JamesMarsano In reply to eddinsmarrone [2016-01-25 15:07:01 +0000 UTC]

Haha nah just trying to survive using every method in this cruel world XD thank you!

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JamesMarsano In reply to TrustTheD0cter [2012-05-06 22:09:29 +0000 UTC]

thank you! sorry im not on DA that often anymore.. having trust issues with it. but its ok. i check every once in a while.
shifflett bros, carlos huante,jordu schell and rick baker are the guys that inspires me the most, and i learned a lot from john brown. he is my sculpting teacher here in my school.

if you want, and if you wanna talk more about art stuff youre more than welcome to add me on facebook, i dont mind.. im on there more often and i post more drawings and sculptures there too..

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JamesMarsano In reply to snoozzzzzz [2012-01-06 01:12:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks man. i appreciate it. thanks for the watch too

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JamesMarsano In reply to Raineve [2012-01-06 01:12:20 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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Raineve In reply to JamesMarsano [2012-01-06 01:32:26 +0000 UTC]

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JamesMarsano In reply to painted-flamingo [2012-01-04 21:15:49 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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JamesMarsano In reply to TheProsFromDover [2012-01-04 21:15:41 +0000 UTC]

it's a pleasure

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JamesMarsano In reply to tsegi [2012-01-04 20:04:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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JamesMarsano In reply to FicktionPhotography [2012-01-04 20:04:48 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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JamesMarsano In reply to kezeff [2012-01-04 20:05:05 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure!

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JamesMarsano In reply to LittleLeonard [2012-01-02 18:45:49 +0000 UTC]

lol yes it will but it wont crack for a while, if you leave it in two to 6 months its still fine.. i left my last wolverine (the grey sculpture) unfinished for a year, now all of the parts of his body is cracking.. (i left him unfinished because i thought the proportions were off and i was just getting pissed off at it) BUT yes. you can continue to work with it at different times.. sculpey is an oil based clay, you can always reactivate it again with alcohol and knead it.. I do work with alcohol a lot.. but you dont wanna use too much, it will cause the clay to break, what it really does to the clay is that it dissolves / breaks down the clay, it softens it.
and i use two different kind of clay, mixed into one.
2/3 super sculpey beige, 1/3 sculpey firm. it makes a nice consistency of the clay, its not too soft yet its not too hard to work with,
the firm has more tendency to crack, because its like a wax.
you're welcome

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LittleLeonard In reply to JamesMarsano [2012-01-02 19:17:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I have been trying to research this for a while because i would like to make a sculpture but i couldn't fin any information that made much sense :/
Thanks dude ~ Your ROCK!

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JamesMarsano In reply to LittleLeonard [2012-01-02 19:41:46 +0000 UTC]

ahahah yeah that's how i was when i started using the clay.. i always ended up on a weird website that has nothing to do with my problem lol
i joined the statueforum and been a lurker ever since i started sculpting just to see how people treat the clay and what other options are possible.
hey no probs hit me up anytime if you have anymore questions, i'd be glad to help you out.

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LittleLeonard In reply to JamesMarsano [2012-01-02 19:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks dude and be prepared...I will probs have more questions soon....lucky you...lol

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JamesMarsano In reply to LittleLeonard [2012-01-02 19:48:43 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure lol oh I don't mind love seeing people started sculpting, what are you going to make?

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LittleLeonard In reply to JamesMarsano [2012-01-02 19:50:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure...I was going to make Kitty from X-Men...but it will probs fail the first time around, but hopefully it will end up looking like her :/

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JamesMarsano In reply to LittleLeonard [2012-01-02 20:05:15 +0000 UTC]

advice,

sculpt the main figure, dont focus on the detail. focus on the planes, proportion, lines of action, the pose, figure out the pose. and you will need to cosntruct that armature.

make sure to use references for the anatomy. I use a lot of george bridgman books.. i picked them up from amazon. they are pretty cheap, yet its one of the best anatomy books out there

likeness on the face could be done later on, face is what you want to do last.. if this is a figurative sculpture you want to be doing
basically just sculpt a naked body, dont even bother to get into the tertiary form and secondary form (details,clothing, wrinkles, likeness, textures) until youre done with the primary form which is the figure itself.

you want to make sure that the armature is very sturdy if its a standing pose.

If you really are serious about sculpting, pick up the pop sculpture book from amazon. its like a sculptor's bible lol

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LittleLeonard In reply to JamesMarsano [2012-01-02 20:10:47 +0000 UTC]

I shall definately be reffering back to this - all the hours i have spent surfing the net and you have given me more valuable information in 3 messages...
and indeed, i shall look at buying one of those books ~
If I manage to successfully finish the sculpture, I shall upload it a pic...if its crap...I'll just...keep at it - until its non-crap ~yay~

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JamesMarsano In reply to LittleLeonard [2012-01-02 21:25:19 +0000 UTC]

oh thats good LOL, no i think you should upload it. i am expecting a work in progress.

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LittleLeonard In reply to JamesMarsano [2012-01-02 21:39:19 +0000 UTC]

okie dokie...just brace yourself for the worst... lol

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JamesMarsano In reply to ratta19 [2011-12-31 09:29:39 +0000 UTC]

no probs!! ahaha will do sir!

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