Bill's Skull came to be when I found myself running out of present tags one year. I was packaging a gift I had purchased for a friend (Crystal Head Vodka), and completely ran out of tags to use for identifying the gift receiver and giver. Then it came to me, I'll just make him a custom skull with a "To:" and "From:" under it. So I went and did just that.
It was a couple months later I received some positive feedback from others asking if they can get their own Bill's Skull made. They really didn't need to say much more. Shortly after I printed another version with my logo replacing the "To:" and "From:" underneath and made a silicone mold. Since then there has been 6 different versions created from the original design.
This model was created using Zbrush.​ UV maps were created in Substance Painter. Model renders were made with Blender using Cycles. The completed model was printed using an SLA printer.
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3D Model
3D Render
Physical Model
The Six Physical Versions
The six variants are: Scorched Earth, Aged White, Eye Blown, Mind Blown, Onyx Black, and Aged Tan. Click the images to open their respected album.
The original Bill's Skull was painted a black metallic flake. Since the model was designed to be a one-off at first, I simply cleaned up the 3D print, primed and painted it.
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Since I knew I would be making copies, I figured making a mold from a master and then casting using that would be more efficient.
PROCESS
These are a few process shots of developing the sculpture.
