"Deep Wrinkles" - (SJ21.17)
SculptJanuary is an annual event that aims to encourage artists to sculpt more by providing them with 31 topics to complete during the month of January. It is organized by CG Boost.
There are no prizes involved, but it can make you a better sculptor.
In 2021 I completed all 31 topics. Last year I presented them here on ArtStation in weekly episodes, but I've changed my mind, I'm posting them all separately now anyway.
"Deep Wrinkles" was the topic of SculptJanuary 2021 Day 17.
Starting from a sphere I sculpted the first features of a face...
...the rough base of an older man with a beard...
...which I then refined along the way...
...I thought this was quite nice...
...but I had to practice wrinkles, so maybe that big mustache got in the way...
I wanted to try without a mustache. That's why I made a copy of the head...
...and I cut off pieces...
...until all I had left was that mustache.
So I could keep it separately to maybe use it later.
I then cut off the mustache from the first head...
...and removed the remaining bumps with the Smooth brush.
...above that I now sculpted a smiling mouth.
I thought this was already a nice head. I liked this...
...but since the assignment of the day was WRINKLES, I decided to take it one step further.
...I made him very weathered now...
...the crumpled face of a hundred-year-old outdoorsman :-)
I was looking for some color...
...and put an eye in it...that gave him a mocking look...
...that gave me the idea to make a satyr out of him...I created horns...
...all those elements together gave him a very false expression...
I tried to reinforce that with pointed ears, a long crooked nose, wild eyebrows and a sharper beard.
And an antique robe would suit him, I thought.
This was the final of Day 17.