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In the beginning...
The first stage was a lengthy design process that built up the
world of the ape-men: a world loosely based on ancient Romans,
Himalayan cultures and early proto-humans.
More designs below...
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Ape Sculpt (1)
The ape was sculpted in normal clay clay, the same stuff as the
left hand. He was sculpted over a life-cast of my head and shoulders
to ensure that the finished mask would fit over my head. The roughing
out stage only took a few hours.
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Ape Sculpt (2)
Details, such as wrinkles were added and photos of chimpanzees and
other apes were used as reference.
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Ape Sculpt (3)
These wrinkles were deepened and the edges softened. Additional
detail was sculpted on top.
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Ape Sculpt (Final)
The final sculpt. This was then moulded in plaster and cast up in
latex backed with cold foam.
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Ape HASUKE chest emblem.
The chest emblem started life as a laser-cut design. However, after
casting up the laser-cut on resin filled with aluminium I decided that
it was too plain. The piece was 'cast' up in soft clay and re-sculpted
before being moulded and cast again (this time using alginate).
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Ape Helmet - Sculpt in clay
The ape helmet was sculpted in clay over the life-cast and what
remained of the ape after moulding was done. Crisp lines, smooth
surfaces and a sense of weightiness were the three qualities I was
after.
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Paint Test #1
The first paint test - using opaque paints. The results were flat
and a bit dead. I had a go at using Prosaide to get the paint to
adhere to the latex, however, the results were not encouraging to say
the least, in the end time constraints forced me to use the 'safe bet'
approach and just mix a bit of latex into the base coat. It worked
perfectly first time.
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Paint Test #2
The second paint test used layers and layers of thinned acrylic
inks. The results, while not perfect, were much more vibrant than the
previous test - they were much more lifelike and alive.
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Ape Helmet - Shiny stuff.
The Ape helmet cast into a waste plaster mould which needed to be
broken off in order to extract the helmet. Once this was done, as with
all the aluminium pieces the finish was a dull grey and they needed to
be shined up with a bit of wire wool. Final shine (pictured) needed a
bit of extra work...
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View the finished Ape Warrior HERE
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