WIP 1/1 Superman C.Reeve bust

[admiral mick]

hello there,

Well... This is not the first bust of C.Reeve ever made :lol
but this is my first attempt to sculpt and finish a 1/1 bust.

I started to sculpt some 1/4 and 1/3 few years ago ..
About 4 years learning and trying to sculpt this Character ...
I choose to make him serious (so no smile there)
opinions ?

 

[hankey01]

I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

 

[Simmon M]

Looks wonderful! I actually prefer it without the smirk as well.

 

[zorg]

off to a very good start, i like the intense stare.

-z

 

[hankey01]

off to a very good start, i like the intense stare.

-z

Maybe a heat vision option? A couple laser pointers wired together inside the head that make the eyes glow red at the flip of a switch?

 

[propsculptor]

Looks great so far, you captured Reeve's likeness perfectly!

What kind of Clay are you using admiral mick?

 

[admiral mick]

Thanks you guys for the kind words

heat vision option ? that's a good idea :thumbsup but red laser is invisible without smoke or powder ... :confused

I use a mix of oil clay called Plastiline. (the "Hard grade" is not hard enough , the "very hard grade" is too hard ... so I made a 50/50 mix and that's perfect for me )

 

[hankey01]

I was thinking just having his eyes glow red from the inside right at the retina...

Of course beams through the room would be cool..but hard to pull off!

 

[YenChih Lin]

wonderful! The "Don't mess with the S stare" :thumbsup

 

[lambotour]

Nice job so far. It's going to look great with that no BS stare supes had when he was pissed. I enjoy that look more than any other version of Superman. I altered my Howard S bust to reflect that stare recently and I was happy with the results, so I'm looking forward to your version.

 

[Qrest Fourstar]

I'm no expert on Mr Reeve, but IMHO thats one hell of a start.:thumbsup

 

[Fizbin]

Wow, that looks great! Just keep at it, you'll get it done when you get it done... take your time and do the likeness justice.

 

[Eopie Herder]

Very nice start! Instantly recognizable as Reeve. I'm looking forward to see how this turns out!

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Not only is that an AWESOME sculpt, but it also prooves that Chris would have made a great Two Face!

 

[admiral mick]

what about C.Reeve as Terminator ? :confused

I'll make new Pictures soon :love

 

[CSMacLaren]

May I suggest standardizing your photography at 6 feet away and zooming in? Anything closer, most camera lenses suffer from lens distortion, and it throws off the proportions of your sculpt to viewers.

Most actors, are rarely photographed or filmed with the camera so close.

 

[kitt1]

Excellent! My hat is off to you.

 

[GINO]

Finally someone attempting a sculpt of this character without that ridiculous looking smirk on his face. I've pleaded with others in the past to take this direction but it fell on deaf ears.

I don't think the world could handle another Reeve or Ford sculpture with a smile/smirk.

Good for you. :thumbsup


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[KramStaar]

Finally someone attempting a sculpt of this character without that ridiculous looking smirk on his face. I've pleaded with others in the past to take this direction but it fell on deaf ears.

I don't think the world could handle another Reeve or Ford sculpture with a smile/smirk.

Good for you. :thumbsup.

Amen to this!!

Wonderful work here mate and made more so because you are seeing (in my opinion) the man as he was instead of the sentimental depiction of the man as he seems to have become.

I wish you well and look forward to seeing where you go from here!

 

[frosty]

very nicely done, you can see the likeness is there, well done