Tigar 1991

[pokrad]

Rene, man, You was right about that mirror thing-it does show the mess...
All I did for now is some quick pooling of huge masses to get face straight.
Much more errors to fix. And I "adopted" the mirror method, You will notice tiny orange thread stretched vertically across the mirror. Guess what is this good for

 

[Renéduret]

yes,
I also thought of a little wire, for division ofcourse.

would get a bit in my way when I make a 'walk around' with a head, the idea is sublime ofcourse.

being attractive or recognizable....two different matters.

but it's hell, isn't it Darko .. ?


R.

 

[pokrad]

yes,

but it's hell, isn't it Darko .. ?

R.

You got that right
Did the mirror help ?

 

[gordy]

Looking great Darko

 

[Renéduret]

ofcourse it's better!

also try the 'walk around' rotating the head in front of mirror.
You'll notice also here when things are out of shape.

I defenitely also like the enhancing side of my mirror.

all these solutions for just € 2,99

 

[pokrad]

I hope I'm not to annoying with the posting, but many eyes see better...
So shoot, I'm ready for it

 

[Renéduret]

Darko,

the part where the top of nose transites into forehead/eyebrow is too short.
(compared to picture of the man)
This way there is no depht there, no shades ( less expression).
So I think the eyebrows/ forehead can be more pronounced.

René

 

[pokrad]

Thx Rene, You are right. I'm watching it for too long to see anything

 

[Renéduret]

Tell me about it!! :-(

it also helps sometimes to make some sketches.
But to make his eyes nicely deep in his face, they need more depht/shades.

unless you make a selfportrait and this is your only photo you are a bit limited by one picture.
maybe it also gives some freedom.

 

[Renéduret]

ow my God Darko.

it is a selfportrait....

glad to meet you.


René

 

[pokrad]

As you said, that low-res picture is not much reference, so I did "steal" some parts from the mirror
And I must admit that I'm looking now much as that person on the picture did
20 years ago.
But how the he.. did You get this conclusion ????

Some more "improvements"

 

[gordy]

Excellent

 

[Renéduret]

I am a mentalist Darko

really.
you should know me.

but the way you talked about the m48 and especially the 'we used to fire anything usefull...-part' did it.

besides that..it's normal deduction...why shouldn't you study yourself?!

ghe ghe.

glad to meet you again.

alive.

René

 

[pokrad]

Rene, I'm afraid there was misunderstanding.

That guy on the picture is not me.​

I was 20 years old at that time.This guy is not even from my unit.​

Picture is from book of our best war-photographer Gašparović Željko.​

Here is the link: http://www.profil.hr/index.php?cmd=show_proizvod&proizvod_id=30144​

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Due to lack of references for his face (low res image and only from the front), I was looking in the mirror, so the final​

sculpt looks like me (now at current times) more than I wanted ​

Probably my poor English is to blame that you misunderstood...

BTW: mold is currently drying, after so much reading and preparation, I'm not even sure if I didn't messed it up completely, but cant touch that mould for next 24 hours, so I must be patient...
​

 

[pokrad]

Good and bad news.

Good one: mold is completely dry, elasticity is great, opened, removed original, and inside the mold are just two bubbles of air

Bad one: Those two bubbles are in the eyes and are totally deforming the look of the eyes-my first mold is unusable.
Man, even the ears are perfect, those two bubbles are just in place to make max damage...

 

[Renéduret]

Darko,

I know this kind of trouble.
Making a good rubber mall is harder than pooring the resin.

It really must be poored very slowly from a corner. If this problem still appears maybe good to brush some rubber gently on the object in advance so the rubber will catch on.

Also think of positioning in the mall.
I have best results when my roomtemperature is 22/23 degrees.

Just to remind you, it's a proces.
Each time you learn different things.

take care,

René

 

[pokrad]

Thx Rene, I'll try with the brush first...also changed the position of the master.
I was kinda expecting that the first one will be no good...

 

[pokrad]

First cast. No bubbles at all. There is a bit of excess under the chin, but there was a bubble on the mold. Mold making will require some more learning and trying.
Maybe I did not tint the resin enough, so it is a bit more transparent than I wanted, but surface is good I think.
I got hooked in any case

 

[housecarl]

Superb likeness.
Carl..

 

[gordy]

Congrats! Idea.. maybe some primer would help mask the transparency?