Sculpting Evaluation

Sculpting a facial prosthetic piece is the next step after face casting and moulding part one. For this occasion, oil base clay was used as it is the preferred clay when sculpting for a large area with a lot of detail. Strange beauty being the topic for my sculpt I decided to keep it fashion based and relate it to Jean Paul Gaultier 2008 Winter collection where the models wear animal heads as hats. My sculpt is the shape of a foxes nose and cheeks and blends out on the forehead.

For this section of the module I provided reference images to assisted me when building the correct shape I was hoping to achieve. A friend drew up the design which was described to him which helped me stick to the structure of the animal feature. Sculpting tools were bought prior to the task. This showed  good preparation skills. Research was completed before the task so there was a clear understanding of what the final product would look like. This demonstrated research skills. I set myself a target to have the sculpt complete by a certain date to improve time management skills. When the product was finished, it look precise and similar to a fox which showed creative skills.

At first it was difficult to construct the correct shape of the nose with out it looking like the nose of a mouse of chipmunk. A humans face compared to a foxes face is flat which means that the exact same shape of a foxes nose on a human face would look odd and not correct. I had to work around this problem and keep moulding the nose until I had produced a satisfying shape. This demonstrated problem solving skills and although at some point I got impatient it showed I have the ability to persist. If I was to complete the task again I would try to have more patience and spend more time on the sculpt as although the final result is satisfying, I feel it could look better.