Serenity "Better Days" Comic book covers sculpture -Adam Hughes homage

SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 16, 2014

• #1

Hi all,
I'm going to sculpt the three covers for this series in six sections, just to make it manageable for shelf space, and still have all nine characters.
Soooo, Mal will be separate from Zoe and Wash; Jane and Shepherd Book will be together, but separate from Inara; and Kaylee and Simon will be together but separate from River.

For the bases I'd like to reproduce the deck of Serenity's hold, and to have a detailed cross-section look of what's under the deck plating.

I'll be sculpting them in a mixed medium; wax, Sculpy, and styrene plastic.




Hope y'all will like it

-Matt

 

ahoudini

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• Nov 16, 2014

• #2

Wow! What a great idea! Watching with great interest!


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SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 16, 2014

• #3

I thought Mal would be a good place to start...
Just roughing it out now in wax. The challenge is to walk the tightrope between the comic book look and the likeness of Nathan Fillion! What works in 2D drawings does not always work in 3D. I'm getting a taste of the challenge this project will give me:wacko




I've figured that the bases will be 5 1/2 inches square, with 6 bases in total. So all together the bases will come to 16 1/2 x 11 inches of shelf space.

I found this helpful simplified drawing with a Google search:



So I'm thinking that Mal by himself will be about 8 inches tall without the base.

Full steam ahead!

-Matt

 

ahoudini

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• Nov 16, 2014

• #4

My friend, if this quality of likeness is carried through you will have an incredible piece on your hands. Amazing! Excellent!


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SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 17, 2014

• #5

Thank you ahoudini! I hope it'll turn out that way.
-Matt

 

SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 17, 2014

• #6

Here's some progress shots, I need to legnthen the legs probably at some point.
Zoe and Wash will ultimately determine the height.

 

ahoudini

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• Nov 17, 2014

• #7

Excellent! Will you be selling castings?


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SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 18, 2014

• #8

Thanks for the interest!
I'm not sure at this point if I'll do a run or not... the molding and casting will be a nightmare :cry

But if I do go that rout I'll certainly let you know
Best,
-Matt

 

JurassicFirefly

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• Nov 18, 2014

• #9

WOW! our work is amazingI wish i could get a life size version of this to put out in the yard next to my neighbors manger scene!

 

postmanpat

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• Nov 19, 2014

• #10

Fantastic work so far!! I look forward to following your progress.

 

SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 20, 2014

• #11

Here's the latest on Mal:



He's not completely finished, and the moneybags and box are temporary for now.

Next will be Wash and Zoe!

 

Mowsel

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• Nov 21, 2014

• #12

It's. So. Awesome!!! Definitely keeping an eye on this one

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Redtogusa

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• Nov 21, 2014

• #13

SeargentSpecter said:

Here's the latest on Mal:

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He's not completely finished, and the moneybags and box are temporary for now.

Next will be Wash and Zoe!

Click to expand...

That is brilliant. Looking forward to seeing the rest.


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SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #14

Little change in plan... I felt like sculpting Inara next. So sue me

So here's her progress:








More to follow soon.
thanks for watching!

Blessings
-Matt

 

ahoudini

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #15

Amazing! I am sort of with you up until the last photo and then the magic happens, seemingly all at once! The drapery of the fabrics, in this scale, is really exquisite!


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War Poodle

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #16

This is great. I look forward to seeing the end result!

 

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Voyager398

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #17

Well done!

 

SeargentSpecter

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #18

Re: Serenity "Better Days" Comic book covers sculpture -Adam Hughes homage

Thank you all for the generous compliments! I'm honored, truly.

Some of the fun wit this piece is filling in the gaps where the 2d drawing doesn't show what's going on.
Also, sourcing some of the costumes from the show that help to translate what's going on regarding say, the sides or backs of the characters.

A tough aspect again, like with Mal is the line between realistic portrait and the comic caricature.
I sourced this pic with a google search that helped a lot:


This shot from the show helped oput wit the necklace detail:


The drawin is a little vague with the earrings, but someone posted this shot of a production earring that matched up fairly well:


Here's a little more with some hair stylin' and starting the Chinese fan:



The head shape with the hair looks a little off for me,
What do you all think?

-Matt

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Oops! Forgot to post this as a comparison for you:

Thanks again

 

ahoudini

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• Nov 26, 2014

• #19

Head shape looks great to me, for what it's worth.


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callmemilo

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• Nov 27, 2014

• #20

I'm REALLY impressed by these sculptures! You're capturing very nice detail especially given the intricate scale of each figure. I can't wait to see the final piece, I'm sure it'll knock everyone's socks off!