The Mind Creative
I do also have a strong appreciation for March 2014
figurative artwork, especially from the
renaissance era and I believe that the
figurative sculptures from this period
are among the finest renderings of
human expression ever created.
TMC: This particular question is driven
by curiosity. Your attention to details is
simply astounding. Do you usually base
your work on photographs? Or is
straight from memory?
ANGUS: There is no substitute to
drawing from life though I often find
myself working from photos due to the
difficulty in acquiring real subject
matter. Where possible I try to work
from stuffed animals and bird skins,
which can be accessed at universities
and museums. I also have my own
collection of material that I have
personally collected and preserved,
that is slowly growing. Stuffed animals
are preferable to live creatures because
they remain still and in conjunction
with photographs and sketches can be
used to create realistic unique poses.
If working from photos I generally will
try and reposition the subject to a new
and unique pose and use the photos as
a reference for the surface details. This
allows me to pose the subjects how I
choose and to be less reliant on the
photography
and
wasting
time
capturing the perfect frame.
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