Durdle's Door

 

Durdle's door is a landmark along the Jurrasic Coastline. It is a rock that stands out from the edge of the cliff due to it being made of a tougher rock than the surrounding areas. The hole in said rock is also caused due to this difference in rock. I went there for inspiration to create my rock based creature, using the rocks that I found there I took a mould of a certain area using alginate. I allowed this to set and then peeled it off and cast in plaster so that I could have a more permanent version of the rock. I made sure to remove any left over material so as to not cause harm to the environment. I took many photographs of the rocks that I found there for primar research into the tectures and colouring of the rocks. This allows me to make my creature more realistic and accurate due to this research. I think that this trip was worth the energy as it has provided me with my own research into the types of rock without having to base my research off of some pictures on the internet. 

 

As I wanted to encooporate the type of rock into my design I had to choose the style that best suited the structure of my creature. Therefore aftere going through all of the photographs I have selected the styles that I thought most suitable and displayed them below. I will have to decide what style I want to create with on my character as each has a very different and unique styling. At the current moment I believe the textures of 9 and 10 may be most suitable, however the structuring of texture 2 is also bery interesting and would make for a more interesting depth in the character. 

 

Aswell as looking at the shapes and structure of the rock it is also prevelant to look at the colouring of the rock, to take note of the highlights, lowlights, base tone and the way this cold be applied to the makeup. I am particulalr ydrawn to the colour scheme of the texture 2 rocks as it has the lighter stone colour with deep shadows in the crevices. This contrast would work well when trying to contour the prosthetic. It would also be suitable for the character that has lived in the rocky mountains their entire existance. 

 

Overall this trip has proved extremely helpful in the structuring of my character and the way that I will have to sculpt the prosthetics, it has also given me a good insight into the colouring that will be involved.