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I decided that the "racing pose" seemed a bit ordinary for this character, so I sketched something that looked like a stunt biker from an x-games event. It was a little too comical for what I wanted, so I made it feel like he was riding a "jet-ski" jumping a wave.
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I finished the hands and baked them first...then started working on the body.
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I felt like the arms were a bit too long, so I did a little corrective surgery with my saw and belt sander.
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When I got to the head, I made the teeth separately so they would hold detail while I finished the rest of the face and headgear.
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The final sculpt with the stages of the paint job. Time for some Super-Glue! (A little Monkey Trivia: technically speaking, a Mandrill is not a baboon, though it is related to them.)
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