I like to start with a sculpy dolly on a wire armature. I know most people probably prefer to go right to the putty, but I have a thing for sculpy. You can see that I try to build as much anatomy as possible to guide the sculpt as it develops later.
I work my way from the bottom up with the epoxy putty, dressing the legs and adding the chain mail skirt below the tunic. I usually also add the heads at this stage. Note about heads - I suck at them. You can see how much I struggle. I ended up swapping these heads out before I finished the sculpt.
I then add the tunic and layer it over the chain mail skirt.
I finish up the torso and add headgear before placing the wire for the arms. I probably let the helmet get too larger on some of these last sculpts.
I finish the arms, add the chain mail around the neck. Unlike my last sculpt, I decided to try integral swords and maces (what am I thinking?). The shield will still be a separate cast for these figures.
I am pleased with the dynamic poses that came out of these sculpts. The last figure I sculpted was a nice start, but seemed a bit flat to me.
I'll let you know how these guys take to the goo bath. If anyone has any tips on how to improve my approach, please feel free to chime in and help me out with some pointers. Thanks so much,
Bigglesworth out.
Very interesting...I like the way they are built up as if you are dressing them. Another nice set of men mr roofer :-D
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Paul
PS are you thinking of going into production with these or are they for fun?
Really nice figures. Interesting to how they are made up from scratch.
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Matt
Thank you Matt. I appreciate you stopping by and checking out whats happening in my corner of the mini world.
ReplyDeletePaul, I appreciate you asking about the possibility of production. Since I've focused my capabilities on casting as well as sculpting, production is a possibility. What's wonderful about the world of collectible miniatures is that figures can come from just about anywhere - from the well known sources to obscure artists producing limited runs of rare figures. I do this for fun, but producing figures for the market would probably push me to achieve better quality. It would be an honor to be considered among the ranks of the small scale - kitchen sink producers of figures. I want to broaden the range first, with some archers and men at arms - then I might look into setting up a paypal account, or some way to distribute. You just may have pushed the evolution of Knightcraft into its next stage.