Help with my first sculpt WIP

[pyropsyc]

Hi everyone, first time poster here.

Currently \"trying\" to sculpt a standard bearer for my wood elf army. One trouble i am having is getting a smooth surface on my model and also achieving clear and defined edges.

Any input/tips would be helpful

Thank you,

- Roland

 

[cybersquig]

are you using vaseline/talc?

are you using rubber brushes?
are you smoothing the surface with paint brushes?

all of them could potentially help, what putty are you using?

 

[pyropsyc]

Hello.

I was using water to smooth out the surface, just tried talc and definatly have noticed an improvment.

With rubber brushes do you mean a Colour Shaper?
When i have the funds i am going to invest into a few of these, could i get away with getting the extra firm (black) or go with the firm (white) or both? What tips on the colour shaper would you recommend?

The putty i am using is Green stuff and also use Milliput superfine (mainly to bulk up a model, i find that it is too powdery and brittle for detail).

I have decided to start again, trying to base the model off the art work found in the woodelf rule book.

Though it is not anatomically correct, i think it is a good start as a foundation for the model.

Thank you very much for your time.

- Roland

 

[jdmchaos]

nice start,for the shaper go with the flat chisel and taper point.either get size 0 or2.as for firmness at thos sizes not much of a difference.keep up yhe good work.

 

[cybersquig]

I much prefer the harder (firmer rubber) shapers (black tip for the brand I\'m using - can\'t remember what that is), when I\'m working with gs/milliput. always mix them together though, you can vary the proportons, but my advice would be to have a little of both in each mix, at least to start with, then you get the best of both worlds. marvellous.

I use the flat chisel and the point too. never really found a need for any other shape, though I guess thats personal preference.

preliminarily, the musculature of the legs looks good matey maybe thin the ankles? I\'m hardly an expert on this btw (see my gallery for details), but its looking good, certainly.

 

[hivetrygon]

For harder edges brown stuff is your friend. Mix a little in with GS and you will have great drapery. As for smoothing. I tend to apply to armature and before the tools even hit I lightly rub the surface with my finger dipped in water. Then as you tool the shape it gets even smoother. See how shiny this head I did was, light glints off the forehead:

Oh and your work is looking great for first sculpts. The stuff up top looked like procreate? What was your mix?
another shot of how shiney and smooth this will make your work, check the back:

Not to hijack your thread with my pictures but no one believes how well that works until they see it. Again I dip my fingers, lots of water. Then lightly rubb the fresh putty before sculpting. Then tool it in. I\'ve used shapers, and steel tools but prefer steel. There are times for clay shapers but for me it\'s rare and mostly cloth. My forum is also targeted for people like you so you might want to drop by.
http://trollsforge.proboards83.com/index.cgi?

 

[cassar]

smoothing models

i use milliput standard yellow grey mostly i find that fine wet and dry sand paper used wet and plenty of elbow grease achieves a fine smooth surface carving tools give nice clean edges, for the bigger carving jobs i use a dremmel multi tool