New sculpts, new style.

hivetrygon

New member
Pretty happy with this guy:

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But for my first sci-fi, a new mutant. I\'m very happy with this. I\'m getting better and sculpted this while holding my new born at the hospital:

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supervike

Super Moderator
Loving the mutant so far!

The elf seems to have a problem with no forehead....but other than that, really well done.

Congrats on the Newborn!
 

hivetrygon

New member
Great feedback. I knew something was wrong with the head but I could not place it. (on the elf)

Enjoy this mutant progress:

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hivetrygon

New member
Fixed the elf head nagging me:

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and a better mutant face with the begining of implants for tubes and such:

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also ornate pads now done:

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hivetrygon

New member
Originally posted by RuneAnimus
I cannot wait for the demon to be ready for purchase, I might even get 2 or 3 of them!! Great stuff!
Thank you. My plan now is to offer this as cheaply as possible in a bits collection where you order so many parts for $19.99. I\'ll have it set up as a full kit as well but that would probably be in the $50-60 range due to the sheer amount of resin. I\'m also making 2 special resin bases for those who get this and need input on what they want but that\'s a little while off yet. The plan is a plinath or pillar like base he stands borne aloft upon. This will keep those huge wings slightly out of the way for troops to reach th base from all sides. :cool:
 

Cleezy

New member
Your mini\'s are coming along great Hive, will definately have to get hold of one of them mutants to give a whirl.

You skills have developed so quick from your early sculpts. Really really nice character and details on them
 

hivetrygon

New member
Originally posted by Cleezy
Your mini\'s are coming along great Hive, will definately have to get hold of one of them mutants to give a whirl.

You skills have developed so quick from your early sculpts. Really really nice character and details on them
Thanks Cleezy I\'m really improving on the demon lord and thus started a new demon foot soldier. I also measured the armature out, every bend and went for a cool pose. I\'m faster as well so now I\'ll take it up another notch and work on pose, anatomy, and proportions. I want this so badly as it\'s been my dream for years and think it\'s just out of my reach.

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THEKAPPTIN

not his real name
You are some kind of genius. I love most if not all of the heads and arms on the demon, and that worm is pretty amazing.

Very impressive smoothness, I don\'t know how you do it. Maybe you\'re more patient than me.


Now, what follows is a bit of overly harsh, amateurish lecturing. You do seem willing to listen to criticism, so I hope you enjoy this. :p

Pay attention to basic posture and anatomy - most of your figures\' heads are placed wrong, and the torsos are all very straight and stiff.

The area between the shoulders needs to be more pronounced and defined, and the heads should be farther forward and lower down, mostly. The neck sticks forward too, not just straight up.
It\'s most pronounced on the barbarian, and to a lesser extent the demon.
Basically, most of your heads appear to be on a stick above the body.

Also work on your faces - the shapes and proportions you use are strange. Look up tutorials on drawing and sculpting faces to find the correct proportions. I also notice you tend to heavily pronounce the ridges above and below the eye. Generally it pays to focus on the eyeball itself, then the eyebrow, and just slip in a little bit of the upper eyelid, ignoring the lower eyelid completely (unless you\'re Tom Meier, in which case you can do lower lids perfectly, and on a 28mm figure no less). Remember the painters - they\'re going to want to be able to paint the eyeballs.

As a final point, remember it\'s okay NOT to texture some surfaces, especially skin. Look at GW trolls, for example. Your earlier sculpts were overtextured everywhere, and you\'ve improved, but just remember to leave some smooth surfaces for the painters to practice blending and to keep the mini from appearing busy.

Hope this is helpful. You\'ve improved a lot since your first sculpts, and I love the chaotic style of your demon\'s heads, as well as the smoothness with which they\'re sculpted.
Focus on improving on the basics, mainly the structure of the body.

And remember that whatever I said might be way off base....
 
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