January 20, 2001
Well here we have it! the first ever copy from my
original sculpture. What do you think? Not bad eh?
Looks just like in the movie if I do say so myself
:) Now all that is left is to paint it and create
a stone rock like look. |
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January 20, 2001
Well This head I made of Plaster Of paris So that
I could Saw off the bottom at the correct angle of
the movie picture. The downside is that since Plaster
is comprised of water, it takes like 2-3 days to harden
fully. So it really slows you down. I had time to
make this one and another is still hardening in the
mold. I will use 3 heads for my diorama. |
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January 20, 2001
These are 2 plaster copies from my mold. I used a
saw to cut the bottom part at the propper angle like
in the movie. This is what the general diorama layout
will be. |
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February 18, 2001
To start and also to save money, I cut a piece of
poster tube at the correct angle and height that would
fit under the diorama shelf. This shape will act as
the base for out tree trunk. |
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February 18, 2001
I have added some pieces of plasticine to the head
to continue the basic shape the tree trunk will have.
using plastiscine is cheaper then Super Sculpey so
it's a perfect material to create the basic shape
that we want. |
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February 18, 2001
Here you can see what our tree trunk looks like from
the side.
Looks like a chimney doesn't it ? - LOL |
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February 18, 2001
To save even more on Super Sculpey costs I used plaster
bandages to cover the tube and plasticine pieces.
For the roots, I dipped the bandages in water and
scrunched them up into a roll and placed them in wiggly
shapes down along the tube. You don't have to use
plaster bandages, I just had some leftover, and was
short of sculpy. This way all I have to do is cover
the plaster with a skin of sculpy .
Instead of using a thick "snake" that would
probably use 2 boxes of Sculpey. You could even just
use plastiscine if you don't need the tree to be hardened
in the end. Just use what is best for you :) |
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February 18, 2001
Now this is getting interesting :) I used thin skins
of Super Sculpey to cover the plaster bandages. I
used "snakes" to make the smaller roots
that cover the face. I then used a stamp tool to give
a quick texture before adding details. |
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February 18, 2001
After 6 hours, all the blending and textures are
done. I used the picture from Cinefex magazine as
the guide for the roots paths. It's harder then I
though to do tree bark - LOL. |
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February 18, 2001
Here is another view of the finished Tree from more
of a side view. You can see what the real tree looks
like below. I took the liberty to add a lttle more
details because I thought it would look cooler this
way once painted. Let me know what you think :) |
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February 18, 2001
Here is what the normal head looks like in it's environment |
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February 18, 2001
Here is the 2nd head with the tree trunk. |
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February 18, 2001
Finally I show you a preview of the final diorama.
I need to add a few more leaves and some gravel to
make a path on the floor. but this is pretty much
it.
Not bad if I do say so myself :)
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