I am working on my 3D artist cast (OG-RE4) Leon's head sculpt, once again. I wasn't planning on redoing the upper eyelid mods that I did back in April, using plastic putty model seam filler. I was just thinking of redoing the crappy paint apps. However, I learned when I removed the paint, that the putty melts away with high percentage alcohol, so I had to mod him again, whether I wanted to or not. This time I used Aves Apoxie Sculpt, because it is a sure thing, this won't melt with alcohol or acetone. I am not a fan of redoing the whole thing all over again, unless it's a repaint. I prefer "permanently" modifying something, and then 'improving" the work as I see things I might have missed the first time.
I appreciate both the putty and the Aves clay, because they are both meant for different things. I thought I could use the plastic putty for tiny modifications, on tiny head sculpts. That's not going to work for me sadly. Unfortunately, as much as I favor Aves for permanent mods, it is a pain in the freaking back to smooth and sand on a tiny area. These are not my cleanest mods I've ever done, but oh well. The putty was great for that, if only it was permanent and not a filler that melts away with alcohol. Lol! I'll have to find a way to sand the tiniest coners of this sculpts' eyes, somehow! Even my scrawny short, grown adult fingers get in my way of just being able to tell what I am doing. Let alone manage to do it, and not sand all the material right off -- it's a tiny area, and a tiny amount of clay! Why Can't I have tiny fingers at the tips of my giant fingers... T___T;;
The first image is my progress so far on the repaint, I still need a few more layers of acrylic, and clean up some areas. I haven't sealed anything yet. However, I'm very happy with how he looks so far, despite my not-so-smooth eyelids mod. Yet another reason why I hate it so much that he wasn't sculpted accurately the first time. *eternalsigh*