My first sculpt

[Maron]

I just posted my first green stuff sculpt here:

Nurgle Sorceress

I am pretty pleased with how it turned out as I haven\'t any sculpting tools yet other than a toothpick and an ear cleaner.

But there is so much I am not happy with. Any advice or comments from some experienced sculptors as to how to improve on the things I have done here would be very appreciated.

The problem areas for me were:

1. Face...how on earth do you sculpt eyes?

2. Arms...do you add the arms after the main body is done and sculpt onto the main area or sculpt the arms off the main body and attach them later?

3. Hands...ahhhhh!

4. Hair...mine looks like a thatched roof as opposed to the flowing strands I see on decent models. Is that type of hair added strand by strand?

Anyway like I say any comments and criticisms are welcomed and appreciated. I had such fun doing this and hope I can get better from here on out. I learned such alot about anatomy from looking at pictures of people on the net. The past few days have been a great experience and it feels great to have a mini I can say I sculpted...even if it is a bit of a wierd looking one :bouncy:

Time for bed...:yawn:

 

[daemon boy]

im sorry, i have no idea how to sculpt, but congratulations! its got great character!

 

[squig hunter]

I think it looks fantstic for you\'re first sculpt I thikn the \"fatness\" is well done with the little folds in the flesh in all the right places Eyes are very trickey, I usually leave the socket bare. Then, when the rest of the face has cured I fill the socket and with a round ended tool I push in and upwards to create an eyelid. When that has cured, I add a tiny piece of GS and cut and sculpt it \"into\" the eyelid. Hair should be applied in locks or all at once depending on what kind of hair you\'re after, then it can be divided into smaller strands and then into \"hairs\" I hope this has been helpfull to you.

Squig

 

[Maron]

Thanks for the comments and advice.

I have been learning alot through trail and error and following the advice I have read and seen on this site.

I have just started a new sculpt so I will try and put the things you advised into practice with the eyes and hair.

I have never really taken the painting/sculpting side of the wargaming hobby so seriously before but am slowly finding the inspiration and motivation to take them as hobbies in themselves as opposed to a means to an end (ie. getting an army on the table with an average paint job).

In due course hopefully I can get some minis up on the site with half decent paint jobs.

 

[Ritual]

I\'m not a much of a sculptor, so I can\'t give you any technical advice. But, as a general suggestion I\'d say work more with building your mini in layers over an armature and make sure you\'ve got it properly muscled out before starting to add skin, clothes, armour and such. That way you can make sure the anatomy is correct. If you haven\'t already, look up some reference picture of human anatomy and use as a guide to get muscles and joints correctly placed.

Faces are probably one of the most difficult things to do, and many people I know who has gotten into sculpting have done just heads to practice making eyes and expressions. If a practice head should turn out really good you can always use it later for something.

So far, you seem to be able to handle the putty well and that\'s a good start.

Here\'s a list of links about sculpting that you may find useful:
http://heresyminiatures.com/forumofdoom/index.php?topic=139.0

In the signature of the guy who posted that list is a link to a yahoo-group where lots of great sculptors are members. There you may also find help.

Good luck, and hopefully we\'ll be seeing some progress from you in the (near) future.