Next Sovereign Custom Freaks Group Rate Fig?

[great1]

Fantastic figures Sovereign! Have you ever thought about doing a movie Spider-Man to put Medicom's to shame?

 

[icruise]

Re: Next Sovereign Custom Freaks Group Rate Fig? NEW PHOTOS ADDED

Given these choices, I would vote for A. Does the conversion to Deckard involve anything beyond resculpting the hair?

 

[thedarkknight]

Re: Next Sovereign Custom Freaks Group Rate Fig? NEW PHOTOS ADDED

Given these choices, I would vote for A. Does the conversion to Deckard involve anything beyond resculpting the hair?

A is the better sculpt of the two. B just seems to be a little too wide. That being said, it is still AMAZING work and they are both better than anything I could do.

 

[kain4521]

I like how the Myers is coming along and can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[SovereignStudio]

OK, here's Ford sculpt "A" painted. I think you guys are right, I think it's the clear winner of the lot. Now I just need to modify the hair.

 

[bwayne]

For those of you expressing interest in the figures I'm already making, feel free to just drop me a line if you want to order something. For the stuff already in the line-up, I don't need a group of guys signed up to offer the Freaks discount. It will be honored for individual orders, as well.

Hey Shawn. I just sent you an email about an idea I had. Let me know if this is feasible.

 

[SovereignStudio]

Here's the finished Blade Runner head. And I almost scrapped this sculpt a couple weeks ago I took another look at it, tweaked it a bit.

 

[Serpentor]

Sculpt looks great (as does the rest of the stuff you've displayed in this thread). Cant wait to see the finished figure. I voted for Selene and stand by that but having seen Blade Runner finally and having seen the awsoem sculpt looks like I'll be interested in both of them now.

 

[eighthsamurai]

sculpt looks fantastic! have you made the eyes smaller too shawn? looks great, even more realistic than before. can't wait to see it painted.

 

[SovereignStudio]

Thanks, guys! Yeah, I'm definately very happy with this one. Here's an interesting (or maybe boring?) story...

I've noticed that most of my sculpts, while fairly solid in the likeness, seem a bit cartoon-ish. I recently sent a few of my heads and the skull I had been using as an armature to a friend, a doctor who's working his way into a cosmetic surgery practice. He pointed out that the skull I had (took it from some model kit) was really off in its proportions. The entire face from the eyes down stuck out way too far. He compared it to a chipm skull He said this was causing everyones' eyes to be set way too far back into the face and that's where I was getting that cartoon/chimp factor. I modified the skull to his specs, and bingo. I've only done a handfull of heads on the new skull, but the difference is immediate and obvious. I think that's why I almost scrapped the head. I've done nearly two dozen Ford sculpts, trying to get the one I wanted. After doing that many cartoon chimp versions, a head done correctly didn't look right to me at first It turns out I'm not a bad sculptor, I'm just a terrible judge of skulls. Boring info probably, but maybe useful to aspiring sculptors.

I'm glad you guys like this head. I certainly do. Yes, the eyes are a bit smaller. You'll notice that ford has that pronounced brow that actually extends down and overlaps the outside corner of the lower eyelid. I lowered his brow a bit and brought that corner in tighter, hence the smaller eyes. It actually looks better in person. I couldn't get rid of those harsh shadows in his eyes. Kinda looks like someone wearing a Harrison Ford mask That's what I get for holding it directly under a desk lamp AND using the flash, I guess. The last photo (with half the face in shadow) is the best representation of the how the eyes really look.

 

[SovereignStudio]

Here's one with no flash that shows the eyes properly.....

**Some people have asked why the necks on my recent heads appear tapered and rounded. That's due to the system I've worked out for interchangable heads. They attach similar to a BBi head, without the two-piece head/neck system. The neck disappears into the shoulders up to that seamline there by my thumb.

 

[eighthsamurai]

chimp heads. by the way, the eyes thing wasn't a criticism in any way - i actually think it looks much more like HF now. and also captures the deckard character very well.

the new sculpt does look incredibly real compared to the last one. if you look at the profile of the previous sculpt you can really tell the difference. tell your doctor friend thanks.

 

[galactiboy]

That looks really great... and I can really see a difference in the proportions compared the other sculpts. You may yet tempt me into replacing my Android hunter

 

[IrishJedi]

Okay, Shawn... this Blade Runner/Deckard figure is already shaping up to be something special. Please put me down for one, OFFICIALLY.

 

[icruise]

Yes, the new sculpt looks good. The only reservation I have about it is that the top lip looks a little odd. BTW are those pupils part of the sculpt?

 

[LordAzrael]

1/6th muscular Conan!

I'll probably be down for whatever is chosen. Just worked out my SSC committments and its way down on last year. It helps that the 1/6th stuff has really slowed down - its meant I've already paid for 2 hurricane saber updates this year.

To toss something else into the mix - how about a League of Shadows Bruce Wayne ? Shawn could even double up on his R&D by doing a Raas Al Ghul sculpt to give us a second figure ? Add to that he already has the bracers.

 

[vader70450]

hey shawn

awesome man....how much for that crow? and do you have the Batman Dead End figures still?

 

[DarkArtist81]

Okay, Shawn... this Blade Runner/Deckard figure is already shaping up to be something special. Please put me down for one, OFFICIALLY.

Same here bro.

And great work bro... these past few pages are stunning. I love the Myers and Crow figures.

 

[SovereignStudio]

OK, here's a painted Deckard head. I had to do a little eye surgery. I painted one as it was pictured previously and realized the eyes were crooked. Not painted crooked, SCULPTED crooked It happens. So here's a couple shots with his new peepers....

 

[pjam]

Shawn,

Another suggestion Bro.

There are a ton of Aliens freaks here

And we are all dying for a Newt.

Think about it, rooted hair, overalls, not that tough to figure out.