Making Talos Awakes – Part 4 of 20
First, I made wax repairs to significant and extensive cracks in Talos’ neck as you can see in the photos on the right and below.
I then turned my attention to his face, helmet and plume.
Before and after photos of wax repairs to severe cracks to rear of Talos’ neck
Before and after photos of wax repairs to severe cracking to the both sides of Talos' neck
Deterioration of the face, helmet and plume
There was extensive cracking to Talos’ face, particularly to his nose and beard, and pits in his cheeks (right).
The helmet-rim and plume had suffered significant deterioration, and a small section of beard had cracked and moved out of alignment.
Before starting the facial remodelling I corrected the fault in the beard with a tiny transplant (far right).
Significant facial deterioration | Tiny beard transplant
Facial remodelling
Paying close attention to film footage to determine the required form, I filled and reshaped the face. The nose required particular attention to regain its original crispness, as seen in Jason and the Argonauts. I felt that faithfully re-establishing Talos’ facial features was critical as they convey so much of his character.
I also repaired missing sections of the helmet rim and plume, and splits beneath the lower lip and under the left side of the helmet rim.
Wax repairs of significant facial deterioration
Wax repairs of significant facial deterioration
These sculptures were hand made by Raven Armoury in association with The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation.
Based on effects characters created by Ray Harryhausen for a Charles H. Schneer Production.
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