Completed Critique Early Attempt At Sculpting.

[Lew J]

Hi to all.

This is my first large scale sculpt, it measures about 50mm form the end of the middle finger to the back of hand. It's intended to be a ruined stone hand from a giant statue for a 40k piece I'm dabbling with, it also serves to help my rudimentary sculpting to progress.
Sorry for the quality of the pics I shall endeavour to take some better ones.



Thanks Lew J.

 

[ausf]

It helps to look at hands as segments of straight lines, including the palm and wrist. While fingers do curve, they curve in a very distinct and mechanical fashion, moving in unison along the length. It may be the photos, but I think you need to add more evidence of bone structure.

 

[honeycut]

Hey Lew, that is essentially a sound hand for your first large scale sculpt, but I think there are two representations at play, of only one should be chosen. What I mean is that you have endeavoured to sculpt a realistic hand, but the pose is very straightforward. But you mentioned that it was to represent a stone hand from a giant statue which 1/ means you may need to decide what the hand was engaged in doing originally ON the statue ( this could lead to a more dynamic pose of hand)
or 2/ strive for a less 'life-like' appearance and think how it would have been carved in stone ie. thicker fingers and thumb, with less finesse in a way.
This is just food for thought, but I think you could have the best of both worlds with a more dynamic pose (thumb bent in at first joint; overlap of pinky finger perhaps?) combined with more rigid/rough statue-like style...
Look forward to how it progresses!
Brad