klarg1 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Andy, I wanted to ask, did you use ball bearings or something to form the eyes? They look shiny, but I remember you sculpting them out of putty in the past. Did you like working with them, vs putty eyes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted April 27, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yes, I switched to ball bearings a few months ago, buying several different sizes. It saves me about an hour worth of time not having to form my own and then wait for them to harden before adding muscles and the like. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporea Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 does he get cast as is or cut into pieces? Do you usually plan areas to chop ahead of time and does that ever change how you sculpt the mini? Just curious- watching wips always makes me want to figure out how it works! thanks for all the great details!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted April 28, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted April 28, 2016 does he get cast as is or cut into pieces? Do you usually plan areas to chop ahead of time and does that ever change how you sculpt the mini? Just curious- watching wips always makes me want to figure out how it works! thanks for all the great details!! This one is a one piece mini (though I guess it will be getting a wild elf rider along the way, not done by me; it is a collaborative project). Yes, I plan ahead for which pieces will need to be cut and where. Sometimes, like with the wyvern, I cut them off before the sculpt is finished and then reattach them as I do the final details of the join. Other times, I cut them apart with my jeweler's saw after sculpting is finished, then add tabs and fix the damage before sending them to the casters. Still other times, I sculpt the parts totally separately (like I did with my crab claws and spider legs), only joining them to the sculpt briefly for fitting and adding tabs. There are also ways of setting up the armature to make it easier to remove a limb or other protruding item, but that is hard to explain without a picture (and I haven't done it much). All this needs to be thought out and planned before/while you create your armature. Engineering the sculpt after you are done sculpting is not advisable, but possible. I will actually be doing this sort of work in the Dragon-kin post in the next week, as the dragon's horns will have to be a separate part and I will be setting it up (probably in the next day or so) so the horns can be cast together, but cast separately from the head and body. I'll try to show the process there. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I tend to post that information on FB. I think we are friends there, yes? Yes, we are I guess I should actually look at my FB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted July 2, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2016 So the client has cast the terror bird and asked for a variant pose. He sent the green back to me (now brown due to the vulcanization process). I cut it up tonight, re-positioned it, and filled the joints to stabilize and underpin them. It shouldn't take me too long to make the variant. Cut out and re-position: Filling the joints: Have a great night, Andy 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirithiliel Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 oooh so cool i really should try my hand at sculpting something more than a base 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Terror Birds!!! My Lost World Army needs those!!!!! SCULPT!!!! SCULPT!!!! SCULPT!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Wow, that took awhile between posts. Darn you, life! Why must you get into the way!?!? *shakes fist at the sky* So happy that it's back, can't wait to see how it turns out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarthex Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Yup, one of the original sculpts coming this way.... when...... Nice to see that there will be more! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) MOAR!!! *** Shakes wallet at the screen*** *** This still has cash in it!!!*** Edited July 3, 2016 by Xherman1964 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted July 3, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2016 Wow, that took awhile between posts. Darn you, life! Why must you get into the way!?!? *shakes fist at the sky* So happy that it's back, can't wait to see how it turns out! Actually it was less about life and more about the time it took to cast the original and send it back to me for changing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted July 5, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2016 Today I fixed the feet and legs. I still need to add some feathers to the top of the one leg, but the scale there is fresh and I want to wait until it cures. (Sorry for the low image quality, but I took this on my phone.) Have a good day, Andy 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I want one and without any riders!!!! No I want two or maybe three!!! ok four! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 It's fascinating to watch how you vary it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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