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click the Phantom's mask to view the finale SOLD
Angel
of Music!
You denied me,
turning from true beauty . . .
Angel of Music!
Do not shun me . . .
Come to your strange
Angel . . .
Well,
we're finally there. A long and rocky road, at times,
but Erik is now here and whole. Please take a look at him by clicking
on his mask or click here.
Thank
You everyone who followed the creation
of this 10-inch Erik doll, I hope you'll
drop by the next time a Phantom character is made.
If
you're interested in other unique, one of a kind collectible clay
figures, for yourself, friends or family
who appreciate something not found anywhere else in the world then take
a look in my whimsical artwork Gallery
at: Originals by
LE. If you see something that strikes your fancy please email
me.
Some items are currently in stock and for sale except where noted.
Ask about special offers
Originals by LE since 1975
Any
questions or comments you have
or if you're interested in a unique Erik Phantom made just for you,
please write.
To
that special person who now owns this one of a kind Erik -
Phantom --he's coming home.
The
following is when it began...sometime in April 06
Welcome
to my Phantom of the Opera Doll
creation-in-progress.
A brand new one of a kind Erik doll that I offered for auction on eBay.
On this page are progress photos with new added -
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This
handsome chap has kindly agreed to step in and model as an example
of some of my other work but the one I'm currently making is very
different which I'll explain in a moment.
Also, the new doll will be posed differently and will be holding
the bridal veil in one hand and beckoning to Christine with the
other.
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Some
of you may know that I usually create 18-inch Phantom dolls with
a cloth body and clay head, mask, hands and shoes.
The new doll is nearly 10-inches (25cm) tall but has a fully sculpted
clay body. (The one above is only 6 inches tall and all clay, painted).
But,
like the 18-inch dolls the new one will be dressed in a real
tailor
made fabric tuxedo
and removable mask, revealing Erik's sad disfigurment.
OK,
now the progress report:
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Here
he is at the very beginning in a very rough state, just fleshing out
his shape over the wire armature.
Made of Polymer clay.
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getting there - skinny legs, cute tush! -
but I'm still working on him. It's good to see him like this now because
once the clothes go on that's the last time we'll catch him in his
birthday suit. He'll be relieved!
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Face
detailed nicely. Lots and lots of smoothing, trimming...
Next, the hair gets sculpted on.
You can see his hands are missing. I will do those separately. |
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Next
is a close up of his face but as I said, lots more work to do on
it yet.
I will use Genesis oil paints for his face as well as shading the
body parts that show. (All those photos will be shown here)
Before painting his face I'll fashion the white mask and design
something elegant that can be removed.
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Whew!
What a job. And not many new photos at this point because it's taken
days to get the man's body and mask finished. As I said, this is
a new size of Phantom for me and although he's not as big as the
18 inch doll, he's extremely time consuming just the same.
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The
next step, I will start painting, so stay tuned for update photos
and thanks again for dropping by!
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Woollens are on. (painted & glazed) Gets mighty chilly in the
depths of the
Paris Opera House. I know Erik looks somewhat reminiscent of Batman
at this point but neither mystery man wants his skivvies to show
through formal black attire. Of course those are not skivvies for
BM are they???
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Grey
woollen long johns and black shiny boots.
Next I will paint his face, hair and body shading. Stay tuned folks -
and get bidding!
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UPDATE:
Life
into him.

Painted
with Genesis oils

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Pictures
don't do him justice, he's quite impressive in person.
Next - getting dressed!
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Again, thanks for your interest and dropping by!
PHANTOM
WITH THE VEIL
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I
hope you'll return for the future updates which will be added soon,
and please write
if you have any comments or questions, I would really enjoy hearing
from you.
Also, if you haven't already, do take a look at my other Phantom
creations and take the tour
of the making of the 18-inch Phantom doll.
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If you're interested
in having a different Phantom Doll made
for you please write
or click here.
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