Victorian Buffy Mini Bust (MAC Style)

[BuffyFanOne]

It has been such a long time seance I have put exacto to sculpty...well over a year.
I figured that, before I call it quits for good, I should have one last go at it.

My very first custom that I ever made was Victorian Buffy.


I proceeded to make 3 more after that.

It is a bit of an obsession.

Seeing as how much the majority of the above SUCK, I figured that it was fitting for my swan song to be Victorian Buffy as well but this time with a twist. She is 12 inches tall!

I have never done a Sideshow custom before so it should be an adventure.

I started by sticking all of the joints together with sculpty then I built a basic foundation to add details on top of. I also added detailing to the neck. Lastly, I blocked in the hair to get a general idea of where it would fall so I could sculpt details around it.


Next I added a few basic details: Straps, rouging on the bodice, wider hips, and of course, I amped up the boobage. After all, this is season 2 Wonder-Bra Buffy we are dealing with.


I next added a bunch of the small details. They are all still in need of refining but you get the basic idea. I added the lace and bows as well as a seam down the center of her dress.
lastly, I sculpted her chain and pendent.


I am going to do a little more sculpting tonight so keep a look out for an update tomorrow.

Thanks for looking!

[sagewoman]

WOW - your ability to scuplt clothing is incredible! Don't give up customs.

[BuffyFanOne]

Thanks Sagewoman. I am enjoying working on this custom so I am thinking I may not give up completly. Maybe I will do one every few months or something like that.

I forgot to mention in my initial post that I will be covering all of the joints so it will be more of a statue than a figure.

[shondrasu]

I'm SO excited to see how this custom turns out! I'm a huge fan of Buffy's victorian Halloween gown! I love how you've sculpted the bodice and necklace!

[spikeluv13]

amazing detail! she is going to be beautiful!!!

[matthewblake]

so far, so great! Can't wait to see it finished!

[buffysmglover]

I can't say it better than everyone else already has! great job!

[BuffyFanOne]

Soooo I decided to bring up this thread instead of posting a new one...

I gave up on this custom TWO YEARS AGO!
I moved and got a new job and it literally got lost in the shuffle!

So, what should I find in a box in the attic.... My Duchess Buffy custom in a zip seal bag, sculpty still soft and ready to go!
So I got all set up to work on it...and I stepped on it!!!!!!!!


SO I have decided she is worth saving so that I can finally finish my last custom and bring my Duchess Buffy obsession full circle!

So I have decided o make her into a mini bust to match my Victorian Angel bust!



Ultimately, I plan on using them as book ends for my Buffy novel collection, the new ones with the white bloody covers!

Wish me luck and let me know what you think so far!
(o:

[usagianddarien]

oh i do love her, i can't wait to see her all finish, you did really great work on the other ones as well. what does your victorian angel look like, is it the store bought bust?

[BuffyFanOne]

Oh yeas, he is the mac statuette.
Number 24/3000 (o:

[usagianddarien]

that's cool i never got any of those busts. i bet they will look great together you will have to post pics.

[BuffyFanOne]

I decided to start from scratch... LOL Why not?


I smoothed over her bodice and removed the chunks of hair.
I am going to resculpt everything, to make it match the shape of the MAC Angel as best as I can.


I resculpted her necklace and 'laid the tracks' for the lace work on her bodice. I built up the shoulders a tad too


Next I sculpted some basic lace trim. I will go back in and add the texture later

[usagianddarien]

wow that's really great work, i love to see customs come together!

[Skytteflickan88]

Nice! You still basing it on the Halloween episode?

[VampSpike]

Nice work! Looking forward to seeing it finished

[whitecandy]

This looks like it is going to be an awesome bust, I can't wait to see the finished article! And for the record, I adore the last Buffy in your first post, the one with her looking to the side

[BuffyFanOne]

QUESTION
Fancy hair or season 2 Buffy hair??

Dec 2, 2010 8:23:48 GMT -5 whitecandy said:

And for the record, I adore the last Buffy in your first post, the one with her looking to the side

Thanks Whitecandy (o: That was my most recent attempt, and I suppose my most literal adaptation. The first one is rubbish...my first custom ever. Before I even knew you could boil sculpty...so I made her skirt in 2 pieces and glued it together! :/

The 2nd one was my take on the costume, Sort of tried to make it more authentic to that style of dress as opposed to making it to be like it was in the episode.

The 3rd is my attempt at an accurate, episode specific version of the costume.

I think this bust will be a happy medium (o:

Again, thanks!

[Skytteflickan88]

If you're using the Halloween ep for reference use the brown hair she had then. If you're just making her to suit the Angel bust, do some fancy blonde hair (hard to know Buffy's real color though).

[whitecandy]

I think fancy hair, just as it was in Halloween as she looked so pretty.

[BuffyFanOne]

Yeah that is what I am leaning towards.
Thanks for the input!

I think she will look the best with the dark curly hair and the fancy comb/clip thing she wore.

I have some more pictures of the progress I have made.
All I have left to sculpt is the hair