1. Carefully observe, accurately understand, and strive for the true reproduction of the characters in the (wax) silicone sculpture works
The "realism" of all art is based on and exists on the cultural habits of a specific historical stage. "Find all the peaks and make drafts", people are the main body of social life, and the characters represented by the (wax) silicone statues are the elites of their era. There must be concrete materials such as photos, portraits, images, or written materials. The author of the (wax) silicone statue needs to collect materials extensively, make strict selections, and the selection criteria should follow the tradition and look for typical examples.
2. Clay sculpture is the key link to achieving "both form and spirit"
After observing, understanding, and analyzing the morphological features and ideological characteristics of the characters in the (wax) silicone sculptures, and determining the basic posture plan, they began to express and create.
(Wax sculpture) The vividness of silicone sculpture works must start from the most basic clay sculpture. The clay sculpture artist sculptor three-dimensionalizes the collected materials. All plane materials and related data are expressed by the sculptor through the mud. The success or failure of silicone sculptures lies in The sculptor's grasp of the action and spirit of the clay manuscript, so the clay manuscript is very important. This stage can be roughly divided into four steps.
1. To build a skeleton, thousands of feet of tall buildings rise from the ground, and the structure, height, posture, and amplitude of a "person" are determined from the initial shelf. Special attention should be paid to the accuracy of the structure and the coordination of posture modeling because the creation of high-photographic attention sculptures is not reversible. Once a mistake is made, it will cause difficult consequences for the structure, height, posture, and amplitude of the formed portrait. The stock price is usually made of wood, iron wire, steel bar, iron nails, and other materials. Like human bones, the skeleton of clay sculpture plays the role of support and connection. It is the basic condition of clay sculpture and cannot be ignored. Attention should be paid to the construction of the skeleton: 1) The skeleton should be firm to ensure the stability of the clay sculpture, and it will not tilt or collapse after putting on the clay. 2) After the mud is piled up, it should not fall off the mud and not expose the frame. 3) To reflect the general shape of the sculpture. 4) The skeleton should be simple, easy to change and dismantle during molding.
2. Put on the big mud. After the skeleton is set up, you can start to put it on the big mud pile. First, spray water on the skeleton once, so that the mud block and the skeleton can be firmly combined and not easy to fall off. Then put the mud blocks on the skeleton one by one, press them tightly with your hands, tap them firmly, then add mud layer by layer, and use a mallet or a mud board to smash the mud into the iron cage. The big mud pile needs to follow a principle, that is, it is necessary to focus on the big picture, start from the whole, and don’t shrink back and get caught in the shaping of local details.
3. Refinement. The clay sculpture of high-fidelity realistic sculpture generally only expresses the body, and does not shape the clothes and their textures. Its modeling method is similar to other sculptures (modern sculptures, stone sculptures), but the body of its high-fidelity realistic sculptures is more delicate and realistic. The expression must be accurate and in place. Relatively speaking, the careful characterization of the face is the most critical. It is not only necessary to ensure that the face shape, facial features, undulations, folds, etc. are accurate, but also to pursue the accuracy of their expressions, to be able to accurately express the specific character and emotions of the task and to match the specific identity and specific environment of the character. The hand is the second face of the character in the silicone sculpture. The fat, thinness, age, and gesture of the hand should match the character's characteristics, and can assist in expressing the character's emotions and intentions. This link is a key link to achieve the goal of "both body and spirit" for portraits. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is not repeated and carefully compared.
4. Reproduction After the sculpture is finalized, mold reproduction is carried out, inserting pieces, plastering, demoulding after solidification, digging out mud, cleaning molds, pasting glass fiber reinforced plastics, demoulding, docking, grinding, and painting.
Three, wax repair: details determine success or failure
Refining the wax manuscript is a particularly critical step after the completion of the clay sculpture. Many details of the face should be reflected here, and the craftsman must also have a high level of realism to complete this process.
1. Wax injection: clean the head and hand mold, heat and melt the wax, inject it into the head and hand mold and let the wax head come out after cooling.
2. Wax repair: eyeball, wax head, hand, detail adjustment, positioning, skin texture creation, finalization.
3. Remanufacturing: internal and external molds are remanufactured, dewaxed, and cleaned.
4. Glue injection: glue dispensing, glue injection, glue repair, and cleaning.
Fourth, makeup: heavy makeup is always suitable
The makeup is mainly to reflect the authenticity of the skin color and blood vessels of the characters more realistically. Usually, the same head shape and different makeup (color, shade, etc.) can make people look different. Therefore, makeup is not only the "activation" process to make the skin feel shiny and active, but also the "beautification" process of correcting and making up for the three-dimensional modeling through-plane techniques such as color shades and shades. Color, pores, fine hair, and wrinkles are all made by advanced handcraft with very high precision. The identity, occupation, personality, and hobbies of characters formed in specific experiences and living environments are the main basis for makeup. As a makeup artist, not only must have rich artistic accomplishment and makeup modeling skills but also must have enough life experience. It is necessary to have basic common sense and grasp of the skin color characteristics of Chinese and foreign people of different races, occupations, and ages, and to analyze specific tasks and reproduce their personalized skin color characteristics. Only in this way can a vivid and real silicone statue be created.
The makeup of the high-fidelity silicone sculpture is different from the makeup on the real face. It is irreversible. Usually, it can only be done step by step. Therefore, in the process of makeup, the key to testing a makeup artist is to adjust the proportion of color mixing, the amount of dosage, the time sequence, and the severity of the heat.
A process that is closely related to makeup is the planting and styling of beards and hair. The different colors, densities, orientation, and shape of the beard and hair are the embodiment of the individuality of the sculpture characters. As the main creative sculptor, although he will not directly plant the beard and hair, he needs to communicate closely with the beard and hair grower, pay attention to the actual situation of the historical photos of the sculptured figures, and present them in an original way.
5. Costumes and props with silicone statues should restore history
To achieve fidelity and reduction of (wax) silicone sculpture works, only the (wax) silicone sculpture work itself is not sufficient, and it also needs supporting factors such as costumes, props, and environment. (Wax statue) Silicone statue works are perfect, but the matching costumes, props, and environment have no sense of the times, lack the authenticity of history, and their value will be greatly reduced. (Wax sculpture) Silicone sculptures present typical scenes that best represent the character, occupation, and achievements of the characters. This typical scene happened in a historical context. People's clothing, hair accessories, and auxiliary props are all unique to the times. specialty. The author of the silicone image configures the work with corresponding clothing, props, reasonable hair accessories, and other factors based on history and the purpose of restoring history.
6. Let the right "people" meet the right environment.
Any work of art is not an isolated form, it is inextricably linked with related rituals and daily life, and is often inseparable from its environment. Ancient Greek sculptures are used in temples, Jesus statues are used in churches, terracotta warriors and horses are used in tombs, and Buddhist sculptures are used in famous mountains and rivers. Only in its own place can sculpture fully display its charm and artistic effect. Only the artworks in this space can obtain a unique and strong sense of presence. (Wax statue) The location of the silicone statue is the specific restoration scene in various museums, memorial halls, exhibition halls, and science and technology museums. (Wax statue) The silicone statue is suitable for indoor display. In principle, it cannot be displayed outdoors for a long time. It is taboo to be exposed to the wind and the sun. The outdoor display will cause unexpected troubles: because it is very realistic, the audience is not psychologically prepared and is frightened. Some The audience touches and climbs at will, causing damage to the (wax) silicone statue.
In short, the creation theme of (wax) silica gel art comes from history and life. Even if the creation is a contemporary figure, the "moment" expressed is historical. Therefore, the author of the (wax) silicone statue must have a sense of respect for history. Only in this way can the "realistic, intuitive, and restoration" characteristics of (wax) silicone sculpture art be truly reflected, and the artistic effect of being both true and illusory can be brought into full play, making it different from general sculpture and other art forms. existence value.
