#EyeModification

[the-enzyme]

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!).

The 1st image and the last two were taken with my older than dust cellphone. I like the way those look, the "newer" phone adds a lot of noise/grain, for absolutely no reason, and also the colors are kind of gross, but they are all samsung phones, so I have no clue why the "newer" ones suck so badly -- I suck at taking photos as well, but I need all the help I can get. The "newer" phone, doesn't do me any favors. Sadly.

[the-enzyme]

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;;

The first image is my progress so far on the repaint, I still need a few more layers of acrylic, and clean up some areas. I haven't sealed anything yet. However, I'm very happy with how he looks so far, despite my not-so-smooth eyelids mod. Yet another reason why I hate it so much that he wasn't sculpted accurately the first time. *eternalsigh*