Post #109335 by Aaron's Akua on Fri, Aug 20, 2004 11:44 AM

You got it, buddy! Start w/ the nose and parts that will protrude the most & get it all looking the way you want, except don't take it to the "Nth degree". You can finish everything up at the end. Carve around the nose and lower all of the surrounding area. Do you want the nose flat, or do you want some curvature? Take care of all of this in the first stage before moving on to eyes, lips, etc.

Next, take the adjacent surfaces down to the level that you want, then smooth them out & reapply the sketch lines & start on the eyes or other stuff. Now, anything that wants to protrude should be outlined out & left at the higher level for later carving & detailing. Example: I want the eyes to “pop” a little, so I outlined them, then lowered all of the surrounding area between the outline of the eyes and the outline of the nose. Later, I’ll come back to the eyes and put some eyeball curve to them and detail them out.

I think its all about getting the rough features first, then coming back to make it all look smooth, nice, and add detail. This is the stage where it all looks like sh*t, and you just need to be patient, knowing that you’ll get really excited at the end when it all comes together.

I think it’s great that you’re posting your progress as you go. Keep it up & I’m sure others will put in their $0.02 as you go. It is a blast, isn’t it? Lots of good Karma flowing here at TC! :)