Okay lets get started. For Capt. Homer Kirk I decided I wanted him done quickly, so I'm using the super quick dry putty. This stuff dries in about 2-3 minutes, so you'll need to move fast. If you're not ready for the fast lane, use the Milliput putty.

With your mixed putty, place a small wad across his collar, the same width as his shirt collar and smooth it out with your finger tip. A small dab of water will help make the putty smooth and less sticky.(Fig.B)

When the putty starts to dry, but not too hard, use your knife to cut it into a "V" shape.(Fig.C)

Now onto his sleeves. Brake off some more putty and mix well. Place some right below his shirt sleeve and rap around his arm.(Fig.D-E)

Before the putty has time to dry smooth it out with your sculpting tool or wet finger. (Fig.F)

When the putty is semi-dry, use your trusty X-Acto knife to cut a clean line for his sleeve cuff. Repeat steps E through G for his other arm. (Fig.G)

His legs are done just about the same as his sleeves. Place the putty around his ankle and smooth upwards(Fig.H-I)

With your sculpting tool make sure that the putty between his legs is smooth in. Now clean your dirty thoughts! (Fig-J)

Now it's time for his pant legs. Here we need it to look like his pants are tucked into his boots. To get this effect, take your putty and roll into a string, long enough to rap around Homer's leg. Then with your finger or sculpting tool, smooth the putty upwards so it blend nicely into his leg. Repeat for the other side.(Fig.K-L)

For his badge, place a small wad of putty onto his chest and flatten it out and make it smooth with your finger. Then cut the shape out with your knife.(fig.N-O)

Now time for Capt's Homer's wig....I mean hair. Place a fair amount of putty onto Homer's head. Make sure you have enough to cover it all and be sure press it over his "zig-zag". (Fig.P-Q)

With your knife quickly cut his hair line around his head.(Fig.R)

With you sculpting tool it's now time to add detail to his hair. This must be done fairly fast because the putty with become unworkable very fast.(Fig.S-T)

After the detail has been added, use your knife to trim around his hair. This will give Homer a nice cut and get rid of any stray putty.(Fig.U)

Now is a good time to see if the arms can still move...OOPS! I added too much putty around his arms, and now he can't move them without rubbing on his sides. This will be a BIG problem when it comes to painting. A few cuts with my knife and I was about to make enough clearance for his arms to move freely.(Fig.V)

Now give the whole figure time to dry all the way. About 30 minutes to an hour. That way you're sure all parts are rock hard. DO NOT ATTEMPT THE NEXT STEP UNTIL ALL PUTTY IS DRY.

With this fast drying putty, it's tough to get a smooth surface while sculpting, so some light sanding is needed. Use a drop of water on the area and "wet sand" the rough spots. This will allow the putty to have a smooth finish. Dry sand, and you may get scratches.(Fig.W)

Before painting make sure you clean the figure from all dust that may still be on it from sanding. There is nothing worse then getting a tiny gain of putty trapped under your paint. Use a hard bristle brush to get the dust out of Homer's hard to reach areas.

Now it's time to paint! I first gave Homer's shirt a light coat of white. This allowed me to paint the yellow-gold color over the putty in just two coats. Flat black was used for his pants and collar, glossy black for his boots.(Fig.x)