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Deepcrow Miniature

KadmonKadmon Registered User regular
edited July 2008 in Artist's Corner
Some friends and I are running a D&D 4e campaign, and the DM, after being introduced to the 3.5 stats for a Deepcrow, posited that we might, at some point in our adventure, have to cross paths with this fearsome beast. I, realizing that it would be a travesty to have to represent this using a Dracolich, Fiend Tyranosaurus or Avatar of Bahamut mini, set out to a nearby art supply store and acquired some Super Sculpey.

Bearing in mind that this is the first time I've ever mucked around in sculpture, I present... THE DEEPCROW!

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    It looks a little mangled.

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  • KadmonKadmon Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    It was a first attempt at it. If I were to do it again, there are a couple of things I'd do differently, I admit. However, for the purposes of use, it is quite suitable.

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  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm having a hard time making it out....got another photo.

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  • KadmonKadmon Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Two more in Scraps, though one of them is remarkably fuzzy

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  • winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    You should have posted the links to the photos in your scrapbook rather than the link you gave us. The link you gave is a bad photo and i couldnt tell what i was looking at. I think the body is looking fine, but the whole sculpture will look much better if you do a little more work on the head. I think...

    To me this looks good for a beginner. Sculpting is very difficult, ive tried it before back when i was at school and i totally sucked.

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  • KadmonKadmon Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Heh, I just added a third view to the scraps. I may yet make some feathers for the head and chest areas, bake them, paint them, then glue them on. You know, for the whole "deep crow" feel :3

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  • KupotheAvengerKupotheAvenger Destroyer of Cake and other deserts.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    A wiremesh spine would do wonders for a piece like this.

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  • KadmonKadmon Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    KupotheAvenger wrote: »
    A wiremesh spine would do wonders for a piece like this.
    If only I had the wire mesh to do that :p

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  • DeeLockDeeLock Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    You should post the photos in the thread itself...it is in the rules...

    But your sculpture is seriously lacking structure...it sort of just blobs and becomes a unrecognizable mess...

    Did you use any sort of under structure like wire or foil?

    It does wonders to give your pieces strength and form.

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  • KadmonKadmon Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'll keep all of these suggestions in mind for Deepcrow Mk. II. The most important thing I learned from this, though, is that toothpicks are oven-safe at 275 Fahrenheit, and therefore can be used to add some rigidity to the legs, which was one of the sticking points I had.

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  • GavinGavin Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Such a cool idea, but that just looks like garbage.

    But, I only saw one photo?

    So maybe that was just a bad one.

    I would bet that if you try again it will come out awesome.

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