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October 13th, 2010 #1
12'' Lara Croft statue
Hello Everyone!
I'm new to sculpting, and the statue of Medusa below is my first sculpture.
as you can see, i'm only a beginner...
BUT that's not wat this thread is about. I haven't even finished my first statue, and I'm already making plans for the second. I always wanted to make my own statue of Lara Croft, and today I decided to give it a try
Here's my design:
*Bad photo*
Anyway, she's gonna be around 12 inch long, and I was thinking of making her out of polymer clay. Now I have a couple of questions:
-Is it possible to make a statue of this size out of Super Sculpey?
-Is it possible to Combine Super Sculpey firm and Super sculpey in one statue?
-Is it possible to use real rocks for the base of the statue?
Thats it for now. I'll also post my progress in this thread.
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In my opinion,you shold start doing something easier and smaller,because you will feel frustrated because that Lara Croft Statue is something to do when your skills are better.But that is only my humble opinion.
The answer to the three questions is YES.
Note: If you are doing a face,try to make it look like a face.It´s good to start doing something like the skull and proceed with the muscles etc.Your face for medusa looks mora like a picassian face than a real human face.Using reference is not a bad idea,for the face and body.Make an armature with the same proportions as a real human skeleton,it will help a lot.
Cámara´s Sketchbook!!!!!
October 14th, 2010 #3
as for the face: I cant do faces, I know. I think im just gonna make a mold with some plaster and the face of a female figure I have hanging around. I wasnt really prepared for my Medusa-statue, so I forgot to make an armature. I'll sure do make one with this statue.
Thanks for answering my questions
Well, now that I'm fully informed, I guess I'll just get started soon. I dont think I'm able to make the uze myself, so I'll just buy a 1/6 scale uzi made for 12 inch action figures.
October 14th, 2010 #4
You can always make a bust instead of a full body sculpture!!And try hard to make faces!!It´s a matter of practice!!
Cámara´s Sketchbook!!!!!
October 14th, 2010 #5
Not trying to discourage you at all, I admire your ambition, but Camara offers some good advice...learn to walk before you run - I too am guilty of this. Taking on too much at once will only lead to frustration. The size you want to make her is possible but will require an armature (a skeleton you would make first out of wire and foil)...if not, the clay will just sink into itself under the weight as you build her up. You may find this link particularly useful as it shows full figure sculpts from start to finish http://www.youtube.com/user/juliankhor and they incorporate armatures.
Hope this helps you
October 15th, 2010 #6
good start mate..as they have already told you i would suggest you look for some references and make well proportioned armatures first...and again some more references for form and anatomy...first try to get the gross forms right and then proceed on to the finer details


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By Jan Normandale
For a generation that talked about alternatives the alternatives have become the orthodoxy. So lets explore a radical concept of reinventing the wheel. I'd like to discuss the topic of old and antique fishing tackle from two perspectives. First as actual fishing tackle and second as collectibles. The resurgence in interest for old stuff seems to be okay to me because I'm also old and worn.
Where do we start to help the recently intrigued or the seriously hooked get more info on the bewildering array of fishing memorabilia? There is some top notch help from the likes of Allen Liu, Hoagy Carmichael, Martin Keene, Carmine Linsella, and even John Gierach. The list goes on and on so excuse me to all that I haven't listed it's just a matter of space available in this column. Tip to readers, type collectible fishing tackle into a "search engine", hit "go" and watch your screen fill up with more lists than can be viewed in a weekend! Then there are auction houses and their catalogues. Doesn't it ever end?
Hoagy Carmichael and Everett Garrison co authored the title "A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Rod" this has been the bible for a new generation of rod builders. Garrison's rods were and still are justly renowned. This volume will give the reader lots of information on the rod building process and help them to look at a cane rod's construction critically to determine if it is well built and worth buying. It still has to be cast unless the rod isn't intended for fishing but just for a collection. Still you should fish these rods even if it's once in a while. Moving on to the idea of buying a bevy of bamboo beauties a great guide is Marty Keene's "Classic Rods and Rodmakers". This title lists most of the well known rodbuilders and gives tips on rod model and maker identification. You can get the same from Gierach's book "Fishing Bamboo" although it isn't as in depth but it is a more readily available title
Arnold Gingrich the gruff old former publisher of "Esquire" magazine also wrote on the whole enchilada in several of his books which also contain some references to tackle. Check before you buy since his books aren't focused solely on tackle. Several books on the topic of fly reels exist including a magnificent work on Hardy reels put out by Jess Miller full of colour photos, also titles by Stockwell and Orelle are full of details on the topic of old reels
Over the years the world of tackle collecting has grown to such a level that there are now auctions of this stuff. Two auctioneers who published catalogues are Oliver's and Lang's. You may be able to find these catalogues from book dealers, or directly from Lang himself. Oliver's is no longer around last I knew but his catalogues are. These magazine bound catalogues are packed with photos and descriptions as well as prices asked and are great guides and references for the collector.
"Fishing Collectibles Magazine" was a quarterly journal that reported details on all sorts of old tackle on display and for sale at tackle shows and meets around the USA. This quarterly contained information on show dates and meets as well as addresses for other special interest groups who put out newsletters like reel collectors and fishing lure collectors. I have not heard from the publisher Mr. McGrath and I am not certain if he is still putting out his journal. He also had a website but it appears to no longer be running. Interestingly enough he is now noted as the owner of the H.L. Leonard Rod Co. How appropriate. If this is the same man and I believe that it is you can access him and the Fishing Collectibles online version of the magazine through the HL Leonard Rod Co. website.
There are other books that have been written on these topics and more and they can be identified at the website of the International Association of Fishing Tackle Collectors. Their website has a listing of reference material for the serious players, but it is still valuable for the neophyte. It is located at http://www.iaftc.org/books.htm . To the best of my knowledge Carmichael, Liu, and Keene are no longer in print but should be available from book dealers.
Well this is enough information to get you started and sliding down the slippery slope of fishing collectibles. Just don't name me as a correspondent if your wife decides to divorce you over this very expensive habit. Then again live dangerously I do and look what it's done for me. I'm broke but I still get excited by the call of the hunt.
...it's... The Old Flyfisher (again)


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Is it important to know what caused the zombies or better left unsaid?
I recently got caught up with the comics, not able to wait for the next hardcover to be released, and I won't spoil whether or not the cause has been revealed in the comic. It is a question that runs throughout the series. Rick might have missed the chaos when everything went to hell since he was in a coma but he has heard from others. They all have said the same thing, they don't know what happened. What caused the outbreak to occur? There are a few possible answers we could look at.
The obvious answer is that the government was somehow involved. In the comic at one point, Rick comes across someone that says he knows exactly what caused the mess. In different zombie movies, it's usually some contagion that gets loose after the government or corporation has an accident.
With that being the obvious choice, there's still some variation we could have. Was it the U.S. government doing some sort of research and the public was exposed to the virus? There would be the question of was it created as an accident, as research or as a biological weapon? Would it really be surprising if some mysterious branch of the government or research facility developed the virus and wanted to test it out on a nearby town. As things often go, it probably got out of hand, a volunteer or test subject may have wondered off or escaped and the chain reaction began. This seems a little unlikely as those in the comics suggest that the outbreak and chaos happened pretty quickly. Most likely the researchers were working on the virus and got in over their heads. People were exposed and everything changed.
With the wacky things that governments do in media, it's possible that this was a biological weapon from another country. Through the course of the comic, the survivors don't have any contact with other survivors. They have no idea what is going on in the rest of the world. The outbreak could be contained to just the United States or even to just their immediate area. It could be possible that scientist in another country developed a virus and it was unleashed on the United States.
There is also the possibility that it was an act of god. Is mankind being punished for their sins? I doubt we would a huge biblical cause being the reason for all the zombies in the comic but there could be a slight variation on this. If it wasn't an act of god, it could have been simple evolution. The virus could have occurred natural and people began to become exposed. Being honest, I don't see either of these as being the cause.
I am curious as to how it could have spread so quickly. There would have to be some sort of airborne pathogens that spread the virus. We know that zombies are caused when people are bit but I'm pretty sure we haven't seen the dead dig their way out of graves. The thousands of zombies walking around couldn't have all been created as the result of a bite from another. You see people get bit and infected. There's no way it was all from bites. But at least in the show (which is taking it's own liberties), you see people (like Shane) covering their mouthes when all hell broke loose.
Does it really matter what caused the zombies in The Walking Dead? Would it be better to not know at all? It's been such a great series and there's the chance that reading about the cause could lessen the drama and mystery. The story has focused on the survivors. Would readers accept it if we were never told what created all the zombies? Either way, my money would be on some dopey researchers meddling with something they shouldn't have been.


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November 5th, 2002 #1
RPG bookcover
Here's a commissioned piece for a RPG bookcover i'm actually working at...
It's not totally finished. I think i'll rework some areas...
I take advantage of this forum asking for opinions...
i'm asking myself if the pink magic fields are a good choice
First it is the preleminary rough...
All digital, no time for oil or acrilic
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberNovember 5th, 2002 #2
First off, thanks so much for posting this! Frickin' awesome! About the pink magic lines... what about making them a really bright yellow? I don't think they look horrible but maybe another colour would look better. How long does it take you to do a piece like this?
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I dig the pink, I think it contrasts nicely with the orange/brown bg. I think the actual rendering and placement of the light/energy is the kicker(though I sure as hell couldn't provide any worthy advice there)
What stood out to me was the toothy vortex. It appears like a cropped 3d image that has been duplicated & altered. It conflicts with the 2d.
Edit - I was looking at the first image. I see you've now 2d'd the 3d toothy vortex.
Such a high calibre artist/piece... I feel naughty just critiquing it.
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November 6th, 2002 #4
i think it looks great! you can tell you used a shark and stampped them in ... i would fix it, it is kinda annoying and takes away royalties you know? all that hard work on everything else ..
edit: looking at it now it looks really good .. i wanna withdraw my first impulse, figured id keep it up there anyways to humiliate myself .. it looks swift. the pink area looks a little busy or something, i like the changes in the second rendition a lot they helped the peice.
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November 6th, 2002 #5
Thank you all for your point of view. it's very useful and it makes me see my work with a fresh look
And yes, for the magic vortex, i used photographs of shark's tooth and stampped them. Maybe there is a little problem of homogeneity. i repaint them on some areas, add a lot of elements and use some filters. maybe i've to find another trick to keep the same type of rendering on the whole picture
I don't know why but I spend less time on this piece than habitually. Maybe less than 4 days...
But it's not finished. Still don't know about the pink... ( I'm not sure about yellow bright, afraid it'll be not harmonious )
Only 4 days before sending it to my publisher...and I've got other works to do at the same time...
I'll work again on it anyway; i hope it will be much better...
I'll post the result...
Thanks again !!!
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Wow that is looking great! I wish I could get a chance do this type of Illustration. It looks like so much fun to get in there and really knock out some fantastic effects.
Anyway I did a quick paint over to inject some different colors. I think right now the palette looks pretty good all reds and warms. Basically I was just experimenting with possible contrasts. Take it or leave it. I had fun looking at you work as I did it.
Keep it up. I cant wait to see the finished work.
***have a nice day***
Kory Heinzen
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November 6th, 2002 #7
Koryh: Even if the colors are nice I think that it is a threat to the overall mood. I'd really keep these warm tones if I were Aleksi because it keeps the whole scene in a sort of tension which actually fits.
Aleksi: t'es qu'un vilain pas bô pluridisciplinaire méchant ! :chug:
November 7th, 2002 #8
this would make me pick up the book to check it out. a powerful interpretation of words, I'm sure.
If I were to say anything, I would say to up the contrast on the rock the shamaan is standing on, from the magic. It may take some tweaking, but it could really add to the power behind the action. The shark teeth are cool, but I would tweak a bit, less like a mouth, but full of danger requiring caution.
cool peice.
:chug: :beer:
i actually got paid to create a 3d model of human poo once. well actualy, i am on my (t)3rd (lol, i kill myself...) iteration, so like i got paid 3x. I should just go ahead and create some reference. this itshay is kiling me...
November 7th, 2002 #9
November 8th, 2002 #10
damn you! you are too cool! wahhh!!!