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#81

Alex,
Wow! I haven’t checked in for a few days and then I do and I see this WIP! Your a very talented individual! I do have a question, since your working in a water based clay how do you go about drying without cracking and shrinking,etc.? I know that most studios work with oil based plasticine which they later cast in urethane, but that’s a lot of steps. I found a product called Magic Sculpt. It works very well and doesn’t set up too fast. Unlike Sculpy you can easily add to the sculpture after it sets up. However, its does cost a lot more than any water clay especially for a large sculpture like this one.

Thanks so much for sharing your technique with us! And, do take some photos of some of those sculptures on the shelf behind you :wink: .

http://www.magicsculp.com/

#82

Jason Belec-thank you buddy!!

lemonnado-thank you!!

Sebcesoir-thank you buddy! im your fan!

Vexona-infortunatelly i learned all for myself,here is very hard find a good art school,thankyou!

XtremeAMX-thank you!!yes Zbrush is more easy!

kyphur-thank you buddy!!

skinnybonez-ahahahahhaha,no, im living in Brazil ,but i need learn so much yet before try some job at Weta.thank you!

Black Crane-thank you buddy!

aminuts-thank you so much buddy!

Longsight-thank you!!

hyper1-thank you so much! i will check the link, sometimes i use plasteline clay,but i got a time to get some fun with water clay, i really liked it!!

here`s some ups more;

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#83

Cool work Alex. :+1: Love the way the skin hangs off. :slight_smile:

#84

Tons of respect, and thx for the inspiration yet again Alex

Cheers,

~t

#85

I love seeing this type of progress. How do you keep the clay so smooth? When I work with it I had to fight to keep it smooth.

#86

with some of these!

#87

Brilliant work very inspirational! There’s nothing more I can say.

#88

You can’t just use water and pour that over it. It has to be applied somehow and than smoothed out. I would like to know how he does this.

#89

Several of the talented people I know use alcohol, or so I believe. Could be a different material though! :wink:

#90

This is coming along great!!!

If it’s clay you use a spray bottle to mist it with that hydrated oxygen, and moist towel and a plastic bag over night. Works well. I never made sculptures but a lot of pottery in the past. It also helps when you do not work in a heated dry room. Or a skin can build quickly. I can’t talk for other materials. Only potters clay. Today I wonder why I got stuck turning stuff for a few years. I think it was the challenge to shape the clay on the disk. Only handles were hand made. And an ash tray in the beginning.

I recall being very nervous when I set the piece up to dry out for the oven. Drying could introduce all sorts of damage and cracks and nicks in the process. A piece added with to much water in clay slush can form a non solid joint which can fall apart during drying or in the oven… I wonder if the head sculptures have to face the same considerations. They are not solid clay to the core when I am not completely wrong… If solid then I am sure that would crack them up for sure.

And I must lack any talent Jason. Regardless how much alcohol I apply, it’s not helping the artwork. Maybe I am doing something wrong :lol:
Lemo

#91

When you moved from the incredible human form towards the zombie I momenterly thought …'oh dear '…!(lol).Your hand/eye skills are precision Ive not seen before now!Hoot,what an experiance ! Thanks and hurry up with the next ones lol,bye cal

#92

thats fantastic and inspirational.

#93

marcus_civis-thanks buddy!

lildragon-thank you!!

womball-hi! im using a water clay ,it’'s really very smooth.thanks!!

testure-thanks!!

x-titan-thank you!

womball-i use so,me tools to let it more smooth too,thanks!

lemonnado–thanks!! and great explanation!! thank you!!

calum5ZB-thanks!! i will be posting the zbrush step soon

pixmaker-thank you!

monday i will be posting the final stage of the sculpture then i will move to zbrush sculpt

thank you

Alex

#94

i wanna be like you when i grow up :smiley:
amazing work, alex.

-r

#95

go go go alex ;]
need more update :smiley:

#96

Hi ,sorry , i was having a little fun with Zbrush 2.5
and sculpting some creaatures there,but i will back to clay ,ahahahahha
i will post soon

thanks
Alex

#97

I thought your concept was good but you sculpt is even better.
He’s got that hungry look that makes you think uh oh he wants to eat my brain.
Enjoying your work as always.
Any chance of a bigger image? I want a closer look.

#98

My God… I started to understand your Incredible Power… Illustrator, Designer, Sculptor… I repeat here… YOU ARE THE BEST! :smiley: