bgcdazzler's first ever mini WIP (a confusion of cockups and learnings)
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ImI'm more than proud ,now don't you dare touch a thing ,we can beat the other pieces with our weathering,damaging thingie....
it's been good to me for three years now.
it's been good to me for three years now.bgcdazzler
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Thanks folks. Glad you like it: I must admit I was inches away from scraping it off and doing it some other way.
So barring some last touches and the feet, Mr Maulg is pretty much done! Onto the base...
in other news:
yay! Casting time!
I am both happy and terrified.
So barring some last touches and the feet, Mr Maulg is pretty much done! Onto the base...
in other news:
yay! Casting time!
I am both happy and terrified.
bgcdazzler
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Sob: too late.
Only joking. I haven't dared touch them yet. Just stared at the bottles with trepidation.
I've looking at the Internet and it seems I need to steal my boys' Lego and make a frame first. Any pointers? I need you, Digga!
Only joking. I haven't dared touch them yet. Just stared at the bottles with trepidation.
I've looking at the Internet and it seems I need to steal my boys' Lego and make a frame first. Any pointers? I need you, Digga!
Digganob
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Lol good ole lego bits eh. That is one way to do it an nothing wrong with it either. I don't have the legos though so I always did a two part mold and built my own frames. But lets start with the basics, Figure out weather you want to use legos or make your own frame and I will make you a sbs tonight. Its intimidating at first but don't worry bud, after you do it you will say well dam that was easy Also the mold is the freaky part, but because your model is actually hard and not soft clay, if you mess up you just pull it out and try again.
Also the mold is the freaky part, but because your model is actually hard and not soft clay, if you mess up you just pull it out and try again.bgcdazzler
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My kids have more Lego than all of Denmark, so I'll go with that (plus I think the kids want me to cast a Lego figure that they can decorate, so it's a fair trade-off).
you're a star, thanks Digga.
you're a star, thanks Digga.
ArchArad
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This is a relatively sensible tutorial video I found a while ago:
For some reason the YouTube link isn't working.... here it is.
Hope it's relevant/helpful.
For some reason the YouTube link isn't working.... here it is.
Hope it's relevant/helpful.
bgcdazzler
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Huge thanks to Digga, and thank you Arch. I'll give it a go shortly.
This is is a repost from The King Maulg paintalong- only thing I'll add is... I seem to have completely ignored your advice about a big base. Sorry about that everyone.
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I just had the most ridiculous idea for my Maulg base. I won't say what it is in case it goes horribly wrong, but it's going to involve at least six things I haven't tried before. Ah well: in for a penny, in for a pound...
Watch this space for cockups aplenty- in the meantime here it is with glue drying:
Here it is with Maulgy for scale (he's not glued down, obviously):
wish me luck!
This is is a repost from The King Maulg paintalong- only thing I'll add is... I seem to have completely ignored your advice about a big base. Sorry about that everyone.
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I just had the most ridiculous idea for my Maulg base. I won't say what it is in case it goes horribly wrong, but it's going to involve at least six things I haven't tried before. Ah well: in for a penny, in for a pound...
Watch this space for cockups aplenty- in the meantime here it is with glue drying:
Here it is with Maulgy for scale (he's not glued down, obviously):
wish me luck!
bgcdazzler
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Ha: you mean the base or the tension? :smile-big:
bgcdazzler
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Ha! I'm no pro, I promise you that. I've always been sort of able to draw well enough (it runs in the family - my great grandad used to do illustrations of women in French underwear - very Gil Elvgren - and trade them with other soldiers in WW1 for tobacco and rations; my uncle painted beautiful watercolours of birds like you see in Reader's Digest). But I've never been a painter save for diy - and certainly never sculpted before.
I've come to this pretty late (I'm 35) and I'm under no illusions that I'm going to match some of the incredible talent I see here or on putty and paint: but it has rapidly become a new passion and like all fun things I'm loving just trying out new stuff and pushing myself. Every step seems to start with 'oh my god, how do I do this?' And it's very satisfying figuring new things out.
I guess I'm in the honeymoon period still and no doubt things will get frustrating and difficult- as long as each new piece has something in it (freehand, blending, sculpting) that is a step forward on the last, I'll be happy.
I've come to this pretty late (I'm 35) and I'm under no illusions that I'm going to match some of the incredible talent I see here or on putty and paint: but it has rapidly become a new passion and like all fun things I'm loving just trying out new stuff and pushing myself. Every step seems to start with 'oh my god, how do I do this?' And it's very satisfying figuring new things out.
I guess I'm in the honeymoon period still and no doubt things will get frustrating and difficult- as long as each new piece has something in it (freehand, blending, sculpting) that is a step forward on the last, I'll be happy.
