Post by sdudley on Sept 10, 2006 1:14:40 GMT -5
Ebob gets a new ride!
A little about myself and how I found this place:
Well I'm not much of a sculptor, or artist of any sort for that matter, but I recently have taken an interest in making model castles (thanks to Hirst Arts Architecture Inc). I have been experimenting with molding\casting little nick-knacks (key chains, etc.) for a short time now, but one of my big interests is pocketbike racing (hence: ebobs new ride) which my son and I have been involved in for a few years now. After searching the internet for war gaming pieces, terrain making, and other stuff for my castles, I ran across this site. Reading through the tutorials gave me the desire to get some Sculpey and give sculpting a try. Needless to say I had fun with the tutorials and decided to place an order to attempt some real figures using green stuff and real tools. I ordered the professional sculpting kit and set out to become a budding sculptor. Yee-Haw!
My first attempt:
I decided to start with something I am already familiar with and thought the pocketbikes would make a good first attempt. I wanted to do something unique and since there are so many war gaming figurines available, I knew that I would have a hard time trying to come up with something unique and different. That is my reason for choosing the pocketbike figures. I also found that the leather or minimoto suits, typically worn by those of us who race, are not as detailed as some of the war gaming figures clothing. This helps to keep the “detail” to a minimum so I can hone in on the basics and get familiar with posing ebob and using the tools.
My plan:
I plan to make 4-5 different poses and figured the typical corning or “dragging knee” pose would make a good first effort. Here are some pictures www.freewebs.com/sdudley_01/pocketbikephotos.htm I used for inspiration as well as some more pictures www.freewebs.com/sdudley_01/sculptingphotos1.htm of my first attempt using ebob and the pocketbike I made for him to ride. Unfortunately, my camera broke (long story) before I could take pictures of the finished green. I am however, quite happy with the way he turned out and hope the rest only get better. Sorry I can't show you the end result just yet.
What's next:
I have just started on my second WIP and will continue on 4 other poses using the pocketbike figures to develop my skills. I am not totally happy with the size of this bike though. It came out just a little to big. When I made the wire frame I thought I had it right, but I did not take into account the extra size it would be by adding the putty. For this line of figures however, I decided not to make a new bike every time so I molded the bike and cast it to minimize any variances in my figures. Not to mention I won't have to create a new bike everytime I make a new pose.
Hopefully soon I will have some pictures available of the finished green along with other ebob pocketbikers I am working on. Thanks to all of those on this forum for the good advice and especially ebob for the great site, tools, and tutorials. I think I will enjoy my newly discovered hobby!
Stacy
A little about myself and how I found this place:
Well I'm not much of a sculptor, or artist of any sort for that matter, but I recently have taken an interest in making model castles (thanks to Hirst Arts Architecture Inc). I have been experimenting with molding\casting little nick-knacks (key chains, etc.) for a short time now, but one of my big interests is pocketbike racing (hence: ebobs new ride) which my son and I have been involved in for a few years now. After searching the internet for war gaming pieces, terrain making, and other stuff for my castles, I ran across this site. Reading through the tutorials gave me the desire to get some Sculpey and give sculpting a try. Needless to say I had fun with the tutorials and decided to place an order to attempt some real figures using green stuff and real tools. I ordered the professional sculpting kit and set out to become a budding sculptor. Yee-Haw!
My first attempt:
I decided to start with something I am already familiar with and thought the pocketbikes would make a good first attempt. I wanted to do something unique and since there are so many war gaming figurines available, I knew that I would have a hard time trying to come up with something unique and different. That is my reason for choosing the pocketbike figures. I also found that the leather or minimoto suits, typically worn by those of us who race, are not as detailed as some of the war gaming figures clothing. This helps to keep the “detail” to a minimum so I can hone in on the basics and get familiar with posing ebob and using the tools.
My plan:
I plan to make 4-5 different poses and figured the typical corning or “dragging knee” pose would make a good first effort. Here are some pictures www.freewebs.com/sdudley_01/pocketbikephotos.htm I used for inspiration as well as some more pictures www.freewebs.com/sdudley_01/sculptingphotos1.htm of my first attempt using ebob and the pocketbike I made for him to ride. Unfortunately, my camera broke (long story) before I could take pictures of the finished green. I am however, quite happy with the way he turned out and hope the rest only get better. Sorry I can't show you the end result just yet.
What's next:
I have just started on my second WIP and will continue on 4 other poses using the pocketbike figures to develop my skills. I am not totally happy with the size of this bike though. It came out just a little to big. When I made the wire frame I thought I had it right, but I did not take into account the extra size it would be by adding the putty. For this line of figures however, I decided not to make a new bike every time so I molded the bike and cast it to minimize any variances in my figures. Not to mention I won't have to create a new bike everytime I make a new pose.
Hopefully soon I will have some pictures available of the finished green along with other ebob pocketbikers I am working on. Thanks to all of those on this forum for the good advice and especially ebob for the great site, tools, and tutorials. I think I will enjoy my newly discovered hobby!
Stacy
