Australopithecus afarensis: Hominin #3

Australopithecus afarensis: Hominin #3 - 1/88 Limited Edition Format: 2160 x 2160 px - MP4 Looping video - 150 dpi This Hominin bust by the Smithsonian paleoartist John Gurche is built with clay over a cast or 3D print of an ancient skull, from which a silicone mold is taken and the face painted into the mold. Acrylic eyes, and bear or human hair implanted manually and individually. Materials: clay, casting, 3D printing, silicone, acrylic, paint, bear hair, human hair. Medium: digital photography, post-production coloring, animation. In the world of paleoanthropology, this find was an exciting event. Until its discovery the earliest hominins had been known mostly from isolated bones and...View all