Cap and Bat clay sketches

[William Paquet]

Here's a couple pieces I did late last year. I normally have to work very polished, so I wanted to render some pieces that were intentionally rough. After finishing the pieces I found that the texture in itself can be an interesting element to the overall sculpture. I like the life that remains in the figures here, that I think can sometimes be finessed out through too much noodling.

These are painted, not actual bronze. The scale is big, about 1/3.

Thanks for looking.:)

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL966/3964388/8262812/310067986.jpghttp://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL966/3964388/8262812/310067978.jpg

[pablocruze]

Wm...those are really sweet!!! :thumbs2:

Interesting with the "rough" effect...I like it!!! :buttrock:

[Cobblepot]

Nice, looks like you carved them out of wood.

[Alex655321]

Very Cool WP :thumbs2:

[logan25]

They look great :thumbs2:

[High Lord Apocalypse]

awesomo!!!

[Bullseye]

Very nice work WP. I like the style. Reminds of the Sin City artwork.

[tombow]

Love them!also remind me Mount Rushmore' presidents giant sculpture....HEROIC!

[Kdawg59]

This is why you are William Paquet and your work is among the best there could be!

[rilynil]

Those are awesome! :buttrock: I especially like the Milleresque Batman!

[Kirk Durfey]

I am always impressed by sculptors who can leave a sculpt 'rough' but still have it look finished. Just beautiful. Great work, William!

[Trilogy]

Great looking pieces.

[goodydog12]

GIMME!!!!!

[William Paquet]

The hard thing about doing this kind of work is having the self-control to stop when the work is truly done. After fifteen plus years of essentially creating nothing but clean, "finished" sculptures, the only way I could force myself to stop was to literally set a timer on how long I would work. When the time was up the pieces were complete. I wanted to portray the power of the heroes, and the details(including things like symmetry) were secondary.

Great fun that re-sparked my creative juices and reminded why I love sculpture so dearly.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words.:)

[SD RUM]

They both look great!!

[boondocksaint]

amazing will

man i want that cap!

[Baity]

Love these!!!

Very gritty and realistic!

[Sniper]

awesome!!!!!

[moon_knight1971]

I like these WP:thumbs2: The "weathered" look is the new black lol

[Danno]

WOW!!! Those look AWESOME!
I love the character of the rough flesh out on both of these busts, really works well for that bronze look/finish.

[DaddyVader]

Wow, the sculptural equivalent of a gesture drawing! After so having to give everything a "professional" polish for so long, you must have had to grab your hand by the wrist to get it to stop! They just radiate strength, nice!:thumbs2:

DV

[superman4ever]

Wow! Those are amazing. Just wonderful!

[Professor Oreo]

Those are too damn cool! There's something really magical about the economy of strokes necessary to make rough work read correctly. It's definitely an artform in it's own right and you're a master of that as well. Great work as always William!

[Death Adder BR]

Awesome, Really looks like Bronze!

[Davidian]

Lookin' mighty bad ass man.

[Jesse321]

William those look AWESOME, this is what sculpture is all about, you captured the power and essence of both characters brilliantly! :buttrock:

[Batcompu]

WOW I like the rough style it makes it more realistic.

[bane]

Great looking sculpts , rough but still shows your style !

[troyboy]

Wow. Is that not the greatest looking Dark Knight bust ever?!! Mind
you, Cap looks amazing too.

Y'know, I was just talking with another sculptor about how tired I
am of seeing so many polished, ultra-clean, ultra-detailed sculpts
coming out nowadays, and no rough, rake-marked, fingerprinted,
beautiful, sketch-like pieces, EXACTLY like this!!!

Amazing job William, as always. :)

[candy man]

Great sculpts! i just think that the huge chin and no uper lips kinda make them look kinda funny. Whole lot better than i could do though!

[stealthnacho]

Very nice work WP. I like the style. Reminds of the Sin City artwork.

Thats what I was gonna say. Definitley captures the gritty element. Bats certainly has it. I'd love to see Cap get medieval on someones ass as well.

[krec99]

nice

[Pogo4321]

Those are fantastic. The kind of things I'd be proud to display.

[GargoyleC]

That unpolished look is awesome - gives the characters another dimension!:thumbs2:
Tony.
www.gargoyle-creations.co.uk

[William Paquet]

Those are too damn cool! There's something really magical about the economy of strokes necessary to make rough work read correctly. It's definitely an artform in it's own right and you're a master of that as well. Great work as always William!

That's it exactly. Once the piece has the essence you want, it's done. Thanks.:)

Wow, the sculptural equivalent of a gesture drawing! After so having to give everything a "professional" polish for so long, you must have had to grab your hand by the wrist to get it to stop! They just radiate strength, nice!:thumbs2:

DV

The Batman piece was produced as Christmas gifts last year, and I actually sent all the recipients an email ahead of time, explaining what I was going for so they didn't think I was sending them some piece of crap I just didn't feel like finishing. Many years of nothing but polished work has a strange psychological affect, and even though I knew I was done I still felt like I wasn't.:confused:

[Primal]

Very cool pieces, William.

[risingstar]

Wow.. just noticed this thread.
Incredible artistic impression.

That Batman looks especially remarkable!

[William Paquet]

Wow.. just noticed this thread.
Incredible artistic impression.

That Batman looks especially remarkable!

Thanks fella.:)

I should mention there are 11 copies of this. All were given away as gifts except for 2 I kept. One went to Frank Miller, the rest to those I thought deserving of my gargantuan thumping heartfelt kindness.:tounge:

[VaultMan]

This is why you are William Paquet and your work is among the best there could be!

I couldnt agree more. BEAUTIFUL WORK. :thumbs2:

[VaultMan]

Thanks fella.:)

I should mention there are 11 copies of this. All were given away as gifts except for 2 I kept. One went to Frank Miller, the rest to those I thought deserving of my gargantuan thumping heartfelt kindness.:tounge:

And thump it does - like the bass speaker in the back of a '88 Oldmobile 98. :buttrock:

[JadeGiant]

wow, how in the heck did I miss this thread ... that Batman has me mesmerized!

[Sniper]

Thanks fella.:)

I should mention there are 11 copies of this. All were given away as gifts except for 2 I kept. One went to Frank Miller, the rest to those I thought deserving of my gargantuan thumping heartfelt kindness.:tounge:

I checked the mail and I havent gotten my copy:thumbs2:

[ManthingVT]

These are really cool! I love this kind of taw stuff.

MVT

[patman]

love bats. the look is appropriate. cap grows on you after a while.

great job!

[GerryT]

beautifull !

[tripletn@mac.co]

Here's a couple pieces I did late last year. I normally have to work very polished, so I wanted to render some pieces that were intentionally rough. After finishing the pieces I found that the texture in itself can be an interesting element to the overall sculpture. I like the life that remains in the figures here, that I think can sometimes be finessed out through too much noodling.

These are painted, not actual bronze. The scale is big, about 1/3.

Thanks for looking.:)

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL966/3964388/8262812/310067986.jpghttp://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL966/3964388/8262812/310067978.jpg

Someone just sold the Batman bust on Ebay claiming it was a real bronze and one of a kind. Did you make one in bronze?

[mwf6171]

Here's a couple pieces I did late last year. I normally have to work very polished, so I wanted to render some pieces that were intentionally rough. After finishing the pieces I found that the texture in itself can be an interesting element to the overall sculpture. I like the life that remains in the figures here, that I think can sometimes be finessed out through too much noodling.

These are painted, not actual bronze. The scale is big, about 1/3.

Thanks for looking.:)

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL966/3964388/8262812/310067986.jpghttp://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL966/3964388/8262812/310067978.jpg

Wow, that is nice, feel free to send them to me for closer inspection!!! :D

[William Paquet]

Someone just sold the Batman bust on Ebay claiming it was a real bronze and one of a kind. Did you make one in bronze?

Yes, I made one in real bronze.

[Model Giants]

interesting!

[patman]

i love both of these. is that casting process for bronze similar in approach? must be very expensive

[William Paquet]

i love both of these. is that casting process for bronze similar in approach? must be very expensive

Bronze casting is very different than resin and yes quite expensive. It's an interesting process and quite brutal as well.