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Here's the initial concept proposed to the client. At this point I've no idea what to do with the shark helmet. To be honest, I think the shark is dumb. It's enormous and over powers the noop sculpt. The client has faith when I say I'll think of something.
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No pussy-footing around, time to chop off the foot!
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As you can see there's a plastic peg within the leg and it's filled with a soft powdery resin. I removed the resin but leave the sole slightly on.
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Here I'm carving away the shorts to accommodate the new design. Here you can see lots of the old resin. I'll leave most of it there and just cover up with the new harder Magic Sculpt resin.
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Now that I've carved away everything I need for the moment it's time to fix the fit. I fill in the empty sneaks with my magic sculpt and use the sneaks as molds. Essentially I'm creating feet with the negative space.
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With the shoe filled with Magic sculpt I place it back on the peg and wait for the resin to harden.
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Once enough time has passed I cut away the sneaker top exposing the new resin. I leave the sneaker sole. This will eventually become the sandal of the character.
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Here the new foot has been revealed. In this stage it is just blocked out but it's now a more appropriate size in relation to the sneaker. It's the size the coarse noop's foot would be if he took off his sneaker.
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Here I've removed more vinyl and sculpted the new pants on one side.
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Filling the other sneak with resin
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Both sneakers blocked out and new pants sculpted.
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And here I've sculpted the socks, sandals and begun the shin guard on one side.
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At this point I've completed both feet and suneate (shin guards) and I'm adding the straps.
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Here I'm starting to add the right side haidate(thigh guard). I suppose it not entirely necessary to make the complete guard and the pants beneath as it will be mostly covered up in the end but I like to as it helps me visualize the character and make sure that in the end all angles have been accouted for. In other words, it's a big waste of time and another reason why I'm slower than molasses in completing a piece.
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I've now got the legs done with completed feet, hakama (pants) and thigh guard. Now I begin making the kusazuri (tassets). I want these to be rigid and stand off the body as much as possible so I use some vinyl card I had and glue them in place to the sculpt. You can also see that I have cut away the arm wrap and the hips to level out the vinyl.
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Here I've finished sculpting the first of 7 tassets.
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I now add the leather base of the kote (sleeve armor) along with straps to the left arm. I'm just adding enough clay to create the edge and then blending it in to the arm.
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Above the leather layer I now add the chain mail armor. I use the end of an old sculpting tool and press a repeat oval pattern into the clay as it hardens. I've also added just a touch of clay to represent the hitatare(robe) sleeve under the leather.
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Here I have added the do (cuirass). I've sculpted a gouge in the armor to represent somewhat where the old noop bandage used to be. You can see the plug right above my chest plate. I've also sculpted the watagami (shoulder straps).
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I've now added the back of the cuirass.
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Adding straps that will attached the front of the cuirass to the shoulder straps.
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And metal rings to complete the straps.
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Now the back straps.
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Here I've added the colar of the robe. You can see I've also completed both forearms and added the upper arm guards.
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Here I'm adding the back of the cloth belt.
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I now add the vinyl card to represent what will be the sode (shoulder armor).
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