Advice on sculpting?

[timb]

Hey guys,
I bought my first casting kit yesterday and have begun sculpting my first mego head. Here's a link to it:

The Life and Times of Julius Destructus: Julius sculpt: part 2

Wondering if any of you have any advice or helpful tips on sculpting on this small scale, tools, how to best get fine detail, techniques, or helpful websites?

Any advice you can get me is appreciated, thanks!

[jessica]

Just keep at it, and every sculpt you do will be better than the last. Never give up. Never surrender. Take no prisoners.

[Fire Marshal Bill]

Check out the tutorials in the CustoMego section of the museum.

[jessica]

There's also some stuff on YouTube...

And this one from Tony Barton is OSW. I am not sure if you can view it if you are not a member:
Modelling and Painting a head - OSW: One Sixth Warrior Forum

[CrimsonGhost]

There's also some stuff on YouTube...

And this one from Tony Barton is OSW. I am not sure if you can view it if you are not a member:
Modelling and Painting a head - OSW: One Sixth Warrior Forum

That is an interesting/weird tutorial. I think sculpting only the front half of the head would really throw me off. I'll have to try it.

[livnxxxl]

Hey Tim, Congrats on your newest endeavor. I have been dabbling with scultping here and there. I still have not produced any Megospidey or BK material yet, but I keep trying. "Maybe" some day.

Like Jess stated above the more you do it the better you tend to get at it. Being that you are already an artist it should just about come natural to you once you get the hang of it. I look forward to seeing your creations prosper.

[jimsmegos]

Hey guys,
I bought my first casting kit yesterday and have begun sculpting my first mego head. Here's a link to it:

The Life and Times of Julius Destructus: Julius sculpt: part 2

Wondering if any of you have any advice or helpful tips on sculpting on this small scale, tools, how to best get fine detail, techniques, or helpful websites?

Any advice you can get me is appreciated, thanks!

Very nice start Tim. You're already head, shoulders, torso and legs above my abilities. I can't wait to see the final.

[timb]

Thansk guys, I'll check out that tutorial. My biggest problem thus far has been adding detail, and yet maintaining a smoothness to the surface. Finding at this point simplification is better. I'll keep you all posted on further developments. I've been meaning to try this for years now: )

[jessica]

I bet it will be like second nature to you!

[BlackKnight]

Use http://www.Majicsculpt.com
Build In Layer's ... Wait ..., take your Time, it's not a Race.

[timb]

Arghhhh, ok sculpting is done. I need to make a mold now and the tutorial has left me clueless: How to cast 2 piece mold
Anybody have any advice at this point? Thanks!

[samurainoir]

Mego Madhouse

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Interesting articles, but there's an easier way. Spread out some plasticiene (NOT Play-Doh or clay.... those will harden and screw things up.) Sink your piece into it, add your air tunnels and filling spout. Use Lego blocks to build the box, push it over the clay to show the edges, trim the clay and glue the Lego box down with cheap white glue. Let the glue set, and use a dowel (or similar) to make indents for the pegs that'll keep the mold together. Pour your rubber. When it hardens, flip it over, remove the plasticiene (Making sure to not pull the original out of the rubber) and coat the face of the mold with Vaseline. When done, fill the other half of the Lego box. When done, remove Lego, pull halves apart and remove original and air canals. Scotch tape the parts to gether before filling. (I use a thin coat of baby powder inside as well.)



Don C.

[jessica]

I love that method, Don, but it seems that I can never gather enough Lego pieces to make a box. I like the use of white glue...will try it next time.

[ctc]

>it seems that I can never gather enough Lego pieces to make a box

Yeah, NOBODY just sells a box of bricks any more. I used to order them right from the company; they had a great mail order service, and you could get sets of just blocks. I don't know if they still do that though.

Don C.