1/9 German Bust completed.

[martinmack]

I haven't posted anything here in a while but I wanted to submit this one for a few thoughts and comments. I am mostly pleased with the way he turned out although I think I may have the ears a bit too low? Not outside the realm of human proportions I don't think, but maybe just a bit too low for my eye? Any thoughts and comments will be much appreciated, and don't feel limited to just commenting on the ears!

 

[mil-mart]

Great sculpting, nice work on the face and I like the detail work on the hat. In regard to his ear it looks fine from this angle however. one point and again it could just be the camera but his right shoulder looks a little narrow. Ant chance of more pics.

Cheers Ken

 

[Nap]

German Bust

Hi martinmack ,
Nice subject , if I had to say anything then from the picture :

The shoulders do not look wide enough which IMHO makes the epaulettes look too small.

Should there not be a little more thickness to the tops of the arms ?

Looking at the angle from the front , perhaps there should be a hint of a pocket showing ?

Nice detailing on the cap cords and the eagle , like to see a closer picture of the details under this , face looks to be an interesting one as well .

Well done for giving this a go , is this a personal sculpt or perhaps maybe a commercial piece ..take a look at mil-marts work in his album and like him you will improve with every sculpt .

Nap

 

[martinmack]

Thanks for the imput gentlemen, and the points are well taken. I think I focused a bit too much on the face and hat and let the body get a little too narrow. I didn't really have any plans to show arms or shoulders to any great effect and I think I probably tried to cram the shoulderboards into an area that was too narrow. I think I can go back and rework that and try to bring a bit more width that might help to balance things out. I thought about the pocket, but when I measured it would be just a tiny sliver so I left it off, I may rethink that. Thanks again for the insights, they are much appreciated and a part of getting better.

 

[martinmack]

I reworked and lengthened the shoulders and the epaulets, and left out any hint of an arm at all. I think this balances the sculpt out a bit better? You can see the fresh clay in the areas I added. Thanks for the earlier suggestions, and any other thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated! Once I have the master completely done I'm planning on casting a copy so I can paint the resin...I find it a little better for painting than the raw clay.

 

[Zlobov*S]

martinmack - the good fellow, correct correction of a shoulder!
Width of shoulders = to height of a head.
Yours faithfully.

http://www.modelsculpt.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=633&start=0

 

[martinmack]

Hi Sergey,

Thanks for the insights..I just took a few measurements to double check the figure proportions, and his shoulders are 2.3 inches wide, and the head is 1.1 inches high (minus hat) so I'm pretty close to being accurate..got a little lucky there since I didn't put enough effort into getting the body correct as I was doing the initial sculpt. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then I guess!

 

[Zlobov*S]

Hi Martin!
I like a proverb: " Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then I guess! " -

Often mistake for all busts - short hands and narrow shoulders.
Also the size of a head various at all busts.
The height of a head owes not less than 22 mm - and no more 27мм for busts 1/9 and 1/10.

Yours faithfully.

 

[martinmack]

German Officer Bust painted

I am by no means a great figure painter, especially compared to the work exhibited here on a regular basis, but here's the painted bust. I went with an Artillery Officer uniform since I liked the idea of painting the red piping. I did my best to get things as accurate as possible, but I make no guarantees and if there are any experts in the field who can point out any errors I'll be more than happy to take their advice. Thanks for looking, and any comments are welcome.

 

[Rob Brown]

looks good Martin

 

[housecarl]

All came together very well, great job.
Carl.

 

[gothicgeek]

Well done! You should be very proud of that!

Mark

 

[mil-mart]

Martin, excellent finish.

Cheers Ken

 

[martinmack]

thank you for all the kind words guys, they are much appreciated and encouraging.

Good to see you again Rob, hope all's well!