Sketchbook: Rueben Dodds

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Hi everyone, I have been visiting the site on and off not sure mostly being fight with myself if I should be posting on it or not. But I have decide I need to document my development of my growth as artist.

So This thread is intended to be a personal record of my progress. I welcome all criticism, it is greatly appreciated. Which currently I have decide to try 30 heads in 30 days thread on polycount. To focus on improving my sculpting skills. I hope to keep up with it. The first image is of day 1 for the thread. I try attempting the second day soon.

PS. This sculpt start from a basemesh that was supplied by the creator of the thread known as almighty_gir aka "Lee Devonald", which you can find some of his work here at http://crazyferretstudios.com/ and you would like to join or look at the thread here is the link for it http://polycount.com/discussion/189005/30-heads-in-30-days .

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ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 2 sculpt of 30 heads in 30 days:

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 3 of 30 heads in 30 days; Female
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559141/#Comment_2559141

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ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 4; Male
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559343/#Comment_2559343

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ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 5; Female
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559643/#Comment_2559643

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ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 6; Male
Starting to like the result and the way this sculpt are turning out by just using the first subdivision to push as much as I can out of it.
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2560232/#Comment_2560232

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 7; Female
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2560232/#Comment_2560232

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 8; Male
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2560542/#Comment_2560542
Below is the breakdown of the head reference:

Here is the result of the head that was done for the thread:

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Day 9; Female
Below is the breakdown of the head reference:

Got myself to good start with first subdivision with some time left over. Here is the result:

Which then I did subdivision then try to start definite some more of the forms. But I have notice the mouth and need to maybe think about put in an eyeball in case I need it. Below is the sculpt with one subdivision on it:

Elithenia · Jul 2017

As for the latest model, I would say the cheeks are too pulled in compared to the reference, and her lips are too narrow in terms of width. She looks like she's doing a 'duck' face

I would put in the eyes, because it gives you another landmark to work with.

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

@Elithenia Thank you for the feedback. Yep, I was thinking that some was looking a bit wired about this piece compared to the others. But still trying to get my head around the new basemesh from @pior. Will look out for that in the next sculpt. I need to also maybe do a skull or plane of the head sculpt for myself.

Elithenia · Jul 2017

one tip I got was to put the pictures in spotlight, and then using the move brush to get the shape and angles in in the start, and then to add the lesser forms by eye later

Might be something to try for the next one.