Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE) WIP: *help needed- last post*

[Cadeus]

Greetings! I am very happy to finally begin sculpting my first 1/3 scale character likeness. I have sculpted, to a lesser degree, since I was a child. But most of my projects have been small, and created from my imagination rather than a life-study. Typically I have used sculpey, up to now, but decided to go with monster clay on this one. It came to me in the mail, today, and I was impressed with the volume of a 5lb. block! And it was warm enough from the postal truck to be able to give it a few scratches... (I couldn't resist! ) As this is my first "big" sculpture, I am looking forward to getting some tips from you guys and gals.. OK, well enjoy the show:

 

[13doctorwho]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE)

I bought that book too. I haven't sculpted a figure yet though. I look forward to seeing your work!!

 

[Cadeus]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE)

Thank-you. I"ll have some progress pics up ASAP. (Fellow Houstonian,huh? Awesome! )

 

[Cadeus]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE)

OK, people, I went to Home Depot and bought all the things I would need to make a nice little armature stand. Then I put it together, assembled the wire character armature and attatched it to the stand and started adding aluminum foil to save some clay. Here is a shot of it:
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That little guy standing next to the armature is Benny, my pet squirrel.
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I'm sorry I didn't getmore done today, but I take care of my 2 year-old son, and he felt like being naughty today, so a lot of my time was wasted cleaning up one of his "art projects". :wacko More to come! Thanks for looking!!!

 

[Cadeus]

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Howdy, howdy! I finaly managed to get the monster clay on the armature. I am in love with monster clay... you can nuke it to the consistency of silly putty, apply it and shape it, then let it cool to a rigid plasticity. And once cooled, it is very tool friendly. Unfortunatly, I may have bitten off more than I intended, because I ran out of clay! So here is what I have so far, and this project is on siesta until I can get more clay on the first of the month. (If I don't get any critiques, I'll assume I am doing well, so far.)

 

[christrom]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE)

Looking good. Glad you like the clay! If you haven't already, get a chef's blow torch and a can of circuit freeze - you'll find them very useful indeed. Also, for latter stages, white spirit works well to soften the top layer a little. It makes it a little mushy, and knocks the shine out of it. Just leave it 24hrs to properly evaporate

 

[Cadeus]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE)

Looking good. Glad you like the clay! If you haven't already, get a chef's blow torch and a can of circuit freeze - you'll find them very useful indeed. Also, for latter stages, white spirit works well to soften the top layer a little. It makes it a little mushy, and knocks the shine out of it. Just leave it 24hrs to properly evaporate

Thank-you for the advise, christrom. That is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for when I posted this thread. And I will definitely use your advise... I want this guy to be "perfect". I will have more clay the first week of October, and then I'll put the mag wheels on and burn rubber. I want to have him molded and resin-casted in time for Christmas... I am really loving your Rancor sculpt, too! In the expanded universe, one of my all-time favorite novels is the Courtship of Princess Leia. It just blew my mind to imagine being on Dathomir, surrounded by Rancors... Damn that would be awesome! Take care, and thank-you.

 

[Alpha Proto]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE) WIP

I have that book! It is great!
I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
I bulk out my armature with tin foil to save clay.

 

[Cadeus]

Re: Dwayne Johnson: THE SCORPION KING (1/3 SCALE) WIP

I have that book! It is great!
I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
I bulk out my armature with tin foil to save clay.

I used foil, as well, but wasn't sure how much I might need to cut back into the torso, so I think I could have used more. But what you see on the armature is a full 5lb. block of monster clay. He is a big booger! Stay tuned, cause I'll have some more in about a week and a half and then it'll be on like Donkey-Kong! LOL Thank-you for looking.

 

[Cadeus]

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I'm sorry for the delay, guys and gals... What I don't want for in talent, I lack in wealth, so I had to put him on hold for a while. I should have some new updates for you by this weekend, and I am hoping to have him finished by the end of January. I could use your help in the mean-time: I need reference photos for the leather pants he wears. I can't find any viable resources on the net, and I lack the ability to rip images from the DVD. I have enough references to finish him from the waist and up, so I will focus on that, but I want accuracy, so please help me if you can. Thanks, and I will get to work on him right-away and get some new pics up by this week-end.