Emily Williamson WIP

Here's a model I'm working on on for  a Manchester Science Festival project called Beacons. I need to create a 3D statue of Emily Willliamson, the founder of the RSPB. Trouble is there are no images of her anywhere, all destroyed in WW2 apparently. Basically I need to come up with a victorian looking woman in her mid 30s. It's a pretty unique opportunity to reimagine someone and quite nice to have no particular target.

Since it's not going to be animated I'm doing most of the work in Mudbox:

I've also modelled a bird, based on a robin for her to hold: