A Pair of Bat Cowl Sculpts in Progress . . .

[BatTexan]

I've been working on these two sculpt for a couple of months, and am getting close to being ready to mold them.

The first is a commission for Shellhead's brother ( http://www.therpf.com/f24/dragoncon-2012-wild-west-batman-group-joker-150459/#post2298424 ). It's based on this steampunk concept:

And here's the finished cowl sculpt:

John specifically asked for the smooth forehead and nose, as a contrast with the rest of the cloth textured cowl.


The other cowl sculpt is for my wife, as a companion to my Gotham by Gaslight cowl ( http://www.therpf.com/f24/gotham-gaslight-cowl-first-pull-pg-2-a-123743/ ). Here's the concept we came up with for her costume:

Here's the sculpt, still in progress:

When I'm done with it, it'll have the same leather textures as my GbG cowl, including the large leather stitches on the forehead piece. I'll post some more pix of this one when the sculpt is done, which should be soon.

 

[SampleName]

These look great! Nice work Tom.

 

[BatTexan]

Thanks!

 

[InExtremis]

Very cool, I love Bat-variants!

 

[SampleName]

What type of clay did you use for this?

 

[BatTexan]

Thanks, InExtremis!

What type of clay did you use for this?

I used Chavant NSP medium, which I've used on almost every cowl/mask sculpt I've done. Firm enough to hold detail, soft enough to work with most of the time.

 

[SampleName]

Thanks for the info. If you don't mind me asking another question, how many pounds of clay do you generally use? I'd love to try sculpting sometime down the road.

 

[BatTexan]

The amount of clay you'll need will depend on how big your armature is, but I'd say in the 8-12 pound range for most of my cowls. Keep in mind, since it's oil-based, the clay can be reused.

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

As much as "steampunk" makes me want to punch people in the kidneys, this is very well done. Looking forward to finished product pics. Again, mighty impressive.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

As much as "steampunk" makes me want to punch people in the kidneys, this is very well done. Looking forward to finished product pics. Again, mighty impressive.

THis is not steampunk since no technology is involved. It´s just a victorian age style reimagination. And yes, steampunk does that to good people, if the execution is bad (like totally insane cogwheel usage that does not make any sense, i.e. purely decorative).

Great work, very curious to see the completion of the costumes.

 

[aeonpulse]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product! Great work so far!

 

[jme3]

I'm liking this interpretation! Looking forward to the progress...

 

[n2176w]

thats awesome

 

[BatTexan]

Thanks guys!

A Victorian age cowl might be more accurate, but it was referred to as 'steampunk' by somebody when I first saw it, and the name stuck in my head. I believe that John (who commissioned the cowl) is thinking of his costume as a western outfit. His whole family is doing western-themed variations of the Bat-family (I linked to his brother's Joker in the first post).

I'm really looking forward to seeing John's (and his family's) completed costuimes!

 

[BatTexan]

Finally finished the Batgirl sculpt today:

I'm hoping to mold this baby in the next week or so. Already molded the Batman sculpt, so I should be able to pour one in a few days.

 

[Judge Spartan]

Both are absolutely beautiful sculpts! I can't wait to see them worn by a live person

 

[Great pumpkin]

Holy cow Batman! This is awesome!

 

[BatTexan]

Thanks guys!

 

[BatTexan]

First pull of the Batman cowl can be seen here: http://www.therpf.com/f67/steampunk-victorian-era-batman-cowl-152145/#post2327468

 

[Vinchenzo96]

Damn,That looks absolutely amazing