Jabba the Hutt Sculpture by Me

Doing my custom throne for the Black Series Jabba figure involved a fair amount of sculpting and it went fairly well, so I decided to try my hand at sculpting a complete figure instead of just accessories. I sculpted this small figure out of Super Sculpey clay using a toothpick as my main tool. I started with the Jabba and thought it turned out well, so I made a throne for him as well. Including the throne, it’s about 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall.

I did it in several pieces/stages, which were fired in the oven and then assembled, although Jabba himself was done all as one piece over a core of aluminum foil. The metal rings are from the jewelry section at Michael’s, and the hose for his hooka is actually a piece of an old earphone cable. The green pieces above are epoxy putty, which I used for things that seemed like they would be too weak or difficult to do in clay. I’m pretty happy with how the sculpt itself turned out. I was impressed with how easy Super Sculpey was to use compared to the clay I’ve tried in the past. And I’ll have to admit that I was surprised how well it all worked out. It’s a good feeling to create something like this out of nothing, and I learned a lot just from doing this one piece.

The paint job, I’m not totally sure about. I’m using a new kind of paints that have a bit of a learning curve, and I’ve also never painted something that I sculpted myself. In any case, I hope to continue to develop my sculpting abilities in the future. I found it quite enjoyable. I think maybe working in a bigger size next time might make things a bit easier, although that may also necessitate adding more detail.