Also, I've got a question: I can't find green stuff here in Brazil, so I'm using some version of grey stuff. I can never get my mini to look soft and smooth.. There are always some tool marks... What should I do? Thank you for everything!
Thanks Ricardo! If the grey stuff your are using is an epoxy putty I HIGHLY recommend using a colour shaper. It looks like a paint brush but with a silicon tip. They are soft and if you use a tapered round, there are no harsh edges. This will help a lot as you learn to have a gentler touch while sculpting.
This ones a little late because I was having such a great time at GenCon! Making it up to everyone with an extra video this weekend. Then back to the regular schedule.
Tom Mason Two things I'm looking forward to that I believe had a presence at GenCon are Dungeon Saga and the Conan game by Mololith (waiting on my copies for both) - glad you had a good time at GenCon!
like watching your videos but sometimes it is hard to see exactly what you are doing, any chance you could do a video where the mini takes up the whole screen?
Patrick Brett what device are you watching the videos on? On a computer screen or tablet it should be as big or larger than in real life :) Unfortunately, that's as close as my camera allows me to get.
Most of the time it's on the Mobile but I'll see if the regular computer screen makes it better, don't usually watch that many youtube videos on the main PC though. You could maybe use post editing to make a zoomed pic in one of the corners, might help anyone with bad eyes to see better :D Thanks for getting back to me though, I'll let you know how the PC screen helps!
Ah, that explains it. Yeah, that's a cool idea. but it might just blur everything. We'll see. The PC monitor is like having a giant magnifying glass :)
I watched the bit of you doing the belt buckle on a PC monitor and while better it was still a little difficult for me to make out what you were actually doing, I got the gist of it but not the specifics if that makes any sense. Maybe I need to get my eyes tested again LOL
Is there a way of correcting minor errors in anatomy, for example the waste ending up a little higher then it was supposed to be, except for destroying an hour of amature work by redoing it completely?
DarkWolfes it depends. If the armature is WAY off, you can end up fighting incorrect anatomy and never getting something satisfactory. However if you're working in clay it's relatively easy to rework the clay into the correct position. Obviously if there are several details on top already it may necessitate resculpting. That's why it's good to keep things loose for as long as possible so you don't spend a ton of time on the details only to have to redo the underlying anatomy. Hope that helps.
Tom, I gotta say... You Rock! Thank you for your instructive videos. Your work is beautiful by the way.
Greetings from Brazil!
Also, I've got a question:
I can't find green stuff here in Brazil, so I'm using some version of grey stuff. I can never get my mini to look soft and smooth.. There are always some tool marks... What should I do?
Thank you for everything!
Thanks Ricardo!
If the grey stuff your are using is an epoxy putty I HIGHLY recommend using a colour shaper. It looks like a paint brush but with a silicon tip. They are soft and if you use a tapered round, there are no harsh edges. This will help a lot as you learn to have a gentler touch while sculpting.
Thank YOU sir! Will do!
Man you make it look so easy!
Thanks! It's taken many years, and it can still be a struggle. But there's nothing like crafting something with your own hands.
This ones a little late because I was having such a great time at GenCon! Making it up to everyone with an extra video this weekend. Then back to the regular schedule.
Tom Mason Two things I'm looking forward to that I believe had a presence at GenCon are Dungeon Saga and the Conan game by Mololith (waiting on my copies for both) - glad you had a good time at GenCon!
HELLO, FRIEND TOM :-)
AWESOME, WORK. QUESTION, WHAT IS THAT STICKY YELLOW PUTTY YOU USE TO ATTACH THE SCULPTING BASE TO THE JAR LID? THANX, A LOT. :-)
in a previous video he mentions it's sticky tack. Basically mounting putty.
Good old fashioned Sticky Tack. The stuff used to hang poster boards.
So do you sell your minis? If so do you take custom orders and how would u go about doing that? Prices? Etc...
I do sell my own mini. The store is going through a revamp at the moment, but should be up sometime next month.
Tom Mason and how would i go about purchasing one? Do you take custom orders?
I'm not taking custom orders at the moment, but you can pickup any of my minis on my site when it's back up. THANKS!
Tom Mason awesome! What's the site please?
like watching your videos but sometimes it is hard to see exactly what you are doing, any chance you could do a video where the mini takes up the whole screen?
Patrick Brett what device are you watching the videos on? On a computer screen or tablet it should be as big or larger than in real life :)
Unfortunately, that's as close as my camera allows me to get.
Most of the time it's on the Mobile but I'll see if the regular computer screen makes it better, don't usually watch that many youtube videos on the main PC though.
You could maybe use post editing to make a zoomed pic in one of the corners, might help anyone with bad eyes to see better :D
Thanks for getting back to me though, I'll let you know how the PC screen helps!
Ah, that explains it. Yeah, that's a cool idea. but it might just blur everything. We'll see.
The PC monitor is like having a giant magnifying glass :)
I watched the bit of you doing the belt buckle on a PC monitor and while better it was still a little difficult for me to make out what you were actually doing, I got the gist of it but not the specifics if that makes any sense.
Maybe I need to get my eyes tested again LOL
Why are all your sculptures so shiny when your sculpting?
Many sculptors have a little vaseline or similar (chapstick) on their finger and on some tools to make the putty/clay less sticky.
Black Wolf thank you
Is there a way of correcting minor errors in anatomy, for example the waste ending up a little higher then it was supposed to be, except for destroying an hour of amature work by redoing it completely?
DarkWolfes it depends. If the armature is WAY off, you can end up fighting incorrect anatomy and never getting something satisfactory. However if you're working in clay it's relatively easy to rework the clay into the correct position. Obviously if there are several details on top already it may necessitate resculpting. That's why it's good to keep things loose for as long as possible so you don't spend a ton of time on the details only to have to redo the underlying anatomy.
Hope that helps.