At this point I was considering a demonic, pointing chin based on
exaggerating a cleft in the vampire bats actual lower lip anatomy
the ear went through several variations once I decided to make it bionic. Obviously the central microphone, but also the surrounding armor changed, abandoning the joint lines that came out from the center in a spider-web style for lines that fit the flow of the ear better, specifically a zig-zag line from the angry eyebrow up to the top of the ear. 
The bottom two pics are the final sculpt before molding. The eye lens should look great in clear plastic.
I flippin' love this head sculpt dude, you need to sculpt up a pair of bat wings to go along with it, either as a back-pack mounted piece or as replacement upper-arms. If you did it as replacement arms, you could even add a peg on one end to allow for a Armorvor forearm/hand to be attached. Great job man, you have to make an Aligator next. :-D
ReplyDeleteHey dude, glad you like it! Those are some cool ideas. You can see a rough shape of a wing on the picture 3 up from the bottom, actually. I may get to completing some wings sometime, but first priority is getting some more heads done. I think you will like what I have coming up!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I will be at the San Diego Comicon, hopefully I can see some of you there!
Oh yeah, I see it now. True on the heads taking priority, some animals are defined by other aspects of their anatomy so I can't wait to see wings for this bat eventually get to the table. It was my favorite head-sculpt you've done but the helmeted Armovor is also becoming one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes I freakin' love the gator head you made, it will easily make one of my favorite toys once I get one. Beautifully done dude. :-D