It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of videogames. I'm actually taking a brief pause from hoarding gold in Diablo III to post this >_>. The Last of Us from Naughty Dog absolutely captured my heart. Then it stomped on it, set it on fire, and then tossed it in a pile of excrement. I don't think I've ever seen a game that was quite so completely, unbearably awful to its characters. Tragedies aside, it's one of the greatest (and most terrifying) stories ever told.
I've been talking about creating a custom Clicker and Ellie custom Monster High set for months and I finally got the kick in the pants to proceed thanks to watching
Feral Works' breathtaking progress on her Clicker mask.
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| Sculpting to the sounds of the Yogscast. |
I started off by lopping the face off (and a few fingers) of a Dragon Girl Create a Monster. Instead of just sculpting the cordyceps on top of the head, I really wanted it to look like it was exploding from inside the cranial cavity. I laid down a base layer of air drying foam clay for added texture. Once dry, it's actually a bit squishy and flexible to the touch. A few days of drying later, I began to add more details using Super Sculpey. The foam clay is nice, but it's nearly impossible to create little details.
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| Adding texture and stability to the Clicker using Super Sculpey. |
I also wanted to be able to paint these smaller details more efficiently, since the foam clay tends to soak up paint. It has the added benefit of creating more stability for the foam clay as well.
As with most of my Sculpey use, the layers are kept thin enough to be hand cured with a heat gun. Tufts of hair will be added between the cordyceps fungus. I'm playing around with a few different ideas for adding 'decay' to the body, but I haven't decided on which looks best yet.
There's still a lot more progress to go, including creating an outfit, but I'm really liking how the custom looks right now :). Thanks for reading!
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