"It's a jungle out there" and my sculpting plus painting

[Ben Steenbeck]

Hello all, this is my first thread here, I hope you'll enjoy and we'll have good excahnge. I've been reading many great works here for quite a while, they are spectacular. They made me wanted to get creative and work on some of my favourite characters. Although I have done some sculpting for stop motion animation for my day job, this is my first serious attempt to create a 1/6 head to fit on a figure body. Right now I am experimenting different painting style, and I'll keep working on it.

Updates:
New application of air brush as a base, in the hope of getting an even skin tone

 

[jungle jom]

Nice Tony Shalhoub, It's a little rough but the likeness comes through.

 

[galactiboy]

Agreed... I could tell who it was (even though I'm not real familiar with the actor) which is always important. I think if you were able to refine your future sculpts you'd be a force to be reckoned with

 

[KingGrayskull]

I always wanted am 1/6 Monk. His likeness is perfect! Maybe nose and ears are a little off... The smile is more Bean than Monk. If you were going for Monk (which I assume due to the title) you should go with another more serious expression...

 

[Ben Steenbeck]

Thanks guys, your constructive comments would really help Yes I'm still working on polishing skills and stuff. I'm gradually picking up some tricks to better sculpting through trial and error, hopefully will turn over a truely good monk and many more soon.

 

[K07]

After seeing the Columbos on here, I never understood why no Monks popped up. This is great to see! The sculpt is a bit rough but the paint does a good job bringing the likeness out. The clothes and that first pose with his arms up look awesome too!

 

[Ben Steenbeck]

Further test on painting:

air brushing the base skin tone, drawing a better defined iris with finer stlyus.

At the same time I'm also doing a repaint of another sculpt:

 

[Ben Steenbeck]

Frankly I'll most definitely order the T1000 from Hottoys becoz it's way cooler and I'm a huge T2 fan; but before that I still want to have fun with a custom T1000 I worked on a while ago. I remember being impressed by someone customizing on a DID figure to become young John Connor. Wish I could get that too. Anway it's one of my all time favourite movie scenes.