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This was quite a challenge --literally!

A friend of mine once told me to stop drawing elves, or, moreover, bishounen/biseinen in general. I couldn't imagine precisely why he would carry this fascination with my dear hobby so I asked him, indeed, "Why?". His response was clear: I shouldn't draw anything that doesn't exist in real life.

"There's no such thing as fruity elves, or your fruity men."

Well! I decided to show him wrong. This was my senior-year (high school) art project, dedicated to those who really love what they do and are willing to attempt any endeavor to validate it ^_~. He took me months of work, effort, and real heart. He survived frustration, weariness, and, sadly, vandalizing as well. Artistically, it was a major journey. I don't have very much money, so I mostly built him from common materials, like joint compound and foam insulation, that I got from the local home improvements store. I really had to learn a lot about the materials I was attempting to employ, as I had never worked with many of them before, and I was operating on a scale that I had never previously tackled... not to mention the scope! It took construction, sculpting, tailoring, painting, whittling, and even hairdressing! Even so, I eventually persevered, much to my joy!

Sadly, this didn't win Best of Show at school (one of my paintings did instead), but as far as I'm concerned, he'll always be my most precious high-school memory. Thanks for looking!

Stats: 6'2" high, approximately 40 lbs (very light!).
Materials:
-Inner Materials: copper tubing, screws, newpaper, spray-foam insulation, joint compound, latex, fabric, staples, wire.
-Detail: Super Sculpey, glass, acrylic fingernails, stone, wire.
-Surface: spraypaint, acrylic, markers, yarn, ink, fingernail polish, glaze, white ink, horsehair.
-Decoration and Clothing: beads (stone/plastic --though I don't think you can see his earring), faux silk, faux suede, ribbon, leather.
PS- the flower is from my garden. It's my first of the season! I thought it really suited him well ^_^.
Photos splices together with border in Opencanvas 4 Plus.
Umber Yaarelia (c) L. Tyl (me) Character from "Dark Councilors."

I will upload photos in Scraps of this project in progress upon request ^_^. Thanks again!

Description
This was quite a challenge --literally!

A friend of mine once told me to stop drawing elves, or, moreover, bishounen/biseinen in general. I couldn't imagine precisely why he would carry this fascination with my dear hobby so I asked him, indeed, "Why?". His response was clear: I shouldn't draw anything that doesn't exist in real life.

"There's no such thing as fruity elves, or your fruity men."

Well! I decided to show him wrong. This was my senior-year (high school) art project, dedicated to those who really love what they do and are willing to attempt any endeavor to validate it ^_~. He took me months of work, effort, and real heart. He survived frustration, weariness, and, sadly, vandalizing as well. Artistically, it was a major journey. I don't have very much money, so I mostly built him from common materials, like joint compound and foam insulation, that I got from the local home improvements store. I really had to learn a lot about the materials I was attempting to employ, as I had never worked with many of them before, and I was operating on a scale that I had never previously tackled... not to mention the scope! It took construction, sculpting, tailoring, painting, whittling, and even hairdressing! Even so, I eventually persevered, much to my joy!

Sadly, this didn't win Best of Show at school (one of my paintings did instead), but as far as I'm concerned, he'll always be my most precious high-school memory. Thanks for looking!

Stats: 6'2" high, approximately 40 lbs (very light!).
Materials:
-Inner Materials: copper tubing, screws, newpaper, spray-foam insulation, joint compound, latex, fabric, staples, wire.
-Detail: Super Sculpey, glass, acrylic fingernails, stone, wire.
-Surface: spraypaint, acrylic, markers, yarn, ink, fingernail polish, glaze, white ink, horsehair.
-Decoration and Clothing: beads (stone/plastic --though I don't think you can see his earring), faux silk, faux suede, ribbon, leather.
PS- the flower is from my garden. It's my first of the season! I thought it really suited him well ^_^.
Photos splices together with border in Opencanvas 4 Plus.
Umber Yaarelia (c) L. Tyl (me) Character from "Dark Councilors."

I will upload photos in Scraps of this project in progress upon request ^_^. Thanks again!