For my animal head piece I chose to make the head of an orca. To make this piece I first started with two pinch pots and flipped one over and put it on top of the other to form a hollowed out shape for the head. I then smoothed and shaped the piece and started drawing lines to where I wanted the mouth and eyes. Next I cut out the mouth and added a tongue and teeth. Finally, I added the eyes and the blowhole on the back of the head. I used texture in my piece by adding lines and scratches on the tongue, mouth, and eyes of the whale to make it look more realistic. Since orcas usually have glossy and wet skin I also decided to use glaze on the outside of the whale and paint on the inside so that it will contrast and the outside will look more glossy and wet like it has just been in water. I picked an orca because I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and try something new. I also really like orcas they are definitely in my top 10 favorite animals. In my opinion, I think that my piece was partially successful in a sense that it looks like an orca but personally I think I could have done better. I really liked this project because I liked learning how to do animal heads and sculptures which will definitely help me in the future if I decide to do another animal piece. Like I already stated I felt like I could have pushed this piece more by possibly making the head smaller and longer so that I could add more parts like the fin or it's flippers.
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