Hot Toys 1/6th scale The JOKER Photo thread

[EdwardNashton1]

Yeah great work but nose is still too big and eyes need a little opening up

I agree

But it is alot of nice work you've got there man. And it looks alot better that the original head, and will look great when painted I'd imagine

 

[MaulFan]

That's some impressive reworking you're doing with that head. I think in a way too, your challenges with this rework are probably hitting on some of the challenges when Yulli did the original sculpt. I don't know what Yulli can do with very expressive sculpts and time, but I can't help thinking that part of the likeness issues on the first head could have come from trying to go more expressive with the head than most 1/6 figures, it seems like a dangerous ground where you run into challenges of trying to be accurrate and the fine line of good looking and not, I think the wrinkling and some of the distortion of the face on the v1 went a bit too extreme. I also think when you go that route without and specific reference imagery to go on, you can lose likeness because you're guessing what that person's face would do if they made the face you're trying to put them in. I've run into it just trying to draw people and make up an expression on their face that's not in any source image I can go by, you take an educated guess and it doesn't always work out.

 

[vodoun]

...and now? shaved off quite a bit of the nose and tweaked. Shaved more off the eye brow areas.

Still to tweak his right lower eye lid a bit even more.

 

[EdwardNashton1]

Nose still looks big and they eyes are too squinted.

 

[vodoun]

The shadows aren't helping with the squint eyes or nose. I've shaved more off the nose.

 

[EdwardNashton1]

The eyes look perfect now. The nose looks alot better, but maybe could be shaved a bit more. Looking great nonetheless man

 

[blakus939]

Those last shots are good, just give it a quick test paint to see how it'll hold colour and how it'll suit the shapes, you can always restrip it.

 

[Jokes & Bats]

for the nose check this pic - i think yours is pointing slightly down just needs tweaking

 

[vodoun]

...and now? bare in mind the hair is far from finished. Waiting until I'm happy with the sculpt before I finish up the hair then shape it and then colour it.

 

[jediknight120]

That's looking a lot like Heath.

 

[EdwardNashton1]

It's ready for paint now.

 

[vodoun]

Ok, a quick just over 30 minute paint up test. Lot's still to do. Hopefully I'll finish the hair off tomorrow.

 

[HottoyzJoker]

Thats good for being a 30 min paint of test...

 

[blakus939]

Yeah very cool, i can still see remnants of the V1 under there, but it is MUCH improved, great work man, will look awesome once the hair is done

 

[vodoun]

Yeah the join from the hair to the head will be seamless. Adding a little bit of putty to those parts with the hair inserted to the putty so it looks very natural.

 

[chalkyYT]

the paint brings it too life! impressive work so far

 

[EdwardNashton1]

The pic isn't showing up for me.

 

[vodoun]

Still tweaking and refining.

 

[EdwardNashton1]

mouth paint needs a bit of work if you ask me,

 

[jediknight120]

mouth paint needs a bit of work if you ask me,

The left side (the figure's left) needs some tweaking for sure, but that is coming along nicely.