[Asking for Critique] First sculpting of male head - Stage 1
polycounter lvl 3
Hello everyone!
I'm done for today. I'm after few hours of sculpting male head (human head overall) first time and I feel like it is a time for review and fixing before jumping into details. I haven't been using any reference images or pictures. I sculpt using mouse.I know already that ears and eyes need much work still but I'm curious about overall feel and propotions. Does the head looks believable? What can I do better?
I don't know if it is right place for such a questions or the forum is intended to show more advanced works, so if it is not a place for newbii problems let me know :-)
I'm done for today. I'm after few hours of sculpting male head (human head overall) first time and I feel like it is a time for review and fixing before jumping into details. I haven't been using any reference images or pictures. I sculpt using mouse.I know already that ears and eyes need much work still but I'm curious about overall feel and propotions. Does the head looks believable? What can I do better?
I don't know if it is right place for such a questions or the forum is intended to show more advanced works, so if it is not a place for newbii problems let me know :-)
Replies
Are you intentionally giving this guy an expression?
The peaks of your philtrum (the valley above the nose) is too sharp. Soften them.
Your nose lacks the planar forms it needs. Look at this and recreate it: https://myshadesofgray.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/nose_tutorial_by_masterss.jpg
Your sternocledoid mastoid muscle is not making a line from your sternum to the base of the ears. Fix that and make it exist properly.
There's no form accounting for the masseter muscles of the mouth. Add mass there; jowls end generally at that point when they move away from the front of the face.
Stop using this particular matcap, use something that's more neutral like a grey clay mat cap.
The eyelids still don't seem thick enough. There needs to be space made for the eyelashes.
Slightly soften the rim of your lips.
His eyes should not be that wide open when you're at rest.
You still forgot about the sternocleidoid mastoid muscle on the sides of the neck. Put that in and shape it out.
Look at your own face at rest, and other people's Your top eyelid takes off a third top of the iris if you're starting straight forward.
This is contributing to the "expression" I keep mentioning: eyes wide open, brow that's raised, etc. If you're plan is to have this at a neutral expression, you need to relax his face. Right now, he looks pepectually surprised. Was that your intention, or did you want it to be at neutral?
I am impressed you did this with mouse.