Maquette of the Nazgul.

For the body of the beast I used a heavier guage wire and twisted it like I did the wings. I then just bent the wire to what I thought was close to the thumbnail sketch and started adding plasticine for the body shape. I then bent the wings to shape and stuck them to where they should go.

As you can see I made a mini horse maquette too.

I cut some black material and glued it to the wire...not an easy task! After that I brushed on some retouch varnish to the material to stiffen it up some so it could hold its shape.

And it's all done!

Maquette of the Nazgul.

As my previous post describe about the art challenge regarding Eowyn and the Nazgul, I decide to make a maquette based on my thumbnail sketch. I did this so I can obtain an accurate understanding of the lighting effect and a basic foundation of the actual winged beast. The materials I used were copper wire, kneadit (a two part epoxy putty), and plasticine. Below are some progress shots I took along the way as I made the wings. Next post I'll show you the following stage.