#eyemodification

I modified my 3D artist OG-RE4 Leon S. Kennedy head sculpt. I also repainted him, for the gazillionth time, if that wasn't obvious. I have to say, modifying a tiny eyelid was pretty easy to do with the Vallejo Plastic Putty, the only issue is, it doesn't seem to sand all that well. It started to crumble when I tried to sand it. I let it cure for longer than 4-hours, when is supposed to take only one to two hours, according to Vallejo's own website. I had read mixed reviews about it sanding well, or not. I guess it doesn't? Kind of weird, considering it is meant to be filler for models, and then it goes without saying, meant to be sanded afterward for a perfectly smooth finish...?

Regardless, I feel it works well enough for me, for tiny modding projects. I am definitely going to use it again for my Leon, whom I feel happier about right now, but I still know that he's not accurate enough. He'll never be, because he wasn't sculpted accurately enough, and that's pretty sad. However, the only thing I can do is try to make mine as accurate as I can without having to pay someone else to 3D sculpt another one for me. I could try myself, but I live in the middle of nowhere and I don't want to have an adventure trying to figure out how to create a 3D sculp/mesh/file to then have it 3D printed somewhere. I haven't (3D) modeled anything in more than a decade. I feel like my old dusty 3D Max and Maya, are probably not it, for 3D printing and that's all I know. Since those were the programs, we were allowed to use in college, back in the dark ages. When I learned how to 3D model. I believe blender is the popular choice for 3D printing nowadays, but that wasn't allowed so I didn't even bother trying it. Of course, I am not going to be 3D modeling a head at this stage. I much rather mod this boulder of a 1:6 head sculpt. It's a huge head for what it is, and not accurate, but it's all I got! DX

I am happy that I found something that is less wasteful than a tiny .25 oz container of Aves Apoxie, and less expensive as well. I am probably going to try modding my Myou Bettina next, since I wanted to give him smaller eyes, but still don't want to waste money on Aves' clay, when I know I won't get even halfway through the tiny container. Now, I can actually try, without fear of wasting clay, money and possibly sanity. Modifying (relatively) tiny heads is a huge pain in the gut, but I still want my Leon to be more accurate, but not enough to pay anyone again for another failed likeness. I also want my Bettina to have much smaller eyes. He looks too baby faced for my taste. I do love my Leon so far, I feel he makes a gorgeous looking figure. However, I want my OG-RE4 Leon to be accurate and this is not it. I sanded his upper lid a lot, the 3D sculptor gave him te droopiest lids ever, I also sanded his jaw quite a bit -- Leon has a very roundish head. Not sure what the artist was thinking. I added an actual upper eyelid with the Vallejo putty, because the 3D-sculptor didn't give him any. Certainly not even close of an eye-shape as Leons, but I feel like I'm doing good progress. I wanted to see what the putty was like, before doing heavier eye mods. Now I kind of know, so I am comfortable moving on. I will try first on m Bettina, however, because that is an even larger head, with huger eyes to try plenty of times, without worrying too much about heavy damage (I hope!).

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;;