Alright so today well be covering how I get started on making a sculpt. We already went over the process of sketching out or just thinking about an idea, or how I do it anyways.
So for those not savvy to what you generally use for sculpting miniature sculpting seems to have a few bits and bobs that are fairly universal for this hobby.
From left to right (and numbered) we have
1. Silicone tipped sculpting tools
2. Hobby Snips
3. Cork Plug
4. Copper or brass wire (cant remember)
5. Sane Glue
6. Kneadatite (green stuff) and milliput (bought)
So the beginning to this is making an armature. I usually (for goblins) I make a little U shape and dig it into the cork. Ill usually add arms later but for this shaman guy I attached some wire for the arm immediately with some super glue and baking soda to hold it in place. The reason for this is I applied far too much super glue and didnt want to hold it til it dried completely. I am INCREDIBLY lazy, I will repeat this as needed.
You can almost see the complete goblin....
its really ugly but itll all be covered up my delicious epoxy clays.
After this is done its time to block out a HUMONGOUS CHUNK of it in milliput. Greenstuff is cool for this but I like using milliput since I can smear that garbage on like peanut butter, Shape it vaguely into the shape needed, then when you hit it with a hairdryer on high on and off for a minute or two and it will completely cure. Doing this on and off is KEY because if it gets too hot it will bubble and give you a disgusting pockmarked puffy texture. Nurgle players that ones for you, or if youre sculpting like burn victims or something. Theres a tip.
Milliput bros, it cured in minutes. We cant stop winning.
Once the milliput is speed cured and cooled completely its ready for greenstuff. Im gonna get on my soapbox and say to look up "Kneadatite" and buy that instead of the ribbons if you sculpt and use a lot of greenstuff. They come separately in a tube as kneadatite so theres no wasted half cured crap like the ribbon! I mix both parts and generally do basic forms like the skirt/robe ruffles, hand lumps, biceps, and most of the face. Once that completely cures Ill add the finishing details and blending all those parts into their respective textures and whatnot. But to see that youll have to wait til next blog post where I show the (Mostly) finished gooblin shaman. For now have this guy.
Unfinished but that terrible toothless visage will never leave your mind!
If you were sculpting an evil granny this is pretty much it.
Thats all for this post, I encourage everyone to leave comments or something if you have specific questions or concerns and I can try to help. I am an amateur through and through so please keep this in mind. Thanks for reading!
