tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36868853117437053472024-03-04T21:05:31.014-08:00From the HandsHere Pendix (sculptor of <a href="http://www.ex-manus.com/">Ex Manus Studios</a>) talks about sculpting miniatures, table-top games and just about anything else that takes his fancy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887241017871937866noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3686885311743705347.post-51054996426400277962014-06-30T04:09:00.005-07:002014-06-30T04:09:53.617-07:00An End and a Begining<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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We're Moving!</div>
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Well, in the interests of centralisation, I've retired this
blog, and started a new one built into the Ex-Manus page itself. Not only will
it put everything together in the same place, but it should be easier to make
regular updates there. You should also be able to follow what we are doing on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ExManusStudios" target="_blank">Facebook</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/ExManus" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, if you so desire.</div>
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Sorry about the gap, but here is the final part of Making The Monk!</div>
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Step 19 - With the head, weapon
and hands done, I began building up the fore-arms in preparation for working on
the bracers.</div>
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Steps 20 to 25 - The bracers came
next, along with the connection to the right hand. This was a multi-step
process with work on the inside of the forearms to create the impression of the
braces being held on with cloth bindings, followed by the curved shape of the
braces, their edging and the tiny swirls for detail. I also added some prayer
beads at this point, though I'm not totally sure they look good or not.</div>
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Step 26 - The detail I added was
some extra details on the disk on her waist. I was trying to evoke an iconic Chinese
symbol like the Shou symbol.</div>
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And that it, the sculpture is
finished.</div>
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I hope you all enjoyed the process, I may do another one in the
future. If you are wondering, it looks like I wont get her painted in time for
the close of the competition, but I will still submit her.</div>
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Now for another digression from
the main part of the project: the staff. In the interests of a dynamic pose, I
decided to make the staff a separate part, (so that it may be cast separately,
but allow for a final model with pose impossible for a single piece miniature).
This process continued along side the sculpting of the rest of the model.</div>
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With the staff, the first thing
to do was create the haft of the weapon, by rolling green-stuff (with a wire
core) into a long tube. Once set; it was cut to the right length, and I added
the first 2 flanges using ProCreate (better for post-set machining). Once these
were 'fully' set (allowing much more time then usual), I used files and a craft
knife to shape the flanges. I then repeated this process for the next two
flanges, perpendicular to the first two.</div>
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With that done I added a rounded
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I then repeated the whole process
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Lastly I sculpted a hand wrapped
around the haft, creating a connection point at the wrist where it will be
attached to the finished model.</div>
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Step 13 - (Done while simultaneously working on the hand) Was
the addition of a face (here's one I prepared earlier). This is how I usually
work with faces; making a whole bunch of faces separately, and choosing the
best ones to be moulded and added to miniatures. You cant see it, but I used a
small section of wire to anchor the new face to the neck.</div>
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Step 14 - Rounding out the head with additional green-stuff
to give it a proper shape. Smoothing it into the neck to make the connection seamless.</div>
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Step 15 - Sculpting on her ears comes next, as they will be visible
once the hair has gone on. I did both ears in a single session this time, which
is tricky, as it can be tempting to support the head by putting my finger on
the far side to which I'm working (which would flatten any un-set ear I had
just sculpted :p).</div>
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Steps 16, 17, & 18 - Her hair went on in 3 stages; first
the back, then the fringe, then the two side area where the back and the fringe
did not meet.</div>
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Ok, at this point we are going to take a moment away from
the overall sculpture to talk about one of the most difficult parts of this
sculpt: the hand, namely the left hand, which, for this pose had to be double
sided. This was a pain, the first 3 attempts were very flawed, and only the
final one worked.</div>
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The first attempt was a process I've made work before, by
building a putty support, sculpting one side of the hand on to it, carving it
back, and then sculpting the other side. :( did not work too well this time).</div>
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The Second attempt used a hand from another model I've made
previously and taken a mould of her hand. Turns out it was too small a hand.</div>
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The Third attempt was similar to attempt #1 (these pictures
show the support a bit better) but the support was left inside the hand. Also;
did not work out.</div>
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In the Fourth and final attempt I sculpted the hand
separately, using a paint brush haft as the initial support, before attaching
it to the model, and sculpting the other side of the hand. Much more satisfied
with the results.</div>
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A lot of this required extra setting time before the putty
was rigid enough, or attached enough to do the next stage. So this kinda slowed
down the overall process a fair bit. But I did do little bits of work on the
rest of the model while<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was struggling
with the hand. Which you should see in the next post.</div>
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And now for some more work on the monk:</div>
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Step 8 - I sculpted the (stone?) guards around her calves
(they are not in the concept art, but I like the look of them). This took 2
sessions as I didn't want to damage a soft one while I was working on the
other. (See the next picture for what I mean, as I dont have photos of this particular step.)</div>
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Step 9 - A small step, I sculpted in the shoulders, neck and
left bicep, (a necessary step before sculpting the top half of her cloths) as
well as supporting material for the hanging cloth.</div>
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Step 10 - I extended the sculpting on her left arm and added
in the bottom half of the robe taking extra care to add folds and curves to
make it look like fabric. </div>
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Step 11 - Here I added the hanging cloth and first layer of
her top (seen over her left shoulder).</div>
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Step 12 - In this step I mainly did one thing: sculpt the
rest of her top. I also sculpted the rest of her right arm.</div>
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Ok, thats it for today, but there will be another update soon.<br /><span id="goog_1969856708"></span><span id="goog_1969856709"></span></div>
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I recently saw this <a href="http://moonbeam13.deviantart.com/journal/Diablo-III-Fan-Art-Contest-433277359?utm_source=elnino&utm_medium=messagecenter&utm_campaign=%20021314_ADV_Diablo&utm_term=title" target="_blank">competition</a> on Deviant Art,
and I thought to myself, 'I can totally do a miniature for that' (it helps I've
been wanting to do a female monk style miniature for a while). I also thought
it would be cool to document the process in aseries of blog posts; to give people some insight
into how I work. It should be noted that each 'step' represents a single
sculpting session, I like to let the putty set before moving on to the next
part of the model. This will also only be a broad overview, it's not a
tutorial, just a tracking of the process I'm going through, tutorials and
similar discussions will come in the future. Anyway; on with the show:</div>
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The First Step in creating a miniature is reference art.
Usually I draw on the expertise of a concept artist, but in the case of the D3
Monk, there is plenty of official art, and fan art online. A quick search
yielded some choice references:</div>
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The Second Step (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sort
of, I kinda did steps 3 & 4 first, but this stage is flexible</i>) is basic
plasticine mock-up. This is not meant to 'look good' it's mainly to help me
solidify my ideas and finalise the pose.</div>
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The Third Step: Armature!, or at least the legs armatures.
The armature forms a rigid (mostly) wire skeleton for the rest of the model to
be sculpted around. I often favour doing the legs separately, then wiring them
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The Fourth Step: Proper sculpting time: the legs. I like to
sculpt a whole leg in a single go; that lets me really work on getting the proportions
right. I also usually do one leg first and try to match the proportions of the
second to the first. You'll also note I have the excess wire bent back and
stabbed into the cork to give it extra stability.</div>
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The Fifth Step involved tying the two separate wires
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The Sixth Step was to flesh out the form of the torso
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The Seventh Step was to give the monk some pants, or at
least pant legs, by layering a thin coat of putty (1/1 green stuff &
pro-create) over the legs then shaping it to suit. It is at this stage I
noticed I'd got the length of the shins out of wack, so I cut the putty of the
shorter one, and slid it down the wire.</div>
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And now I have a blog. I suppose the first thing I should do is introduce
myself: I am Stephen Mason, (sometimes known as Pendix) and I am sculptor and a
something of a table top gaming enthusiast. I run a small business called <a href="http://www.ex-manus.com/" target="_blank">Ex Manus Studios</a> that
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table-top gaming hobby (and occasionally some of my other interests). Principally
it will be where I put things that wound not fit in the Ex Manus news feed (though
there will be some cross pollination). Well, that about sums things up for a
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