Clearly, Iris, your artistic skills are not limited to LBT fanart! :!
I know nothing about Neopets, but the Draik looks great! He’s got a lot of character, especially with those eyebrows, the fins on his head, and that mustache. 
You did a really good job sculpting his head; I love how the yes and nostrils look. Best of luck to you in winning that prize. 
I honestly loved how the head came out myself as well. When I saw it I immediately baked it, just in case that the body would look horrible I still would have the nice head
Thank you for your comments.
I’m REALLY impressed by the wishing well. 
That looks like a very intricate design. 
Am I correct in assuming that the only parts actually made of clay are the bucket, the roof, and the brown things supporting the roof and holding the handle together? (By the way, I love how it’s a working model, with the bucket that can be hauled up. 
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I’m really curious about how you made the well wall. It looks amazing. Did you use real stones to build it? If so, did you have to cut or sculpt them somehow, or did you just find ones that were the right shapes? Either way, it looks like building the well must have been a lot of work. :blink: It’s incredible how level the layers of stones are, and how perfectly circular and symmetrical the wall is (from what I can tell). Does it have a base or a “floor” to it, too, or is the bottom just a ring of stones? Finally, how tall is it? From the looks of the photos, it can’t be much more than a few inches.
The only parts not made of clay are: the rope, the wooden handle and horizontal pin in the middle and the iron pin which I used to attach the rope to the bucket.
When I was in Canada I went shopping at a craft store with Tim. There I saw this clay called 'Stone colored clay', from the same brand as I use to normally model with. I decided to check it out, and when I came with an idea for the wishing well I just couldn't resist buying it. They are bars of 1 ounce which have a stone pattern in them, that won't go away. I cut them all in little blocks and tried to press them together, which is what the wall consists of (two different colors).
It does have a floor. I took a piece of Brown clay which I formed in the shape of a circle (which if you look well, you can see in the top right picture). The ring of stones is laid around it
The well is about 5 or 6 cm tall.... about 2 inches, I think. It took quite a while to make, but it was totally worth it!
I previously commented a little on the Simba ornament (I’m sorry, what is it exactly?) in Tim’s star day thread, but I can probably come up with a few more things to say. 
First, I think the colors you used are gorgeous (I love that shade of orange). And the pictures you stuck on it are really nice. (What’s that little heart on the left photo made of, by the way?) And as with the well, I’m curious about how big it was.
It actually just is a Simba Ornament, haha. It is also 'our' ornament... Ever since I got a christmas present of 'us' in 2009, I decided I wanted one for every year... So this is the one for 2010
Tim and I have been together since 2008, but we never met that year, so we never gave something material to each other. I like that shade of orange very much myself, and used a full package of it to create this present (therefore I had to buy a new one at the craft store, which lead me to the stone colored clay
). The heart is painted on there with Acrylic paint
It is about 13cm from left to right, which is *gets converter* 5.1 inches. Definitely the biggest project I've had so far when it comes to size
As I said it used a whole package of clay, which is why I tend not so make big sculptures and stick to those which are just 2 inches. Clay packages aren't that cheap, especially here since there aren't any real craft stores and I have to get them shipped from overseas...
Thanks for your comments and questions!!
