After a made my first figure I had started this one but did not get to finish it until today.  Anyway here is attempt #2.  Hopefully Ill get better the more I make.  Im currently in the process of making #3 but I might scrap that one and try another.  Not sure if I like it yet (its a sitting figure)

 

Thanks Im using premo clay.  Im going to try the sculpty next and try wire instead of foil for the skeleton.  After seeing Erics article in GR it gave me some good pointers so far.  (Nice article Eric) 

Hi Shawn,

 

Just a check - you have got the PDF on figure construction from Chris Walas? 

 

If not Jerry Barnes has a topic on them at --

 

 

 

 

They are PDF's so use the 'save target as' to download them

I tried Fimo and didnt like it...it was tough to get the shape without bending or damaging previous work. Make the face and the back of the head was flat.  regular sculpy is much like the Fimo and not as good as "super sculpy"

 

The second Dude looks great Shawn!

Thanks again guys.  Ill have try the super sculpy and premo and see what works best.  The sculpy was a little hard to work with. (then yet I did have it sitting around for a while)  Not very soft.  Ill have to experiment and see what works best.  Eric great article in R.  Im looking forward to seeing the next steps.  I like the idea of using wire.  Will give that a try next.  Foil works but can be a little pain to work with.  Seems to break easy when twisting.

Shawn--

I use wire in my other life as a boat builder.  I use it to assemble pre-cut plywood panels into boat shapes before gluing them with epoxy.  I use copper because it is easy to work with my fingers and doesn't break too easily when I twist it tight.  The same wire was a natural choice for me to use to make figures.