/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Does anyone know where I can purchase a metal miniature of pic rel? The only things I've been able to find are prints and 3D models. I saw a metal replica on a Russian site about 2 months ago but have since lost it. Sculpture is "An Athlete Wrestling with a Python" by Frederic Leighton and is displayed at the Tate Britain in London.

It seems people that are good at drawing can sculpt better than the vice-versa of sculptors who attempt to draw. I guess because they don't usually think about conveying 3D objects in a 2D medium.
being able to sculpt an accurate anatomy reference that is pliable is so useful though, every artist should do it. I guess you could just buy an action figure or a pre-made blender model.
But sculpting has definitely improved my drawing skills, something about actually feeling the form helps you internalize it.

It's actually "An Athlete Wrestling with a Python" by Frederic Leighton.

This is the display caption on the homepage of the Tate Britain, just because:
This is the earlier of Frederic Leighton’s only two life-size sculptures, both made with the assistance of Thomas Brock. In subject and scale it was intended as a challenge to one of the greatest classical sculptures, The Laocoön, which shows three men being crushed by sea serpents. Frederic Leighton was a pioneer of what became known as the ‘New Sculpture’ movement in Britain. This fresh approach looked back to classical sculpture while focusing on the naturalism of the body through careful modelling of the surface. This coincided with a revival of interest in bronze, the lost wax technique used here allowing for precision in the treatment of form.

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Seeing as the snake already coils around both his legs, I think the arm would've been too much and I like how the snake runs parallel with the straight arm.