Sid & Samson

A couple more models I've finished Not very detailed quality but I thought I'd photograph them and make something of them nevertheless. Again, all latex layering over wire and sculpey frames, bulked out with sponge. The acrylics and talc for the details.Click for larger

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The completed head for Charles, the skeleton, really enjoy the flexibility on his jaw, makes for some more variance in expressions, see below for its full range of movement:


  

Thanks Ekabutr!

Thanks to Ekabutr for the digital sketch!    

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Whales and Latex

Just layering up the bandage and latex for the first layer of the whale's skin, keeping it nice and white at the moment due to over mixing an abundance of white latex, but hopefully will be ending up a nice shade of blue by the

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More Progress Shots

The next one in progress... And Skeleton progress (next to 'Ernie' for size comparison)

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More and more...

Sculpey and wire head for the next one, having a go at a skeleton while I wait for the layers of latex to dry on the previous one, which seems to be taking a fair bit of time. Speaking of

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Full Body Latex

Thought I'd have a go at a full body model now, using the layering latex technique. As you can see I spent some time building a good flexible 'skeleton' for this characters, out of sculpey and wire. Once the sculpey

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Clive's head all done and dusted, click to embiggen!


Nearly There..

Just waiting for last few bits to dry then it's time to photograph!

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Fur me up, Baby

Also, replaced the eyes as the other were a little too psychopathic-looking.What's left - eye detailing, mouth, ears and photographing.

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The finished head 'talced' and posed. Click to embiggen.


Painting Done

Last one for today, it's pretty much completed, just need talcing up to get rid of some of the gloss over the skin and make it a bit more handle-able. Tomorrow I'll give a full stress and stretch test and see

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Final Latex Layers?

Skin latex pretty much done, and eyebrow wires in place, next up is fluffing out the eyebrows, and painting the skin for a bit of variance.

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Latex Layering

Initial layers of standard latex used to build up the detail areas such as eyelids etc Colouring the latex: a good glug of water, plenty of white and then a blob of yellow and a small blob of red. Works so

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