Clay hair

Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures , for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is. Photorealistic sculptors create truly amazing sculptures that will make you feel wonder, revulsion and the sense of looking in someone else's mirror. In this post we feature sculptors Ron Mueck, Evan Penny, Jamie Salmon, Duane Hanson, Sam Jinks and Adam Beane who produce sculpture that seems alive in every detail, right down to veins and rashes on skin. Ron Mueck Ron Mueck…

Along with the underside of feet, hair is one of my absolute favorite things to sculpt. By its very nature, there is so much variety in texture, volume, shape and movement. Add in the ability to style and embellish and *poof!* a cornucopia of possibilities! Different hairstyles can lead viewers to i

All words and pictures Andy Bergholtz. First, I warm up the Castilene in a microwave and work it in my hands like clay, applying the warm Castilene to the sculpture (Fig. 1) After I achieve the basic form using just my fingers, I'll then heat my sculpting tool and smooth the surface (Fig. 2, Fig. 3) I will continue to heat the tool during this process every few seconds, holding the tool very briefly over the flame. I will continue to refine the surface with this tool until I get a basic flow…

Boy's hair

I’m modelling puppet heads in wax for a stop-motion animation at the moment. I can’t show the heads in their entirety because of film contract/spoiler agreements but I can show bits of …

Textured hair tutorial

This started off as an exercise in trying to adapt a piece of 2D art, but ended up having a lot more fun with it. It's based on this piece of art by Dahliart - http://www.dahliart.jp/image/1013/12_c.jpg Hair was made using the hairbrush found here - http://www.funkybunnies3d.com/tools.php#zbrushes Rendered in Arnold.

All words and pictures Andy Bergholtz . First, I warm up the Castilene in a microwave and work it in my hands like clay, applying the wa...

I ran across this tutorial today and had to share!! It’s by Ilusiona Cakes (her Facebook page) and it’s gorgeous!! If you’ve ever wanted to create a super cute pony tail on a figurine you’ve created, this is a perfect way to do it. She created the body/head with a mold…LOVE it! Now if I […]

my goal for my ceramic art is to complete a ceramic bust... this one is a gorgeous inspiration.