Hairy bits
I had a sudden and undeniable urge to sculpt some hairy ponies. Hair has never been my thing and I have struggled with 2 dimension V's 3 dimension ...but I seem to have found my groove whilst sculpting Weathergirls tail. I was particularly pleased with my new customs feathery legs when using this method, so I thought I would share :) Step one is the armature. I cut a channel along Bluebell's crest, the exact same way as when I am doing braids (tutorial here ). Once this is done I run a wave or fin of apoxie along the groove, squished and pressing with my fingers. I want this completely random, but still following the general shape I want the mane or tail to end up. As you can see it is pretty awkward and ugly. I allow this to set completely. 3 Dimensional! Next step is the real hair. I am using Aves Apoxie Sculpt and Methylated spirits. Metho will thin Magic Sculpt as well, but gets crumbly after a certain point, whereas Apoxie Sculpt goes gooey. Th...
Karen I love them!!
ReplyDeleteThe peg on the front hoof of the first horse makes sooo much of a difference compared to the base. :)
Wow! Talk about a versatile model!
ReplyDeleteYou're just scratching the surface on the unlimited variety of action in his poses...
As with all your work - Beautiful!!
Can't wait to see the others! These look great! I especially like the first one :)
ReplyDeleteLove the extended trot! It's so nice to see him in primer- the black really hides a lot of detail in photos.
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