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Thursday, 13 March 2008 01:01 |
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So, despite NOT playing World of Warcraft anymore, I decided that the new Illidan action figure was so cool, that I want a bigger version of it. 
I made the armature last night (1/6" scale) and added the wing pegs at the end. The wings are going to give me a bit of trouble, I think, as I haven't read much about making wings successfully. I'll worry about that in a few days from now. 
There isn't a lot of hi-res reference pictures for Illidan, so I ordered the toy as an additional reference point. The sculpt isn't going to be a straight rip of the toy, but I am limited by Illidan's weapon and general look. I thought maybe a transformation scene, where Illidan becomes a demon from his Night Elf race. However, the transformation happened over time, according to WoW lore. Oh well, maybe a custom weapon and a dynamic pose. This is an ambitious project to begin with, especially for my second project. More stories to come... |
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Ever since I saw my first monster movie as a kid, I wanted to make monsters. Sure, every kid wants to make monsters, but I really wanted to make them. I drew a lot as a kid, and I would give my left foot to have all those drawings I did as a kid, back in my hands. My friend, Scott and I would draw these detailed underground dungeons where little stick figures would be fighting all manners of creatures, and always at the bottom of the page, was a huge dragon of some sort, chomping away at fearless warriors. We were always in competition and I remember the day he drew a dragon with two heads. Whoa... Needless to say, our "talents" were not so appreciated by our teachers.I kept drawing through high school, but as I got older, I was designing instead of drawing. I was working, instead of wondering. Well, that time has come and gone. I'm going to be making monsters again. But this time, I'm sculpting them. 
This is my first attempt: I drew this Orc for a project (check it out in my Illustrations section of my portfolio), and I decided it would be a fitting model for my first sculpt. I'm so hooked. You'll probably start seeing more postings of sculpting on this site now. I'm still designing and I will still updatemy portfolio from time to time, but sculpting may get the front page placement for the time being. Stay tuned. |
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