The Making of Isaac Part 1

[CandyCane]

Part 1

This method can be applied to any character. Basically, it's a form of doll making. A list of suppliers will be noted at the end of this tutorial.

Additional pics can be viewed here http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac%20the%20Elf/

I first carved the features off a styrofoam wighead. Then I applied a coat of Celluclay which is a mache based product that dries very hard. This forms the sturdy base for the application of another mache based product called Paperclay.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf14.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf13.jpg

Here you can see the Paperclay skin and features being formed.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf23.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf40.jpg

The following pics cracked me up....still lots of work to do.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf39.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf38.jpg

Here he is with more detail.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf44.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf67.jpg

To make the shoulder and upper chest area, I covered a previous sculpt with plastic under aluminum rain gutter mesh. That was then covered with three 1/4" coats of Celluclay both inside and out. I sealed after each coat was dry with another product called Sculpt-or-Coat. This becomes a very sturdy form.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf072.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf07.jpg

I trimmed the excess mesh and cut the upper shoulder area to remove it from the previous sculpt.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf12.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf10.jpg

I then taped and applied more Celluclay to the seams.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf11.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf09.jpg

And here's what I ended up with.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf26.jpg

I used some cuts of foam pool noodles to form the neck, then masking tape after the head was placed on the pvc pipe armature. Then additional Celluclay was applied on top of that.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf66-1.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf62.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf70.jpg

I made the ears seperately from the head. These pics show how I just copied the ears from pics and tweaked them a bit. They were then placed on the head using more Paperclay.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf59.jpg http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/Lauriebeast/Isaac the Elf/IsaacElf93.jpg

The eyes were made using 1" wooden balls painted white. Then I used a printed iris downloaded from http://www.hauntershangout.com/home/easyeyes.asp I painted over the print using craft paints and a coat of clear nail polish between each color change.

Continued on Part 2 http://christmasfanclub.com/showthread.php?t=1178

[Sickie Ickie]

LMAO!!!!!! ---------> "These pics show how I just copied the ears from pics and tweaked them a bit."


If I did this they'd wind up being a mutant form of life!!! :D

[CandyCane]

LMAO!!!!!! ---------> "These pics show how I just copied the ears from pics and tweaked them a bit."


If I did this they'd wind up being a mutant form of life!!! :D

Nuthin wrong with that, Sickie, just use 'em for a Halloween prop ;)

[Elvira]

WOW! Amazing work! Very talented you are. Look forward to seeing more from you :) Awesome awesome.

[CandyCane]

Thank you Elvira :)

[chris]

CandyCane your work is ..Ok they look real to me AWESOME! What are you working on now?

[CandyCane]

Thanks chris, not working on anything at this moment in time, still recovering from Halloween :rolleyes:

[Perky Mistletoe]

Unbelievable! Wonderful work!

[CandyCane]

Thank you Perky :)

[heresjohnny]

Hey CandyCane, love your work, I need to try my hand at making some figures for a manger scene using your techniques. Hopefully they turn out looking half as goo as yours. :)

[Sickie Ickie]

I haven't seen candycane here or a while.

[Giles]

Release the hounds!!

[heresjohnny]

She posted on this thread yesterday, that or I am more blind than I thought:deer:

[Giles]

HAHA!! You are right Johnny. I was thinking her post was from 2009. OOPS.

Ok...put the hounds back in the pens....no need for them to be chasing CC.

[Sickie Ickie]

She did indeed! I bow to the sculptress.

[CandyCane]

Aw Sickie, get off yer knees and go gather up them hounds, we might need em to find a few other peeps ;)

[Giles]

So CC...since you are visiting...are there any more elves or Christmas projects on the slab? The witch you did for Christmas was totally amazing.

[Sickie Ickie]

I drool at candycane's projects. :D

I'm glad to have you back here for a while CC. :)

[CandyCane]

Thanks Giles and Sickie :) I don't have anything planned for this Xmas, sadly, not even a tree. My hubby and I are in the process of selling our home and decorating and prop building are not on the priority list right now. :(

[Sickie Ickie]

Even though we are still in awe of your talent, I am stoked to have you join us for awhile again my friend.