1st Model

Animals & Creatures

Silicone creature concept bust based on the ‘Crawler’ from Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation (2014).

The Crawler silicone creature concept bust

The Crawler silicone creature concept bust

Back of the Creature head

Back of the Creature head

Claw detail

Claw detail

Monster clay sculpt, silicone 2 part mould, fibreglass jacket, silicone intrinsic painting and casting, steel tube armature, biscuit foam core, seaming, painted with oil paints and dowsil, claws sculpted and cast in resin, eyeball sculpted and cast in UV resin with threads for veins.

2nd Model

Animals & Creatures

Dead European Greenfinch model for graduate film ‘The Ambrose Finch’

Dead European Greenfinch Prop

Dead European Greenfinch Prop

‘The Ambrose Finch’ still

‘The Ambrose Finch’ still

‘The Ambrose Finch’ Windowsill Still

‘The Ambrose Finch’ Windowsill Still

Plasteline sculpt, 2 part plaster mould, silicone cast with wire armature, Milliput sculpted feet and beak painted with acrylic, flocking, dyeing feathers, feather and hair punching, wing feathers assembled on a wire armature before attaching, resin eye. (1:1 Scale)

3rd Model

Exhibition & Display

Bearded Dragon egg development educational model.

Bearded Dragon Egg Development Model

Bearded Dragon Egg Development Model

Bearded Dragon Embryo Close Up

Bearded Dragon Embryo Close Up

Hatchling Close Up

Hatchling Close Up

Sculpey sculptures, painted with acrylic and inks, UV resin coat, shells 1-3 & 5 created in CAD, 3D printed, sanded and filled with a thin fast cast interior skin. Shell 4 moulded and cast in a fast cast shell, sprayed with cellulose. Veins painted inside shells with acrylic paint and resin mix, yolks sculpted, moulded in silicone and cast in resin. Resin pour encapsulating all elements in the shell. Plywood base, top layer cut on the CNC machine. Linseed oil treatment for a natural looking finish. (5:1 Scale)

Gallery

Fibreglass Moulding

Fibreglass Moulding

Egg Development Process

Egg Development Process

Intrinsically Painted Silicone Cast

Intrinsically Painted Silicone Cast

Creature Sculpt and Mould Preparation

Creature Sculpt and Mould Preparation

Creature Design Iterations

Creature Design Iterations

Architectural Concept Model 1:100

Architectural Concept Model 1:100

Awards

The Storyteller Award
Winner

Ella Ireland

Ella Ireland
Ella Ireland
Arts University Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Modelmaking
Stand
64
Graduation
2026
I enjoy sculpting and working with a range of materials, especially silicone, with a fine attention to detail and quality of finish. I have experience working in the prosthetics department on House of the Dragon for Waldo Mason, and as a model maker for the Natural History Museum. After graduating I would love to work in creatures, prosthetics, or props for the film or events industry.
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The Crawler silicone creature concept bust Back of the Creature head Claw detail Dead European Greenfinch Prop ‘The Ambrose Finch’ still ‘The Ambrose Finch’ Windowsill Still Bearded Dragon Egg Development Model Bearded Dragon Embryo Close Up Hatchling Close Up Fibreglass Moulding Egg Development Process Intrinsically Painted Silicone Cast Creature Sculpt and Mould Preparation Creature Design Iterations Architectural Concept Model 1:100

The Crawler silicone creature concept bust

Back of the Creature head

Claw detail

Dead European Greenfinch Prop

‘The Ambrose Finch’ still

‘The Ambrose Finch’ Windowsill Still

Bearded Dragon Egg Development Model

Bearded Dragon Embryo Close Up

Hatchling Close Up

Fibreglass Moulding

Egg Development Process

Intrinsically Painted Silicone Cast

Creature Sculpt and Mould Preparation

Creature Design Iterations

Architectural Concept Model 1:100