SilentSurfer's Laboratory: Come up to the Lab & See What's on the Slab.

[Damien]

why no answer to my PMs?

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

My guess would be because he's busy and has a million pm's to go through. Everybody and his dog is probably hitting him up for paintjobs now that he's taking commissions again.

 

[mark7612]

I definitely understand the frustrations with super sculpy, even the "firm".
I started out sculpting in regular super sculpy and was constantly frustrated with detail getting damaged at the slightest accidental touch. Even when I built an armature I would ding my sculpts here and there.

I eventually switched to wax and learned how to work with that. I prefer wax so much more then SS. A hard grade wax would give you a lot of the same feeling as working with 2 part epoxies with the added bonus of being able to re-heat and continue working after it has cooled.

Feel free to shoot me a pm if you have any questions. I don't consider myself a master but I've been sculpting for a long time and have learned a lot along the way .

Thanks for the update, Mark. I have done some sculpting before, but only in two part putty as I was altering details on figures or model kits. I am actaully very good at shaping and detailing that stuff, and I think I would be a very good sculptor. But, because there is a time limit in working with that stuff, I can't create a whole project out of it, and my only concern is that I will have to learn a new type of material. I mastered the techniques for sculpting in two part putties because the putty goes from soft to hard gradually, and I learned what kind of detail to put in at what harness. But I tried doing the same thing with Sculpy which is consistently soft or firm the whole time, and I got frustrated.

What I'm hoping to get out Adam's video is those tips and tricks a person learns along the way so I don't have to go through the who frustrating trial and error process of mastering a new art again. I've already gone through that with painting, learning as I went and picking up tips and tricks along the way. I want to learn from a master to begin with this time.

 

[SilentSurfer]

why no answer to my PMs?

Very sorry about that. My requests are backing up, so I'm prolonging answering many of them until I have time to work my way through older ones. It's not easy keeping everything organized while making sure I put in enough painting hours. Eventually, I will get to everybody.

My guess would be because he's busy and has a million pm's to go through. Everybody and his dog is probably hitting him up for paintjobs now that he's taking commissions again.

I'm not officially taking on commissions again, but you're right. I am busy, and there are lots of requests coming in, even though I haven't officially opened the door again.

I eventually switched to wax and learned how to work with that. I prefer wax so much more then SS. A hard grade wax would give you a lot of the same feeling as working with 2 part epoxies with the added bonus of being able to re-heat and continue working after it has cooled.

Feel free to shoot me a pm if you have any questions. I don't consider myself a master but I've been sculpting for a long time and have learned a lot along the way .

I'll probably send you a PM on that soon. With the limited research I've done, I have heard frequently that wax is the way to go.

 

[Damien]

ok then
when you have time
I have a few questions for you
how about just one simple one then
do you use a primer before paint

 

[SilentSurfer]

Always use primer. I like to use Army Painter Matte Varnish. I seal with it as well. Great, tough stuff.

 

[galactiboy]

Miller is jaw dropping... both the sculpt and of course your paint work. Luckily I never go directly from looking at this page to my collection.. if I did I'd probably be very sad

 

[Damien]

Always use primer. I like to use Army Painter Matte Varnish. I seal with it as well. Great, tough stuff.

thanks
could you also tell me what paint brand you use?

 

[SilentSurfer]

I'm not in the habbit of giving away all my secrets. I will say I love Iwata products for airbrushing. Most basic hobby acrylics work fine for brush on work. The quality is really up to the user to figure out though. In one way or another, I modify all my supplies to suit my needs.

 

[Damien]

I'm not in the habbit of giving away all my secrets.

ha,for that you have to give away your dna

 

[SilentSurfer]

ha,for that you have to give away your dna

 

[SilentSurfer]

While the items pictured aren't actually my paint work, they are based on the paint work I did on the prototypes. I think China did a fantastic job on the STAPs.

 

[SilentSurfer]

I just finished 7 Walter Whites. What a marathon. There are a lot of tricks needed to pull this guy off well, especially my favorite of the lot, the special battle damaged version. I was asked to sculpt the bandage across his nose and F him up. I personally love this one the most. More pics of this and the other heads with all the detail soon.

 

[The Rogster]

Amazing! Awesome Job Nathan! (if I may call you that)

 

[Wor-Gar]

JESUS! That's frickin' awesome life-like!

 

[SilentSurfer]

Thanks. I pulled out all the stops for this one.

Amazing! Awesome Job Nathan! (if I may call you that)

By all means.

 

[Buttmunch]

That looks great Nathan! Dang! You and Trevor aren't making it any easier trying to avoid starting Breaking Bad. As soon as I do, I know I'll have to hit you guys up for a sculpt (or 3 ) and paint. Amazing work as always.

If anyone ever needs a figure roughed up, you're the man to call. You beat the crap out of them so well!

 

[ShortRound]

Wow Nathan! That is mindblowing work. The detail on the head are amazing. Definitely need some work done by Silentsurfer!

 

[SilentSurfer]

And here is my contribution to Trevor's Walter project for the show creators.

 

[Buttmunch]

I'm just thrilled the show's creators are thrilled about this. Showtime took the opposite response, so its nice to see someone appreciate the compliment of having an action figure head from their show made. Makes me want to start the show even more.

You're paintings keep getting freakishly realistic. If this was a Stephen King book, one of these days you'd paint one so realistic that it would come alive and try to kill you! Maybe you should stop painting killers and pyschos and stick to Care Bears or something nice