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In Progress » Clayface » Completed Sculpt!

Michael Fichtenmayer — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:17:15 +0000

Today I tweaked a few last areas and being satisfied I baked him. The baking went well… 200 Degrees F. for one hour. No saging, and only 3 small cracks to fix. A few people ased about possibly casting this. I’m thinking about it and will let you guys know. For now though, he’s done till I either cast him or just paint him up.

I had a little fun with one of the final images and colorized/”comic’d” it in photoshop. Even made it look “halftoned” as if it was scanned in from an actual printed page. ‘shopping model images is always fun!

And here’s the final sculpt shots and immediately below is the image I Photoshopped.

In Progress » Clayface » Textured

Michael Fichtenmayer — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:28:51 +0000

Today I added some last dripping details, mostly on the back and in bare spots. After that I made the large “hittin’ block” and added the texture. Again the camera shows a few small things that could be tweaked further so tomorrow I’ll address them then we bake! Nothing major tweak-wise… a few fingernail marks and other odd creases and I want to add a little more vertical detail to the lips and eyebrow ridges. Here’s the pics though!

In Progress » Clayface » Almost Ready For Texture

Michael Fichtenmayer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:30:12 +0000

Just about done with the sculpt. I made a bunch of random teeth then baked them before pressing them into the “gums”. I’ve also been adding more drips and gloops while smoothing out the surface before adding texture. The texture will be just a slightly rough surface with a few pock-marks and small divets. Similar to my Minotaur, but not as drastic. The Axe head is done. I just need to fill it (it’s hollow) and make the connection between the arm and axe before taking pics.

In Progress » Clayface » Smoothing and Details

Michael Fichtenmayer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:52:28 +0000

Since the last update I’ve begun smoothing out the surface with a soft brush and 91% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. I’ve also been fixing the drips and droops. While working on the legs, I decided that to go with the detailed right hand, that a humanish right foot might also be appropriate. It’s a first for me, but doesn’t look too bad. The other foot I decided would look cool glooped on the ground so I’m working on adding the gloop too.

While editing the pics for this post, I noticed a bunch of odd-looking parts that the harsher light of the photo booth brought out. I’ll address these tomorrow. Once all the smoothing is done, I’ll add a very fine stone texture to him. I also need to make the teeth and axe-hand.

In Progress » Clayface » Taking Shape and New Face

Michael Fichtenmayer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:12:02 +0000

The face was bothering me. There was something not quite right about it, plus my youngest thought it was a frog. “Time to redo that” I said and began making a new head separately as to not mess up the existing one needlessly. I gathered more images of clayface from the web for reference and started sculpting. When satisfied, I cut off the old head and added/blended in the new one. Aside from that I’ve gotten nearly all of it bulked out and am in the process of roughing out the detail. I still need to decide what I want the hammer to look like. Cylindar, rectangle, ball pien, hatchet? So many choices, but I’m leaning towards a long rectangular box or hatchet head. Both of those will have hard 90 degree angled edges that will contrast the organic goopy clay nicely. Anyway, here’s the pics:

In Progress » Clayface » Armature and Roughing it

Michael Fichtenmayer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:12:44 +0000

It’s one of those days… The family is away, I’m waiting on stuff to arrive to complete other projects, oil paints are drying, and I have too much time on my hands and lots of sculpey. What to do? How about one of my favorite Batman villians, Clayface!?

I figured he’d be a fun and not too difficult sculpt to give me more practice with fully sculpted creatures and such. So far so good. The wire armature is made and clay is bulked on and roughed into shape. Of course it’s a holiday and I’ve run out of sculpey to finish the normal hand and “hammer” hand, but I can still start roughing details on the face, chest and legs. Here’s where I’m at.