Davy Jones Mask *UPDATED 12/22*

Looking good so far. Keep us posted.

Lookin gret so far!

Great start!

Do you plan on sculpting the tentacles, or are you going to make them out of something else?

awesome sculpt so far. i tried to make a davy jones mask once but it didnt turn out to well. i hope you have better luck than me and by the look of your sculpt you will.

Looks like you are on a fast track to a very accurate looking mask. He's one of my favorite characters.........only second to Sparrow.

Hello!
It looks really great, you did a very good job! Awesome.^^

Awesome job so far;
I might also recommend looking at some reference pics of the actor who portrayed him, Bill Nighy.
When you know what he looks like, you can really see his likeness in Davy.

Really glad to see your using a water based clay. Will you be using gelatin for the whole thing? or perhaps silicone?

Do you plan on sculpting the tentacles, or are you going to make them out of something else?

They will be sculpted and molded seperately. Then I'll glue each one on.

I might also recommend looking at some reference pics of the actor who portrayed him, Bill Nighy.
When you know what he looks like, you can really see his likeness in Davy.

oh yes, I have looked at many reference pics of Bill and you really do see the likeness. I even had the pleasure of meeting him once

Will you be using gelatin for the whole thing? or perhaps silicone?

sadly I'll be using latex because I'm not very experienced as to making a silicone mask. but maybe I'll make another one later on out of silicone

Vladhp said:

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oh yes, I have looked at many reference pics of Bill and you really do see the likeness. I even had the pleasure of meeting him once

Amazing! ***jealous**** loved him in "Girl in the Cafe."

I am not very experianced at casting or mask-making, but I am a good sculpter and I have wanted to make a Davy Jones mask since the movie came out. I've been designing the prosthetics and even trying to work out the best way to get the tentacles to move around by themselves.

Are you sculpting on your own lifecast?

I will be following this thread eagerly.

I cant wait to see the final sculpt..

Here is an original 1:1 sculpture bust I own.. Not exact, but I love it

Your off to a great start, cant wait to see more progres pics.

How long do you think it can possibly take to finish this mask? I don't think it would take a year.

small update. I found a complete untextured (uncolored) turn around of Davy's head and I am heavily adjusting.
pic (note, still in VERY rough stages)
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2562/mask2el5.jpg

Alright, after many problems, mishaps, and procrastination I finished the sculpt about 5 min ago I think there are some parts that could be more accurate but for a second sculpt it's not too shabby. my camera is charging and I will edit with pics asap

Can't wait to see what the results of the camera charging brings us excited to see views sitting on the edge of my seat, or something like that.

my bloody camera finally charged and here he is. It's a little of a big pic and the "front on" view is at an angle from below
but please look, comments a critism welcomed
*Click*

It's a great work, especially because it's your second work, but I think you should add more details...
Take a look at this tutorial and take some ideas for your inspiration!
Great work so far

Awesome work so far! I love these WIP threads. And I'm always impressed when someone is willing to scrap work that is already good in order to re-do it even better.

Ramiel said:

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Take a look at this tutorial and take some ideas for your inspiration!

Very interested in seeing the tutorial. Looks as if the link is missing...

[EDIT] Or do we link to the tutorial through your signature block?

Hmmm, weird, I didn't paste it (I was sure I did...)
Oh, well, here it is: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18287

Pasted? Yep!

I've just glanced at the tutorial briefly -- there are a lot of pages! -- but can already see that this is an awesome link.

Thanks for sharing this, Ramiel!

Looking forward to your next progress report, Vladhp!

Thanks for posting that tutorial, I saw it at one point but forgot where it was so thanks
more details? hmm maybe a bit on the tentacle/nose area but besides that I don't think I'll do any more, most of Davy's detail is in the painting like for example on page 5 in the maquette tutorial, when the guy does the fine "squiggly" lines is on all of Davy's face.

Looks great so far! Good luck with it, I'm sure it'll turn out great!