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    May 13, 2011 - Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up Johnny Depp #1
    I recently painted up my Howard S Jack Sparrow lifesize bust.
    I had the blank bust since 2009 & finally got the courage to finish it.

    It was by far the most difficult bust that I have ever painted/haired.

    I used many air brush/dry brush/wash techniques to get realistic skin tones.
    I hand laid the hair on the face & modified a wig for his head.

    I added the beads/coins which I know are not 100% accurate but I am happy with them.
    I plan on adding a custom base with accurate clothes/belts in the future.






    Before pic.
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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #2
    beautifull work, and very impresive
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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #3
    nice work. Yeah that bust was a LOT of work. Took me a while to finish mine with all the hair and teeth work. But it's my favorite by Howard.
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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #4
    Thanks guys.

    I could not even begin to count the hours that I put into this project.
    Overall I am very happy with how it turned out & I am glad that I took my time finishing it.
    I am a big fan of Depp & the Howard S sculpts.

    Streetjudge: I seen your Sparrow paint up thread a while back. Your paint ups are fantastic & you really know how to bring the resin to life.
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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #5
    That is incredible
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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #6
    Thanks man, that's nice of you to say. You aren't too shabby there either.. can you take some closer pics? I'd love to see your skin tones a bit more. Did you use glass eyes?
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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #7
    This is a pic I took before I haired the bust in fluorescent light.



    I had later added a little more red washes in areas but this is the basic skin tone.
    A litle bit of clear was also added after to some areas to give him a light sweat & shine the lips.

    I used hazel glass eyes on this particular bust.
    I have been able to get away with using some high quality acryic half rounds on other busts that I have painted but glass always looks more authentic.

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    May 13, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #8
    Nice, I like your technique
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    May 14, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #9
    Cracking job there mate
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    May 14, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #10
    Nice work!

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    May 14, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #11
    Fantastic work, very impressive. You should be proud. Did you use acrylic paints? That's what I used when I painted my Harrison Ford bust.
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    May 14, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #12
    Great job!
    I really like the mottling and flocking effect you have going there to make it life-like.
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    May 14, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up #13
    Thanks again to everyone for the positive comments on the paint up.
    There are so many fantastic artists/sculpters on this site & it is a great place to learn additional finishing techniques or be inspired to do a project.

    I always use water based paints.
    Mottling is really good technique for capturing a nice uneven skin tone.

    The paint is fairly inexpensive but the time/techniques that you put into a project is what really brings it to life.
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    May 17, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up Johnny Depp #14
    I took some better pictures in better lighting.

    I also lowered the bandana for these set of pics.



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    May 17, 2011 - Re: Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up Johnny Depp #15
    Wow! After seeing the pure white "before" pic, you can see just how much work you put into it! Very, VERY good work, man. ^_^
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