Halloween Sculpt - Saw Billy Puppet

QuietiManes

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Kinda interested to see how the reproductions go. More so with how much time you end up saving yourself. The details out of the mold look fairly good now, doing the halves separately.

I've got to figure out a way to get him situated on my laptop monitor. Hmmm.
 

moonmin82

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Not much remaining on your mini now QuietiManes - just 1-3 sittings or so.

Regarding the original, I may just update his waist coat before I paint him up.
 

moonmin82

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QuietiManes - your mini is nearly finished:

Billycast-05-nov-2011.jpg


I have used a way of speeding up the legs: I've made an Instant Mold of the legs / feet - in this I sit the existing cast (the hands are used as locators between the mould and cast) and fill green stuff around the exposed leg armatures. This gets me half of the legs - I still have to sculpt the back and make a credible join between the lower/upper leg.

The photo should give an idea of his size (that's a Nintendo Wii...) but once complete I'll include a ruler for scale.
 

moonmin82

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One sitting left on the first reproduction I should think (only the shoes and sleeves remaining):

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A rather faithful reproduction I think. The only real noticeable difference being his hairline. I've also signed my initials on the underside (PG).
 
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moonmin82

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First reproduction:

Billyreproduction1.jpg


The hair, trousers, shoes and reverse side of sleeves are sculpted. The rest of the figure is comprised of three seperate press-mould casts.

I'll be painting the master this week so (if anybody wants one...) the number of reproductions will be very limited, only stretching as long as the moulds last (or until I melt it down again for another project...). Each reproduction is a unique green, being made from a technique of both casting and sculpting.

Be sure to PM me if you do want one :)
 
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moonmin82

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Tonight I started painting the master model:

Billy-paint1.jpg


I'm not much of a painter but I'm happy with this so far - I think he paints up quite nicely. Just the hair, shoes and some highlighting on the clothing remains...
 

moonmin82

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When I get time (amongst my many many projects!) I intend to make a display stand for this mini. Nothing big, nothing flashy, just a bit of fun. I'm picturing a work bench for him to sit on, like the Jigsaw killers lair / workshop. Perhaps a pinboard behind him with blue prints of the Jigsaw killers traps and various props beside him (tools, photos, TV set/VCR, etc). Probably throw in some elements from the movies such as grimey tiles and rusted wire mesh.

For the record, I'm a reluctant fan of the franchise. I loved the first film and think the underlying story is an interesting concept. Having said that the gore factor crossed the boundaries of taste (goes without saying really...) and I loathed how, with each film, they had to out do the last in terms of depravity. I'm not naiive and do realise how the traps are integral to the plot and to giving you a sense of shock/urgency/meaning. The series would have worked well as a TV show (which would have kept the gore count low too) or maybe as a trilogy, but they whored it out selling shocks for cash and by the finale had completely lost sight of the plot. Following the death of John Kramer it merely became another slasher film...
 

moonmin82

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Billy-paint2.jpg


For the record, I hate painting! It's not a process I find particularly enjoyable, although I do find the outcome satisfying. There's still a bit of work to go. Rather than traditional highlighting I paint crude edges then work my way darker (subtractive rather than additive). It is easier for me to paint a neat edge against a highlight than it is to paint a very fine highlight individually.
 

moonmin82

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Billy-paint3.jpg


I've painted some detail to the shoes which I couldn't quite achieve in the sculpting.

I've been using an off-cut of plasticard for a palette. Previously I'd use newspaper which resulted in me going though a lot of paint (as it absorbed into paper), not to fibres in my paint job!
 

moonmin82

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More work required on painting the original, but that can wait.

Second reproduction, WIP so far:

Billy-cast206-dec-2011.jpg


This guy is currently made up of 4 seperate casted components. It's all free-hand sclupting from here on. If anybody is interested in owning one of these let me know :) He is 23mm from his bum to the top of his head.
 
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