kogu
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marco55
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If anybody would like to see Alan and Marion's beautiful work go to www.mb-miniatures.com .
Mark
Mark
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Great link Mark. I am familar with Alan's work from figure modelling magazines. Hard to pick a favourite but the two Scots in green tartan are up at the top and also the sitting pirate. I am guessing you like the Indians {sm4}
Well worth a look if anybody else sees the link.
Brett
Well worth a look if anybody else sees the link.
Brett
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Thanks for the kind comments people .....
Alan,
That is a great website. Fantastic work.
I do a bit of scratch built soldier sculpting, casting and painting for myself and was fascinated by your videos.
I have learnt more through watching your twenty minute videos on sculpting the face than I would have in hours of trial and error sculpting at home. I'm watching your videos from work (hope the boss isn't watching) and I can't wait to get home to have a crack at your techniques.
I use superfine Milliput for my sculpting but I find it does tend to crumble a bit with very fine work and I have lost lots of noses and ears through this crumbling problem. What is it you use? It looks like quite a hard material.
Regards
Paul
Paul, thanks, I'm glad you like the website
I use a mix of materials , for basic stuff Magic sculpt , I find its finer to use than milliput , and use a lamp to set it off quicker , so it's rock hard when I sculpt .....this means I don't have to worry about putting a finger on something I have spent some time in sculpting , which if the putty was worked when wet could soon be completely ruined by an injudicious finger placed in the wrong place .
I always try and look at the actual putty inside the box before buying putty, because there do seem to be some batches of Magicsculpt that are a bit more "chalky" ....or have a touch more fillers earth than other batches , these batches are the ones that tend to crumble ( like Milliput) or not mix so well .i look for the mixes that feel "wetter"or "softer', as these are the ones that mix well and set hard consistently .
For finer stuff or details which ,as these tend to be in smaller sections , i do tend to work when its not set , I mix in a small amout of procreate putty, which is quite expensive ( comparatively) but a 10% mixed in with the magicsculpt gives it that slight touch of elasticity that allows a more controlled detail to be modeled.
When adding sections of clothing or blending putty onto a section that's already set, I use a brush with hand cream to feather in the joint ....
I have also used A&B putty , but find that when that is set its very hard to carve properly, so you have to get it right "first time"
.The whole trick, is to get on with the work ...if you are not 100% happy ...fix it the next day ...but it's easier to get something done , even if you don't feel like it ,than put it off , that way things never get done
Having so much to do, I find it easier, because if I'm not really in the mood or not feeling as concentrated as i should be , I can work on bulky stuff, or blocking out the mass of a figure ...the refining, or detailing I leave for days that I'm feeling concentrated or have nothing else crying for attention ...
I Hope that helps ....
Alan
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Paul, thanks, I'm glad you like the website
I use a mix of materials , for basic stuff Magic sculpt , I find its finer to use than milliput , and use a lamp to set it off quicker , so it's rock hard when I sculpt .....this means I don't have to worry about putting a finger on something I have spent some time in sculpting , which if the putty was worked when wet could soon be completely ruined by an injudicious finger placed in the wrong place .
I always try and look at the actual putty inside the box before buying putty, because there do seem to be some batches of Magicsculpt that are a bit more "chalky" ....or have a touch more fillers earth than other batches , these batches are the ones that tend to crumble ( like Milliput) or not mix so well .i look for the mixes that feel "wetter"or "softer', as these are the ones that mix well and set hard consistently .
For finer stuff or details which ,as these tend to be in smaller sections , i do tend to work when its not set , I mix in a small amout of procreate putty, which is quite expensive ( comparatively) but a 10% mixed in with the magicsculpt gives it that slight touch of elasticity that allows a more controlled detail to be modeled.
When adding sections of clothing or blending putty onto a section that's already set, I use a brush with hand cream to feather in the joint ....
I have also used A&B putty , but find that when that is set its very hard to carve properly, so you have to get it right "first time"
The whole trick, is to get on with the work ...if you are not 100% happy ...fix it the next day ...but it's easier to get something done , even if you don't feel like it ,than put it off , that way things never get done
Having so much to do, I find it easier, because if I'm not really in the mood or not feeling as concentrated as i should be , I can work on bulky stuff, or blocking out the mass of a figure ...the refining, or detailing I leave for days that I'm feeling concentrated or have nothing else crying for attention ...
I Hope that helps ....
Alan
Alan,
Thanks for the information and for the tips regarding the types of putty. It is very much appreciated.
I can empathise regarding the feeling of sometimes not being focused for the finer details of a model.
I have ruined many figures trying to force myself to work on some fine detail when I'm just not in the right frame of mind.
That's a good tip to move onto bulky stuff in that situation. I'll use that.
Thanks again.
Paul
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Great looking figures.
Paul, I'm glad it made sense to you , or at least you got the sense of what I wrote .
I have just re-read my post to remember what I wrote, and it seems a little disjointed and badly phrased, a downfall of posting something from the IPhone ........and not proof reading it before hitting post !:rolleyes2:
I have just re-read my post to remember what I wrote, and it seems a little disjointed and badly phrased, a downfall of posting something from the IPhone ........and not proof reading it before hitting post !:rolleyes2:
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incredible- I am reading Last of the Mohicans and this vignette was all i could think of whilst traversing the the story at the waterfall. Well Done! and thanks- First Nations subjects are my Fave! Blackdog has a bust that is quite magua looking, from the LOTM movie with Daniel Day Lewis.
Grant