Beginners first try on a T3 Bust....

reni x · Apr 28, 2013

...well it is my first time to paint a complete bust from zero.It is still work in progress (I bought a wig.....that looks....well......let's say "funny" - so I will need a new one, both eyes will be replaced
and there will be a T-Shirt and so on). I used some Fimo (clay) and some parts I found in the garage (like a ballpen

) to craft some parts of the endosceleton....).
Just wanted to share (because my wife doesn't understand

)
greetings from Austria !:cheers

garlicbread · Apr 28, 2013

Saying it's your first attempt I think you've done a pretty good job. I would have personally used acrylic paint and possibly a matt acrylic varnish on the skin areas. Great subject piece however and quite a task to try on your first go

reni x · Apr 29, 2013

garlicbread said:
Saying it's your first attempt I think you've done a pretty good job. I would have personally used acrylic paint and possibly a matt acrylic varnish on the skin areas. Great subject piece however and quite a task to try on your first go

thanks for the tips.
It is acrylic paint (water based) - at least most of it.
It looks matt in real life - only when I take a picture with the camera it looks "glossy".....
As it is just a "fun project" I am happy about the way it looks (given that I don't have any experience) - the only thing that makes me sorrows is the wig. Can't find a good one.
And do you have any idea what the people use for the led eye ?
cu
:cool

garlicbread · Apr 30, 2013

Hi my aplogies, I noticed a tin of what looked like enamel paint so presumed that is what you painted the piece with. I would definitely flatten it down with matt varnish (acrylic).

I have found these wigs:

Men's Hair Brown healthy short hair Wigs A+++ | eBay

The wig is longer than you need...but if you know someone who can cut hair...problem solved

How to wire an LED:

How To wire LED's - YouTube

postmanpat · May 1, 2013

The wig that most people use is called the Gregory Wig in color #8. It is long and you will need to cut it down to correct length.

Have a look here;

http://www.therpf.com/f9/terminator-wig-127615/

For the LED eye have a look here;

12-Volt Red Snap-in Lamp Assembly | eBay

It is a 12V light so you will need a battery pack (8xAA) and a switch.

These are the exact items I used to make my T3 bust. I attached a pic of mine below.

For the eyebrows just use the cuttings from the wig and use PVA glue to attach small clumps of it. Have a look at HowlRunner's Donut Head build and he has a close up of the eyebrow. His work is expectational and he also has a tutorial on skin painting with his Ash bust. If you can't find them let me know and I'll link them for you.

Also, you can buy glass eyes pretty cheap and they make a HUGE difference in realism.

You can also buy him a shirt but I haven't found a high neck one like he uses in the movie. If you come across one could you let me know please?

Cheers

reni x · May 9, 2013

thank you both very much for your advises !
I am working in a motorcycle store and i realized...we do have 12V LEDS ...bought one yesterday...should do the job but...
due to some travelling (yes...there could be worse

) I am gonna have time to continue in 2 weeks - I'll let you know about the progress ! postmanpat : The bust looks amazing !!:cheers

could you tell me what size the glass eye has ?or perhaps give me a link to the product ?

have a good night an greetings from sunny austria !

postmanpat · May 10, 2013

reni x said:
could you tell me what size the glass eye has ?or perhaps give me a link to the product ?

Sure. Here is the place I buy the eyes from;

Acrylic Human Glass Eyes, Animatronic Eyes, Doll Eyes, Mannequin Eyes, Puppet Eyes

They produce incredible quality eyes and are a pleasure to deal with. Most people on here seem to use them.

They have Arnold's custom eyes on file there so what I did is I just asked for one of those with 28mm eye and 11.3mm iris. I chose to have the veins as I believe despite it being pretty subtle it makes a big difference to realism. This is extra though so it's up to you. If you are a bit more budget conscious you can always buy a single generic eye from their site which are really cheap and equally good quality......just may not be exactly Arnold's match.

All the best.

Pobbrett · May 13, 2013

if you can get a close up pic of Arnold's eyes you could make your own using claymores tutorials:

http://www.therpf.com/f62/quick-tutorial-making-eyes-180445/

http://www.therpf.com/f62/new-eyes-another-tutorial-184097/

suckface · May 13, 2013

nice job for your first attempt but it's starting to annoy me that their are so many new members making posts of paint up's on recast work from our members on this forum

reni x · Sep 18, 2013

sorry for the delay - I've been travelling the last months and had little sparetime !
I bought the head from ebay (paid 50 Euros or so) and didn't care where it came from.
You can't compare that little painting to the art some people here do by building things from the scratch.
But I think it is quite interessting what people make out of a piece of white plastic by adding some things and paint and so on and to see the results.
For myself I got a nice bust in my shelf and am quite happy with the result (as a first timer) even if it's not perfect. where does this piece come from ? and how comes it is sold on ebay ? i didn't have much time to do research....but i thought it is some kind of licensed product then...now i think its from asia and i paid too much

reni x · Sep 18, 2013

lol just found a "work in progress" picture I really like

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