Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Bill Pullman Busted



I was hired to sculpt a bust for an upcoming movie. The assignment was to make a life size bronze bust of Bill Pullman from ten years ago (think Independence Day). I had five days to complete it and a handful of jpgs. I built an armature, covered it with diamond mesh, then built up the figure with Magic Sculpt (an air dry clay), then painted it with bronze metal coating, sprayed it with antiquing patina, buffed it, and sealed it with lacquer. I had never done anything like this before so I thought it would be a good excuse to document it with a stop motion video. Even with no time for material tests, drawings, or models I think it turned out pretty good in the end. I just really hope Bill likes it okay. Thanks Geoffe!


2 comments:

  1. fantastic job jake!

    -mao.

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  2. Bill Paxton looks terrible! Oh! Bill PULLMAN. Yep, that's Bill Pullman.
    -----Erica

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