The first part of this blog post is "waxy" and the end is where things get more "wacky" :)
After considering in the last post which Barbie faces were spot on, I got to thinking about the process sculptors go through in getting facial features just right. When thinking about a creation that should look exactly like who it is based on, Madame Tussauds wax figures come to mind. Not that every one of their creations is perfect, but many of them look pretty similar to the celebrity they're based on!
I wanted to share a few wax figures that would appeal to the readers of this blog. I found a Flickr account full of great wax figure photos. The photographer's collection of wax movie monster photos can be found here:
Brechtbug's photos of wax museum monsters
Here is one of my favorites! I think this is a pretty lifelike Bela Lugosi. Check out those eyes!
Oh, and now on to the wacky part of this entry...I got such a kick out of this video. Ozzy Osbourne pretending to be his own wax figure:
After considering in the last post which Barbie faces were spot on, I got to thinking about the process sculptors go through in getting facial features just right. When thinking about a creation that should look exactly like who it is based on, Madame Tussauds wax figures come to mind. Not that every one of their creations is perfect, but many of them look pretty similar to the celebrity they're based on!
I wanted to share a few wax figures that would appeal to the readers of this blog. I found a Flickr account full of great wax figure photos. The photographer's collection of wax movie monster photos can be found here:
Brechtbug's photos of wax museum monsters
Here is one of my favorites! I think this is a pretty lifelike Bela Lugosi. Check out those eyes!
There is also an awesome Alfred Hitchcock Wax Figure in Madame Tussauds Hollywood Museum. You'll want to check out this entire site. There are excellent wax figures in Madame Tussauds museums all over the world!
A morbid trivia fact about the real Madame Tussaud is that in 1793 she was imprisoned with her mother in the notorious La Force Prison, Paris. On her release she was forced to prove her allegiance to the French Revolution by making death masks of executed nobles and her former employers, the King and Queen. Eek!
A morbid trivia fact about the real Madame Tussaud is that in 1793 she was imprisoned with her mother in the notorious La Force Prison, Paris. On her release she was forced to prove her allegiance to the French Revolution by making death masks of executed nobles and her former employers, the King and Queen. Eek!
Oh, and now on to the wacky part of this entry...I got such a kick out of this video. Ozzy Osbourne pretending to be his own wax figure: