Winged Angel On Skulls Statue

A mourning angel keeping watch over the dead. A winged woman in a long, columnar gown stands atop a heaped mound of human skulls, cradling a single skull in the crook of one arm while her other hand presses gently over her heart. Great feathered wings sweep up and back behind her, the plumage carved in tidy overlapping rows, and her face is calm and downcast - a piece of classic memorial, cemetery-style statuary with a gothic edge. It suits a shrine shelf, a gothic or Halloween display, a tabletop centrepiece, or a scenic diorama base. Print notes • This is a tall, narrow model, so resin is the natural choice for the wing feathers, the drapery folds and the skull pile. • Orient with a slight lean and support the wing undersides, the chin and the outstretched arm; the skull mound makes a broad, stable footing. • Hollow the gown and torso with a drain hole to cut resin use on a large print. • For a stone-monument look, prime grey and dry-brush the raised feather edges, gown folds and skull crowns with a lighter tone.