Quad\'s WIPs (some nudity :P )
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Sven Jonsson
Looks really good! Very natural proportions.. The miniatures doesn\'t feel like she\'s walking naturally though IMO.. it kind of feels like she\'s walking really carefully not to fall down. Good for a base idea! 
Maybe you can sharpen some edges on the armour.. otherwise great!
Jag gillar speciellt skinkorna!!
Maybe you can sharpen some edges on the armour.. otherwise great!Jag gillar speciellt skinkorna!!
Thanks for the input Sven! Hehe jorå, den biten blev jag rätt nöjd med.
I guess an explanation about the pose is in place. She\'s a sort of Joan of Arc type of character, but in the warhammer world. She\'s actually walking very slowly, her eyes looking up in silent prayer and her left hand grasping some form of token of Sigmar (a hammer or the twin tailed comet perhaps) which she wears around her neck. The right arm is relaxed, holding a sword.
The photos don\'t show her left arm in the final pose, as that would\'ve made sculpting the torso more difficult.
Hehe jorå, den biten blev jag rätt nöjd med.I guess an explanation about the pose is in place. She\'s a sort of Joan of Arc type of character, but in the warhammer world. She\'s actually walking very slowly, her eyes looking up in silent prayer and her left hand grasping some form of token of Sigmar (a hammer or the twin tailed comet perhaps) which she wears around her neck. The right arm is relaxed, holding a sword.
The photos don\'t show her left arm in the final pose, as that would\'ve made sculpting the torso more difficult.
alexholmen
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Walking anatomy
I like what you have done so far - the figurine looks very petite and what I particularly like is that you have really paid attention to the proportions which looks really good (except for the buttocks which are IMHO to large and \"sacky\") :beer:
For your next mini you make:
-if you have the \"bodyweight\" on the right foot then the right hip goes up while the the left his goes down
-as for the shoulders you have done it absolutely great when the right hip goes up the right shoulder goes down
-another thing you could thing about is the \"turn of the torso\" - try to walk without turning your torso: it´s almost impossible
I see that you might know this but on such a small scale is it sometimes necessary to emphasize the position more than natural to get a realistic feel to the pose.
Sorry guys, just something in Swedish: det finns en bok som är otroligt bra, de flesta av de bra franska skulptörerna (Alllan, Tom etc.) använder denna som referens: \"Anatomy for artists\", den finns också i svensk utgåva och är verkligen värd pengarna, otroligt vackra bilder av varenda muskel, ben etc.
Keep ut the good work!
//ALEX
PS. by the way - I will probably cast in the future - Manuel Sanchez (Team Toulouse) will soon translate his casting article from Ravage in English and guide me trough the process
I like what you have done so far - the figurine looks very petite and what I particularly like is that you have really paid attention to the proportions which looks really good (except for the buttocks which are IMHO to large and \"sacky\") :beer:
For your next mini you make:
-if you have the \"bodyweight\" on the right foot then the right hip goes up while the the left his goes down
-as for the shoulders you have done it absolutely great
when the right hip goes up the right shoulder goes down-another thing you could thing about is the \"turn of the torso\" - try to walk without turning your torso: it´s almost impossible
I see that you might know this but on such a small scale is it sometimes necessary to emphasize the position more than natural to get a realistic feel to the pose.
Sorry guys, just something in Swedish: det finns en bok som är otroligt bra, de flesta av de bra franska skulptörerna (Alllan, Tom etc.) använder denna som referens: \"Anatomy for artists\", den finns också i svensk utgåva och är verkligen värd pengarna, otroligt vackra bilder av varenda muskel, ben etc.
Keep ut the good work!
//ALEX
PS. by the way - I will probably cast in the future - Manuel Sanchez (Team Toulouse) will soon translate his casting article from Ravage in English and guide me trough the process
Thanks for the crits Alex! I did pay A LOT of attention to what you talk about, maybe it doesn\'t come across too well in the pictures. Here\'s a pic of the armature with the first layer of milliput, which should show the angle of the hips better:
In this pose, I don\'t think the angle should be too exaggerated, since both of the feet are touching the ground (at the point in each step where your feet are at the maximum distance from each others, the hips and shoulders are parallel). And the torso is turned too, btw The reason I chose subtility over exaggeration is that I wanted a kind of slow, gentle walk rather than a full march. Still, as you say, it is of course difficult to do this sort of thing in 28mm (that\'s probably part of the reason you don\'t see a lot of these types of poses - the other part being difficulty of casting).
Jag har en del anatomiböcker men jag har funderat på att inskaffa den du nämner... Har den, förutom varje ben och muskel, även bilder på kroppen med hud och allt? Hur musklerna sitter i all ära, men det som jag framförallt är intresserad av att läsa mer om är hur musklerna påverkar ytan.
Re: Casting: Interesting, keep me posted
In this pose, I don\'t think the angle should be too exaggerated, since both of the feet are touching the ground (at the point in each step where your feet are at the maximum distance from each others, the hips and shoulders are parallel). And the torso is turned too, btw
The reason I chose subtility over exaggeration is that I wanted a kind of slow, gentle walk rather than a full march. Still, as you say, it is of course difficult to do this sort of thing in 28mm (that\'s probably part of the reason you don\'t see a lot of these types of poses - the other part being difficulty of casting). Jag har en del anatomiböcker men jag har funderat på att inskaffa den du nämner... Har den, förutom varje ben och muskel, även bilder på kroppen med hud och allt? Hur musklerna sitter i all ära, men det som jag framförallt är intresserad av att läsa mer om är hur musklerna påverkar ytan.
Re: Casting: Interesting, keep me posted
mickc22
Granddad!
looking pretty good Nils, her bum does look a bit big in those, (don\'t tell her tho, you know what women are like about that area), probably be ok in jeans tho lol
How did you find working with the fimo? I was thinking of having a go with it myself
I\'ve got the book \'Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist\' by Stephen Rogers Peck which I\'ve found extremely useful while sculpting Orion
(I must do some more on my Orion)
you know what women are like about that area), probably be ok in jeans tho lol How did you find working with the fimo? I was thinking of having a go with it myself
I\'ve got the book \'Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist\' by Stephen Rogers Peck which I\'ve found extremely useful while sculpting Orion
(I must do some more on my Orion)
@Mick: Thanks man! I\'ve noticed that many female minis have rather narrow hips and I thought I\'d avoid that with this one, but you\'re right I might\'ve gone a bit far. Then again, I never heard anyone complain about a J Lo style bum
As for FIMO, it was really good for making a basic body, but I probably wouldn\'t do an entire mini in this scale. It is easy to get smooth, but it is not quite as good as GS at holding detail IMO. Also it doesn\'t adhere well to many surfaces. But you should definitely try it out.
Oh yeah, that\'s the book I was thinking about, I\'d forgotten the exact title. Who is the author of the book you mentioned Alex?
And you should definitely finish Orion, it\'s looking great from what I\'ve seen!
@GreenOne: I figured adding that to the title would get me more views :twisted:
Unfortunately one of my photo hosts got hacked so some pics disappeared, but there are still pics towards the bottom of page one, yes including a couple of nude ones
As for FIMO, it was really good for making a basic body, but I probably wouldn\'t do an entire mini in this scale. It is easy to get smooth, but it is not quite as good as GS at holding detail IMO. Also it doesn\'t adhere well to many surfaces. But you should definitely try it out.
Oh yeah, that\'s the book I was thinking about, I\'d forgotten the exact title. Who is the author of the book you mentioned Alex?
And you should definitely finish Orion, it\'s looking great from what I\'ve seen!
@GreenOne: I figured adding that to the title would get me more views :twisted:
Unfortunately one of my photo hosts got hacked so some pics disappeared, but there are still pics towards the bottom of page one, yes including a couple of nude ones
alexholmen
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It is great that you have \"checked\" and are aware of the anatomy :beer:
I do also agree on the fact that lesser bodymovements indicate a slower walk :beer:
BUT from my point of view I do believe that the viewer/public has to understand the piece - it is therefore advisable to make a mini that is easy-read (\"tydlig\" in swedish) - I do understand what you mean though - you want to make something absolutely correct - on a 28mm I do however believe that it doesn´t hurt to make something that is a bit exaggerated - I may be wrong though and it will always be just an opinion.
Concerning the book I don´t remember his name but it was a austrian painter who made the scetches - I can´t check right now since I am at work . The skin is very easy to understand once you understand the muscles - it´s just bulked out with the amount of fat you carry.
Keep up the good work!
Best wishes
//ALEX
I do also agree on the fact that lesser bodymovements indicate a slower walk :beer:
BUT from my point of view I do believe that the viewer/public has to understand the piece - it is therefore advisable to make a mini that is easy-read (\"tydlig\" in swedish
) - I do understand what you mean though - you want to make something absolutely correct - on a 28mm I do however believe that it doesn´t hurt to make something that is a bit exaggerated - I may be wrong though and it will always be just an opinion.Concerning the book I don´t remember his name but it was a austrian painter who made the scetches - I can´t check right now since I am at work
. The skin is very easy to understand once you understand the muscles - it´s just bulked out with the amount of fat you carry.Keep up the good work!
Best wishes
//ALEX
Sonnyslayer
New member
awesome!!!
Cast it! please!:drool:
Cast it! please!:drool:
alexholmen
New member
VERY NICE
Very nice Nils!!
I really think it turned out fantastic - you made a realistic/personal sculpt with great feel and emotion.
To Nils:beer:
Best wishes
//ALEX
Very nice Nils!!
I really think it turned out fantastic - you made a realistic/personal sculpt with great feel and emotion.
To Nils:beer:
Best wishes
//ALEX
hashmallum
New member
Ehh, stunning work, shame I don\'t have the skills to sculpt... The best part is the necklace... Stunning
