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An Interview with Stan « The Man » Lee, Marvel Comics’ Real Superhero
Everyone's favorite evil doll is back! Go behind the scenes and see how the artists and mechanical wizards at MastersFX helped bring the new Chucky to life with practical effects and puppetry.
You’ve seen many lessons on the SWSCA website about sculpting. A few examples would be: Portrait Sculpting, Speed Sculpting, Monster Suit Sculpting, and even Part I of this series, Creature Design – Digital to Practical. Many times when the sculpture is completed, that’s where the lesson ends. But here, that’s where we begin. In this week’s lesson we’ll show you how, in many cases, sculpting is only half of the process. Where a sculpted maquette is able to truly come to life is through the painting. As previously mentioned, Sculpey Painting Techniques is a continuation to Creature Design – Digital to Practical. Although, this lesson definitely stands on its own as well.
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While I focused earlier on the importance of the layering of colors, the finer details are equally important. They continue to “breathe life” into the project down to the tiniest touch. Watching Casey put on these final details, occasionally with a paintbrush instead of an airbrush, is absolutely fascinating to view. Whether it’s a specifically painted vein coming out of the ear to make it look like a sensitive organ or a final epoxy on the eye that actually makes it look moist, these are absolutely the icing on the cake.
From the broad patterns to the finer details, watching Casey “breathe life” into his alien maquette is honestly an intoxicating experience. As you watch each layer subtlety build on the next, it’s both a specific lesson on painting, as well as a perfect metaphor for the layering of art itself. Enjoy.
-Jeff Dixon
