Since the weather has been so intolerable , I decided to find a job that involved sitting pretty still in front of the fan . I made a head , for a little project that has been in the brain for some months . In fact I made four heads , but more of them later .
In the winter I read Peter White's moving account of his war , as a subaltern in The King's Own Scottish Borderers , fighting through Holland and Germany from September '44 until VEDay . As an account of the Sharp End , it takes some beating : " With the Jocks .." Sutton publishing . Out in paperback .
冬天的时候，我读了Peter White的《Moving account of this War》……（此处省略...）
I had been thinking of creating a Junior Officer for some time , and since there were several photographs of the author in the book ( he's the one on the right in the photo ), I decided to make him a real person , rather than one of my " types " .
What follows is a largely pictorial description of how I make a head .
我一直考虑什么时候创作一个初级军官的人物。书里有很多创作对象的图片（他在图片里面正好在右面）。我决定把他做成作品，而且要比我之前的类型都要强。
下面图释的描述是写我如何做这个头的。
I use Fimo , available in craft shops pretty well everywhere . Sculpey is an alternative , but I find it too soft for some jobs : it's a personal choice .
我是用软陶，这个在工艺店里很常见也很好的。Sculpy也是可以的，但是我觉得sculpey太软了，这只是我个人的选择。
The mixture , Kneaded to an even colour before starting , is four parts Dark Flesh , to one part White , the white being necessary to prevent the head coming out too translucent when finished . This mix has been arrived at after several years experiment , so you'll have to take my word for it . This is formed to a suitable blob and rammed hard onto a tile , which acts as an armature throughout the process :
在开始做之前，先把它揉捏混合成一个适当的颜色。这个混合材料是4分量深色的皮肤颜色，一分量是白色的， 白色是让头做好的时候不会是半透明的。这些混合是我经过几年的实验得来的，所以你们要记住我的提示。
这个步奏要把它冲压在一个瓷片，这个在整个过程充当盔甲。
This is then worked on with a small dental spatula : nearly all the work is done with this tool . The putty should stay in place on the tile securely : 然后接下来用一个很小的牙刀，这个在整个制作过程都要用到。这个油泥要安全地放在瓷片上做。
 At this stage I check dimensions with a pair of screw compasses : about 38-40mm between the point of the chin and the top of the head . It's very easy to make the head too big as you model more material on to it , and it's worth checking again as you work . I rough out all the basic forms , referrin in this case to the photos in the book : 在这一步，我用圆规检查头的大小，下巴和头大约38-40毫米。头制作过程很容易用了很多材料把头做太大了，所以当做的过程中要检查下。I rough out all the basic forms , referrin in this case to the photos in the book :  Everything is taking shape . I work in spasms of half an hour or so , take a break , and come back to it . 已经初步成型了，我做一个小时左右，休息一会，再回来做做。  After several sessions , once I'm happy with the way things are going , I start to put in the fine detail , using the tools you see . The brushes are for smoothing , using the Sculpey diluent as a lubricant , The white brush is quite stiff , and used for polishing out tool marks , and the brown brush is softer , for more delcate work : 经过几次后，我很高兴地已经做得差不多了，我开始去做细节部分，用你们所看到的以下工具。用刷子是为了使其光滑，用Sculpey土的稀释剂作为润滑剂。白色的刷子比较硬，用于檫去工具的刻痕。棕色的刷子比较软，是用于细节部分的。  The fine finishing process takes quite a time , since it's very difficult to change things once the first firing has been done . I like to use the Fimo surface as the actual skin of the head , so it's vital to remove all blemishes before firing : 精细加工过程需要花费很长时间，因为当初次成型后要去修改是非常困难的事。我喜欢用软陶做头部的皮肤，这需要我在烘烤之前去掉所有的瑕疵。  The chopped off bristle-brush is for the stubble : you can get some very delicate surface detail using brushes . Before firing , I carve off the hair , since I'm going to replace it with coloured Fimo : 我去掉鬃毛画笔的短毛，这是保证能很好地刷精细的表面。 在烘烤之前，我去掉了头发部分，因为我打算后面用有色的软陶代替。  Then , when you can't bear to do any more , it goes in the Baby Belling , which is perfect for firing Polymer Clays : about fifteen minutes at 125C : 然后，你会感觉不能承受任何事情都不能做，只能听着象喇叭叫的声音，这种声音其实是对聚合物泥土烘烤有利的，大约是125度15分钟。  Remove from oven , allow to cool , prise off the tile . You can now carve away any unwanted parts , and add more Fimo to shape the back of the head : 从烤箱中拿出来，用工具割下头。你可以刻掉不需要部分，加上更多新的软陶使其成为一个完成的头。    Now fire again to harden the added bits . You can fire the head many times , so long as you don't overcook it at any stage : I frequently put them in the oven seven or eight times in the course of finalising details . 接下来你可以再次烘烤新增加的部分使其变硬，有可以烘烤头部几次，只要不要烘坏了。我经常是烘7，8次直到细节完成 Once the flesh parts are done , I hollow out the neck and mount it on a stick with some Blutack , and add the hair , mixed to a chosen colour . The tissue paper is to stop my dirty fingers marking the neck whilst shaping the hair . The scribing and finishing of the hair involves all the tools and brushes : 当头部分完成，我挖出脖子用大头针固定，然后加上头发，用我之前已经调好的颜色。我用纸巾是为防止我在弄头发的时候弄脏了脖子。所有操作都会用上上面我所提到的工具。  There is a pic in the book showing Peter without a hat , which I used as a guide to his hairstyle , controlling and shortening it somewhat since he's eventually going to be wearing a hat : 我在书里找到一张PETER不带帽子的图片，作为我做发型的参照。因为他要戴帽子的，所以我调整和软化了一些头发。   Finally the modelling part is done : it looks a a bit weird at this stage , but that will be sorted out in the Next Instalment ; Painting a Head : 最后，模型完成了，看上有有点怪，不过等上了其他部分的颜色后，就不会觉得看上去奇怪了。 |
