Yes, what Starvinartist said
Wait... Oil-based clay right??? Use rubbing alcohol instead of water, It's a mild solvent and will evaporate taking the brush marks with it . I't will help you brush off the "raggedness" just as Starvinartist said and smooths it out nicely.
Props to the teacher. (That would be Starvinartist)
Man, I envy you to have the space to work with so much clay. Well keep us posted because this is going to be killer when done.
I love the multiple texture styles you have working. You have instinctually done something that takes most sculptures years to learn. By using several different techniques to create different texture effects you have given the different areas of the face distinctive skin qualities without loosing overall cohesion. It is a tough thing to do right but you have definately gotten it right here. My only suggestion would be to use a soft damp brush to soften the detials on the back of the neck. (I'm noticing a little "raggedness" to the texture) You put the brush in water and lightly brush the detials. This should help round trenches without destroying them. The result should be a more natural look of leathery skin that has stretched and relaxed over many years of aging. As always test the technique on some scrap clay first until you get the hang of it and to make sure the results match what you want.
Also your plan on the veins should give a very anatomically correct look. The veins in the neck are large and would be more pronounced given the size of muscles in an neck this thick and powerful. As they branch out like a tree into the head and face they become significantly smaller and less pronounced. In the forehead and face area most veins would be best added in the paint stage as they make very little surface detail. Think of them like branches on a tree. The neck would be the trunk area and the face would be the very tips of the branches.
Keep up the fantastic work.
Tony impressive rack, this work is phenomenal
Yes, what Starvinartist said
Wait... Oil-based clay right??? Use rubbing alcohol instead of water, It's a mild solvent and will evaporate taking the brush marks with it . I't will help you brush off the "raggedness" just as Starvinartist said and smooths it out nicely.
Props to the teacher. (That would be Starvinartist)
Man, I envy you to have the space to work with so much clay. Well keep us posted because this is going to be killer when done.
That is impressive. I cant wait to see the finished piece I bet it will be very realistic
fantastic work. All that detailing is a tedious task, but man does it ever pay off in the end.
This is soooo sick my friend. This Elite shall need to go to the Elite section once complete.
Thanks man, trying my best to make it right. Well, right in my mind…lolduuuuuuude this is siiiick
i am loving this thread a lot. great work bro
Haha! Tony this thing freakin' rocks man!!
That is trully a fantastic piece of work. I've always wanted to try working with clay, this is spurring the motivation to want to do it even more!
Once again, trully awesome!
Cereal.
Lol, thanks my man. Hopefully I will be finished soon on this. I can’t wait to see how it looks all painted up.WOW that is freakin awesome!!! great job so far and the detail is great
that can most certainly scare some one
Thanks Thorn, It means a lot. I appreciate how you and Starvin have helped through this build. I definitely learned some good tips and I’m still learning things as I go…lol.Well I guess that's it for the tips for now. You're work is already well beyond what most people can do, and it's only getting better. :cool
Needless to say This looks AWESOME and I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks again my man! Same to you on that Beautiful MK6 you’re building!x2! Really great work Tony!
You should do it. I have no doubt that you could rock out an awesome clay sculpt. The FX Lab & RPF are great places to see how people work with this medium. I like the FX lab because they special sections devoted to tutorials on how to do some of the skin & texturing effects. Thanks Cereal for the awesome comments!
Thanks again everyone for the awesome comments. I appreciate that everyone is still interested in my super long build…lol
Tony
Thanks for the info Tony! I will check those sites out for sure!!
I'm actually going out tonight to buy some clay, Going to try something small first, like a hand plate. Just need to decicde whether I need medium or hard clay... hrm... will see I guess.
Once again, Looks great!
Dave.