Jack Sparrow Howard S Life Size Bust That I Painted Up Johnny Depp

[Monteburns]

I recently painted up my Howard S Jack Sparrow lifesize bust.
I had the blank bust since 2009 & finally got the courage to finish it.

It was by far the most difficult bust that I have ever painted/haired.:lol

I used many air brush/dry brush/wash techniques to get realistic skin tones.
I hand laid the hair on the face & modified a wig for his head.

I added the beads/coins which I know are not 100% accurate but I am happy with them.
I plan on adding a custom base with accurate clothes/belts in the future.

Before pic.

 

[DJ Divain]

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beautifull work, and very impresive

 

[streetjudge79]

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nice work. Yeah that bust was a LOT of work. Took me a while to finish mine with all the hair and teeth work. But it's my favorite by Howard.

 

[Monteburns]

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Thanks guys.

I could not even begin to count the hours that I put into this project.
Overall I am very happy with how it turned out & I am glad that I took my time finishing it.
I am a big fan of Depp & the Howard S sculpts.

Streetjudge: I seen your Sparrow paint up thread a while back. Your paint ups are fantastic & you really know how to bring the resin to life.

 

[marksman321]

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That is incredible

 

[streetjudge79]

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Thanks man, that's nice of you to say. You aren't too shabby there either.. can you take some closer pics? I'd love to see your skin tones a bit more. Did you use glass eyes?

 

[Monteburns]

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This is a pic I took before I haired the bust in fluorescent light.

I had later added a little more red washes in areas but this is the basic skin tone.
A litle bit of clear was also added after to some areas to give him a light sweat & shine the lips.

I used hazel glass eyes on this particular bust.
I have been able to get away with using some high quality acryic half rounds on other busts that I have painted but glass always looks more authentic.

 

[streetjudge79]

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Nice, I like your technique

 

[fettster]

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Cracking job there mate

 

[Chewie15]

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Nice work!

H

Howard S Studios

 

[Kredepops]

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Fantastic work, very impressive. You should be proud. Did you use acrylic paints? That's what I used when I painted my Harrison Ford bust.

 

[VashDstampede]

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Great job!
I really like the mottling and flocking effect you have going there to make it life-like.

 

[Monteburns]

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Thanks again to everyone for the positive comments on the paint up.
There are so many fantastic artists/sculpters on this site & it is a great place to learn additional finishing techniques or be inspired to do a project.

I always use water based paints.
Mottling is really good technique for capturing a nice uneven skin tone.

The paint is fairly inexpensive but the time/techniques that you put into a project is what really brings it to life.

 

[Monteburns]

I took some better pictures in better lighting.

I also lowered the bandana for these set of pics.

 

[Nintendophile]

Wow! After seeing the pure white "before" pic, you can see just how much work you put into it! Very, VERY good work, man. ^_^