This Full-Head Sculpting Form is perfect for creating Professional
Halloween Masks
such as a Monster, Creature, or even Costume pieces like Helmets
or Armor parts.
* It's a generic Lifecast with Ears
* It can be used to create Silicone & Latex Rubber
Masks.
* It can be used to create 3D Prosthetic Transfers
(also known as Bondo Pros-aide Transfers)
* It's made of a very sturdy Plastic,
* It's filled with a Rigid Foam,
* Has Keys for Moldmaking built in! Was
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This page is for those who are beginning to
learn Sculpting and want to take it further, I will be discussing Materials, Tools & Techniques.
I've been asked many times, What advice would I give to beginning Sculptors?
I tell them when they start sculpting to Focus mainly on the Forms of what they are trying to create, Not the fine details (Save that for last).
IF they are Sculpting a Person or Animal, rely on Detailed Reference Photos and Anatomy following correct Anatomical structures will make your Sculptures much more believable, even if you are only sculpting a Face.
Also try out the various kinds of Clay to decide what you prefer, each Clay has benefits...
* W.E.D. Also known as EM-217 (Water & Oil Based) Originally developed by Walter E. Disney and sold by Laguna Clay Company is specially formulated for large sculptures at a low cost. W.E.D clay has glycerin in it so it dries very slowly to a leathery texture with limited cracking.
http://www.lagunaclay.com
My Thoughts: WED Clay is great if you are a fast Sculptor and have a job that has a quick deadline, because of the Glycerin in the Clay it's like a smooth MUD consistency,it's also great for Sculpting Large things because it's not too expensive. You can save your WED Clay by spraying it with Water and keep it moist (Also adding wet paper towels on it before wrapping the Clay with Plastic helps the Clay to last longer).
Many Sculptors (Including Jordu Schell) use WED to create Halloween Masks, many others use it to Sculpt Bodysuits with it because it can be modeled quickly over a large form or Armature.
I Sculpted this guy originally out of WED Clay:
* Roma Plastilina (Oil-Based) It's available in four consistencies:
* Soft, used for making large sculptures.
* Medium, generally used for portrait heads, busts, and figure work.
* Medium-Firm, used in making models and smaller objects;
* Extra-Hard, used in highly detailed work. http://www.dickblick.com/products/sculpture-house-roma-plastilina-modeling-clay/
My Thoughts: I use Roma to Sculpt Halloween Masks out of as well as Appliances, I prefer to use the Non-Sulphur Clay because it doesn't smell so bad, so at the end of the day my hands and myself don't smell like Sulphur! You can get Roma in different consistencies
depending on your preference, I use Medium because that what I can easily find
at suppliers & because it does not Dry-out it gives me a nice working time.
I Sculpted Kurt Russell's "Soldier" Helmet
out of Roma:
Here is a tease Photo showing the Texture I'm using for a Mask Sculpt for Monsterpalooza...it still needs a little work...
* Chavant (plasteline) NSP (Non Sulfurated Plasteline) is a sulfur-free sculpting clay. Replacing sulfur minimizes difficulties associated to mold making with silicone rubber.
My Thoughts: I have used Chavant for many Sculpts including the Skull for the "Rottweiler" Dog & it's Skeleton.
For those that don't already know it, Chavant is also what is used for Sculpting Prototype Cars and Rob Bottin used it to Sculpt "Robocop's" Armor!
* Super Sculpey III (Polymer Clay) This semi-translucent, beige-pink clay is ideal for dolls, prototypes for casting and all types of sculpture. It features excellent modeling qualities, takes tooling beautifully, and bakes to a ceramic-like finish. It can be painted with acrylic paint and water-based glazes.
My Thoughts: I have used Sculpey for Model-building projects because you can Bake it so it's rock hard and then you can sand it smooth, you can also add more Sculpey to it after it's been baked in the oven!
I Sculpted the "Battlestar Galactica" Viper Pilot out of Super
Sculpey because of how easy it is to Sculpt fine intricate details!
* Van Aken Plastalina (Oil-Based) This pigmented, oil-based modeling compound is a favorite of sculptors, model makers, clay animators, and artists of all ages. It comes in many different Colors.
My Thoughts: I personally use this Clay for quick Sculpts and also use it for Claying-up Mold-Walls for Prototype Moldmaking, it's very inexpensive and soft so you can create almost anything with it and if you want to sculpt more detail into this Clay all you need to do is put the Clay into your Refrigerator and once it has hardened you can carve various details in it very easily.
I used Van Aken Clay to sculpt my little Vampire face: Come Back and Visit this Page for Updates on Tools & Techniques!
If you have any Questions or Comments, feel free to post!
Most of the books I have in my Library & when my schedule permits I will be posting reviews on each book.
Many of the Books listed have great Photos you can use as reference or details as to how Effects and things are created!
I've added a Feature at the top of my page showing most of the Books and DVD's I suggest within a "Widget", all you have to do is Click on the one you are interested to go to the page for that Book/DVD.Or you can Scroll-down the page to see them one-by-one.
The Human Figure : An Anatomy
for Artists by David K. Rubens is one of the Best
Art Reference books ever done, I highly recommend this Book !!
Other Great Books ======================================================================
The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook by Thurston James, is an Excellent book for beginners
and Professionals, there is a great chapter that goes into detail on making a Vacuum-Forming Machine!
I recommend this one highly!!
=============================================== I am currently gathering Photos of all the covers of the Fangoria, Cinefantastique, Make-up Artist Magazine, & Cinefex Issues that I will recommend to FX Artists and Sculptors...I will also add detailed descriptions and info about each issue.
It's made of a very sturdy Plastic it's Foam filled with a Rigid Foam, it has a generic Lifecast going back to the Earsand already has Keys for Moldmaking built in!
