Lifesize Anubis Goddess Statue Sculpt

[willowswarlok]

Hey Guys
This is my final project for my 3rd year of University.
I decided to make a statue based on a movie such as "The Mummy". I designed a statue of Anubis but a female wearing a mask of Anubis as opposed to a head of Anubis.

She is sculpted from clay over an armature and has taken 6 weeks so far. Im hoping to have her finished by friday and then she will be ready to cast. This is the first piece in this scale that ive attempted. She still needs work on her ears (im currently redoing them) and then smoothing down and hieroglyphs on her stomach. Her size is based on my friend who is 5'2 so the sculpt stands about 3.5ft from base to tips of the ears.

She will be finished in fibreglass and sprayed gold and will hold a Book of the Dead Scroll.

She is designed to be viewed from slightly above, so you cannot see her face straight away.

Id love to know what you guys think

Thanks
Wayne

 

[breen2057]

wow just wow. great work so far this will look unreal when it is done.

 

[DS Operative]

Wow, very inspiring and breathtaking. I know that I'm going to come off as a freak for saying this, but I am impressed by the feet. Now I've just labled myself as the guy with a foot-fetish :::eyeroll::: Great job, I like it!

 

[xingshen]

What a great piece !

I wonder what it would look like with a vacuum metalized finish?

 

[willowswarlok]

thanks guys! much appreciated
@breen2057: Thanks so much, i will keep this thread updated.
@DS Operative: dont be silly, i like the feet too, alot of people in class said they were cute

@Xingshen: thanks! Ive never used that process...what does it entail? Ive been told its very thin and wears of easily?

thanks

 

[xingshen]

Vacuum metallizing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Looks like it wouldn't be practical for this. Just a thought.

I'm sure whatever you decide will turn out nice.

 

[willowswarlok]

Vacuum metallizing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Looks like it wouldn't be practical for this. Just a thought.

I'm sure whatever you decide will turn out nice.

Well, thanks for the information anyway even if its not usable.
its great, posted this a few hours ago and already had some great feedback

cheers guys

 

[NikonD80]

That's stunning. Do you have any photos of the production before this stage? I'm always fascinated by the entire process of sculpting.

 

[willowswarlok]

Thanks Nikon, sure...dont say i didnt warn you, quite a few photos here. She changed slightly from the sketch

Ive edited the first post with earlier pics

 

[Jehudah Design]

I could only see the final sculpt before, so nice to see the build-up process too now. Really nice work there, and I'm sure it will look amazing in gold.

 

[familyman]

watching this with great excitment.

 

[willowswarlok]

Thanks for the comments guys! I forgot to post a link to the video of the sculpt. Here it is

YouTube - Lifesize Egyptian Statue Sculpt

 

[NikonD80]

This thread just keeps getting better and better. Thank you so much for putting the extra WIP shots in. I'm starting to dabble in sculpting (I'm mucking about with Klean Klay at the moment) and it's so helpful to see how things like this are built up. I notice that there don't seem to be many tools in shot. Are you mostly working with your hands or are you just really tidy?

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That's an interesting alteration to the character and marvelous execution. Very good anatomy and proportions. Well sculpted. :cheers

 

[willowswarlok]

Hey Guys
Sorry about the long absence, ive been so busy trying to finish this
Ive managed to get a mould done and a cast. Ive cut the arms, ears and fingers off before moulding and ive cast those seperately. it was purely to make it easier to mould
Thanks
Wayne

 

[Contec]

Looks like the goddess went Emo and slit her wrists:lol
Great work on the sculpt:thumbsup

 

[mrbungle]

looks very nice. well done. can't wait to see it completed and painted up.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That's still so cool. Gonna be nice to see it finished. Good work. :thumbsup

 

[Jehudah Design]

That's the biggest silicone mold I've ever seen! Good job on that :thumbsup

 

[SmilingOtter]

Really nice work!