Edward the Black Prince

[Paul P.]

Hi all
well looks like im firston the figures :0)...............A couple of things have happened, first dog ate the greek aristocrat, hope it makes him sick..........:0(..........and George has been put on hold for a while.............So im attempting to sculpt a 1/10 scale bust, if it turns out ok hopefully i can find someone to market it....
Its going to be of Edward the Black Prince, im sculpting it in super sculpy then casting it in resin. Ive been having lesson on face sculpting for the last few months and after about 15 to 20 attempts this is what i have done. This one has been baked and is now hard, im going to add hair and a beard in milliput and then make a mould, which is something i havnt done before so we will see how it goes, if it turns out well and you fancy painting the finished thing let me know and ill send one out









[Any comments, helpfull hints or critisisms welcome

regards
Paul

[TRM]

Great to see you made it over here with this one Paul!!! That is looking superb!!! Think you nailed it! Looking forward to seeing you work through the hair and beard!! Count me in on painting one when your done!! Can't say it would come out like your work, but I am willing to give it a go!!

[406 Silverado]

Graet that you made it over Paul...got my post I see. Sorry about the other fella, but this one is shaping up so far.

[Paul P.]

Hi All
Cheers for the comments, i love the new site.
jackwagon i think the greek was destined never to be.........................

Well ive added the hair and beard in milliput, Now as someone who hasnt done this before im wondering if the best way is to sculpt the whole figure, fitting it together loosley, and then taking it apart and making the moulds........or once a part is complete and fits where its supposed to go, make the mould then of that part.......................if that makes sense ??
Any suggestions would be appreciated






[Once the milliput has dried it will be sanded and shaped better

All for now

Paul

PS dog has been ill, obviously oil paints didnt agree with him

[TRM]

Looking pretty smart there Paul! Making some real good progress!!

[406 Silverado]

ooooh he's got hair......more than I have too

[wouter]

wow Paul, this is impressive work I must say. I knew you were great at figure painting, but it seems like you are great at sculpting them too!!!

Cheers

[`Boots`]

Excellant start Paul...................i wouldn`t no where to begin!!!!!!!!

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Wee Wow Woo
That takes talent.

Nice work
Tony lee

[`Boots`]

I still wouldn`t know where to start even with an SBS that was suitable for a 5 YR old to follow.......((LOL))

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Just a couple of pics of the torso, basic shape done with super sculpy, i think i over cooked this bit come out a bit darker but it seems to be ok








all for now

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi all

Ive been working on the right arm, this is the one that will be holding the helmet. The basic shape was made from super sculpy and then the various pieces of armour from milliput. I first put a thin layer of milliput over the hardened sculpy and then used a fine syringe needle to get the chainmail affect. Then starting from the top the Pouldron (shoulder guard ) was added then the upper Vambrace and then the Couter at the elbow and then finally the lower Vambrace on the forearm. Im going to make the hand separately as this will be holding his helmet i need to make that first to ensure a good fit





These still have straps and buckles to be added and then a good sanding with some very fine paper

all for now

Paul

[`Boots`]

The mind just boggles Paul , just sooooo dam good mate!!!!

[TRM]

Extraordinary!! Love watching this come together!!

[Paul P.]

Hi All
cheers for the encouragement very much appreciated

Chris yeah im going to finish the whole thing and decide what parts have to be done separately, hopefully they will come apart quite easily............he says doubtfully

[Paul P.]

Hi All

just a few pics of the arm, ive added straps and buckles from milliput and rivets from stretched spru, just the inner part to the couter to add. ill make a start on the helmet next to give me someidea as to how the hand will sit







So far im quite pleased with the way its turning out, just have to keep the dog out

all for now

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi Chris
Thanks mate its coming along nicely, the dog seems to have survived his ordeal, hasnt stopped him eating everything that comes near his face. The new greek arrived today but i think ill carry on with eddie before i start it.

Paul

[TRM]

Looking really sharp Paul! Amazing the detail just in the one arm!!! Carry on there Sir!

[robbo]

Thats some very neat work Paul, like the hairdo mate

[406 Silverado]

Got to agree with the fellas here...does look sharp so far.

[Paul P.]

Hi all

Thanks for the comments guys,

Chris he is wearing a breast plate but its covered with a surcoat with quadrants of rampant lions and fleur de lyse, so quite colourful

Paul

[Deleted]

Sorry i'm late in on this one.

That looks ace so far, looking forward to seeing it develope.

mack

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Mack np glad you could make it

ive spent the last few hours of bench time sanding the arm trying not to lose the detail, ive also added the neck guard on top of the poldron and the arrow guard on the couter. Apart from the gauntlet this is now finished, one more to go . Also a couple of pics of the start of the great helm, this is super sculpy and still soft, the problem i found was getting the size correct, but ive put this one against the head and allowing for hair this would be a snug fit. ill have to bake this then hollow it out







Once the helmet has been shaped ill add the crest and drape to see how it fits on the figure, ive also shaped the torso a bit more , thought he looked like hed had too many doughnuts

All for now

Paul

[`Boots`]

That is some of the finest sculpting i`ve seen Paul ..............absolutely fantastic work bud

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Cheers Boots i do my best ;D

bit more done to the helmet, iv baked it, shaped it, filed it and sanded it. Added eye slits and formed and edge, ive also hollowed some of it out as the bottom half can be seen when its mounted on the figure. I then added the hat, i know it looks strange but theres still a lion to go on top of it , these were done with milliput so they will be left to harden





im on with the lion at the moment so if it gets done ill put a few more pics up

all for now

Paul

[Deleted]

Nicely done Mr P ;D....as jackwagon says,,,your usual attention to detail.This'll be a cracker!!! ;D

[406 Silverado]

nuff said

[TRM]

Great to see this unfold !!!! WOW!!!

[Paul P.]

Hi All
What can i say but many, many thanks for all the comments and feedback, its really appreciated ;D

Ive been having a go at the lion on top of the helmet, the original was made from a wooden frame and then stuffed out with straw and covered with gold material, some pics show it with a crown on and others leave the crown off, i took some pics of his original armour in Canterbury cathedral and although it doesnt show a crown there, there is speculation that it did have one, so crown or not , you will also notice that the mane is missing from the original lion



So this is my attempt, still a bit more work on it and i think ive probably put more detail in than was needed







Youll notice that on the pics of the left side the hat and the lions foot are a bit squashed, this is because it will be against his breast plate where hes holding it. Let me know about the crown

All for now

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Thanks for the feedback guys, so the crown wins , jackwagon i think ill try your idea and make it from foil.

Had a go at the right hand, a bit difficult as i sculpted it then the helmet didnt fit , so i had to re do the helmet hat and the cloth at the back to suit the hand, he wore leather mittens which had the armour plates sewed onto them. ive put this together so that the milliput dries in the correct position. More detailing to do on the mittens and the plates when its dry. I thought id put up a colour pic of what hes supposed to look like colour wise









All for now

Paul