Mini Sculpting Super Show 027 - Sculpting Facial Expressions

In this episode, I show you the underlying principles to sculpt a variety of facial expressions.
See my other videos on sculpting faces here:
Sculpting Faces in Putty:
• Mini Sculpting Super S...
Sculpting Female Heads:
• Sculpting Miniatures -...
Sculpting Faces:
• Sculpting Miniatures -...
Medium:
FIMO Professional
Tools:
Wax #5
Colour Shaper Flat Chisel Size 0 Firm
Scalpel
Small Burnisher
Needle Tool
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Website: thetommason.com/
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[@chadbassig9801]

God-tier skills! You inspire me to study sculpting harder and achieve better results.🤘

[@TomMasonSculptor]

You can do it!

[@chadbassig9801]

@@TomMasonSculptor Thank you! I appreciate it, really! 💙👍

[@manolisanastasiou6393]

games workshop seargent faces got mad divets that make them really difficult to paint im glad i discovered your channel

[@TomMasonSculptor]

I'm glad you found it too.

[@TheMakeabanana]

I actually thought you give up,nice to see you back

[@TomMasonSculptor]

No way! It’s just been a busy couple of months. Getting things back on track to start things right in the new year. Thanks for sticking around.

[@geordiehicks]

This is great! I want to try this stuff out.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

You should!

[@alxandorbond3399]

Amazing!!! Отличный урок!!! Спасибо!

[@MahmurLemur]

I've watched two seconds of your video and it was more than enough to subscribe!

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Oh wow! Thank you so much for saying that. Really made my day.

[@johnkelley9877]

This is really great information! Thanks for sharing this.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Thanks!

[@ars5047]

Like always.helpful!

[@NeoDemocedes]

I've been a subscriber for almost 6 months and I just now realized that that the blue/yellow color scheme is a strip of Green Stuff.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Ha! Well it probably makes it difficult since I don’t sculpt with Greenstuff all the time.

[@NeoDemocedes]

I use it weekly, so I have no excuse. Apparently, I'm just slow on the uptake lol.

[@kurogiza]

This is a great tutorial! Sad face looks like Tom Hanks

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Haha, fun observation!

[@blue_screen_2000]

Hi Tom, thank you for your videos, they help me a lot ! How do you sculpt Tau armors ? Could you please do a video about it ?

[@TomMasonSculptor]

I will be doing armor tutorials in the near future.

[@martinprince7773]

Thank you! Faces are so hard for me when they are so small. Did u go to school to study sculpture?

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Great! Glad it helped. Errr, I took 3 courses specifically on sculpture. One was a mandatory class and none dealt with figurative sculpture. So I’m in the same boat as many others. Studied on my own and kept sculpting.

[@martinprince7773]

Tom Mason well im glad im not the only self taught mini sculptor. It can b so frustrating, but so worth it when u get it right :) thank you for the videos, you are amazing bro!

[@MrPorkmann]

Interesting but a little charicatured for my taste 😉

[@maverickk099]

what kind of putty do you use for professional level? thank you Tom.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

I use Greenstuff (Kneadatite) and ProCreate putties. Most of my sculpts are done with FIMO Professional polyclay.

[@maverickk099]

Tom Mason do you prefer Fimo por Supersculpey? why? thank you Tom.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

I prefer FIMO. The texture and consistency feel better to me. The FIMO has also seemed more durable. Super Sculpey always felt a little rubbery when I worked with it, but cooked up more brittle. Super Sculpey is totally fine to use so definitely use it if you prefer that material.

[@maverickk099]

Tom Mason do you use epoxi putty only for skeleton and Fimo putty for details?why? thank you Tom

[@YouAreAsleep]

Again, pure gold! Thank you so much! I just recently decided to start sculpting because I want my heroes in Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40k to be really unique as well as be able to sculpt other things as well that I don't like the aesthetics of GW's models. I was wondering if you could I know it is going to take a lot of practice and time to get to the point where I'll be happy with the miniatures I create. I was wondering if you had any ideas on where I should start. Should I start with faces, cloaks, bodies? If it helps, my army in Age of Sigmar is the Brayherds. Stuff like this: www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Beastlord-with-Two-Hand-Weapons Thanks again! I plan on getting the student subscriber pass once I get my materials and tools and everything up and running and I get a little practice with the clay. I am planning on working with all of the materials you have showed. FIMO Professional & Quick Mix, ProCreate, Aves Apoxie Sculpt and Green Stuff. I will need to wait until my next paycheck to start picking up the tools. Should I keep the ProCreate, Aves Apoxie Sculpt and FIMO Professional & Quick Mix in the freezer like you said to do with the Green Stuff? Thanks again in advance!

[@TomMasonSculptor]

I would definitely start with conversions and sculpting faces. Try and modify the existing plastic models, but keep as much of the original as you can. Bend an arm, or add some armor. You will learn a lot about how to handle the material from doing this. It's also WAY less stressful then taking on an entire sculpt. Since you are modifying minis, I would definitely practice with Greenstuff or ProCreate. FIMO won't serve you very well unless it is to make one off part that can be baked and attached later on. Thanks again for the great comments!

[@YouAreAsleep]

Ahhh okay! I already placed the order for the FIMO. I really want to start with sculpting faces and the facial features. I'll toss up some photos on the forum when I get my stuff. It said I won't have most of it until mid-late May. Thanks again!

[@TomMasonSculptor]

No worries. That will be great for sculpting faces with and you can do that separately from the plastic miniatures. Make sure you pick up some greenstuff or procreate though. You'll definitely need it.