SCULPTING 101 STEP BY STEP, 1/16 FIGURE

[Roy]

Beautiful work Gary...I love the structure of the face...he looks pretty much exhausted.

Looking forward to some more pictures.

Roy.

 

[garyjd]

Tor, Sorry, I know the photos that should have shown more of an sbs on the eyes really glossed over it. I'll post something before continuing on.

Roy, Thanks, I was going for a tired look and hopefully the body language of the rest of the figure will convey that as well.~Gary

 

[btavis]

Gary, absolutely fantastic demonstration. Thank you for spending the time and effort.

 

[btavis]

Gary, absolutely fantastic demonstration. Thank you for spending the time and effort.

 

[nagashino]

Phew Gary

That is GOOD!


Phil

 

[garyjd]

The head and brass rod were fixed in place with a bit of Aves putty.

 

[garyjd]

Close up.

 

[Hyades]

Gary,

You've inspired me to sculpt some ears!!! I think I gotta good chance of pulling it off with your technique - very logical, very nice!

Thanks much for this SBS. I've been a little awed at how you sculpters make such great stuff. You've taken out the mystery and added some wonderful magic instead! Cool!

Nancy

PS: Happy Belated Birthday! :lol:

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by Hyades@Nov 10 2005, 09:43 PM
You've inspired me to sculpt some ears!!! I think I gotta good chance of pulling it off with your technique - very logical, very nice!

Nancy

PS: Happy Belated Birthday! :lol:

Nancy, Glad to hear the sbs is of some help.

Happy Belated Birthday to you also.~Gary

 

[Hyades]

Gary, I got me a nice digital camera for my birthday, so I'll have to show you my ears when I finally get around to it!

Nancy

 

[garyjd]

Now that I have the head positioned where I want it to be, I remove it and take a small piece of copper wire and wrap it around the exposed portion of the neck. I then insert the head back on the figure after putting a drop of superglue in the hole. I'm not worried about a permanent bond as the surface of the rod and putty inner surface of the hole gives the glue very little to hold onto. Once the glue dries I will take a piece of Sculpey around it to form the foundation on which the 2nd and final layer of Sculpey will be placed.

 

[garyjd]

First I score the underside of the head with an X-acto and then brush Sculpey diluent on the underside of the head and the rod that will support the neck. A piece of Sculpey is rolled out to where it's about a 1/4" high and pushed onto what will be the front of the neck. I use a flat spatula-like tool to slowly push it up against the rod, and a small rounded tool with a point to blend the Sculpey onto the underside of the head.

 

[garyjd]

Here you can see how the material is wrapped around the head. I then score the material on the right side to where the remainder will cover up to the center of the back of the neck.

 

[garyjd]

Blended area following removal of the excess.

 

[garyjd]

I then do the same with the left side.

 

[garyjd]

Here is the completed first layer after clean up. It's a little shiny due to some of the diluent running out from under it.

 

[garyjd]

I will give this 2-3 15 minute sessions in the oven at 250 degrees.

 

[Joe Hudson]

Man, Gary this is looking really nice!

Joe

 

[Joe Hudson]

Man, Gary this is looking really nice!

Joe

 

[Markus]

Hello Gary,

that looks absolutly fantastic. That is all I can say.

I keep close and await your next steps.

All the best,
Markus