Thunderclanwarrior12's Sketchbook! ~2020~

Statue Progress... Sat, Nov 12th (Part 1!)

Back at it again. Let's do this!

1) Lots to unpack here. On the neck, I've added another form line, just tracing the circles. I like to start from the opposite of the spine when I cover the skeleton, I don't know why. On the ribcage, I've started to cover the form with the filament. The idea is to cover the entire sculpture. This step should be done in a cleaner, more solid way than me (you can see through it in some parts where the filament doesn't touch) but I'm impatient and I need this sculpture sone asap XD. There's a step after this before I can begin carving which will take care of any empty spaces. Now, on the leg, you can just make out the outlines of the muscles. I'm going to take care to create the muscles in the right shape and place (I didn't do all of that research for nothing). A bonus effect of following anatomy means the sculpture can stand on its own and looks more real!

2) This is where it got tricky. As you can see, where the leg and thorax meet, the filament wraps around the form. It's a small contour and the tip of my pen is very chunky, so I can't get into tight spaces. I created guidelines to help my tracing (you can see where they are along the seams) and then started rotating the sculpture to get into every crevice possible. The top of the leg was actually easy compared to the bottom, and the left leg was easier than the right.

3) Close-up of the leg. The direction of the filament follows the direction of the muscle (somewhat. Only on the part that connects the femur to the tibia, the rest is whatever was most convenient for the tracing). You can also better see the guidelines for the calf muscles.