Grandfather 'tribute Bust' Finished Pics...

[andrew santagato ●]

Well, I finally got around to taking some pics of the 'finished' bust. The first 2 pics are obviously real pics of my Grandfather, whose name was Wallace Burns (my mom's Dad) for those that haven't seen the original thread. He passed away back in June of 1987. I was born on his Birthday, hence my middle name (Andrew Wallace Santagato).I finished this piece in latex. The eyes are acrylic. The hair job was a killer, seeing as how I had to blend both light gray and dark gray. It's a little hard to tell in the pics, but it's blended quite a bit.I presented him at the family Easter gathering this past weekend. it was a pretty emotional event, to say the least. I plan on doing up a bust in Silicone later this year, with punched hair, etc.I hope everyone enjoys the pictures, and thanks for the great comments thus far. It was indeed a project that carried it's fair share of pressure, lol, as I wanted to get his likeness as best as I could.This piece DID garner me a credit from my teacher, Dick Smith, who absolutely loved it. That, of course, meant quite a lot.-A<img src=\"http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/santagato/Picture003.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/santagato/Picture001.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/santagato/papa011.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/santagato/papa010.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/santagato/papa001.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/santagato/papa002.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />

[andrew santagato ●]

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[jonl]

freakin wonderful andrew~ that is your best work yet and its very very nice! congrats on a great job done!

[TheChosenOne ●]

Beautiful!Fantastic work, Andrew.

[crazydog500 ●]

One word Amazing you did great job on this piece, <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":thumbsup:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"thumbsup.gif\" />

[Earl ●]

Beautiful work. Man, I can't tell you how much this touched me. I was very close with my grand parents also.

[Sawman ●]

Man thats awesome!!!

[IbDaToNeGuY ●]

wow that came out amazing Andrew . i'm speechless ..... i'm sure your family is very proud of your hard work that you put into this beautiful piece and could very well be a piece handed down in your family for years to come . mike,

[Myersh20 ●]

Oustanding job Andrew! Incredible likeness, and a very touching tribute. WELL DONE!

[mybankey ●]

Very nice man! And I can only imagine how your family responded. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" />