Thread: Sculpting Dead Eyes

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This is the first in a series of videos showing how I make my corpse heads. Each video will focus on one small detail or aspect. This should make it easy to absorb the techniques more easily and keep the videos a lot shorter. I'll cover making undead lips, rotten ears, shriveled noses, and gross out skin, but the first one is sculpting the eye sockets of the dead.

YouTube- Sculpting the Dead Eye

Thank you! This is perfect....I want to begin my first corpse, and this will help me tremendously! Are those ping pong balls you used for eyes? This is great!

I love this tutorial. So many new tricks and tips: the uses of the different tools and using water to soften. Thank you.

Oh, what is the clay you are using?

paganmama: I am using eyeball blanks form monsterguts.com - they are the same as those little balls you find in roll on anti-perspirent

Terra: For the demo I was using sculpey as a stand since I wanted to be able to undo the work when I was done.

I would usually use magic sculpt epoxie clay or paperclay. I think for this head that I am doing the how-to on, I'm gonna switch to Magic Sculpt from now on.

Whoa, that Magic Sculpt Epoxy Clay looks like some neat stuff!

Good job. I assume it cures hard at room temp?

Originally Posted by Yubney

Good job. I assume it cures hard at room temp?

Magic sculpt is a 2 part epoxy clay. It cures chemically and is workable for about an hour then starts to set up, you can do finer detailing in the 2nd hour and then it hardens completely. I have read that it has a longer working time when the temp is cool, but I usually work at around 70-90 degrees.

Think of it as a very slow plumbers epoxy or radiator patch.

Originally Posted by devils chariot

Magic sculpt is a 2 part epoxy clay. It cures chemically and is workable for about an hour then starts to set up, you can do finer detailing in the 2nd hour and then it hardens completely. I have read that it has a longer working time when the temp is cool, but I usually work at around 70-90 degrees.

Think of it as a very slow plumbers epoxy or radiator patch.

Like a slow Bondo I reckon only you can get it off your hands.

Magic sculpt is awesome, it's cheap and goes a long way. I've used it for years.
Nice tutorial.

I want some! I am guessing I can get some from any hobby store, right?

Super cool tutorial - btw.