SCULPTING 101 STEP BY STEP

[Jason W.]

Great work on the trousers, pard! Nice touch w/ the button hole on the pocket flap.

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by Guy@Feb 1 2006, 07:56 PM
Looks great Gary..........keep those steps a comming!

Guy, thanks. I may have drifted away maybe a bit from an "instructional" sbs. I hope to correct that when the next trouser leg is sculpted.~Gary

 

[garyjd]

Jason, Thanks. The other pocket flap will be buttoned. I may also have a small hole/tear on the knee of the other leg. I do not want to go overboard with the campaign look, but not under do it either.~Gary

 

[Anders Heintz]

Excellent SBS on the legs, very informative!

Keep it up!!

 

[garyjd]

Anders, Thanks a lot. The other trouser leg should be a bit more in depth.~Gary

 

[Roy]

Great work Gary...and very nice looking proportions...I love the way the trousers are working out...pocket detail and the creases at the front look just perfect..looking forward to the next pictures....
Now he's really taking shape..

All the best...Roy.

 

[garyjd]

Roy, Thanks my friend. I hope the pictures of the other trouser leg will be found to be a bit more informative. This is a very tedious process, which helps to explain why it's taking so long. ~Gary

 

[Marijn Van Gils]

Great SBS Gary! As usual...
I'm following this one closely!

Best wishes,

Marijn

 

[Markus]

Hello Gary,

thank you very much for this nice SBS. It is very impressive to see how you bring it all together.

I keep close.

Cheers,
Markus

 

[garyjd]

Marijn, Thank you, glad you like it. So when can we expect to see what you're working on? ~Gary

 

[garyjd]

Markus, thank you. I hope to post a few more pictures in the next few days.~Gary

 

[fsdesimone]

These trousers are turning out so nice Gary!

I'm working on a similar leg pose but with pants of an entirely different material/style (much thinner materials with tighter wrinkles) and mine look like garbage... I've been about ready to give up on them in fact. I'd benched them for now because if I have one more lousy sculpting session they might go out the window...

Your nice pants have inspired me to try again though.

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by fsdesimone@Feb 4 2006, 11:00 PM
Your nice pants have inspired me to try again though.

Francesca, Thank you. Don't give up! I'm assuming you are using putty for your project. A suggestion may be to try a "practice run" with Sculpey. That way you might be able to plan out the way you want the folds to look. Roll out a "snake" of sculpey roughle the thickness of the leg you are sculpting. After baking the posed leg(s) put a layer of fresh sculpey over this. With this method you are not playing beat the clock and you'll be without the pressure that putty can bring.~Gary

 

[fsdesimone]

Originally posted by garyjd@Feb 5 2006, 09:01 AM
Francesca, Thank you. Don't give up! I'm assuming you are using putty for your project. A suggestion may be to try a "practice run" with Sculpey. That way you might be able to plan out the way you want the folds to look. Roll out a "snake" of sculpey roughle the thickness of the leg you are sculpting. After baking the posed leg(s) put a layer of fresh sculpey over this. With this method you are not playing beat the clock and you'll be without the pressure that putty can bring.~Gary

I've decided for the time being to move onto another project, but that's a good idea - I have all this Sculpey just lying around that I haven't done anything with in months. And the hard part of mixing it with the black FIMO is already done! Man, my hands hurt for two days after that... :lol:

Francesca

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by fsdesimone@Feb 5 2006, 02:39 PM
I've decided for the time being to move onto another project, but that's a good idea - I have all this Sculpey just lying around that I haven't done anything with in months. And the hard part of mixing it with the black FIMO is already done! Man, my hands hurt for two days after that...

Francesca

Francesca, Sometimes it's best to put something on the backburner if it's not working out. When you're ready to get back to it, give the Sculpey a try.~Gary

 

[garyjd]

I hope the photos showing the sculpting of the left leg with be more helpful, so I will try to at least show which tools I'm using to make the folds.


For some reason the "browse" option does not come up on this page as a means of submitting pictures. Has this feature been removed from this section? If so why?

 

[Marijn Van Gils]

Hello Gary,

you're right! It has been some time since I posted anything! I should put something new in my workbench soon...

Francesca: don't give up! You can do it!
Maybe you just need a good example to study? For me, the best recipe for a lousy sculpting session is to start without any idea where the folds will be going... I agree though that those thin materials are the hardest!

Best wishes,

Marijn

 

[Roy]

Gary...that option didn't appear when I made this post either..no option to upload an image...just thought I'd try it out....I've only had it missing once before, ages ago...don't know why it happens though.

Roy.

 

[Guy]

It appears on my screen so Gordy must have repaired the snafu.

Guy

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by Guy@Feb 7 2006, 08:52 AM
It appears on my screen so Gordy must have repaired the snafu.

Guy

Thanks a lot Guy, I'm not alone in appreciating your vigilance on this site.~Gary