Noel
@skya.bsky.social
Artist, illustrator, mini painter, steampunk enthusiast
And because I'm a perfectionist I tweaked the shadows a bit to add a little bit more dimension. Want to keep it feeling flattish to mimic the original illustration, but still want it to feel internally consistent given how my art has diverged from the original.
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
And because I'm a perfectionist I tweaked the shadows a bit to add a little bit more dimension. Want to keep it feeling flattish to mimic the original illustration, but still want it to feel internally consistent given how my art has diverged from the original.
I started putting together some dioramas made from flats. Unfortunately because of how shiny they are and the lack of depth it's very hard to get decent pictures of them at this stage.
(Yes I am also working on the Wyrd cats in the foreground which have taken way longer than I intended.)
(Yes I am also working on the Wyrd cats in the foreground which have taken way longer than I intended.)
October 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I started putting together some dioramas made from flats. Unfortunately because of how shiny they are and the lack of depth it's very hard to get decent pictures of them at this stage.
(Yes I am also working on the Wyrd cats in the foreground which have taken way longer than I intended.)
(Yes I am also working on the Wyrd cats in the foreground which have taken way longer than I intended.)
Skywise is finished, which means I'll have at least two pieces for the MMSI show next weekend. Don't think I'm gonna get the still life done in time at this rate.
October 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Skywise is finished, which means I'll have at least two pieces for the MMSI show next weekend. Don't think I'm gonna get the still life done in time at this rate.
Getting a bit closer to something I'm happy with on the flowers l.
October 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Getting a bit closer to something I'm happy with on the flowers l.
Today's harvest before I even touch the cherry tomatoes or the parsley.
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Today's harvest before I even touch the cherry tomatoes or the parsley.
The rodents started digging up the daffodils so I decided to have at a bit earlier in the season than I had originally intended.. this is only the two spots closest to the stoop and with me leaving the biggest deepest clump in. It was definitely past time to divide these out.
September 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The rodents started digging up the daffodils so I decided to have at a bit earlier in the season than I had originally intended.. this is only the two spots closest to the stoop and with me leaving the biggest deepest clump in. It was definitely past time to divide these out.
Finished it. Based on Alphonse Mucha's Evening Star.
Approximately 3 x 6", cast resin sculpt, brass trim, acrylic paint.
Approximately 3 x 6", cast resin sculpt, brass trim, acrylic paint.
September 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Finished it. Based on Alphonse Mucha's Evening Star.
Approximately 3 x 6", cast resin sculpt, brass trim, acrylic paint.
Approximately 3 x 6", cast resin sculpt, brass trim, acrylic paint.
Stupid flowers are gonna drive me bonkers.
September 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Stupid flowers are gonna drive me bonkers.
I love broccoli harvest season.
September 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I love broccoli harvest season.
There is always either too much or too little zucchini. This year it was too much and my fridge and freezer have been over flowing.
August 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
There is always either too much or too little zucchini. This year it was too much and my fridge and freezer have been over flowing.
I can feel fall coming in my bones at this point. If I'm lucky and I take decent care of the beds I'll have two more months of garden veggies even as the insane quantities of squash die back.
August 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I can feel fall coming in my bones at this point. If I'm lucky and I take decent care of the beds I'll have two more months of garden veggies even as the insane quantities of squash die back.
For those who haven't been following along this is me repainting this bust by DarkHorse from 2004.
August 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
For those who haven't been following along this is me repainting this bust by DarkHorse from 2004.
Finished with Skywise. Time to repaint his tree.
August 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Finished with Skywise. Time to repaint his tree.
Almost entirely from the garden. Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and onion greens covered in a homemade sweet onion basil apple cider dressing made with onions and basil from the garden.
August 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Almost entirely from the garden. Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and onion greens covered in a homemade sweet onion basil apple cider dressing made with onions and basil from the garden.
The garden and the CSA this year has been amazing, and sharing back and forth with my nextdoor neighbor has just made it better.
Two nights of lovely food:
Garlic lemon "butter" (Myoko's plant butter) chard, salt potatoes, and mushroom hamburger quinoa. That chard was incredible.
Two nights of lovely food:
Garlic lemon "butter" (Myoko's plant butter) chard, salt potatoes, and mushroom hamburger quinoa. That chard was incredible.
August 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The garden and the CSA this year has been amazing, and sharing back and forth with my nextdoor neighbor has just made it better.
Two nights of lovely food:
Garlic lemon "butter" (Myoko's plant butter) chard, salt potatoes, and mushroom hamburger quinoa. That chard was incredible.
Two nights of lovely food:
Garlic lemon "butter" (Myoko's plant butter) chard, salt potatoes, and mushroom hamburger quinoa. That chard was incredible.
At this point I've dug out some photo reference of Dutch still lifes to inspire me and started sketching in the color underpainting.
Don't know if I will achieve what I'm envisioning. But if not it will still have been a worthwhile learning process.
Don't know if I will achieve what I'm envisioning. But if not it will still have been a worthwhile learning process.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
At this point I've dug out some photo reference of Dutch still lifes to inspire me and started sketching in the color underpainting.
Don't know if I will achieve what I'm envisioning. But if not it will still have been a worthwhile learning process.
Don't know if I will achieve what I'm envisioning. But if not it will still have been a worthwhile learning process.
But then it gets cast in resin and you can finally see the shape of the finished sculpt. Attach it to a backing and add paint.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
But then it gets cast in resin and you can finally see the shape of the finished sculpt. Attach it to a backing and add paint.
Final sculpt is a bit hard to make out because it's well made of translucent sculpy.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Final sculpt is a bit hard to make out because it's well made of translucent sculpy.
Whole thing gets plopped onto a light box, and the basic outline gets cut out and general lines get carved in. I pull the drawing back out from underneath to use as a reference and finish the sculpting from there.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Whole thing gets plopped onto a light box, and the basic outline gets cut out and general lines get carved in. I pull the drawing back out from underneath to use as a reference and finish the sculpting from there.
And then I put tracing paper over it and roll out a thin sheet of translucent Premo over that.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
And then I put tracing paper over it and roll out a thin sheet of translucent Premo over that.
Let me take you through the process of making it. Using the photo I took as reference I did up a B&W drawing to sculpt over. Drawing gets put under a piece of plexiglass.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Let me take you through the process of making it. Using the photo I took as reference I did up a B&W drawing to sculpt over. Drawing gets put under a piece of plexiglass.
Experimented with sculpting, started working on the Mucha pieces, but I wanted something small and entirely my own to experiment with before trying to copy one of Mucha's masterworks. So I decided to sculpt a still life, something traditional if it was a painting, but kinda out there for a flat.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Experimented with sculpting, started working on the Mucha pieces, but I wanted something small and entirely my own to experiment with before trying to copy one of Mucha's masterworks. So I decided to sculpt a still life, something traditional if it was a painting, but kinda out there for a flat.
Working on the harvest still life flat. An original sculpt based on a photo from when my garden was keeping me sane during year two of Covid. I dove kinda heavily into my art at the same time.
June 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Working on the harvest still life flat. An original sculpt based on a photo from when my garden was keeping me sane during year two of Covid. I dove kinda heavily into my art at the same time.
Merf. Here, cats make everything better.
June 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Merf. Here, cats make everything better.