New Bust

[wotan]

Hi guys

Getting prepared for Gern's emergency GB I thought I should get back into sculpting a bust.

I like to start with a wooden form ( 1 below) that will be the basis for a build up of various clays. I then start to cover this form with Magic Sculpt to start, fig 2 and 3. The head is a Magic Sculpt base onto which I will sculpt the features using a heat hardening clay.




I started this using the mirror to capture my ripped torso, as an academic study from my anatomy books, now I think I should make him into someone. My question is who? I need some suggestions as to who this figure could become.

John

 

[Andy Belsey]

Excellent John.

 

[Peter Gillson]

Great start

peter

 

[Ian M]

Always amazing how you do these sculptures. As for suggestions a Canadian lumberjack?

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hmmm,
Whilst a lumberjack would be very cool,maybe a bit obvious?! ....
.... How about a "Peaky Blinder"?!!

 

[PaulinKendal]

Superb bit of sculpting. Surely a torso that impossibly lean could only belong to a bodybuilder? Or a superhero?

 

[wotan]

Thanks guys

Lumber Jack would be difficult since he has no hands etc to hold an axe. I like Peaky Blinders maybe wearing just a vest. Super hero has to be a possibility and I am thinking of perhaps some of the ancient busts of Zeus.

John

 

[Mini Me]

How about Tony Stark (Iron Man) without his suit on of course, with his little "Mini Reactor" poking out of his chest and glowing in the dark?.......just spit balling here.

 

[PaulinKendal]

I am thinking of perhaps some of the ancient busts of Zeus.

How about Triton? Otherworldy, watery...

 

[Ian M]

Lumber Jack would be difficult since he has no hands etc to hold an axe.

Good point, I assumed they could come later..so my next suggestion would be a walking dead type zombie ‍

 

[Andy the Sheep]

If I may join the suggesting rabble, the pose, as it is now, with its defiant attitude suggests me a rock or movie star. Probably it is too much muscular for a Freddy Mercury bust but what about Jackie Chan?

Andrea

 

[PaulinKendal]

If I may join the suggesting rabble, the pose, as it is now, with its defiant attitude suggests me a rock or movie star.

Bill Nighy as ageing rock star? Iggy Pop as Iggy Pop?

What have you started, John?!

 

[wotan]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I have finally turned him into the ultimate philandering Rock Star ZEUS. Two reasons the hair and' still to be added drapery will be fun challenges and secondly his hair covers up the always hard to sculpt Ears. Still lots to add but here he is so far.



Needs quite a bit of cleaning up.

John

 

[Tim Marlow]

Certainly something of the rock star about him John, or even a BeeGee vibe….

 

[wotan]

Yes thanks Tim.

So the sculpting is done. You may notice that the face and hair are a little darker than the rest. This is because I use a heat hardened clay for the more detailed bits. It will all be primed with Tamiya extra fine and then I have to decide if I will paint him realistically or if I should just make him look like marble.



John

 

[Steve Brodie]

Step 2 would be me finished , very nice finished piece

 

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice John you my friend are a Artist no doubt but we all new this anyway lol.