Elle L, Savior of Something (updated 4/7)

[WanderingProphet]

Been working this character out for a minute now. Haven't decided on what to do for the base yet, here are the WIPs so far.

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[VulgarDragon]

Jaw dropping gorgeous. What is it made of, chavant?

[WanderingProphet]

Super Sculpey

[Pavel Sokov]

I find her arms to be really thin when compared to the rest of her stature, especialy her boobs

[Doggy]

Sadly i have to agree with Pavel. The sculpt looks great and the detail is amazing, it´s just that the right arm/chest area looks wrong. It´s like the boob/pectoralis doesn´t connect to the shoulder area.

[WanderingProphet]

That can be fixed, preciate it

[madm4tt]

Great design and "motion pose"...

Bye

[Siamese Goldfish]

Awesome piece. I totally dig it and the motion you have going on.

I would fix the arm as others have suggested.

How did you make the whip without it cracking/breaking/just plain being a pain in the arse? did you use something like a thick wire inside it and wrap it in clay or epoxy?

cheers!

[Elwell]

Nice work. She is a little knock-kneed and pigeon-toed from some angles, and her breasts definitely look like implants.

[WanderingProphet]

Thanks guys. The whip was a pain in the ass at first, but then I just looked at it from the most simplistic POV. CUt a piece of wire and straighten it out as much as possible. Then proceed to roll it in clay, getting thinner near the tip. Roll it in desired texture, then clip the clay off both ends, leaving a bit of wire exposed. Then simply grip both ends with your hands or pliers and coil it into desired position, No touch-ups necessary, no bunching or binding, just a clean curve. Hope this helps.

And Elwell, What's wrong with implants?

[Elwell]

Nothing, if that's what you intended.

[WanderingProphet]

I wasn't intending implants, but I was going for was incredibly large boobs without going all Heavy Metal. I toyed with adding mass to her arms, but as soon as I looked at it I knew I would get jaw-jack about her having "Man-arms"

[Siamese Goldfish]

Thanks Prophet.

As to her arm, its not the arm that is thin, its the shoulders. you could solve the problem by building up the right shoulder pad thing a bit.

that said, it is still very cool. :)

[WanderingProphet]

Okay so finished with the sculpt. I will be painting it soon. Hope the final piece is pleasing, had a lot of fun with it.


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[Siamese Goldfish]

you definitely have a bright future ahead of you. I would love to see some WIPs from you some time.

[WanderingProphet]

Thanks man, maybe there is hope I won't be delivering pizzas my whole life

[ebonyraven]

Wow great sculpt. You certaintly should be sculpting for a living.

The clay surface seems so smooth it's shinny.
Did you treat it with something?

[Mat Kaminski]

Man, great sculpture!!
I'm trying my hand at sculpture myself!!
Hopefully I can aspire to be even one percent as good as this lol!
:D

[Aseyngel]

LOL - I totally missed this thread because she looked like she was computer generated on the first picture! Great Photos ;-)
Great idea on the whip - I will have to try that.

[WanderingProphet]

Thanks everyone. ebonyraven, the shininess is just primer over the super scukpey

[WanderingProphet]

So I'm finished with the paint up, gotta be honest I am very happy with this one, felt like something that's been rattling around in my brain and I finally got it out. Hope everyone else enjoys.

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[Robert.B]

nice lighting, nice pose, and her stare is great. I only wish that you would have taken peoples advice on the arms and breast becasue this coud have been 50% more successful if you had done so. Well there is always the next composition right.

[Siamese Goldfish]

Man you work fast. i like the final paint. looks good. I look forward to seeing more of your stuff in the future.

[Pavel Sokov]

I enjoy the final paint a lot! for some reason i expected the clothing to be orange or red. i cant explain why, i was almost sure of it.
now that i think about it, I would of prefered a livelier colour then grey/black.

but to refer to Roberts last comment, I think the thinnes of the arms can still be slavaged. It's possible to sow clothing for her arms with real material and stuff it with something. it will be kind of weitrd having real clothing on the arms and sculpted everywhere else, but i seriously think it must be attempted.

nothing to loose, you can just take it off if u dont like it, but a lot to gain. think about it.

[WanderingProphet]

Thanks for the comments guys. I know the arm isn't perfect, but there's only so much toiling I can do over one non-profit piece. If this were a kit, I would have gone out of my way for perfection, but with maquette's, not so much, I just wanna get the idea out of my head. It just went almost entirely unnoticed this time, originally her arm was cocked out and back, holding a large Out-of-character sword in the opposite hand, I think when I shifted it inwards, I just didn't bother to shift the mass back. However like I said, since it's a personal piece, I'll just sharpen my chops on the next dame I sculpt..

Pavel, I understand what you were saying about the color of her suit, a lot of folks assumed this character was some form of punk or pirate. She is in fact a sort of Fantasy-World Mafia member, so hopefully you can understand why I went with a deep grey suit instead of an orange one.

Thanks for the comments so far guys

[John Mahoney]

Very cool sculpture. I love the details!!! Looking forward to your next post! I see you created a thumbnail for your thread... could you share with me how this is done?
Thanks!
John

[Cat]

the boob anatomy scares me though

[ebonyraven]

She looks great painted. I like the dark color theme and the color streaks in her hair. She's one tough lady.

[emptyslot]

kind of eyecatching look she has.. well i agree with the rest of the guys here about the arms and so on.. but the idea was nice.. you used acrylics to paint her right? looks little plastic

[Molly]

I know its late in the day to crit, but its not the boobs that are huge, its her actual chest cavity thats really thick/large in mass; which excentuates the fake breasti-ness.....:)

IMO - I do think you could have fiddled with the bare arm, and given her some strength there- regardless of it being a non-profit piece. You should aim for perfection anyways, as this IS a fantastic piece:) You could have given it more justice...Its the little bits that do make a difference, and you should push yourself more.

Sorry if this is harsh in any way....


Mx

[wyrmnite]

While it is jaw dropping and astonishing, i think you should have used some acetone on areas to smooth them better (the hands look rough, as does the breasts a slight bit)

i still love it though just keep the smoothing in mind for future endeavors.

[WanderingProphet]

Well the sculpt itself was smoothed out, painstakingly, but I didn't prime it in a dust free zone and the paint I used was not the consistency I am used to and it went on kind of thick, so some brushstrokes came through. I'm airbrushing from now on

[van]

Very nice.

[xYnoTx]

Thats such a great sculpture, the amount of detail makes it hard to belive you made this out of super sculpey. I have had the worst luck with small detail, its good to know that with the right skill its possible great work. Oh yeah, I wonder how it would look with a gloss finish.

[Bicnarok]

Wow amazing, very atractive eyes and general look.