rockpopandchips Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Fingers crossed for you when is comes to bake, its looking better at ever update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks Brian! Yeah im really going to wrap the already baked body well in tinfoil to protect it, thats the bit im worried about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Right so I started to get a little paranoid that I was going to drop the hands and ruin them, so I decided to just go ahead and cure them.  For small bits like these I tend to boil them rather than bake them, the way to go about it is get the water boiling and put them in for 4 minutes, its important not to put them in before its at a full boil as the sculpey can absorb water and fail to cure properly  20180330_145237 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180330_145432 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  And I had a plain bit in between the buds at the front, which is also where there is a lump which is the head of one of the support bolts that needs disguising. So I added some more of the spherical coral like growths to the area.  20180402_153916 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_154354 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_154948 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_155325 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_155337 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then I wanted to add some more of the growths to the back to add more detail, again this was done by rolling balls which are then detailed with various sized ball stylus' to make the dents  20180402_155825 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_160125 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_160613 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_161048 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180402_161059 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  You may also notice I dragged a wire brush over a lot of the vines just to add a base blanket of texture detail to break up the smoothness.  Next up I'll add more details and add the support tentacle that will be reaching up to his thigh.  Thanks for looking, more soon 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Okay update time! I got the support tentacle sorted, I made a sturdy armature for it with thick wire and brass tube for strength  20180403_132331 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  I pushed it into where I wanted it to go to make sure it would be on a firm standing  20180403_133752 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  and then drilled a hole to attach it to the guy  20180403_134123 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then just before I got it into position I rolled some more sculpey which I got really warm and soft in my hands so when I press it in it will conform to the support bits really well with no gap  20180403_134848 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180403_134944 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then it was just a matter of getting on the clay and smoothing together with my tools, and I added more vines and details to the base to disguise where I've smoothed it onto the base and also to give more support to its base.  20180404_133546 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180404_134601 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180404_135031 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180405_131915 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180405_133008 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180405_134040 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180405_134059 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  I want it to look like its shooting out of the tangle of tentacles to grab you unawares! But it did look a bit weird on its own, so just to help I added a couple more tentacles as if the whole mess of vines is trying to get him  20180406_131435 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180406_132737 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180406_133226 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180406_134223 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180406_134236 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180406_134250 by Nick Frost, on Flickr   So I'm pretty happy with that, I feel like I've built up a good layer of tentacle vines which I'm looking forward to painting, so I'll add a few little details and texture bits here and there and then its time to bake (dont panic!!)  Thanks for looking, more soon  5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Time for a quick update, decided its time for this guy to boldy go into the oven once again.  But first I wanted to fill some of the big cracks which is easier to do with sculpey before baking than mucking about after. So I rolled some clay into thin bits and pushed it into the crack and smoothed over as best I could to fill and hide them.  20180410_131426 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_131613 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_131801 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_131859 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_132117 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_132126 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_132414 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_132614 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180410_132810 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then after wrapping his head and upper body in foil (not taking any chances with burning or more cracking!) I whacked him in the oven for half an hour at 130c.  20180411_131929 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  And after he cam out I'm pleased to say there are no cracks! I think thats mainly down to the detail on the base is all much thinner layers than the body, they do recommend on the pack not to go thicker than 1/4 of an inch as it increases risks of cracking.  20180412_132127 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  So now for the dramatic bit, I started to cut away the rod in his back, and helpfully after some panic and stressful wobbling caused by the cutting, the vibration freed the rod from the inner nut and surrounding clay so I could just unscrew it.  20180412_133240 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180412_133917 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180412_133927 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  And he's way more solidly posed than I thought he would be, there practically no wobble to him at all, so pleased to be at the stage where the armature can come away!  Its not the end of the sculpting though i have to sculpt the last open flower thats going under him, which will be baked and painted separately then glued into place.  So thats what I'll do next, get going on the flower and then all sculpting is done and dusted.  Thanks for looking more soon 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Judging by the way the vines and tentacles are going, this guy is toast.... Â Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Yeah I'll have to hurry and sort his gun to give him a chance! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Nice to see someone else with my aversion to gardening  Looking good H. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 He's been "Mr Gray" for so long, it is going to be odd seeing the paint go on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Carts said: Nice to see someone else with my aversion to gardening  Looking good H.  Chees Andy!  1 hour ago, John_W said: He's been "Mr Gray" for so long, it is going to be odd seeing the paint go on. Yeah im really looking forward to seeing him with colour, been staring at the gray too long!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Wow i bet that was scary cutting him off the bolt ,he is looking to have a lot more movement now he is not attached and definitely looking forward to seeing some paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Oh man it was crazy scary, he was wobbling and vibrating all over the show! Was so happy when i tried turning it again and like a miracle was really loose and just unscrewed! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Small update! I got started on the last bit of sculpting; the large open flower that will be under him.  I rolled out some sculpey and wrapped the armature, started with a thin layer that I could really press in to the wire to ensure good contact and a solid base to work on.  20180413_131253 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then I added another layer on top that I could smooth over 20180413_132925 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180413_134412 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180413_134607 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180420_133942 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  And I poked a hole in it, this one is going to have its small inner mouth open with some smaller tentacles coming out 20180420_134340 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  And I made a start on the inner ridges. 20180420_134802 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Next up I'll add the lip to the edge with more sculpey and neaten up the ridges.  Thanks for looking, more soon 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Rreminds me of a friend who used to make flowers out if Marzipan and Icing for wedding cakes. Except for the tentacles and the jet pack... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Well if this guy was edible I think he'd keep me going for a few days!!  Update time, I've finished off the open flower  I started by rolling thin sausages of sculpey and smoothing them on the outer side to leave the same inner lip as on the first one I did.  20180423_131112 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180423_131402 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180423_132615 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180423_134305 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then I cut some triangles to replicate an open version of the inner mouth I created in the open damaged flower, and as I was blending them in to place I also used some surgical spirit to smooth the inner petals and remove tool marks  20180423_134309 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180423_134529 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180424_131944 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180424_131944 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180424_133137 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180424_133149 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then I put it in place just to see how it looks, and I'm pleased with it, it fills the big gap nicely and the base looks nicely detailed with it there  20180424_133454 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180424_133502 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Once its baked I'll add some some thin tentacles coming out of the mouth, I'll make these with greenstuff.  Thanks for looking, more soon 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Looking good so far, but has it drawn blood already? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Cheers Brian! Yeah looks like it!! Its resin from the cheap pine, it dripped from the top bit, there was a bit in the vines but thankfully the flower covers it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Just a quick update!  I've boiled the flower now, so thats all done, just the same process as before plunged it for 4 minutes into boiling water  20180425_132508(0) by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180425_132521 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180425_133446 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Aaaaand I primed him  20180426_132652 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180426_132658 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Think I'm going to paint his face first, for no other reason than I really really want to! So for now I've just given his whole head a light flesh undercoat to prepare for painting.  20180427_132340 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180427_132514 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  So next up I'll make a start on his face, following the "inside out" philosophy so I'll start with his eyes. Feels good moving him onto the modelling bench and getting to put some paint on him.  Thanks for looking, more soon  8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentry1 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018  Looking Great Hunter. Never has watching paint dry been so looked forward to by such a large number of people, LOL 😉. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Did someone say paint! About time too!  1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Paint! I can't believe it's really happening! Swoon! Â I really like that first primer pic, it's all making sense together now and looking really good. Also can my Tyranids come and play in your jungle? Â Â NB: I think the above was inspired by your work with the ball stylus earlier in this thread :) Â Cheers, Â Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 6:23 PM, Sentry1 said:  Looking Great Hunter. Never has watching paint dry been so looked forward to by such a large number of people, LOL 😉.  Thanks Sentry!  On 4/28/2018 at 11:49 AM, noeyedears said: Did someone say paint! About time too!   Yeah thats pretty much how i feel too!! Thats why I'm just going to go for it with the face already!  11 hours ago, Will Vale said: Paint! I can't believe it's really happening! Swoon!  I really like that first primer pic, it's all making sense together now and looking really good. Also can my Tyranids come and play in your jungle?   NB: I think the above was inspired by your work with the ball stylus earlier in this thread  Cheers,  Will  Cheers Will! Yeah i think a load of your Tyranids would look great running around the base, still love the paint work on those guys, and if my sculpture has been inspirational then thats a high complient indeed!   Thanks again all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Ooooo paint! I'm,actually excited 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 On 4/30/2018 at 5:15 PM, Carts said: Ooooo paint! I'm,actually excited  Me too!   Right, I've been working on the eyes, Im not much of a figure modeller and where I have done them its not been subjects with proper faces, I've only done eyes on a Groot and Rocket Raccoon model I built some years back   And I was pretty happy with how they came out so I wasn't too nervous at giving a go on my sculpt, but eyes can make or break a figure so I was a bit apprehensive.  I started off by painting the entire eye area white, and then carefully painted a black circle in both trying to keep them looking the same, this will become the black edge to the iris  20180501_133605 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  So then I added some brown paint for the colour, taking it just enough to the edge to create a black line around it  20180501_134404 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  I then added a slightly darker brown just to break up the colour a bit and also dotted on the pupils  20180502_131035 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  At this stage they do look very rough, but I think the key to eyes is the same as with sculpting in general, when you start they look crap but once you refine and neaten them up with paint thats when you start to see results of your hard work.  So with that in mind I mixed up a much better base flesh tone using enamel paint, and covered all the skin with a big brush and then started to neaten the eye area and define the edges more  20180502_132425 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180502_133054 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180502_133104 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  Then I neatened up the edge of the irises a bit more and added more white where I had got a bit of the flesh onto the white, I dont have fancy small brushes so for this job I actually used paint loaded onto an old airbrush needle!  20180502_133803 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180502_133819 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  And then used a cocktail stick (I clearly spend a fortune on tools!) to add the catchlight to each eye  20180502_134035 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  20180502_134044 by Nick Frost, on Flickr  So they are pretty much done, only thing I'll do, but not till the rest of the face is finished, is add a wash to the whites to make them more off white.  Next up I'll start adding shadows and highlights and make a start on his hair and brows.  Thanks for looking, more soon 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The eyes look great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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