The Rainbow Bastard: Sculpting a Medieval Manuscript Demon

I recreated a bizarre "Rainbow Demon" from a 15th-century manuscript using Cosclay, Super Sculpey, and a frankly dangerous amount of wool stabbing. In this mixed-media sculpture build, I team up with fabric wizard Georgie to bring the "Rainbow Bastard of Flanders" to life. Dragged out of the Lauds section of a Book of Hours, this creature represents the full spectrum of sin - every vice stitched into one shimmering hide.

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IN THIS VIDEO: We dive into the "Bastarda" font, the weirdness of medieval marginalia, and why this specific demon is hiding in the dawn prayers. Then, we build him. Georgie handles the "fiber shanking" (needle felting) to create the rainbow pelt, while I use Cosclay and Super Sculpey to sculpt the bastard's face and disembodied legs.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Meet the Fabric Wizard
01:25 Armature and Cosclay Legs
02:37 Book of Hours
04:20 Needle Felting the Body
05:40 Building the Rainbow Pelt
07:25 Bastarda
08:10 Marginalia Rainbow Bastard
10:04 Sculpting the Face
11:50 Painting the Face
12:12 Spine, Tail and Beard
13:30 Finishing Touches and UV Resin Details
14:20 The Money Shots

MUSIC CREDITS:
00:15 Clang - 92Elm
02:36 Reverie - Tristan Barton
04:17 Easy Breeze - Ra
07:23 Erdol - Stuktura
08:15 Dead of Night - Ben-McElroy
10:05 Alko Likes to Run - HLFMN
12:36 Oh Solitude - A Path Untold
14:20 Disco Fever - Simon Folwar

SHOUT OUTS: Huge thanks to the museums and archives that make these manuscript images public. And to Georgie, who stabbed wool for hours while I pissed about with her dog Janet.

???? Question of the day: What horrible little creatures should I make in future? Tell me in the comments!

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