Input requested: First Sculpt

[Thunderhawker]

So, in the past I have used various putties to fill gaps, make conversions, even replace a limb or part of a face. But until recently I have never actually sculpted from scratch a full mini.

Thanks the to putty oven there are about 900 colors in this model expecially the face. Interestingly it all pretty much was the same color before it was fired.

Tiniest details yet to finish. Primarily I need to hit a few areas with some extra fine sandpaper to smooth them out. I am still debating whether I want to give it a coat of paint just to even the details out when you look at it. If you look closely at the head I tried it already, but the godforsaken airbrush clogged up so I cleaned off most of that.

I need feedback to refine the finished product, so thoughts, criticisms, etc. I think its quite good for a first sculpt, but then again I am biased

 

[Thunderhawker]

Oh, and a few particulars:
The armature under the sculpt is heavy guage floral wire.
The base putty for the sculpt is Apoxie Sculpt (Green).
The larger, darker green areas are standard GF9 GreenStuff.
The small fringe on the pouch and the left wrist detail are procreate (mainly to see how much better/worse it held detail as opposed to GS.
The Axe blade and sword blade are plasticard.
The handle of the axe is copper rod.
The belt is etched brass from hasslefree.
The model is 40mm to the top of his head.
Yes, he does have a rather wry grin on his face (which I am rather proud to have achieved).
You can view the WIP from sketch to sculpt HERE.
Again, your feedback and thoughts are critical to the finished product. Help me out here!!!

 

[DaN]

Looking spanky TH

 

[PlaneCrazy]

Looks great! Especially for a first sculpt! I like the expression on his face.

 

[Thunderhawker]

I fixed the airbrush and painted him grey for uniformity purposes. There are a couple of rough spots that can be fixed with superglue (thanks for that tip in the handy tips thread). Looking at it there are somethings that I know I will do better in the future. I have a plan for my next one, an elf sorceress, but that may be in a more stand scale, either 32-35mm or 54mm.