making some kind of mannequin

[Alex M.]

Hey guys,

I just got my copy of mike blank's new book and i'm itching to get started sculpting (still gotta get some tools and putties) but i was also wondering how you all go about getting the mannequin..i know some use commercial ones, others use wire, and i noticed bill chilstrom uses the upper torso and the crotch...is there anywhere to get my hands on those kind of parts ?

-Alex

 

[thegoodsgt]

I made make my own by taking a bad figure and cutting it down to parts that resemble the mannequins that Blank and others use. I also reduce the overall size of each part using a Dremel tool so that I can add putty to them and NOT get a figure that is 60 or 65mm.

 

[Einion]

I have a stock of torsos and hips built up over the months from extra putty that didn't get used in whatever I was working on. Since this putty would otherwise go to waste they're practically free You can also size them differently to vary the stature of the guy you'll be building in a way you can't with commercial one-size-fits-all mannequins (not that there's anything wrong with them).

Einion