bgcdazzler's first ever mini WIP (a confusion of cockups and learnings)

[bgcdazzler]

Thanks Arch, Maenas.

M: yes, definitely needs a light glaze. I'm still not happy with some areas so I think an all over touch up us needed once I've done the axe and boots. Not sure what to do on the axe head yet - looks really plain next to all the detail...

 

[ten ball]

Liking the texture / freckled effects on the legs. Also the slime :good:

 

[bgcdazzler]

Thanks ten.

So so like many others I sat at the table with a vague sense of ennui - I couldn't summon the inspiration to paint Maulgy this weekend.

Instead I broke out the Fimo and decided I'd try to make a bust. Bit different to my first sculpting efforts as I actually sketched out my idea in rough first, and tried at least to make it a sensible scale (roughly 1:9).

I I tool quite a few pics for each step, so hopefully this shows the process.

1. The armature. About as basic as it gets.

2. An egg with a face on it - just mapping out the features.

3. Facial structure. Surprise surprise... It's an Orc. the aim is to have an old veteran smiling slightly after another victory. Hoping at this stage to add some serious damage to him too.

4. Basic smushing (a technical term). Kudos to Digga, cocktail sticks are the business for sculpting. Thanks for the advice, man.

You can see on this side of the face where I've gouged some out of his face - he's going to have a big chunk of skin missing.

5. Rough facial expression.

6. Slightly smoother face. Oh yes - ears too.

7. Showing the damage on his face. The teeth are starting to take shape here.

8. Finished smoothing the face, more or less. For some reason I did the eyes last - the opposite of painting. Don't know why, but it was quite easy to fit it into the socket this way around.

9. And the finished damage.

10. Then the neck. He's supposed to be old, so no big muscular neck here. Instead I gave him a wrinkly wattle. Then it's into the oven to bake this bit before I break it...

11. After cooking and letting him cool down I started an undershirt to help stand him up.

12. The undershirt, with some stitching and wrinkles.

14. Then some basic armour shapes...

...and at this point I stopped, because it was past my bedtime.

Here he is this morning in his current unfinished state:

I can still see a few issues with him, and he needs his armour plus a hat or helmet, but for my 2nd sculpt I'm rather pleased with him. Cocktail sticks make it a lot easier to do details.

Normal Maulgy service will resume this week...

 

[Maenas]

Kind of amazed at your skills...

The dark side of this orc is creepy ^^ !!

 

[ArchArad]

Awesomesauce! That is all I have to say on the matter.

 

[SkelettetS]

really cool mate! :good: i found sculpting orcs is really good to learn how to sculpt basics, as orcs is supposed to be twisted and more forgiving when it comes to anatomy and such stuff.

have to sculpt morrrrre, i need another life lol

 

[BloodASmedium]

This is absolutely amzing....muchos talente.....wicked wicked work...now get er finished and cast it and makeep some money.

 

[bgcdazzler]

Thanks folks.

@Skel: yep, I like that about Orcs - they're very forgiving (in a sculpting sense, if not a hack-off-your-arm-if-you-look-at-me-funny sense).

@BAM: blimey, never gave casting it a second thought. But it might be fun (and gets over the vague feeling of unease I have about painting this once it's made). If I do finish it well enough, and if I do cast it, and if that doesn't completely cock up, and IF I can then get a decent mold out of it (a helluva lot of ifs, there) then I'm happy to send a copy to anyone that wants one.

I'm not going to charge anything for it, though. I'm all about sharing the love.

 

[Teronus]

I am impressed with this one Dazz, great bust!

 

[bgcdazzler]

Thanks Tero.

So (surprise surprise) I did a bit more work on him...

added led a shoulder pauldron and strap, helmet, and worked up the over shirt and shoulders.

A better view of the shirt and shoulder strap

some damage to the shirt and the shoulder armour

The ugly face and scarred shoulder

The back - a better view of the helmet and neck guard

and that last pic shows my problem. The everything is baked except for the helmet and shoulder guard... Because I'm rubbish at armour. What should I do with them/put on them, do you think? I could decorate them, or smash them about for bashed-up Orky armour, or leave quite plain for painting decorative patterns?

totally stuck, so any help and advice is appreciated!

 

[ArchArad]

I'd add some more battle damage to the armour - especially the pauldron. Dents and nicks will add to the history of this guy who has obviously been around the block a few times. The only danger would be overdoing it I think.

 

[bgcdazzler]

Thanks Arch: I'll definitely add some damage. I've been struggling to work out how ornate the armour should be; whether it is 'posh' armour looted from the battlefield, or high ranking ork armour with decoration, or plain old thrown-together armour bashed about by any old ork.

My my feeling is to go with option 2 (the rest of the bust's clothing is quite plain), but what should it be?

hmm.

I'n lubricated by an excellent red wine, and might just have an idea. No doubt it will go wrong, but either way I'll share the results with you.

 

[ArchArad]

A cunning plan materialises! I'll await your update.

 

[bgcdazzler]

So... Here was my brainwave. Honestly? I'm not sure if it counts as cheating, and I'm still not sure if it will work, but anyway:

1. I drew out to scale a motif. I decided to go with a Medusa head, so my character is now a Mercenary Ork of the Medusa Squad.

2. Next I taped some baking paper over the picture. This gave me a decent nonstick surface to put the Fimo on.

3. Then I blocked out the shapes directly over the drawing in Fimo. Cheating? Probably.

4. Here's where it got to before I went to bed (it was rather a lot of red wine...).

so the theory is that once I've finished I can peel away the paper, stick it down on the pauldron and then bake. Easy!

 

[oistene]

Wowsers! That orc's great!

 

[BloodASmedium]

ImHO keep fringing bottles of red wine...because your coming up with "innovative ideas" that are taking your sculpting to a level not seen by even such talented folks who spend years on things.this idea about the drawing is no way cheating.it's an pioneers idea a pioneer of the craft of model miniatures..you just blew the hatches of people's heads clean off..this is so impressive I can't even begin to find the words to match my feelings towards it....my advice to you is enter this in a crystal brush sculpting category,and claim your prize as the next great artist.....the mass is ended go in piece.lol

 

[ArchArad]

Great idea with the sketch and the baking paper - it serves as a great template for size and general shape etc. The sculpting of it into that image is no easier I'm sure.

 

[bgcdazzler]

Thanks guys. BaM, you do make me laugh - I somehow doubt my second ever sculpt is going to impress anyone at something like Crystal Brush, but I appreciate the support.

So tonight I'll knock together the last bits and see if it works, then get back on Maulg. I fear I've left him alone too long, and need to get him finished...

 

[Halden]

Very inspiring thread. Not sure where you started linking your photos from later in the thread but apparently my work blocks that lol. So I will re-read the second half of the thread at home.

 

[ArchArad]

Very inspiring thread. Not sure where you started linking your photos from later in the thread but apparently my work blocks that lol. So I will re-read the second half of the thread at home.

bgcdazzler has some skills and his WIP is always fun to visit.