CC2010 - Hangman

[aRKaycreative]

Alright, so I'm pretty new to sculpting but I figure I'll give it a go. I'm going to do Hangman loosely based on the inpiration below.

[aRKaycreative]

Made the armature and bulked it up a bit with foil. Not totally sure about the pose but I'm guessing the flaws will reveal themselves when the Sculpey goes on. I'm using a 50/50 mix of Super Sculpey and Sculpey Firm, which I still think is too sticky but I might change the ratio as I go along.

[TeaMonster]

Wow that was quick, great start!
I do love seeing peoples armatures :)

[aRKaycreative]

Thanks TeaMonster and thanks for hosting this competition, seems to be just the thing I needed to kick my ass into sculpting mode - let's hope it doesn't end up looking like I'm sculpting with my ass though :)

I've now put a few hours into getting some Sculpey on the armature. The pose is looking a bit lame right now I think...needs some more attitude.

[aRKaycreative]

Added some more Sculpey to the body and also tried to make his right hand/glove but that didn't come out like I imagine it would. Giving that another try tonight and hopefully it will actually turn out looking like a glove. It only stands 7½" tall which makes the detailing a bit more complicated than I wished for.

[Thibron92]

so far your figure seems ok! i'm a new sculptor too and I'm looking forward to seeing how hangman will be at the end! good luck:wink:

[aRKaycreative]

Thanks Thibron92! The glove came out much better on the second attempt. Will try and update with pics tonight.

[aRKaycreative]

The glove came out looking better but I'll tweak it a little when I've done the left one as well. Also started to shape the boots into someting more finished.

[aRKaycreative]

i think this will turn out pretty good in the end but there sure is a lot of work left...

[ekobor]

It feels like the hands and shoulders should be bulked out more, the volumes feel off.
It's looking good though!

[mufizal]

Keep at it my man.
Im sure you will do great.

hint : clean it up like there is no tomorrow ;)

Mufizal

[aRKaycreative]

ekobor: Thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll see if I can get som more Sculpey on there.

mufizal: Thanks for the hint :) I'll just have to find a good way to clean it up then... lots of coffee and patience probably.

[aRKaycreative]

I've been trying to smooth this dude out but that is tedious work. So to give me a break from that I started working on the gallow and tried my hands at making some rope... turned out pretty cool I think.

[Nubitt]

wow aRKaycreative I'm impressed with your progress. I agree completely, the rope came out really nicely. Also like the addition of fold detail in the hood. Guess it's a case of add, add, add and keep going. ;)

[semoet]

that rope makes all thing likes great

[aRKaycreative]

Thanks Nubitt and semoet. I'm planning on adding more ropes to the sculpt later on. I just need to do some more smoothening :)

[aRKaycreative]

Alright, so I've finished the sculpt and I'm taking two things with me; Sculpting rocks (as if you didn't know) and I really need to learn how to smoothen this shit out.

Kind of happy about how my very first finished sculpture turned out even though I am aware that a lot of things could be done better. I'll give it a week and then start thinking about the next one.

[TeaMonster]

Good stuff, really nice rope btw.

Thankyou for taking part in CC 2010 :)