BANZAI!

[bchilstrom]

Heres the other

 

[y_wong]

Fantastic sculpting. Can't wait to see them all. Keep up the good work.

regards

 

[bchilstrom]

Here I have fleshed out the arms

 

[bchilstrom]

and another

 

[bchilstrom]

The first part of the shirts are next laid on, I find it eaiser to sculpt the shirts in sections rather than trying to do the whole shirt in one sitting. Notice the drapery of the cloth, taking into consideration the weight of the fabric and its properties in relation to the figures pose and motion.

 

[bchilstrom]

On figure no. 2 I have also laid on the right side of the shirt, I have also made the indent for the position of the ammo pouch which will come later. Some sculptors actually choose to carve out the spot for the ammo pouch after the putty has dried, both techniques work equally well.

 

[garyjd]

Bill, I can't believe what you have done in such a short amount of yime. The figures are just fantastic, thanks for sharing them with us.~Gary

 

[bchilstrom]

Now I have the basic shirts all finished, It's time to do the sleeves and all of the details, collars, pockets, flaps, buttons, etc. For the recesses for all of the weab gear, I will carve the imprints in the hardened putty. I usually do this when it's still wet, but I like to try different techniques from time to time.

 

[bchilstrom]

Figure No. 2

 

[yeo_64]

Excellent job,Bill More,please Cheers.
Kenneth

 

[bchilstrom]

I had written a couple of paragraphs to go with this post. I lost the connection and the text twice!!!

So I guess I will let the pictures speak for themselves!!

 

[Guy]

Amazing work Bill............love to see how you do each step........thanks for posting the pics.

 

[yeo_64]

Have to agree with Guy there,truly AWESOME work Keep it up !
Cheers.
Kenneth

 

[bchilstrom]

Thanks guys, It's nice to hear encouragement of your work.

More to come


Bill

 

[bchilstrom]

two more, sleeves done

 

[Kreston]

Bill, you do an excellent job of capturing animation. Very believable!

Kreston

 

[bchilstrom]

Thanks to Pete H. and Kreston, your too kind. In these two posts we have finished all of the sleeves.

 

[John Long]

Great work Bill. I like the animation. I find it interesting that you haven't done the faces yet. Do you like to save faces for last? Do these come apart as they are, or will they have to be cut up?

 

[bchilstrom]

Thanks John,

Yes they pop apart in all of the neccessary places. If I did not have to engineer them for casting, I could finish them much faster. I like to wait until I get the pose and animation done, and then sculpt the faces to accentuate the overall feeling of the pose.

Sometimes, if i sculp a head just for the fun of it, It will dictate the figures pose by it's look/feel/expression. So I guess I do it both ways.

Bill

 

[LCoote]

That is excellent Bill, both the animation and drapery What process do you use to keep the putty from sticking where the pieces come apart, what about the heads, will they remain attached to the torso ?