Hey all, back from vacation and have started the next project. Gonna attempt a young Hank Aaron bust from the pic below. This will be a challenge, but a fun one...

-jim cox

Here's the initial rough-in...

Added nose, eyes, mouth, eyebrows, cheeks and chin. So far he's entirely done in super sculpy (I need the long working time ). Please feel free to critique anything you see now and as this piece progresses. I really value the input from you all!

-jim cox

cool! keep us posted!

As Rob would say, pen drawing on figures is a bad habit.

But it sure helps! :lol: :lol:

Hey Jim,

looking good.
I envy you sculpters,you guys are a creative group.
Roc.

Wow, that's looking good Jim

Kewl work

Robin

Excellent work Post more !
Kenneth.

VERY nicely done! But where's the Adam's apple? Aren't the jugulars a bit too thick?

Hang tough!

Hi Jim
Great in progress shots I am just starting out with fimo
and over working the piece.

Your shots show how its done.

Great work

Frank

i'll follow this s-b-s to see if one day i start to sculp too

keep up the good work!

Thanks for the comments, they are very encouraging.

Pete, the apple's not there yet and the entire neck has to be fleshed out, so that may account for the oversized look of the jugs (sternocleidomastoideus ). You're basically looking at pure muscle right now in the neck area. I'll keep your observation in mind as I go though; Hank was certainly no body builder.

-jim cox

Hey Jim, great progress on a great subject. Keep us posted as you move along.

Excellent work thus far. I'm not a sculptor so I can't critique it.
My only question, is if you have other reference photos of HA. The image (drawing) you posted doesn't look right to me. A little "cartoony". I don't think HA's features were that pronounced (not your sculpt, the image). Just a thought.
Let me know if you need photos, I may have some at home in my old man's baseball card stuff.

Hey Lou, thanks. Got plenty of photos of the real Hank. I just posted the poster pic because it's closest to the pose the bust will be in. Most of my reference pics are from a book I got back in 1974 when he hit 715. Lot's of good pics of him in his early career years as well as later career pics. Some day I hope to do a full figure of him. He and Johnny Bench were my first baseball 'idols'.

-jim cox

Hank was mine.

Looking great Jim!!!

How about your next baseball figure bust be of Brooks "Hoover" Robinson

Ah yes, Brooks was another great player. You're bringin' back fond memories!

Take me out to the ballgame...

-jim cox