How do I make a mask sculpt base?

[Alucard1]

Hey gang, I'm going to be working on a new sculpt soon and want to make a new base to work on. I've tried searching the forum and youtube and can't seem to find the information that I need. I need a base like uratz studios, but donot now how to make one. Could you guys tell me how?

 

[predator666]

what mike did as use wire to form a rough shaped armature and then used plaster bandages to cover it... then simply began adding clay to it.
He had a picture tutorial of it somewhere but not sure where

 

[Alucard1]

[QUOTE="pred666pain666 thanks man

 

[predator666]

im looking for it in previous posts but thats defo how he did it there. I also know cause he sent me 2 of his old armatures before he made the new 1s. thats a long long time ago. Otherwise if u have a current mask, what u can do is lay cling film(cerran wrap) on the mask then use plaster bandages to take a quick rough mold of the masks shape, then just sculpt on it, it'll have the masks shape naturally and allow you to sculpt according to those guides

 

[Alucard1]

What type of wire did he use? Did you ever find the post?

 

[predator666]

couldnt find the post, there was a few thousand posts to go through but it was just wire coat hangers if i recall correctly

 

[HAL1138]

How about something like this.
http://www.amazon.com/Activa-Activ-...qid=1454313135&sr=8-1&keywords=sculpting+mesh

 

[PredatrHuntr]

Here ya go:

http://predatorium.com/threads/huntorial-how-to-make-a-bio-armature.17427/#entry334955

 

[xdmray]

I made mine by draping plaster bandages over my latex pred mask. after you get a thin dried layer. remove the mask and then add more bandages and foam to strengthen the armature.

 

[Predatoj]

That's how I made mine. But I wouldn't do that way again aside from the fact it isn't very strong, crumbling bits of plaster contaminated the clay, when I reused it for another sculpt I was constantly picking out bits of plaster.

 

[xdmray]

well, i coated the plaster in a bunch of fiberglass resin. Forgot to mention that. Clay came off that just fine.