Iron Man Helmet

Step 6 Detailing

after letting the helmet dry out for a few days i decided to start putting details in! instead of creating seperate parts for the ears i simply carved them into the base helmet which still looks ok. To make the round ears i drew round the bottom of a cup then used the craft knife to cut the detail in, making a smaller circle within the outer circle.

to make the mouth i simply cut a 1mm gap using a craft knife, then removed the excess clay. To cut the holes in the cheeks i used a ruler and cut a line from the mouth to 1cm away from the curve at the top of the cheek bone. The curved part was all done by eye but you could use templates to get them equal on both sides.

to get all the details into the mask i used the craft knife and cut the lines into it but not too deep and wiggled the knife to make the gaps a little wider.

To create the screw looking parts i simply used the end of a biro pen and as long as the helmet hasn't dried solid you should be able to push the end into it and leave a perminant dent that looks just like a screw.

Comments

[Rikudara]

could anyone give me  the name of a site where  i could find the templates of  the details

[mettaurlover]

He did this by hand, probably from the movie itself in frame capture mode.

[Trauma]

In terms of widening the gaps, I've found that a piece of fine sand paper folder in half does a good job of widening score marks. Just run the folded edge up and down the score a couple of times. I used to use the score and wiggle technique but found that if the material is too dry it can chip.