dragon from scratch [pix heavy]

i couldnt help but post a pic or two of a dragon i sculpted from scratch using super sculpey, i never ended up using it in a table top game, it turned out too good to play with. just on display

BY GOD! WOW! I'm speechless... Did you sculpted the head too? What the hell you do for living? Are you a sculptor? You got the talent... definitely! You could cast that in resin and sell it... EASILY!

It seems redundant... amazing work!

... WOW. That is incredible. I wish I could sculpt like that.

MAGNIFICENT! That is one of the MOST impressive Dragons I've EVER seen. The sculpt, paint job, base ARE perfect. The piece has a tremendous sense of motion & an imposing presence. INCREDIDIBLY WELL DONE!

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Will comment when ability to speak returns.

wow, man! that's one sculpt to be very proud of!

yah it took a long.....LONG time to finish. and it was done in several different parts, (head) (body) (wings) (base) ect...if i wanted to cast it i should have made molds when i had the different parts completed, but now its way to delicate to cast in anything. i've done sculpts that i was able to cast, but that one by far is the most detailed and impressive. i cant sculpt any smaller than that though. i've tryed making GW size mini's but i cant even get close to sculpting that small

tuxedokman wrote:

i cant even get close to sculpting that small

Hm, interesting. As a sculpting layman (n00b) I would have thought once you can sculpt that well any scale would be feasable easily.

I'd be happy if I could sculpt as well as you on any scale

well if i could see the actual process take place, then i believe i
would get it. i dont even know what tools they use, i've painted with
needles and pins before, but never sculpted with them lol. do they use
putty? or wax? for the original?...i'd like to see a documentary or something on the GW process

That is so amazing! Love it. The head, the wings, the body, ehll even the rock he's standing on! Awesome job!

tuxedokman wrote:

well if i could see the actual process take place, then i believe i
would get it. i dont even know what tools they use, i've painted with
needles and pins before, but never sculpted with them lol. do they use
putty? or wax? for the original?...i'd like to see a documentary or something on the GW process

Hey, tux! One of our Ubertalented Forumites, blitzkrieg bob, is quite a talented sculptor also; he is currently doing Chaos Dwarves, Battle Monks, & related minis from scratch. Check out his WIP Thread https://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/painting-and-modelling-f3/bob-s-self-sculpted-minis-check-this-out-t1299.htm for some ideas & leave him some questions, if you'd like advice on tools & such.

I once saw a photo of Tom Meier's sculpting apparatus; he sculpts lying on his back with a binocular microscope rig that looked like it came out of a B SciFi movie. That was enough to dissuade moi fro attempting mini making .

Amazing! It beats all GW's WHFB dragons claws down! It's so refreshing to see a dragon that doesn't look like a snake with wings! And it's incredibly sculpted!

DeafNala wrote:

I once saw a photo of Tom Meier's sculpting apparatus; he sculpts lying on his back with a binocular microscope rig that looked like it came out of a B SciFi movie. That was enough to dissuade moi fro attempting mini making .

Yeah. But Tom Meier is The Man.

cianty wrote:

Yeah. But Tom Meier is The Man.

AMEN!

DeafNala wrote:

he sculpts lying on his back with a binocular microscope rig.

wow thats a pretty good idea if you could pull it off, no doubt its to keep the back problems of hunching over mini's to a minimum.

once i'm done with my school finals i'll have time to experiment this summer..

WOW!! that is a Amazing Dragon!! GREAT work!! I wish I could sculp 1/2 as good as you can...

Whats the next project??

Tewfik wrote:

Whats the next project??

i'd like to sculpt a rather large squig for fun, maby the size of a nerf ball, and cast it in foam (to make a squishy squig ball)


RE:tom meier

i found his blog and saw his sculpting tools





pretty much what i thought the 20mm-35mm scale was done in

Squashy squig ball? Will you be selling them? If so how much? When can i order one? When will it get here?

Chad wrote:

Squashy squig ball? Will you be selling them? If so how much? When can i order one? When will it get here?

legally i wouldnt be able to sell them....but i'll see what i can do. i'm in school for product/industrial design so i like to make toys and other projects of the like. most of the stuff is prototypes and one shot casts but, if i get enough intrest i'd defantly make more

after tuesday i will be on summer break, so i'll have time to sit down and start sketching ideas out for it. then hopfully start getting the bugger out in clay. i'll definatly post when get things going on him.

You could sell them if you call them Ugly Doggies for Ugly Children! I order one... not for my children, but for me! My kids are purty.

LOL! Ugly doggies! Sell them on ebay and say they're second-hand.