Tuesday 8 October 2013

my first try at sculpting a full miniature!

so i've kinda been training myself up of recent. little bits and bobs here and there. all the heroquest furniture, researching, watching and reading every tutorial i possibly could. because quite simply i want to learn to sculpt my own figures. for about a year now i have been trialling techniques and such. back and forth.
and in the last week i decided to finally bite the bullet and got for my first full sculpt.
now as i'm doing my best to create my own ultimate heroquest edition. it made sense i did the heroes too.

so please take a look at my first ever try. of course i'm happy with it or else i would'nt of posted it (but then i do like to post my failings too so other can learn like i have)
theres still a little tidying up to do. and the axe hand is only pinned and not fixed yet.

but ive tried lots of teqniques and i would say for my first 'animate' 'organic' whatever you want to call it miniature....im pretty chuffed! :)

of course its my take on the heroquest dwarf. and i cant wait to paint it! yay!
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  1. Tom Mason14 October 2013 at 13:44

    Every now and then I do a quick search to see if I can find anyone doing something interesting that's Hero Quest related. I was thrilled to find your site a few weeks ago.

    In this particular case I wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on your first sculpt. Your dedication to modelling really shows and has paid off. This is an incredible first attempt. I can tell by looking that you'll surpass the few critiques I could offer in the very near future.

    And just so you know I actually know what I'm talking about: www.masonstudios.com

    Can't wait to see your next project.
    -Tom Mason

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    1. AmpersandDI15 October 2013 at 14:54

      thanks. their are some great creators out there that i find very inspiring. of which i took a look at your youtube tutorials. also incredibly inspiring due to peoples lack of wanting to share when it comes to sculpting i find. but yeh thanks very much for the kind words. its much appreciated. but as mentioned below i think i got lucky with my dwarf. i think the best test will be creating humans. as dwarfs dont have a familiar shape, certain anatomy can be disguised. with humans. if the arm is even 1mm too long from elbow to wrist. i believe it will stand out like a sore thumb...or arm !! hehe

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  2. Endtransmission15 October 2013 at 13:40

    Just came across your blog, really great stuff here. I've been mentally reconstructing WQ for a while now, so it's really nice to see your progress on Heroquest. Brilliant job on the Dwarf too... I really wouldn't have guessed that it was a first attempt at a full figure!

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    1. AmpersandDI15 October 2013 at 14:51

      thanks very much for the kind words..i did the whole mentally making thing for ages. you should go for it. it will keep you going for a good 10 years! hehe. again thanks very much, now i have to own up as much as this is my first ever full sculpt i have been practicing with the furniture ive been building recently trying to hone my lack of skills into something i feel can tackle a full figure..personally i think i got lucky on the dwarf.

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  3. Stunties21 January 2017 at 01:23

    Hi, As a heroquest fan, I tried to get a copy of your dwarf from Zealot Minis, but they have no stock ?
    If you can supply one, let me know, or indeed any other dwarves you may have ?
    Could you tell me the name of the sculptor, or his non-de-plume, as I would like to display him on my site Stunties.com
    My email address is stunties@ntlworld.com please advise..... cheers Kev .... www.stunties.com ....

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    1. AmpersandDI21 January 2017 at 16:40

      i no longer have the master for that dwarf. that being said i am the sculptor. im sure if you dropped a email over at zealot they would cast a few more. same goes for the elf and wizard.

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