My first sculpt attempt

[detroitdave]

I've been looking for a head for a custom Green Arrow I am working on. Of course, I started with everything else before locking down a head (which is not quite that easy to find). I decided to attempt my first sculpt. My wife seems to think he looks more like Colonel Sanders than Green Arrow...but she likes chicken more than superheros!!

[jessica]

Congratulations on your first attempt!! I think when he's painted he wouldn't look so much like Colonel Sanders.

[ctc]

Neat!

That's actually quite good! You'll find that a lot of time the difference between a decent sculpt and an awesome one is a tiny little change. If you're not happy with this one, the only suggestions I might make are:

-smaller, more angular nose
-expand the jaw a bit: slightly longer and more squared off to the cheekbones.

Those'd give it more of a Adams kinda look.

Don C.

[artskull]

Fast food and superheroes aside… I'd be interested to know what materials and tools you are using.

[Chris]

You've taken your first step into a larger world. Great start!!! Keep plugging away.

[Saroyan]

Well, I think Colonel Sanders WAS a hero!!

[detroitdave]

Thanks for the compliments and encouragement. Artskull..I used Supersculpy and a basic set of miniature sculpting tools obtained at Michaels. Honestly, I used a toothpick and sewing needle for much of the detailing.

[artskull]

Dave… thanks for letting me know what materials and tools you used. It's great to see in progress pix combined with knowledge of how/what was used.

[batjimi]

Hey that looks very nice for a first sculpt. if I can make a suggestion try to get some of the sculpty firm grey or add a little color with sculpty 3 you can see things better(like toolmarks and fingerprints) when its not translucent (and the pin
k stuff is very translucent)

also I dont know if you did this, but brushing a little turpinoid on the sculpt with some fine brushes really smooths things out I do think you did a very good job on your first piece now keep doing more!! Batjimi

[TrueDave]

I like it!
Keep your refernce images handy as you finish it up.
Look at the reference more than you do your sculpt. ( a Drawing Teacher once taught me that)
Befre I read it was GA I thought the goatee was someone with thier tounge sticking out

[Toyman_Chris]

Hey, it looks great. Especially for a first attempt. I do want KFC now though.....

[Figuremod73]

all I can say is ive tried a number of times trying to sculpt and mine look no where near as good as yours!