First restoration attempt

[njcreekhunter]

Hey everyone. I've been blown away by some of the shark tooth restoration work out there so I wanted to learn this skill for myself. I practiced on a real beat up tooth I found. It was probably too challenging of a tooth to restore on my first attempt but I figured it would be a good opportunity to practice restoring the root as well as enamel. The sculpting material hasn't completely cured yet but when it does I will be smoothing it out and then painting it. The enamel areas definitely need smoothing. It's far from perfect but I just figured I'd share this first attempt. Below are is a photo of the tooth how it looked before, some progress pics, and how it currently looks. I'm going to keep practicing. If anyone has any tips or tricks that would be awesome! 

Edited February 3, 2023 by sharktoothboy

[Ludwigia]

You're off to a good start. Now the challenge is to get the colors right.

[Thomas1982]

Well done!  Looks great 

[Gizmo]

Great job, congrats! What filler material did you use?

 

[automech]

Nice! What Gizmo said. Looks like modelers clay. What auto designers/engineers use to make car models.

[hadrosauridae]

That looks great!