I usually sculpt in a much smaller scale for miniatures, but there are lots of great tips here that transfer to that medium! You captured one of my favorite animals so well but more importantly made the process look fun and approachable
It’s surprisingly swappable! I’ve learned a lot from watching miniature sculptors and painters for different game pieces that work pretty well for animal sculptures too. So I’m happy to hear I was able to give back! 😊 And yay for more Okapi lovers!!!
Oh I love okapi! ❤ I was once able to pet one and their fur is by far the softest thing I have ever touched! It's insane... And this sculpture is amazing! Thank you so much for taking us along the journey! 🙏
Would love to do stuff like this eventually and resculpting Breyer horses! Just have to convince my parents to get me some of the materials lol, but this seems like so much fun!
I just found your channel today and have been bingeing a few videos and wow, you should be very proud of your artistic abilities! Watching you sculpt and understand muscles groups is really awesome and fascinating to watch! You also have a very nice and easy to listen to voice, you deserve all the recognition and support, i hope your channel takes off even more :)
Awww, so happy to hear you’ve found them enjoyable to watch! 🥹😊 I always enjoy and appreciate hearing from viewers, especially when it’s longer comments like this. Welcome to the channel!
I have! I like standard as it has a nice all-around consistency. It has some of the softness and tack of Milliput white making it nice for details like fine hair, and has enough body to it that it works a little nicer for muscles and blends a little easier into plastic models. I used standard Milliput to customize a plastic model in this video: ua-cam.com/video/AVFJp4cR1Kc/v-deo.html
I research the common height of the animal from the ground to the highest point of its shoulder or hip (depending on how they’re commonly measured), then math out how many inches that is for the scale I want. Once I have that measurement, I use a basic photo editing software to make a box at that size, then scale the diagram to fit the height of that box and print at 100% scale
It really depends on the colors. I found Aves white and Milliput white comparably tacky. Milliput standard and terracotta less so. Aves in natural color even less tacky. I’ve found freshness is also a factor (the older they get, the firmer and less tacky they get).
I usually sculpt in a much smaller scale for miniatures, but there are lots of great tips here that transfer to that medium! You captured one of my favorite animals so well but more importantly made the process look fun and approachable
It’s surprisingly swappable! I’ve learned a lot from watching miniature sculptors and painters for different game pieces that work pretty well for animal sculptures too. So I’m happy to hear I was able to give back! 😊 And yay for more Okapi lovers!!!
Okapi are my favorite animal, so glad to see it done so well !!🧡🧡🧡
Awwww, I’m happy to hear I did well with it! I’ve really come to love them too
Oh I love okapi! ❤ I was once able to pet one and their fur is by far the softest thing I have ever touched! It's insane... And this sculpture is amazing! Thank you so much for taking us along the journey! 🙏
That sounds like a wonderful experience! And thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Would love to do stuff like this eventually and resculpting Breyer horses! Just have to convince my parents to get me some of the materials lol, but this seems like so much fun!
This was awesome with the easy to understand steps. Even as a beginner I was able to follow along. Great video.
Perfect
Love your vids. So inspiring!
This was very helpful for me ❤
Happy to hear it! 😊
I just found your channel today and have been bingeing a few videos and wow, you should be very proud of your artistic abilities! Watching you sculpt and understand muscles groups is really awesome and fascinating to watch! You also have a very nice and easy to listen to voice, you deserve all the recognition and support, i hope your channel takes off even more :)
Awww, so happy to hear you’ve found them enjoyable to watch! 🥹😊 I always enjoy and appreciate hearing from viewers, especially when it’s longer comments like this. Welcome to the channel!
You're using white milliput i see. Have you ever used the standard one?
I have! I like standard as it has a nice all-around consistency. It has some of the softness and tack of Milliput white making it nice for details like fine hair, and has enough body to it that it works a little nicer for muscles and blends a little easier into plastic models. I used standard Milliput to customize a plastic model in this video: ua-cam.com/video/AVFJp4cR1Kc/v-deo.html
1:13 how do you print diagrams to scale?
I research the common height of the animal from the ground to the highest point of its shoulder or hip (depending on how they’re commonly measured), then math out how many inches that is for the scale I want. Once I have that measurement, I use a basic photo editing software to make a box at that size, then scale the diagram to fit the height of that box and print at 100% scale
Thanks, I'll try it :)
Is the miliput super tacky like apoxie when wet?
It really depends on the colors. I found Aves white and Milliput white comparably tacky. Milliput standard and terracotta less so. Aves in natural color even less tacky. I’ve found freshness is also a factor (the older they get, the firmer and less tacky they get).