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Most of the techniques shown here are from what I learned and adapted to my
use. Certainly there may be people who do the same thing in a better way. But
what I do I am passing to who else might be interested in trying it.
When trying to sculpt something one must be familiarized with the object of
the work, what is clear in this work that I am not. The project is just an
exercise, something not so serious, hence there is nothing to worry about.
The lion sculpture
In the
medieval castle miniature project that I am working on, I planned to
add lions sculptures to the castle. I imagined four lions, one on each
side of the keep, near the top, on bases coming from the walls. They
should be the four watching lions. The legend might claim so.
I needed the lions miniatures and went to the shops to find them. After
searching the whole town, not a single miniature was found. Specially one that
matched the pose and size the I needed. Very disappointed, I decided that I
would make the miniatures myself. So, what comes next is the description of the
steps that I took to reach the closest shape of the lion that I imagined.
Step 1
I made a rectangular shape with car body filler. Cut it diagonal and
horizontally as shown in picture 1. The higher side is intended for the
head of the lion.
Picture 1
Step 2
Cut the edges as picture 2 shows. It resembles somewhat a rude form of an
animal. On the left are the head and the forelegs more delimited.
Picture 2
Step 3
Cut the edges once again. Now smoothing them to get a more rounded
form and delimiting the mane. Deepening the sides to start the legs modeling. Result in picture 3.
Picture 3
Step 4
At this point I began to sculpt the legs and the mane.
Picture 4
Step 5
The muzzle, eyes, ears and tail were the main points that the shape needed to be
attained. Anyway, I did not like the result. Mainly with the muzzle shape.
Picture 5
Step 6
At this time, I stopped the work and analyzed what I had done. |
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