Dear colleagues!

The first porpoise model in Estonia is ready. As I asked for information on Harbour porpoise photos and forms earlier in this list, I send hereby now a link to photos and my comment on this work (addressed to Dr. Magnus Wahlberg in Denmark) as thanks for all who answered for my request. Please feel free to comment very honestly, do not be modest. As cleared below it is just the start for whale modelling at our studio. Forms from original dead specimens can be used only for casting details (eyes, mouth, nostril, anal and genital region). Overall forms are useless, unless they have been taken in the water, in weightless situation, but this is impossible: the only way of modelling the overall body of marine mammals is by hand, first having a good overview of the species' movements and alive nature of them in their habitat.

Best regards: Val Rajasaar NPO Studio Viridis Nature Education Estonia

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-------- Algne kiri -------- Teema: Re: SV: Mammoths in Estonia Kuupäev: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:05:35 +0300 Saatja: Val Rajasaar <val.rajasaar@studioviridis.ee> Saaja: Magnus Wahlberg <magnus@fjord-baelt.dk>

Hi! Our porpoise is now as it looks on photos attached. Colouring is a bit too rough as we ran out of timetable. We will add some colour details later. Please feel free to comment honestly, and also Your associates. It turned out that it is extremely difficult to finish the body surface as glide as it is. I worked it out on UA-foam body with reconstruction spackel and car-finishing polyester spackel. It is very time-consuming to get the surface nice and smooth. When I took photos then accidentally other exhibition builders just then had to turn off the dioramas lighting. So I had to use flash-light of camera. This one picks quite well up all the mistakes and also enlights colouring mistakes. In the original lighting of this diorama it looks actually much better (the first photo). I have to add some dark paint into its mouthline (flash showed me that it is needed) and we have to make the next one's colouring more natural by going deeper in the details which will guarantee the exact look (needs more time that we had now). As it is said: the first house You build is for learning, the second for neighbour and the third for yourself. I made also forms of this porpoise body, so I can start the possible next one not from the total zero, already.

Opening of the exhibition is on July, 10 at 15.00. You are welcome.

Best regards! Val

18.06.2012 8:55, Magnus Wahlberg kirjutas:

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Hi Val looks great! Magnus

________________________________________ Fra: Val Rajasaar [val.rajasaar@studioviridis.ee] Sendt: 17. juni 2012 13:12 Til: Magnus Wahlberg Emne: Mammoths in Estonia

Just placed our mammoths into the exhibition. Sry, for it is in Estonian language. Porpoise is coming next week. Best regards. Val& Co.

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