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theraje
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Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 14
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 Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:52 am Post subject: Small-scale sculpting tips? |
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Hey! I've been playing more with my polymer clay, and I'm finally ready to make something serious. The only problem I have is this:
I have a hard time getting things to "look right" on such a small scale. I'm basically making small, human figures (I'm trying to get them around 2.5"-3.5" tall) for my board game. I want my figures to look at least somewhat realistic (although with a fantasy flavor), but I'm totally stumped as to how to get the finer details right, such as curves and angles on the human body and clothing. I know where most of these go (I've been drawing humans for a while now), but I don't know *how* to sculpt them!
Can anyone give me an idea of how to approach this? I mainly need tips on how to make curves and angles to make distinguishing features (such as the transition between bone and muscle in the lower legs, folds in clothing, etc.). If anyone knows of a site or a good book with such techniques, that would also be very appreciated.
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Naomi
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Joined: 12 Jun 2005
Posts: 26
Location: USA
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Julia
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Joined: 08 May 2005
Posts: 7
Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:14 pm Post subject: A great reference book |
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Hi Theraje,
I'm also interested in small sculpting and I found a book that has really helped me figure out how to sculpt the human form. The name of the book is "The Figure in Motion" by Thomas Easley. You can probably find it at Amazon or another book seller online. I also have a book called "Drawing the Human Body" by Giovanni Civardi which is good too.
Hope this helps!
Julia |
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poeterri
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Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 42
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:11 am Post subject: Tutorials |
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Hello there,
MSN has a group dedicated to Sculpting Miniatures. If you click on the link "how to sculpt" there are a series of tutorials that you might find very helpful.
http://groups.msn.com/SculptingMiniatures |
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