SCULPTING 101 STEP BY STEP

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As I started to fill out the legs I noticed the right foot looked a bit awkward. The position of the foot made the figure look pigeon toed, so I decided to reposition the foot. In this photo you should be able to see more of the foot in profile.

I lifted the figure off of the working base and scraped away some of the material around the ankle. The foot was then turned slowly to the right until it was aligned with the right knee. I then had to go and dill another hole for the wire that I added to help support the foot. As the figure was being inserted into the base the foot cracked almost all the way around just forward of the ankle. This was repaired with 3 minute epoxy. The foot looks more natural now. Hopefully this will be the only time I have to repair something.
 

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More material is now being added to the right leg. I will probably bake the figure again at this stage as I will be able to steady my hand on the baked left leg in order to work on the right.


You may be able to see where the foot cracked. The foot looks better now that it has be repositioned.
 

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I managed to add more material to the right leg before baking. I baked the figure for 30 minutes at 250 degrees, let it cool 15 minutes and then baked it for another 30 minutes.
 

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I then added more material to the buttocks and started to fill in the abdominal area. The little roll of sculpey for the neck just was there to help me to get the attitude of the body. The sculpting of the head will be it's own thread. I have not baked the figure at this stage...yet.
 

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Marc, Yes, most of the time I bake between layers. I try to make each layer added a little thicker with each one. If you try to build up a layer too much it may move around and just make a mess. One important thing is to not build up your roughed in anatomy to where it is way to thick.~Gary
 
Here is the figure filled out a little more. I may add some more material to a few areas that look a little too thin.
 

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Here's the back of the figure. After filling the figure out I'll then drill holes for the arms and head.
 

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Late to a good thread again!

Interesting to see how you did the shoes Gary. I was just working on some last night and silently (err, well, maybe not so silently) bemoaning the fact that I dislike sculpting shoes. Not as much as ears, but close.

Francesca
 
Francesca, thanks. There are a few ways to do shoes. The way I'm doing them for the sbs will eventually show the soles being scribed in. The other was a way that Gordy illustrated in an sbs. He took sheets of putty and cut out soles and attached heels to these. The body of the shoe was then built over this. You could use plastic strip for this part as well.~Gary
 
I've done it both ways, and I like the plastic sole better except for the fact that I can't heat it in the crockpot afterwards.
 
After looking at the figure I've decided to stop roughing in the anatomy at this point to concentrate on the position and sculpting of the head. After the head is complete it will be easier to position the wire for the arms before roughing them in.~Gary
 
Looking great Gary (y)

It's great to see you stop and adjust a minor pose flaw along the way as this sort of subtle change is so important to the success of a finished piece.

Einion
 
Great stuff Gary! Enjoying following how you go about sculpting.

Francesca,

You can put the styrene strips in the crockpot as long as you have the heat on medium.
 
I decided to use brass rod instead of heavy copper wire. I then wrapped aluminum wire around the rod. This will give the initial layer of Sculpey something to hold onto.
 

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