12-09-2010, 10:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-09-2010, 10:41 PM by The Death Curse.)
It doesn't look bad, but you need to refine the anatomy of his expression by adding a lot more clay on either side of the nose/below the eye...Look in the mirror and make the same expression the actor is making under that makeup. You'll notice that the skin around your nose bunches up and gets thicker because of the muscles pulling upward underneath it. Your nose also scrunches upward and excess skin pools around the tear ducts. Your sculpture is too "flat" in these areas, so the realism of the expression is not achieved.
I have modified your last picture to show what I would change...The red areas need to be beefed up and rounded with some more clay. On the blue line, you need to make the angry expression of the eyebrow more defined and smooth, so that we know he's very upset about something. The green area shows where his mouth SHOULD extend...The mouth on your sculpture is a bit too tiny as it is now, especially paired with the particular expression you're trying to emulate:
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You should also place some sort of round form inside the "good" eyelid and resculpt that eyelid over the round form to make it look more elegant and lifelike. You could use something as simple as a portion of a ping pong ball, especially if this is going to be made into a wearable mask. That way, the eye hole will be large enough to fit the owner and allow some room so that your actual eye isn't being squashed or otherwise inhibited by the mask.
'Looking forward to your progress!
Cheers,
Ryan
I have modified your last picture to show what I would change...The red areas need to be beefed up and rounded with some more clay. On the blue line, you need to make the angry expression of the eyebrow more defined and smooth, so that we know he's very upset about something. The green area shows where his mouth SHOULD extend...The mouth on your sculpture is a bit too tiny as it is now, especially paired with the particular expression you're trying to emulate:
[attachment=34019
icture012.jpg]You should also place some sort of round form inside the "good" eyelid and resculpt that eyelid over the round form to make it look more elegant and lifelike. You could use something as simple as a portion of a ping pong ball, especially if this is going to be made into a wearable mask. That way, the eye hole will be large enough to fit the owner and allow some room so that your actual eye isn't being squashed or otherwise inhibited by the mask.
'Looking forward to your progress!
Cheers,
Ryan