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Elephant

Characters & Creatures
Grey clay render of a sculpted elephant walking forward across a rocky base, seen from the front.
An anatomy study. The aim was to get the underlying skeleton and muscle right before any texture work — so it is presented as raw sculpt, in clay, where nothing can hide.
Close front three-quarter view of the head, ears spread and tusks curving forward.
Closer front view of the elephant, showing the wrinkled skin across the trunk and ears.
Full side profile from the left, showing the line of the back, the rib cage and the hind leg.
The profile is where an anatomy study lives or dies: the slope of the spine, the mass over the shoulder and the way the hind leg carries the weight.
Rear three-quarter view, showing the hindquarters and the fall of the tail.
Side view from the right, the trunk extended down toward the ground.
The whole piece presented on a round pedestal, seen from the side.
Presented as a figurine on a turntable base, with rocks and grass sculpted into the ground plane.
The pedestal piece seen from the front, the elephant framed by the rocks at its feet.

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