Sculpting Arms
To start off my sculpture I have put together a rough sketch for my angel’s arms. I have sculptured arms several different ways in the past, attached to the armature and not attached, and I really prefer sculpting them separate from the core sculpture. The reason why I have chosen to sculpt the arms as separate pieces is because it is easier for me to develop the entire shape of the arms (I can turn the arms around in my hands and sculpt them from all kinds of angles).
After the arms have been blocked out, I will then block out my angel’s torso. Once I am comfortable with the angel€™s torso I will then add the arms to the sculpture. However, I will not start adding detail to the sculpture until I have blocked out the entire body (arms, legs, torso, head - you get the idea).
The arms were pretty easy to put together at this stage and although not completely blocked out they only took me about 30 minutes per arm. The detail work is a lot more time consuming but it is really what brings the sculpture to life. I’m going to create a separate category called Battlefront for these tutorials so check the Battlefront category, to the right, for any of the past articles.
- Gerald
