Love that comic, and that sculpture. Great job!

thank you !!

did you fed him on gingerbread?

why YES!

I am a mechanical man and i do the best i can.

thanks man!! i really should do more primates. they've got some awesome cranial features.

so damn cool, dude

ah shit, my reply is above yours

your work is so awesome :D

bah, you so kind!

let's hope i actually finish this one, ya?

Silicone is great to work with but your mould needs to be WHOLLY PERFECT, a thing of beauty and engineering!

so true.

i bought a how-to dvd and it looks as though they're making some kind of bomb.

Nice ass sculpture f27. Katsuya Teradas shit fucking rocks. :0 (he had a book for monkey king? Where'd you find it?)

thank you!

i found it on amazon. none too expensive.

Christ, that went a long way in a short time!
That mold making video with the cheesy music gave me syphilis.

i know, he smoothed out every smooth-able surface and used such strange tools. DAMNIT, IT'S SO CONFUSING !!! D:

This is just incredible! It's like a living thing!

Plasticine. And silicon moulds. And resin. You can't possibly imagine how much have you made my day better :D How had I been fed up with everyone using super sculpey... ahh. Yes. Thank you. :)

What brand of silicone are you gonna use?

Know that method of saving up silicone by pouring it into pre-cast gypsum moulds? You can even make precise measurements of the amount of silicone you're gonna need...

But first... Are you gonna make it one-piece mould and cut it up with razor, or a two piece?

yeh, i can't use sculpey so well. it's like trying to work with stale chewing gum. some people are good at it tho.

i'm going with the blue silicone used for negative molds (i don't know any brand names). two piece mold.

I like plasticine a lot. Especially because the responsivenes to tools and physical properties. Put it in a fridge and you can chisel it, warm it with a hairdryer and you can knead it into shape.

For moldmaking, I was using silicone rubbers from a local manufacturer. I don't now if they export this stuff, but there is a wide range of products with various properties like temperature tolerance (for direct lead casting), adhesion, thickness... (If I remember correctly, they even made additives that let you apply the silicone directly to the object with a brush!!! :D)
http://www.silikony.pl/?opt=asortym.....amp;item_id=96

i think you nailed it dude, because even if he suddenly opened his eyes to reveal some temporary glass eyes, i would still be doublec hecking CONSTANTLY to see if he was watching me.
srsly

its fucking creepy how real that dude looks even though every chisel of it from imagination. I think thats what fucking fills the sails of the creative workshops at dreamworks, pixar and a plethera of good french animation studios.

If you make a bust that shocks someone because they thought it was a person wearing a clay skin treatment... but... their missing all their body... thats a friggin flattering reaction beyond most peoples wildest dreams.

damnit, get hired by Guillermo Del Toro or something... screw brand names, im sure his workshops have it organized by SMELL, or by artist preference. Lol you obviously know what your doing!

Get PAID!

oh i am, more or less.
Just keep in mind, Guillermo is no creature design guru. He just knows the right people to go to & those peolple are in Spain.....