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"Blueprints" for Sutekh's Mask?

redfern

redfern

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Say, gang, do any of you know of any type of "blueprints" or "elevation drawings for Sutekh's mask, not the bestial head that is supposedly his true form, but the mask he wears in his "tomb"?

Actually, I'm really trying to find a polygon based digital model that I can download for use in a rendering program.  However, my Googling has so far resulted in bupkis.  So I figure the next best solution is to try modeling one myself.  Frankly, I suck at smooth surface modeling (the jelly babies I manged in another prop thread were as much a stupidly happy fluke as anything) but at this point, it seems my primary option.  At least with some front and side views of the helmet, I'll have a goal for which I can strive.

Of course, if anybody knows of a mesh instead, that'll save me a lot of frustration.

Any feedback will be appreciated.
 
Certainly some nice, clear shots, I can't deny that and I appreciate your going to the trouble to upload them.  I Only only wish the original cameraperson staged some solidly profile shots along with the various "three quarter" views and tilted, nearly "face on" shots.  Certainly no fault of yours.  You grabbed what you could.  Again, thank you.

I wish I had some calipers that I could use to measure all the fiddly dimensions and details of the Character Options posable figurine.  (Yeah, I was fortunate to purchase the box set with the Osiran war rocket and the :gateway" sarcophagus.  Funny aside, before that package was released, I proclaimed a cool feature would be a lenticular lens with that CSO effect mounted upon the back half of the casket.  And that's exactly what CO did!)
 
One idea, take the first screen shot & zoom in on the fingers. Measure the image on your computer screen, using your own fingers as a reference to know how much to zoom in. Once your done adjusting, measure something on the mask, like the ball on top. Then go to the tighter shots & do the same as you did with the fingers,, but this time its the ball on the top of the mas that's the reference. You can stencil the image by placing a page of paper on your screen or just estimate & mark your diagram slash blueprint slash 3d print software. One method is using a projector on a large sheet of paper, resizing the image to draw a reference that way too.
 
Thats a good idea there Elkad, I use the computer screen like that myself to resize portraits and figures for oils, I just blue tack a piece of tracing paper over the screen and use a soft pencil to mark out the main lines, then once that is done transfer that to my paper, and do my drawings in full. ( Then they have to be transferred once more to the panel for the black and white underpainting)
  Before the internet, and long before this website I would pause the videos of Dr Who to sketch out the TARDIS insides,  make a sketch and then draw in the details afterwards. I got quite a long way with that, and then situations didnt allow for any more work, and over the years all this (TB resource) became available. When I discovered the plans here by Tony Farrell, I was over the moon! That saved me hours of work. I still marvel at Tony's plans. That is quite a bit of work!

I have always thought the Sutekh mask a brilliant one, incredibly evil looking. The eyes are better when they are dark I reckon, far more sinister...I still look out for the hand that he was sat on! ( What on earth or elsewhere was that hand doing trapped under Sutekh's posterior?) I look forward to seeing Redferns mask once it is built! ( And yes Redfern, I use the callipers too for measuring out and rescaling!)

Good luck!
  Andrew
 
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