Leonidas Statue Sculpt WIP

Patackular

Hello all.

This is the first time sculpting from ZSpheres up and I'm trying to recreate this Leonidas statue.





Here's my work so far.

The hands and the feet are the least touched areas since I'm not too sure how to approach them :S





Any critiques would be awesome

BlvdNights

Feels like it's missing something.....

Patackular

Haha...thanks, BlvdNights.

danshewan

The feet seem a little big, and the leg armor could use a little beefing up.

I actually really like the definition of the face. Maybe calm the lower lip down a bit, though. I'd define the edges of the helmet a bit more, too - the edges are pretty hard in the reference, but they're looking quite soft right now. Same with the edges of the crest holder.

Good start, though.

Patackular

Much appreciated dan, I'll get on it

.morph3us

has a Disney Hercules feeling to him...
looks as if he fears something or wrinkels his forehead (is that the right expression in english?)

Purplepaint

xXm0RpH3usXx wrote: »

has a Disney Hercules feeling to him...
looks as if he fears something or wrinkels his forehead (is that the right expression in english?)

Maybe not the exact proper way Morph3us, but i see what you mean. Spartans are fearless! don't be afraid to add your own awesome-sauce to the model

Patackular

has a Disney Hercules feeling to him...
looks as if he fears something or wrinkels his forehead (is that the right expression in english?)

I'm actually a big fan of that film, so rock on!

Maybe not the exact proper way Morph3us, but i see what you mean. Spartans are fearless! don't be afraid to add your own awesome-sauce to the model

You're right, they are! And he does look a tad worried, I'll try and fix that although I think its the way the helmet-brow curves

'Awesome-sauce!', haha love it.

Normally I would but this time around I wanna get it as close to the real thing as possible. Thanks for the comments guys

Patackular

Here's some more progress.

Patackular

Criticism is welcomed, by the way. :thumbup:

Der Hollander

I definitely have to agree with danshewan on the feet. Also, the biggest thing that jumps out at me is the erm... skirt? I don't know what those are called. Anyway, on the actual statue, it looks like a thinner material, where your model it's very poofy and inflated-looking, almost like your stereotypical Shakespeare pants.

Now that I've gone and made a mess of a description, my last comment would have to be to just keep pushing the detail. You've got a great start, and it looks like you started detailing some areas, but then smoothed most of it out. Don't be afraid to exaggerate and push detail past the reference if you think it will help the model read better.

.morph3us

well, yes, its kinda smoothed out right now...
the one thing that pops into my eye on the last screen is his left knee in the front view (so the right one from our perspective)
the armor directly upon the knee look bent inward?

Taylor Hood

Have to agree on the skirt material thing.
I like the traditional King Leonidas look. I'm glad it wasn't the 300 Leonidas cause that would've just been silly.

Looking good. Keep it up. =]

Patackular

Thanks guys! Great help

Patackular

Here's a bit on some progress I've made:

Jungsik

is it just me, the pictures too small T-T..
what type of brushes are you using?

Patackular

Didn't mean to ignore you Jungsik, just been taking some time off.

Yeah sorry about the size, was in a bit of a rush. Been using clay, standard and polish mainly.

Here's where I've left it.

ErichWK

His feet feel very very long.. a little too long..Or perhaps it is his toes.