OT Chewbacca WIP - sculpt

[steveo]

Here's my attempt so far of the OT Chewbacca. Any suggestions are welcome. This is still a work in progress and before I finish him off with details and sharpening, I thought I would get some input. Thanks in advance.

 

[WebChief]

Looks great! Seems like a crazy surge in Chewie building lately!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Reminded me of this:


Don't know where I got this, so I'll remove if requested.

 

[steveo]

Reminded me of this:


Don't know where I got this, so I'll remove if requested.

Awesome! Thank you. I'm glad it reminded you of that because that is one of my reference materials, although this one's size and quality is much better than what I have.

 

[steveo]

Looks great! Seems like a crazy surge in Chewie building lately!

Thanks. Mine will just be a display piece, not a costume or even a mechanical wearable piece.

Also, if anyone has reference material that they'd be willing to share, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Welcome. Sadly, that's about all I have of the furry creature, except an old photograph I was given by someone who said his uncle worked in the production. But it's a common known picture, but I was still stoked to get it as a photograph at the time.

 

[propologist]

i love your sculpture stand. That looks like my work space

 

[Dougie Fett]

Proportions are looking great Steveo, nice deep muzzle!

Hope u don't mind if I say that the top lip seems a tad wide (from nose to mouth), just a tad but otherwise great job so far.

 

[steveo]

Proportions are looking great Steveo, nice deep muzzle!

Hope u don't mind if I say that the top lip seems a tad wide (from nose to mouth), just a tad but otherwise great job so far.

Thank you. I don't mind at all, that's the kind of observations I'm looking for.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Yeah, look at how the Planet of the Apes mouth pieces were made, as I heard they used some old leftovers of those to build the Chewie mouth.

 

[PadawanLearner]

yeah, I would agree that the mouth is just a little too far from the nose. I also think the forhead needs to be a little taller...but perhaps that's just me. Looks great though!

 

[steveo]

yeah, I would agree that the mouth is just a little too far from the nose. I also think the forhead needs to be a little taller...but perhaps that's just me. Looks great though!

Thanks TMG and PL. I did work on the mouth this morning and made it further up, and I agree that the forehead needs to be a little taller, but not by much. A lot of that should be hair.

 

[steveo]

i love your sculpture stand. That looks like my work space

Thanks. Yeah, that's about the only place I can really do anything. Even if my garage wasn't near freezing, the workbench is too cluttered with pushed aside projects and other stuff.

 

[tro73]

That looks very good...cant wait to see it finished

Tony

 

[steveo]

That looks very good...cant wait to see it finished

Tony

Thanks, Tony. Me as well. I hope to have some new pics tomorrow.

 

[steveo]

Still looking for some reference material if it's out there. I didn't post any new pics because i reworked a lot of the nose/mouth area and didn't get it nearly finished enough for new pics.

 

[steveo]

Made a lot of progress that I'm happy with. I just have to detail the nose and I should be finished. Pics should follow when the nose is finished.

 

[steveo]

Ok, I think I'm finished. Not 100% accurate, but would it ever be? Anyway, I'm happy with it.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Re: OT Chewbacca WIP - sculpt - New Pics added 3/13

Looking much better. To me it seems like you should bulge up the nose a bit more, make it a bit rounder and give it a ridge/slope to separate it from the bridge of the nose. Otherwise, the hair you put on the face and ridge of the nose will extend out over the tip of the nose and that would look wrong. It's not much you should add and I like what you've done so far.

 

[steveo]

Re: OT Chewbacca WIP - sculpt - New Pics added 3/13

Looking much better. To me it seems like you should bulge up the nose a bit more, make it a bit rounder and give it a ridge/slope to separate it from the bridge of the nose. Otherwise, the hair you put on the face and ridge of the nose will extend out over the tip of the nose and that would look wrong. It's not much you should add and I like what you've done so far.

Thanks, TMG. I will check that out.