grinty33
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Okay, so some of you may have seen my previous thread asking for help to save my sculpt of the Guyver. After following the advice in there and being really patient I managed to rescue it from oblivion!
After mentioning it in some other Guyver related threads I've been asked to show my progress. So here we go. Bare in mind this sculpt has been on going since... 2008? 5 years! I'll start at the beginning so you can see the journey, and it's been some journey!
This, from what I remember, was after a few weeks. I had previously done 2 other attempts at Guyver, both of which were not good enough. This time I decided to really study the armour and used a vinyl model as reference.
After taking a short break, or rather going my normal stage of losing interest, I came back and was finally at a stage where I could refine the sculpt and add some details. I removed the fin so I could mold it easier and figured it would better to do it seperate. I also decided to do the breather units on the cheeks seperate as well. The details look harsh but the lighting in the room made them like that. The detail is more subtle in person.
This is where the sculpt was left untouched for almost 2 years. The bin bag went back over it to keep the clay moist and I forgot all about it. Lack of a job and money meant I couldn't afford any silicone to make the molds I wanted. But a few months ago whilst looking for something in my parents loft I found a heavy bag in a large box of my things. I checked and saw the sculpt staring back at me. I honestly thought I had destroyed the sculpt myself to get the armature out of for another piece. I had been working on a new Guyver during this time funnily enough but couldnt capture the same look I had done with this piece.
I checked it out and apart from a large crack across the side of the face and the clay being rock solid it was fine. Here are the pics of the damage.
After slowly rehydrating the clay it became soft again to work with. The clay that came away from the sculpt couldnt be pushed back against the clay properly so I got it as far as I could without distorting the rest of the peice and then bridged over the cracks with fresh clay.
And that's where the sculpting ended and I started the moulding process! It's currently sat in my workspace (spare bedroom
) covered in 3 layers of silicone. I've got one more thick coat to put on and then I can make a 2 part jacket. The plan with this piece is to make a jesmonite wearable helmet. I dont like fiber glass resin much so im hoping jesmonite will be easier to work with.
More updates to follow. Thanks for looking
After mentioning it in some other Guyver related threads I've been asked to show my progress. So here we go. Bare in mind this sculpt has been on going since... 2008? 5 years! I'll start at the beginning so you can see the journey, and it's been some journey!
This, from what I remember, was after a few weeks. I had previously done 2 other attempts at Guyver, both of which were not good enough. This time I decided to really study the armour and used a vinyl model as reference.
After taking a short break, or rather going my normal stage of losing interest, I came back and was finally at a stage where I could refine the sculpt and add some details. I removed the fin so I could mold it easier and figured it would better to do it seperate. I also decided to do the breather units on the cheeks seperate as well. The details look harsh but the lighting in the room made them like that. The detail is more subtle in person.
This is where the sculpt was left untouched for almost 2 years. The bin bag went back over it to keep the clay moist and I forgot all about it. Lack of a job and money meant I couldn't afford any silicone to make the molds I wanted. But a few months ago whilst looking for something in my parents loft I found a heavy bag in a large box of my things. I checked and saw the sculpt staring back at me. I honestly thought I had destroyed the sculpt myself to get the armature out of for another piece. I had been working on a new Guyver during this time funnily enough but couldnt capture the same look I had done with this piece.
I checked it out and apart from a large crack across the side of the face and the clay being rock solid it was fine. Here are the pics of the damage.
After slowly rehydrating the clay it became soft again to work with. The clay that came away from the sculpt couldnt be pushed back against the clay properly so I got it as far as I could without distorting the rest of the peice and then bridged over the cracks with fresh clay.
And that's where the sculpting ended and I started the moulding process! It's currently sat in my workspace (spare bedroom
) covered in 3 layers of silicone. I've got one more thick coat to put on and then I can make a 2 part jacket. The plan with this piece is to make a jesmonite wearable helmet. I dont like fiber glass resin much so im hoping jesmonite will be easier to work with.More updates to follow. Thanks for looking
