Alien: Resurrection - all works in progress, 1:18 scale.
Completed more detail to the lower abdomen of the Praetorian with a sculpt similar to the Giger Alien 79. Sculpt using Aves FIXIT sculpt by Aves Studio LLC. I need to finish the lower back, detail of the "fin" between the shoulders and I want to create the base of the tail before moving onto the arms and legs.