Well here is some of my latest sculpting work just practicing A few different techniques. thought I would get some feedback



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Thats a hammer in his hand behind his head

looking great, love the pot belly on the priest. the dwarf looks like some one just bonked him on the head with a mallet, otherwise awsum. better than what i can do.


jod

That preist is amazing! He is going against the 'Thou shall not kill' commandment aswell

Dwarf looks kewl aswell.

Are you planning on getting any of these cast?

Fantastic work. Thats one seriously cool dwarf!

The only crit I have is that the cross on the priest's stomach seems to be molded to it, or bent back over it.

Thanks for the comments guys , I am pretty happy with how the priest turned out. At the moment I dont have plans to cast any of them.

P.s. I'll post more pics of the dwarf when he is done.

Crikey, you're damn good.

How long did you say you've been sculpting for?

/Me's feeling very inadequate...

Ive been sculpting on and of for about a year now I guess :-D not bad for a 16 year old eh!

Oh, goody, someone that lives in Adelaide that is young and impressionable enough that I can get him to do all the hard work for me.......interested in some commision work?

You're lucky you're good....I was considering a challenge game for use of the avatar, but you've proved yourself worthy of it.....

Fantastic work, especially for one so young....

Bag - If you ever consider the need to have these casted in resin, drop me a PM, and we can roganise something

Very nice work!

Splendid work mate, you certainly have talent for sculpting, makes me very jealous!!

Jim

[quote]Bag - If you ever consider the need to have these casted in resin, drop me a PM, and we can oganise something[/quote]

Hmmm interesting, I thought about casting them in resin myself, but just for me and not commercially. Simply because I didnt think they were that good :-D and I suck when it comes to casting.

Anyways here is some more pics, The dwarf is getting there I just need to finish his sheild and boots, Also here is a couple of new things A old man and an ogre (both are very WIP)

Dwarf Front



Dwarf Back



Old man



Ogre, quite skinny......For now



WHAT DO YA THINK!!

P.S. credit must go to my good friend Victoria lamb for giving me some sculpting lessons which have helped me alot

You've definitely got a real knack for sculpting. Very impressive.

You obviously have the talent to sculpt very well, and with some more work on poses and so forth, from concept sketches and the like (I don't know whether you already do or not, I imagine you would start off with a rough idea etc), you could take your work from very good stuff, to even better fantastically great stuff.

IMO you should if you already dont, look around and talk to other artists about it, Zordana would probably be in a better position to help here. Looks like you're having a lot of fun doing it.

Great work and talent, especially at 16!

good stuff

i have a problem with the priest, in his head is to large (very nice shape though, especially the cheek bones)

huge fan of the old man, kinda looks like he is starting to come down with some kind of nasty disease :-D

One (more?) thing with the Priest, his belt buckle should be somewhere between where it is and the line of the cross (and his navel). If he's twisting without moving his hips, the line of his gut would curve back towards straight, so from the pose it looks (above the belt) as though he's twisting from the hips, and (below the belt) standing facing forward at the same time.

But while I think the pose needs a little work, the individual elements are terrific, and I definitely think you've got a future in this if you want it, and probably working for some big boys as well.

I tell you this because you are so good that a couple of small details will make you better.

Thanks for the feedback guys :-D Anatomy is always difficult and I have just started to study different aspects of it. if you stuff up the anatomy the whole mini looks really......crap, Once again thanks for the feedback.

I'll post some more pics when there is some more done.

Wow, those are awesome

I really like the dwarf, but the shape of his nose is a little scary. I prefer them to be a little more bulbous and less... lengthy. I think the chainmail needs to be done in another way, not sure how though, it just doesn't look enough like chain to me.

I love the priest, though I agree with a few of the points the other guys made. I actually don't think his head is too big, he has a cartoony quality to him and I think it looks pretty well sized to me. Love his belly, but yeah the belt buckle looks like its situated incorrectly
You seem to be able to sculpt faces pretty darn well and these sculpts you've posted are better than a lot of the stuff ive seen cast in the past. I think you will just get better with every sculpt and I look forward to seeing some of your miniatures in metal one day!!

nice dude, they are awesome

[quote]look forward to seeing some of your miniatures in metal one day!! [/quote]

lol Same here,
thanks for all your comments guys, Just out of interest guys who would buy the priest if I were to get him cast up??

I might, depending on the price.

I have a question too bag, is sculpting chainmail a quick and easy thing to do? I've had a quick look around at some tutes, and I like the way yours comes out. Are you using like a sharp point to do it with?

Peacekeeper:
Sculpting chain mail can be easy, I use a small burnisher tool to do mine

Peacekeeper
http://www.lyonstudio.com/Sculpting/Sculpt...%20Textures.htm
Thats the best tute I have seen

Bag - Price depending, i'd love a cast.

Your work is so amazing that we should all get behind hit

Thanks bag

Im not a WAU sponsor so I dont want to take this casting discussion any further. I made a simple mold so I can cast one up to paint, ill show some pics when he (the priest) is done :-D


P.S. Thanks for the kind words Faramirsmumma

Yeah, I'll jump on board the priest if you get him cast up!

I think you're going to be somebody in this business one day bag, maybe you should try sending some pics to Eureka, Shadowforge or Maidenhead?

[quote]I think you're going to be somebody in this business one day bag, [/quote]

lol you make it sound like some kind of marfia deal, I hope so anyways miniature sculpting is something that I have really taken a shine too and would love to pursue it professionally.

Its alright Bag. Aside from the WAU sponsorship thing, if you wanted to commerically persue a range of your own, I could PM with details of websites in the UK that could sell your work. And possibly proffesionally cast it

Well guys here is the finished Painted Priest In all his glory. he only took me a few hours

The Resin casted copy that I did wasnt very good because his hammer arm didn't cast very well. But it gives you an idea and it shows off my primative casting abilities.





ALL ENJOY!!

Looks awesome can you show us a picture of the mould?

Good work mate!

Looks fantastic- nice scuplts and great paintjob

Is that a warmachine base you've used there?

Bloody heck... you can sculpt and paint.

I hate you. :-D

Seriously, that's some good work right there. Top effort.

Thanks lachy

well here is a pic of the priest's mold and of what he looks like "Raw"



[quote]Is that a warmachine base you've used there?[/quote]
Yea it is, I really like how these bases look, almost like mini display stands

Bag - What type of mould did you use and what casting resin?

Cheers mate, your stuff is da bomb

Hey stop throwing so many questions at him.. thats my job! I could really use a hair tute if you know of any bag Now that I've been practicing chainmail all day!

Your priesty came up very schmart, I envy your talents 8)

What type of mould did you use and what casting resin?:

I just used this product made by a co. called barnes they have a huge range of stuff. The silicone is called ultrasil and the resin is called easycast.

I could really use a hair tute if you know of any bag:

Sorry I dont know of any specific tutes but I just use a sharp scaple to do mine also make a note on how gravity effect things like hair as it will make it seem more realistic if you do.

Well, I was looking at Ultrasil 70-30 and EasyFlo.

You've convinced me! Cheers Bag

I hope to see more of your work. Its amazing.

thats awsum!

I love you James Van Der beek... Uhhhh I mean love your work bag. Have you sculpted any females, i find them insanely hard to draw and sculpt, makes baby jesus cry. Also 1 qusetion got any good links for model casting??
Cheers you loving fan.

~~piggles

No I havent sculpted any females, The whole process is different to sculpting males :mad: in terms of body structure etc.

P.s. try this link
http://www.hirstarts.com/moldmake/moldmaking.html

Piggles, have a look around for comic artists Michael Turners works, I know he does lots of workshops and books etc. on how to draw babes

Cheers bag, yeah my chicks turn out either to manly or like old grannys.

~~piggles

Oh yeh, Bag, your silicon looks like it has too much of the catalyst in it, the barnes silicon is meant to be a pale sky blue colour, any difference and the texture and drying time is quite severely affected.

Is that the first mold youve made? Quite a goot two piece mold, is it easy to align? And also, from which point are you injecting the resin from?

I dont wanna hi-jack your thread, which wont happen anyway with people laughing too much to reply :-) but I've gone ahead with starting my empire army, and modifying my troops to have real armor (not those pansy puffy shirts).

The first one is a comparison of the first model I did, and the latest one I've just started, shows his beard and chain armor clickys I think theres a bit of an improvment. And the second clickys shows my first and only attempt at hair, its not very great but I must practice more! Any C&C?

drozzy:
Yea I put way too much catalyst in it, No its not the first mold I have made i've been experementing with it for a while now.

Peacekeeper:
Thats a fine attempt at chainmail. The only thing is that you need to use a smaller tool so you get smaller a "hole" keep trying and post some more pics or feel free to ask any questions

Yeah I reckon I could find a burnisher smaller than the one I use, but after doing 3-4 more guys I've found I was pushing too far/hard into it, and the 'gap' inbetween each hole was too far, so I'm doing more holes, smaller, and closer together, looks much better. Thanks! Still haven't done any more attempts at hair yet, will get more piccies tomorra.

I'll add my praise as well, great model with a nice paint job to boot. Interesting to see the raw as well. as the saying goes 'By George I think he's got IT!!"

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