Needle Felted Sea Turtle Time Lapse

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  • Опубликовано: 28 мар 2022
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    This time lapse edit of the making of my Sea Turtle felted wool sculpture compresses 19 hours of stabby needle felting into 6 minutes of video. This quick view will give a good sense of the order of operations I use for a complex felt sculpture like this one. I start with a simple outline drawing to track relative scale of the parts, and work through making the shell and limbs and spend a good deal of time sculpting the face. I test how the pieces fit together and make changes, then add color and details before joining the component parts together. I insert a wire armature when the piece is nearly complete, then do a little more detailing before mounting it onto a simple base.
    I go much further in depth with this project in my online video-based workshop 'Sculptural Needle Felting: The Comprehensive Guide.' The Sea Turtle is a "Bonus Project" at the end of the techniques-based class; it is one of six projects that follow me from start to finish with a needle-felted sculpture. This one is notable because I focus on working from photographs (since I don't happen to have access to an actual sea turtle), using (and mixing) color, and embedding a wire armature in the felted sculpture.
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Комментарии • 42

  • @caronspurway3792
    @caronspurway3792 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing work, thank you for sharing. We recently saw turtles in the wild at Mon Repos (Queensland, Australia) guided by rangers, researchers and volunteers. We saw females digging holes laying their eggs and we also saw hatchlings emerging from other egg clusters and we helped guide them to the water. I have wanted to make a turtle since then and have been looking for a good tutorial on how to do it. I'm glad I found yours.

  • @HardyBrothersOutdoors
    @HardyBrothersOutdoors 2 года назад +6

    Amazing to see how this sculpture came to be and really enjoyed seeing it in person! Thanks so much for the studio tour, we really had a great time! Hope to see you all again soon! - Josh

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  2 года назад

      It was great showing you my workspace and process- thank YOU for being a wonderful audience. Miss you already and hope to see you soon too!

    • @a.k.7424
      @a.k.7424 2 года назад +1

      This is incredibly detailed and lovely-- you captured the markings so well! I particularly love the shape of the hind feet :) May I ask, do you use finer wool like merino for the surface colors and markings?

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  2 года назад +1

      @@a.k.7424 , Thanks for your kind words! I don't often use Merino, even for surface markings- I find it to be almost too fine. In this piece I just used dyed Corrriedale wool- my favorite- for the coloration.

  • @towardthewithin
    @towardthewithin 2 года назад +7

    That's truly inspiring! Beautiful turtle and the mounting was really smart too!

  • @marajokegr
    @marajokegr 4 месяца назад

    Beautiful artwork.

  • @AkilahOsa
    @AkilahOsa 2 года назад +2

    Truly, your love for you're craft really shines through. The amount of effort put into this piece is astonishing. 😁👍

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  2 года назад

      Thanks for saying so-- I know this process seems way too long and boring for some, but I love it; there are so many possibilities!

    • @AkilahOsa
      @AkilahOsa 2 года назад

      @@StephanieMetzSculpture I agree wholeheartedly, I also love needlefelting, unfortunately I don't have much time to properly finish a piece.
      Which is why, watching your start to finish process is so inspiring😍🥰.
      I'm currently not financially stable, otherwise I would totally be taking your classes.😑

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  2 года назад

      @@AkilahOsa I so wish I could work at timelapse speed! It's good for videos since no one would sit through actual felting time. : ) As for the class, the first part about tools is free on my RUclips channel (if that helps), and there is a payment plan option for the class. It'll continue to be available, since the info isn't going to go out of style or anything, so if you need to come back to it in the future it'll be there.

  • @staciejean
    @staciejean 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beautiful work!

  • @someshit7663
    @someshit7663 Год назад +1

    The amount of patience you have is remarkable. ☺️

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  Год назад

      For some things, but definitely not in ALL realms of my life. Listening to audiobooks while I work is key! 👍

  • @aFreakingSpongebobReference
    @aFreakingSpongebobReference Год назад

    That's beautiful! You are amazingly talented! You have a lot of patience attaching the pieces, I find it easier to leave some looser fluff on the ends rather than cutting it. Cutting wool shortens the fibers and makes it much harder to felt.

  • @clairemann7300
    @clairemann7300 2 года назад +6

    Incredible 😍

  • @adelecain1163
    @adelecain1163 Год назад

    I am loving that confidence to cut into the piece to adjust flipper position and to add the armature. But, of course!! It felts back together!! Ha!!

  • @everfluctuating
    @everfluctuating 2 года назад +3

    so beautiful. i thought it was a real life turtle at first!

  • @jenniferrice1304
    @jenniferrice1304 Год назад

    Wow! That's a lot of work! Looks so realistic. Beautiful.

  • @meme-du8xj
    @meme-du8xj Год назад

    I'm in awe

  • @lilyotv9767
    @lilyotv9767 Год назад

    Excellent - thank you!

  • @aliciadupuy9228
    @aliciadupuy9228 Год назад

    Beautiful creation.
    I love this video style.

  • @jag5798
    @jag5798 Год назад +2

    Timelapse is a great idea for people like myself who don’t have patience to watch a whole video.

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  Год назад

      Yes- and this process takes SO long I don't know anyone who would watch it all live! 😁

  • @beverleylavender4214
    @beverleylavender4214 Год назад

    Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing ❤

  • @gabrielegille9264
    @gabrielegille9264 Год назад +1

    Das ist unglaublich 😲😍🤩
    Wo kann mann denn sowas lernen?

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  Год назад

      Ich lehre es! Ich habe eine Online-Video-Meisterklasse, aber sie ist auf Englisch. Sie finden es unter courses.stephaniemetz.com . Oder kaufen Sie einfach ein paar Vorräte, fangen Sie an, Wolle zu stochern, und passen Sie auf, während Sie gehen. Es gibt auch viele Videos online.

    • @gabrielegille9264
      @gabrielegille9264 Год назад

      Schade ich kann leider kein Englisch aber Dankeschön für die Tipps. 😃

  • @khangtrieu369
    @khangtrieu369 2 года назад

    nice video

  • @jacquelinegabriel3872
    @jacquelinegabriel3872 2 года назад +1

    Do you sell theses beautiful works of art?

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  2 года назад

      I do; when they are available I often post them on the shop section of my website, www.stephaniemetz.com/shop-1 . Thanks for asking!

  • @Quidame98
    @Quidame98 2 года назад +1

    hi! could i ask which needle sizes you are using for each step and what type of wool you are using on top of the core wool? Also. what size needle do you use to sculpt the deep lines? thanks!

    • @StephanieMetzSculpture
      @StephanieMetzSculpture  2 года назад

      I use a 38 gauge triangle needle almost all the time, and occasionally a fine 40 gauge for tiny details. I prefer Corriedale wool, and that's what I use throughout- to build the form, and then dyed Corrriedale for the color. 👍

    • @Quidame98
      @Quidame98 2 года назад +1

      @@StephanieMetzSculpture thanks so much!

  • @moonspiritartbycindyhill1084
    @moonspiritartbycindyhill1084 2 года назад

    Wow