Cast Fishies

Fish cast in resin now for the finishing....whew!!

Its Beginning to Smell in Here

The third of the Rich Werner fish.........

Fishy Update

Here is the second in the series, sculpting complete just need to finish smoothing.
Puffer:

Bus Stop Update(ready for molding...maybe)

Bus Stop is ready for the mold(well....almost still need some input from Bruno), just need to extend the sign post and add a chunk of concrete block to the end. Love to hear you opinions.....

Sub Complete(mostly;)

Thought I had posted this pic to the blog but I had only posted it to the forum, so here it is with a close-up of the dead fish. Just a little more primer and on to the paint.......let me know what you think?

Dead Fish:

More Fishies

More of the fish by artist Rich Werner (check out his other work), I am doing these as bas relief and plan to cast a couple in plaster and vacuum form a few more. Still some work to do on the two but teeth just needs some smoothing. Crits and comments welcome.

Art:

Teeth:

Puffer:

Cartoon Fish

I wanted to challenge myself to interpret a very graphic character into 3D. I ran across a great pic of a fish on Rich Werner's Blog (local Seattle concept artist) Its still a work in progress so there are still some details to fix and finish.

Tyger Tyger

Another study based on art by Ben Caldwell sculpted in Chavant. You can check out more of his work here: http://daredetectives.com/phpBB2/index.php

Bus Stop Billy

My friend Bruno and I are in the process of starting a vinyl(resin) toy company and here is our first figure. You can check out other pics, including the great artwork of Shawn Johnson(see his other artwork here)at the MUB (Mad Urban Bombers) Blog. Just like always love to hear feedback.

Rivets and Dead Fish

Im not sure I have ever updated my blog this fast but here is a quick update. I added rivets and now beside the sanding and finishing I have dead fish and the base to finish(not to forget the molding and casting of the prop and hatch wheel, but thats minor). Should be ready for paint in less than two weeks.

Not sure if I have ever updated my blog this fast but every major part is is done now its just a matter of details. Sub panels and rivets are all that are left and then the sub is on to the mold. Let me know what you think...

Wow Cat Mini

This is a follow up to the Wow Dog Mini seen here. This is based on the awesome artwork of Dave Kurtz Williams (his website) You can also see the original artwork here.

USS Glub Nearing Launch Date

Another sub update! I finished molding and casting the arms and all I have left is the rear hatch and the prop. Sorry the pics are a little bright and hide some of the arm claw details but the next update will show more as they arms will have a coat of primer on them. I can’t wait to get paint on this…..! I am quickly pulling these projects together as my school has an alumni show coming up this summer. That coupled with the fact that I am neither moving nor having a baby this year means I can actually get some of the long gestating side projects finished……….ya me!

A Little More...

Oh so agonizingly slow(too many distractions three kids two jobs etc blah blah blah) but here is a little progress on the USS Glub.... I molded and cast the head, finished an arm(actuator is missing in the pic but its done) I will mold and cast the second arm later this week. I modeled, molded and cast the actuator arm boots(bright white piece on the sub). If my schedule holds out I should have this done in time for my funeral or the end of the Earth....;)

Ben Caldwell Speed Character Study

With Tim Bruckners awesome character study work for inspiration(seen here) I have set out to do some studies of my own to further my technique and speed up my sculpting. With that in my mind I set some ground rules for myself.......1.One a week 2.Four hour time limit 3.Work from a drawing or picture.

Here is the first example........

As I limited my time to four hours, there are some differences between the drawing and the sculpt that I would go back and fix. Eye shape, jowls and head shape etc.... but my rule is four hours and so I stopped. Love to know what you guys(and gals) think. Thanks

If you havent seen Ben Caldwells work check it out in this book, it is great drawing and cartooning reference that works great for sculptors.

Spider from Spider and the Fly Tony Diterlizzi

A very talented sculptor by the name of Tim Bruckner has been posting some character studies on the sculpting forum. You can check out a sample here, I was under the impression he was spending about an hour on them so I wanted to challenge myself to see what I could do in an hour and a half. Here is the result and the reference work.

A New Post Finally

It has taken me awhile but I finally made some movement on the sculptures. In the interim I have been starting a toy company with a friend and that has been occupying a good portion of my time. No excuse but here it is......I present the finished Capt of the USS Glub. I will be molding and casting him this week and the sub should quickly follow.

Stinkeye

Almost finished with this sculpt but it got put aside for a bit because I am finishing up the other two sculpts. This piece was inspired by Andy Bergholtz three pirate busts here. (checkout the other two in his gallery) My plan is to do three cowboy busts with two desperadoes and their gang leader. Stinkeye is one of the side kicks with Skinny Pete and Black Bart yet to come. I still have to add some hair, accessories(pistols etc...) and put the finishing touches then its in to the mold. Thought........quips.......etc.....?

Small Sub Update

Added rivets around the canopy and the nose bubble with the trim. The tail is ready for molding and the first arm just needs the joint and actuator. The second arms pieces are done just need to be assembled. I am not sure about the thickness on the hands, I am very close to the original art but I am not sure if it looks in scale.....what do you think?

Escape Update

Finally an update to "Escape", now I just need to finish the hands and cell. Been flipping back and forth between this and the sub. Unfortunately he sat in the oven a few minutes too long but it shouldnt effect the final result. I had to make some changes to the face, I added some length and moved one of the eyes(its amazing what you can do when you have a pair of calipers) but in the end it made a big difference. I feel I finally captured the look of the original character.