The Creeper

[afreeman]

I figured I would give this guy his own thread since I can get him finished now thanks to Christmas rotary tools and airbrush's.
The Creeper from the Jeepers Creepers movie, I modeled him on a old Halloween skull we had laying around.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6030-1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6030-1.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6031.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6031.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6029.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6029.jpg.html)

Unfortunately, When baked, the skull prop did not make a good armature...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6053.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6053.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6054.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6054.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6055.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6055.jpg.html)

So I filled in the cracks with epoxy..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6205.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6205.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6204.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6204.jpg.html)

And now I am in the process of dremeling him back into shape, Then we'll try out the new airbrush!! WOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!:eplus2:

[law1349]

Ah man, too bad about the cracks. It takes me back to my last project that turned into a nightmare. Hours of work wasted. Well, I did learn enough to switch to Monster Clay. The bad thing is the cost of the mold-making materials. I hope you can repair him!

[DynamicMenace]

nice work man

[afreeman]

Thanks Guys! It's def been a pain repairing this one but I had too much time in it too let it go, back when I was attempting to restore my old 70 Plymouth Satilite I learned after you repair a spot on the body spray it with primer to see if its really smooth, so I did that with the Creeper, every flaw and crack shows up, I don't have too much to do to him before we can paint, Hmmm, I wonder who the young lady is standing next to him??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6216.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6216.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6215.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6215.jpg.html)
His right cheek and eyebrow need some work,
Hope everyone had a great holiday!:penguin::buttrock::muahaha::laugh::)

[afreeman]

I have started painting and man, I love the airbrush, this is my first "Official" time using an airbrush, I do understand the workings of one as I have a friend who is a master of the medium, but I still need to practice the double action aspect and fine lines etc.
I'm painting multiple layers to try and get some depth, heres a couple pics which represent 4 layers so far.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6241.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6241.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6242.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6242.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6243.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6243.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Mongrel714/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6244.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Mongrel714/media/New%20stuff%202013/DSCN6244.jpg.html)

The Creeper has a lot of tones and values in his finish so it will be a challenge to get this to look like the movie version, the masks that are out there are very light skin wise, the Creeper in film 2 is very dark colored almost black, I guess I will move this part to the painting section before I get to far!:vortex: Thanx all!

[pfitzuk]

looking good

[afreeman]

Thank you.

[aliseo85]

wow! colors really bring life to this! Nice job!

[afreeman]

Thanks aliseo!

[joe delfini]

Killer job.
I always thought that character was pretty evil looking.

[afreeman]

Thanks Joe, Yea he is about my favorite movie creature, hoping they will come out with movie 3 they have been talking about!