The sculpture of my main protagonist is about complete! This is the first time I have realised I am capable of handling this amount of detail. I have only taken very short classes in sculpting before and was taught very basic knowledge of moulding, I am really happy and proud of the resulting bust.
I probably took way too long with this, but sculptig first gives me a 3D, inside and out understanding of my character and I have always found that to improve my drawings alot.
From the “kill me” face (Aliens 4) to having finished was very satisfactory yet it was a lot of work, a whole month and a half worth of sculpting time, but he didn’t started out looking like this at all.
Revolution of the Face
I was really going after the communist art look when I first developed my main protagonist. As I mentioned before I have only recently came to realise my stiffness in viewing work and a lack of flexibility ; I always tend to lock myself within a box and it could take me years to come out of it. For years, I was thinking I was being a good sculptor in pursuing symmetry ; both sides having to be exactly alike.
The only good side to it is that it has infact made me a better sculptor, but if I have realised how boring this looked early on, I think I would’ve made more progress in the past years.
Reflection
The master of this would be Bill Watterson. I have read most of Calvin and Hobbes as a kid and they always made me laugh, now as an adult have I only came to appreciate the artistry that went in to these comic strips and I think that this has influenced me a lot as a comic illustrator now : I do not have to stress myself over symmetrical facial expressions, having it off balanced is for one a lot easier, two it actually makes drawing a lot more interesting to look at.
I think in the past years I have sort of wasted my time stuck in my own thoughts, it is so obvious now that the right decision to make is to exaggerate the expressions and enable my character to act and dance with emotions through out the comic series.
Reminder To Self
I think I have faced simular situations of being stuck inside of my box enough times to REALLY second doubt my initial decisions before I get started on any project. Take the time to visit successful examples, analyse pros and cons, talk to others.
The best of decisions should be made and considered right at the beginning before I slave myself over details, trust my gut feelings that something is wrong and experiment until everything feels a’ okay.
Here’s a video of me sculpting!
ANDY WAS HERE
ANDY was here 🤓 