Friday, September 26, 2014

Continued work on the Greg Norman bust

I cast rigid urethane plastic into the plaster bandage body cast of Greg Norman. The following images show the process. I will use this as reference to sculpt a bust 1.7 times larger than life.
Back at the studio, casting into the plaster bandages

Brushing in urethane plastic



I cast the ears and nose separately to make the body casting more comfortable

Soaking in very hot water to soften the bandages

Beginning to remove softened bandages




Christie Hackler cleaning up the positive 

Monday, September 22, 2014

Two different patinas on "Tracker"

Tracker  9" x 15' x 12"  bronze edition of 50 castings

Tracker  9" x 15' x 12"  bronze edition of 50 castings

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Steps in sculpting a larger than life bust of Greg Norman

We took a lot of reference photos before we started

Magic marker to determine parting lines. Vaseline release on skin, Bentonite  for hair.

Wetting plaster bandages 



We did his ears separately. 

Just about finished.

Ready to pull it off.
Back at the studio, casting into the plaster bandages

Brushing in urethane plastic


I cast ears and nose separately to make the body casting more comfortable
                                             
                                            
                                                          Soaking in very hot water to soften the bandages


bandages softened, beginning to remove




Christie Hackler cleaning up the positive