I dug out cavities in the styrofoam head for the wood knob eyeballs. I also woeked on the nose and upper lip area.
Kinda scary lookin', huh?
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Hi Kenny
ReplyDeleteI'm a fellow Figure-maker and I sculpt my figures over a form I make ( paper, styrofoam). When doing this I too put the eyes attached to the form, but I've also learned to put a premade mouth axis in as well. This makes it so much easier to make an almost invisble slot jaw from all angles.
I really enjoy your blog and alot of the time we are on the same page. I am working on a fully rotational eye movement like Al Stevens has done.
I just realized in your picture you have the jaw already cut out of the styrofoam. I guess I will have to stay tuned to see where you go from there.
Figure-making is so much fun, isn't it. Yes I have the book.
I've had the most difficulty with the axis of the jaw on the pre-Sculpted figures I had started before I got Mike's book.
I hope we can share the trials and tribulations of such a wonderful craft. It sure keeps me amazed all the time. Thanks again and have a good one, carry on.
Leigh Basthemer