10 July 2010 | ending the figure

this will be the last post for quite a few weeks, holidaysetc..
but before I go here is the completed fig,
I am always designing heads in 4 steps,
1/ neck and just a small lump for the head
2/ dressing the head with gloabla shape + eyessocket
3/ more details (lips etc) like here
4/ hair and ears and eyes in Duro because the stuff holds its shape better than MS

I designed a tall strong guy on purpose, I am sick with 1.7m guys Dragon like,what about fat or skinny people? what about short dudes?

err well, \"completed\".. after having sand it and primed it, still a lot more sanding is necessary!

Funny thing I read that the ship design for French boats by the end of theXIXth century included MORE capabilities for personnel onboard than Britishones because British sailors were better trained and .. STRONGER
happy summer to all

 

19 August 2010 | Seagulls!

So well, the trick  with doing some open wings is to first build a number of Magic Sculp templates on which you will apply Duro on it.

You shape the Duro with your fingers around the template, cut it at the right dimension and size and finally sculpt big wings with a modelling knife.

The templates themselves must be done carefully, with one side with a big angle to show the bend of the wings, while the end of the wings (the place where are the big feathers)  would show more a curve if you all see what I mean.