RYU sketch

[rgm501]

have been inspired by Logan25 to whip out the old monster clay again.
i used it once and haven't touched it since..

1/4 scale ryu bust, very early stages.
thinking about making it full body..

love this stuff as you don't need an armature.
this is all solid MC.
ran out of clay at this point, need to get some more.
feedback most welcome.

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0120_zps16e5b92b.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0120_zps16e5b92b.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0121_zps9dfdd822.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0121_zps9dfdd822.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0122_zpsca1c3055.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0122_zpsca1c3055.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0123_zps5e3f06a1.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0123_zps5e3f06a1.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0124_zpsfa71bbd5.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0124_zpsfa71bbd5.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0126_zpscceb6430.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0126_zpscceb6430.jpg.html)

[moonmonkey]

good stuff keep it up looks sweet im inspired too lol

[logan25]

Nice start, the face is looking good already, one of my fave things about monster clay, the lack of planning needed so you can just start something on a whim.
The webinair that Erick Sosa recorded recently has some great tips and techniques for monster clay

[rgm501]

good stuff keep it up looks sweet im inspired too lol

thanks mate.

Nice start, the face is looking good already, one of my fave things about monster clay, the lack of planning needed so you can just start something on a whim.
The webinair that Erick Sosa recorded recently has some great tips and techniques for monster clay

thanks logan, yeah one of the many reasons i love it too.
have you got a link to that Erick Sosa vid?

[rgm501]

beefin him up..
my local sculpting supply store is out of monster clay!
WHAT A B!TCH!
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_003414_zps864cd2a1.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_003414_zps864cd2a1.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_003416_zps236f912f.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_003416_zps236f912f.jpg.html)

[logan25]

Here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDPnGN0ggNg

[Darkeye]

very nice sculpt RGM! like the anatomy and the face is there too. Monster clay is excellent stuff ....... :)

atb --tim

[rgm501]

very nice sculpt RGM! like the anatomy and the face is there too. Monster clay is excellent stuff ....... :)

atb --tim

thanks tim.
yeah i love the stuff! its actually quite hard to find here in Australia.
wanna get crackin on this but every where here is sold out..

[rgm501]

Here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDPnGN0ggNg

thanks again bud!

[Jiggeh]

Looks pretty good so far, I like the pose and the proportions. I think the face needs work though...
The first thing that sticks out to me is that the placement of his mouth and (to some extent) the shape of his jaw feel a little off. There is practically no space between his nose and his upper lip, and when viewed in profile the curve of his mouth/chin/jaw looks more convex than concave (kind of poorly worded but hopefully it makes sense). By inverting this curve you're kind of giving him a bit of a muppet look, so be careful. Pay close attention to your reference (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111118154718/streetfighter/images/5/5e/Ryu-bengus-fix.JPG).
In addition, even if you are going for the super simplistic Zero-era Bengus look, I would like to see some hint of bone structure in his face. His cheeks currently look a little bit too round and puffy, and I think defining the cheek and jaw bones just a tiny bit more would go a long way in capturing the likeness. It's a fine balance, and definitely needs to be subtle, but in this case I think you erred just on the side of shapelessness.

Off to a great start, and with a little more revision I'm sure you're going to nail it. Excited to see this guy shape up.

[rgm501]

Looks pretty good so far, I like the pose and the proportions. I think the face needs work though...
The first thing that sticks out to me is that the placement of his mouth and (to some extent) the shape of his jaw feel a little off. There is practically no space between his nose and his upper lip, and when viewed in profile the curve of his mouth/chin/jaw looks more convex than concave (kind of poorly worded but hopefully it makes sense). By inverting this curve you're kind of giving him a bit of a muppet look, so be careful. Pay close attention to your reference (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111118154718/streetfighter/images/5/5e/Ryu-bengus-fix.JPG).
In addition, even if you are going for the super simplistic Zero-era Bengus look, I would like to see some hint of bone structure in his face. His cheeks currently look a little bit too round and puffy, and I think defining the cheek and jaw bones just a tiny bit more would go a long way in capturing the likeness. It's a fine balance, and definitely needs to be subtle, but in this case I think you erred just on the side of shapelessness.

Off to a great start, and with a little more revision I'm sure you're going to nail it. Excited to see this guy shape up.

wow thanks for such a detailed critique Jiggeh.
i definitely was going for the "simplistic Zero-era Bengus look" as bengus is my fav artist.
while all your suggestions are spot on, this was just a quick sketch done while the MC was still very soft and hard to work with.
its changed alot since then.
i got sick of waiting for my monster clay to arrive and decided to lose the arms and make it more like my dudley bust.
also changed ref artwork
here are some pics.

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0457_zpsc6ca74ae.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0457_zpsc6ca74ae.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0458_zps41574362.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0458_zps41574362.jpg.html)
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/rgm501/IMG_0459_zps5bbaf954.jpg (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/rgm501/media/IMG_0459_zps5bbaf954.jpg.html)