RogueGladiator
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Hello CMON Goers!
For as long as I can remember I have always held an awe for the miniature, whether they be Train Scale, Commercial hobby kits, etc. It was only relatively recently in my life that I became interested in the idea of converting and self-sculpting 28 mm wargaming miniatures for no other reason than the sake of sculpting them. It is my dream to one day be able to create my own line of miniatures to sell to the public. The road to that is however, long and difficult, but I felt that today I would begin on that journey.
Like most Americans, I have almost exclusively encountered miniatures created by Games Workshop- They are the largest company for 28 mm miniatures. Dark Elves in particular have held a certain fascination for me- I think they are extremely well sculpted models, from the elegantly sculpted (if not game breaking) executioner, to the savage hydra. The fluff is also interested for me, and I love the way it has evolved from 5th edition to its current state. I am recently getting into chaos dwarves as well, for some odd reason. I suppose the entire world fascinates me and has dictated my ideas on what fantasy should be.
As of late, however, I have begun to create my own fantasy setting- The archetype races are there, but are slowly being altered into something new. This is where my dream comes in- I want to sculpt the races and peoples from this new setting. As an added bonus, selling them would be nice.
My project log will not have a particular theme beyond sculpting- I am not going to focus on sculpting Dark Elves, or Dwarves, or what have you. Rather, I will create what I feel an interest in at that moment, and move on from there. I also hope to experiment with new techniques that I think would help the miniature sculptor create new and exciting miniatures that were previously thought out of reach in it\'s level of detail. This is really the epitome of a blog- random bits and bobs thrown together with some vague idea of an overarching theme.
I am looking forward to getting lots of comments and constructive criticism from the community, as I feel this is the only way I will improve. Please tell me what you think of the work I\'m about to present.
So, I suppose to start out, a link to my old sculpting attempts- the left sidebar has links to more of my work than what is displayed:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v308/Rogue-Gladiator/Sculpts/
An image of my second self-sculpted miniature, sans wings (Though completed and painted, this miniature has since been destroyed by an unfortunate series of events):
And now, images of extensive conversions I am creating:
Dark Elf Disciple of Khaine: A work to see how finely I can sculpt small detail, and how much stuff can be crammed on one miniature! I will also try some interesting techniques to make an elaborate Driach for this miniature.
Chaos Dwarf Warrior: Using the BfSP dwarves, I wanted to make a small band of chaos dwarf warriors. This is my test sculpt- I incorporated some ideas for Georc\'s Chaos Dwarf sorcerer , especially in the kinda big hat (not sure if you can find it on CMoN).
Ogre Maggot: older sculpt- please help me figure out how to finish it! Probably will end up selling him and his two brothers once complete
As well as these sculpts, I am also experimenting with using acid baths to etch into brass- I\'m not going to discuss all the steps at the moment, but will show the fruit of the efforts. These are both very preliminary, so they are not as clean as they will end up when I take all the step and precautions to make these items. I am also going to experiment with different varieties of corrosive salts and acids to eat into the metal.
Chainmail experiment:
Armature Experiment:
Let me know that you think! I will probably start producing another selfsculpt soon, hopefully good enough for some form of production!
RG
For as long as I can remember I have always held an awe for the miniature, whether they be Train Scale, Commercial hobby kits, etc. It was only relatively recently in my life that I became interested in the idea of converting and self-sculpting 28 mm wargaming miniatures for no other reason than the sake of sculpting them. It is my dream to one day be able to create my own line of miniatures to sell to the public. The road to that is however, long and difficult, but I felt that today I would begin on that journey.
Like most Americans, I have almost exclusively encountered miniatures created by Games Workshop- They are the largest company for 28 mm miniatures. Dark Elves in particular have held a certain fascination for me- I think they are extremely well sculpted models, from the elegantly sculpted (if not game breaking) executioner, to the savage hydra. The fluff is also interested for me, and I love the way it has evolved from 5th edition to its current state. I am recently getting into chaos dwarves as well, for some odd reason. I suppose the entire world fascinates me and has dictated my ideas on what fantasy should be.
As of late, however, I have begun to create my own fantasy setting- The archetype races are there, but are slowly being altered into something new. This is where my dream comes in- I want to sculpt the races and peoples from this new setting. As an added bonus, selling them would be nice.
My project log will not have a particular theme beyond sculpting- I am not going to focus on sculpting Dark Elves, or Dwarves, or what have you. Rather, I will create what I feel an interest in at that moment, and move on from there. I also hope to experiment with new techniques that I think would help the miniature sculptor create new and exciting miniatures that were previously thought out of reach in it\'s level of detail. This is really the epitome of a blog- random bits and bobs thrown together with some vague idea of an overarching theme.
I am looking forward to getting lots of comments and constructive criticism from the community, as I feel this is the only way I will improve. Please tell me what you think of the work I\'m about to present.
So, I suppose to start out, a link to my old sculpting attempts- the left sidebar has links to more of my work than what is displayed:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v308/Rogue-Gladiator/Sculpts/
An image of my second self-sculpted miniature, sans wings (Though completed and painted, this miniature has since been destroyed by an unfortunate series of events):
And now, images of extensive conversions I am creating:
Dark Elf Disciple of Khaine: A work to see how finely I can sculpt small detail, and how much stuff can be crammed on one miniature! I will also try some interesting techniques to make an elaborate Driach for this miniature.
Chaos Dwarf Warrior: Using the BfSP dwarves, I wanted to make a small band of chaos dwarf warriors. This is my test sculpt- I incorporated some ideas for Georc\'s Chaos Dwarf sorcerer , especially in the kinda big hat (not sure if you can find it on CMoN).
Ogre Maggot: older sculpt- please help me figure out how to finish it! Probably will end up selling him and his two brothers once complete
As well as these sculpts, I am also experimenting with using acid baths to etch into brass- I\'m not going to discuss all the steps at the moment, but will show the fruit of the efforts. These are both very preliminary, so they are not as clean as they will end up when I take all the step and precautions to make these items. I am also going to experiment with different varieties of corrosive salts and acids to eat into the metal.
Chainmail experiment:
Armature Experiment:
Let me know that you think! I will probably start producing another selfsculpt soon, hopefully good enough for some form of production!
RG
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