Concept Fett helmet V2

Well coming into to the home stretch on this one.I still need to finish sand and tweak a few areas as well as add a few more details in.I have hand carved in all the lines and am trying to make sure they are as straight as possible.Here is where I'm at.

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A few project updates

I have been going back and forth bewteen 3 major projects,the life size Mangalore bust,the McQuarrie concept Boba Fett helmet version2 and the life size Wampa head.
The Mangalor bust is coming along and Im basically done with bulking in the main features.Now Im refining the details and texturing the skin.

Next up is the McQuarrie Concept Fett helmet Version 2.I spent awhile last night doing some more reshaping.I have also started to add in details. I made the cheek panel with recessed details and started the inner range finder detail.I also cut out the forehead triangle.

Now on to the Wampa. I got some more fur and placed it on top of what I had already temp. pinned in place.I think its about where it needs to be size and shape wise.It will get more width added to it once I sculpt the horns on.I still need to add more clay to it here and there,sculpt the horns and detail the nose and around the eyes.Then make a mold and cast one then glue on the fur and weather it.And of course have to sculpt the teeth and mouth insert for when its done.

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Wampa Progress

Well Im finding this a lot more difficult than I though it would be.trying to sculpt a creatures who is covered in hair afterward is challenging.Its really hard to determine the facial structures under all that hair.
I have scoured the net hoping to find pics of the Wampa being made and hoping a pic exists of the Wampa before hair was added.
The person commissioning me to do this isn't real picky and doesn't care if it looks exact he just wants it more realistic than the one he has now.I on the other hand am picky and I know i wont hit it spot on but Id like to get it close.Here is his,It was done purposely as more a of a cartoon mascot type head.

Anyway I have started the sculpt and am now just trying to figure out the basic shape under all that hair.So what im doing is getting it roughed out and then pinning hair in place to so of give me a idea of what to change.Here is a pic of how it is now I ran out of fur so he is bald.

Here is a crude and quick paintworks mock up of the above picture.Although simplistic the paintworks mock up looks like Im heading in the right direction.All I did was open the pic in paint works and paint over the sculpt adding a little width to the head and the horns teeth etc.

This is still early I will sculpt a mouth insert later with teeth and tongue,i also need to sculpt the horns for the side of the head.Of course once the hair is glued down it will show the under facial structure a little better.

He looks like a bald overweight wookie at this point or this guy from Rudolph.

More MQ Fett V2 progress

Reworked the dome shape and height.Re shaped inner cheeks and mandibles.Next I will fill in the cut outs and sculpt in the smaller details.I am also going to break the face and add a steeper angle to it.