Another figure drawing class

Here is anther portrait from tonights figure drawing class. For this one i made it slightly larger than life size. I started off trying to get the basic structure and then went for an emotion. To finish this piece i am going to try to add more evil and horror, then i will make it into a halloween mask. Will post pics when i get further.

I am currently working on some videos to put on youtube. I am doing some airbrush work and i will be doing sculpting. If anyone has any ideas they might like to see i am open to suggestions. i will start out with filming my quick sketches in clay which are 20-30 mins sculpts and then bits and pieces of other sculptures.

New portrait sculpture from class

This is a new sculpture i just finished for scupting class. I had a week long intensive session with John Horn at PAFA. We worked from a model for five days. Overall it was a good class, i was forced to do a few things i never done before and focused on the structure and the planes of the face. The first day we had to make a head armature, which i hate using, then we did a generic skull with planes. On the second day we started from the model. Another thing i found amazing is how much larger the male head is to the female. My first measurements fromt the generic skull were from the male model we had. Then the class split up and i decided to work from the woman. The male model was not a large man, but to scale my head down for the female i had to lose at least 5-10 pounds of clay. These exercises really help me understand the structure better. Comments and critiques welcome.

New sculpture mini busts

This is the finished girl skull scultpure. I just finished making a mold and will be casting soon. This will be casted in latex and filled with foam. This is about 1/3 life size and was sculpted from the model. The model favored one side towards me which gave me the idea to only have one side a finished face.

Here is another mini bust i have been working on. I am happy with the character and the way it looks right now. I need to finish up some texture wrinkles then it will be ready to mold.

This last mini bust is still in progress. I came up with the idea while sculpting. Next step is to figure out what to do with the mouth.

This is a creature sketch i just finished

New online store

I have just opened an online store for my work. I am currently putting it on a special blog devoted to just prints and original art for sale. Please check it out and tell me what you think.

http://alter-ego-store.blogspot.com/

Mold process

This first image shows how i prop the head up so it will be as horizonal as possible.

When making a two piece mold you will have to find a line and make a wall so the mold will be able to come apart when your done. This line will be where the mold comes apart.

Here is another view. I use foamcore for the wall so that i don't have to use too much clay for the build up.

Here i started covering the foamcore with clay to make the clay wall.

Here i added a wall around the sculpture so that the plaster will not run off the edge. It helps to keep the sides thick and strong for when you pry apart the two mold halves.

Here the first half of the mold has been made and the second half is being prepped. I have made another wall to catch the plaster and applied vasoline to the plaster edge so the plaster on the back will not stick to the front half.

Here are the two mold halves finished.

Two more sketches

Here are a couple more misc. designs. Just some quick sketches

A few more designs

Here are a few new designs i finished. I have been trying to do more, but i am also working on my sculpture right now. I have signed up for a class at the pennsylvania academy in portrait sculpture. Taking this class will help me learn more about portrait sculpting and help me do better in my own projects. I have also been working on my website. I am trying to add a store and make some of my art available as prints. Thanks for looking.

New sculptures creatures and portraits

Here are a couple new sculptures i have been working on. These are creature designs that i am currently working on.

This is a portrait sculpture i worked on tuesday at figure drawing class. I am not sure if i am going to do anything with this one yet.

This study is from the previous tuesday at figure drawing class. I was in a position where i was getting interesting poses, but she favored one side towards me. It gave me the idea to only work on one side of the models face so here it is. I would like to finish this one and make it into a mini bust. Hopefully i will be able to create a couple of different paintjobs and add some hair to the female side.

Here are a few more sketches on brown paper. i am trying to get better at drawing the figure and i am also working on getting a few more ideas for sculpting a few mini busts and statues.
Tell me what you think.

New creature concepts

I have been working on some new concepts. I haven't done any new paintings or sculptures so here is what i have been up to. I really like what i can get with working on brown kraft paper. These are all black and white pencil on kraft paper. I order the sheets online, if you get a roll you'll never get it to lay flat. My next step is to make a few creature busts in latex and filled with foam. I am thinking of doing of doing a series of half life size creatures like this. I am also going to keep these concepts coming so i can figure out a good composition for some more airbrush paintings. Enjoy the art.

Sketchbook concepts

Here are a few new drawings that i have added to my sketchbook. I am currently working on a few concepts and i am trying to work on my website. I have made updates and now i am trying to sell my own art and prints on the site. My prints for sale are available on the paypal widget to the right. Please check out my website at www.alteregos.artspan.com. Enjoy the work.

Some new spray paint art.

Here are some of the new works i have completed. It has been a while since my last post so here is some new works. Currently i have been doing some sketches and trying to come up with some concepts. These paintings are all 11 x 17 and have been painted with spray paint on posterboard, enjoy and feel free to tell me what you think.