The Baron

[Rah-Bop]

I'm working on a sculpture of the Baron from the movies "Whispers of the Heart" and "The Cat Returns," both Studio Ghibli movies. It's a gift for a friend so I want it to look as awesome as possible, so any constructive advice you might have to give would be greatly appreciated. I've never done clothes before. I don't know what I'm doing.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u140/rah-bop/baron1-1.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u140/rah-bop/baron1.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u140/rah-bop/baron2.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u140/rah-bop/baron3.jpg
His tail and tailcoat will be added later, after what you see here has been baked once. I think that if I try to add it now I'll squish it all for sure.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u140/rah-bop/baron4.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u140/rah-bop/baron5.jpg
The cane and tophat are made of kneadatite blue/yellow epoxy and I am going to glue them into his hands once he's baked and painted. The transparent parts of the tophat is plastic from the tube the epoxy came in, because I was getting frustrated trying to make a perfect hat shape by hand, and so I'm not going to put it in the oven (I don't know the melting temperature of the mystery plastic.) I was considering baking the Baron with his cane, but I don't know what would happen to the epoxy if I heated it like that. Would it lose its shape...?

Thanks in advance for any help!
p.s. first post, hi.

[CastorFiber]

Hey,
I don't know this character but I feel some light "furry" texture on his head might be cool, perhaps some detail inside the ears? Cat-ears are a maze of detail IRL...

Good luck!

Edit: Forgott to tell you that the clothes look great and for that matter, the rest of the sculpt to. :)

[Nephron]

It looks really nice so far. Nice pose and attitude.
One thing I'd take a look at is the angle of his left arm, it looks a bit awkward, and some of the clothing seems a bit 'lumpy'. I'd go over it with something like turpenoid and try to smooth it down. Other than that, I've nothing to say other than good work, and I look forward to seeing it finished.

(btw I'm a big fan of Whispers of the Heart and The Cat Returns, and I think you've got a really good sense of the character in this)

[Aseyngel]

I agree on the fur-thing.
You seem to have a very good understanding of folds and movement of the clothes. I love the bow-tie.
What are our intentions concerning his eyes?