MMM journal: Sculpt, Print, to paint

MiniMonsterMayhem

MiniMonsterMayhem

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Hey guys, I just wanted to start sharing progress on my series of minis Ill be starting. Im working on a series of 10 dragons and the first one is complete. The file is off to a good friend that owns a printer. Hes graciously volunteered to print the full series of sculpts for free, saving me $3k easily on this initial set.
This guy will be 100mm(4″) long and 55mm tall…still thinking of a name for him.
Hope you guys enjoy the slow updates that will be coming
These guys will also be painted in the future I just wanted to show it from the ground up.
One of the main reasons Im posting here is to get your guys feedback, its the most important thing I could have during this entire process.
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MiniMonsterMayhem

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marjedi said:
That is one amazing model.

I would love to have one.
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steal my heart why dont ya lol...thats what Id love to hear from a lot of people. I cant even begin to talk about the plans I have in the next 4 months entailing the series of minis Im hoping to make...and my ideas for 6 months after that. Without detail lets just say it involves dozens

thanks so much :)
 
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MagmaPainter

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Very cool sculpt, I like the pose you have it in, looks like he is about to tear apart a wee foolish knight. Looking forward to seeing it printed and put together.

What did you use to sculpt it, I'm just starting to learn and play around with Zbrush, and would love to be able to do something like that?
 
MiniMonsterMayhem

MiniMonsterMayhem

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MagmaPainter said:
Very cool sculpt, I like the pose you have it in, looks like he is about to tear apart a wee foolish knight. Looking forward to seeing it printed and put together.

What did you use to sculpt it, I'm just starting to learn and play around with Zbrush, and would love to be able to do something like that?
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thank you! I hope to create a dynamic pose for all my sculpts...something that say "im attacking" or an aggressive stance. I do use zbrush primarily and honestly it just takes time. Having artistic skill is the most important part before knowing the software. All the software is is know buttons to press to make things happen.
 
Maenas

Maenas

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I love dragons!! these two seem awesome, congrats on your work!
Seeing how the first was printed should have been an amazing thing... have you got pics of it once printed and mounted, or are you keeping them secret for a future release??
 
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Maenas said:
Seeing how the first was printed should have been an amazing thing... have you got pics of it once printed and mounted?
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I'll second that - it must've been lovely/nervewracking to see the printer spitting out your dragon. Can we see? Surely the printer has finished all those layers by now...
 
ArchArad

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Your first dragon looks like he'd be a blast to paint. It must be very satisfying seeing an idea "born" in front of your eyes.
 
MiniMonsterMayhem

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Maenas said:
I love dragons!! these two seem awesome, congrats on your work!
Seeing how the first was printed should have been an amazing thing... have you got pics of it once printed and mounted, or are you keeping them secret for a future release??
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I want to ATTEMPT to to create a bit of popularity with what Im creating over the next coming months so I definitely dont want to hide anything I have. Iv got plans for a hopeful release of the minis, but you know how it goes either kickstart or borrow the funds since its gonna be expensive at the scale these dragons are.

bgcdazzler said:
I'll second that - it must've been lovely/nervewracking to see the printer spitting out your dragon. Can we see? Surely the printer has finished all those layers by now...
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I had a good friend doing the initial print. We ran into some issues since the dragon had so many small spikes. Sadly, he got super busy and just hasnt had time. Im in the process of talking with prodos games to get things going. At the moment Iv actually got a version being shipped to me right now from an online print shop. Im not to sure what to expect though. I actually plan on buying a micro printer next month so I can print the pieces myself since the dragons will be in 4-7 pieces Im sure.

Believe me, I cant wait to get them printed for showing off
 
MiniMonsterMayhem

MiniMonsterMayhem

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got the first dragon delivered today, a test print from shape ways in "strong plastic" Some of the sharp points came out a little nubby but Im so happy!

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ArchArad

ArchArad

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From the pictures it doesn't look like the loss of points has detracted from the sculpt. Looking good. :good:
 
Maenas

Maenas

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White beauty!!
Was that "coral" texture on purpose?
I have very little idea of how it works, but once you got the 3D done at your pc can you scale it to whatever scale you want to? (I mean something like 2D vectorized images)
 
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MiniMonsterMayhem

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Maenas said:
White beauty!!
Was that "coral" texture on purpose?
I have very little idea of how it works, but once you got the 3D done at your pc can you scale it to whatever scale you want to? (I mean something like 2D vectorized images)
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Shapeways "hard durable plastic" gives that result. I think its more obvious because of all the small details. A larger, smoother object would show that texture as much maybe. Im actually getting a smooth material version printed now to compare the difference. Actually I can change the scale to whatever when I go to export the file. 20mm to 1000mm, zbrush just sets the scale and puts the info in the file for the printer to read.

ArchArad said:
From the pictures it doesn't look like the loss of points has detracted from the sculpt. Looking good. :good:
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I think Im just more picky because I did the sculpt in zbrush...comparing all details. Im glad to hear from the perspective of another that it looks good, thanks : )
 
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