16The Guardian Project: Sculpting the Head

Introduction

So far in this book we have tackled a few simple projects to help you to gain not only an understanding of the program itself but also some confidence in digital sculpting. So with that in mind, and assuming that you have practiced what’s been outlined so far, we are going to tackle a much larger and more complex project. It will continue to build on what we already have learned as well as show you some new skills.

We’ll be tackling the figure in stages, starting with the head. While trying to come up with a concept for this piece I first roughed out a number of head designs. I personally find that the head of a character to a large degree dictates what sort of body and even pose the final ...

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