Clay hair

All words and pictures Andy Bergholtz. First, I warm up the Castilene in a microwave and work it in my hands like clay, applying the warm Castilene to the sculpture (Fig. 1) After I achieve the basic form using just my fingers, I'll then heat my sculpting tool and smooth the surface (Fig. 2, Fig. 3) I will continue to heat the tool during this process every few seconds, holding the tool very briefly over the flame. I will continue to refine the surface with this tool until I get a basic flow…

Along with the underside of feet, hair is one of my absolute favorite things to sculpt. By its very nature, there is so much variety in texture, volume, shape and movement. Add in the ability to style and embellish and *poof!* a cornucopia of possibilities! Different hairstyles can lead viewers to i

Boy's hair

I’m modelling puppet heads in wax for a stop-motion animation at the moment. I can’t show the heads in their entirety because of film contract/spoiler agreements but I can show bits of …

Textured hair tutorial

This started off as an exercise in trying to adapt a piece of 2D art, but ended up having a lot more fun with it. It's based on this piece of art by Dahliart - http://www.dahliart.jp/image/1013/12_c.jpg Hair was made using the hairbrush found here - http://www.funkybunnies3d.com/tools.php#zbrushes Rendered in Arnold.

my goal for my ceramic art is to complete a ceramic bust... this one is a gorgeous inspiration.

Ok, you've just taken out of the oven your polymer clay doll and realize that it's time to add some hair. Terrifying? I know. Unless you are making a bald character, adding hair can be quite a daunting task. And an expensive one, if you use real...