Webmonkey

downfalls of being a clock work critter. *G*

pizza and beer,.. always a winning combo.

got to have that balance of flesh and machinery. though,.. given the clockwork heart, i wonder if a more concaved stomach region, with a pendulum protruding (like on a grandfather clock for keeping time), might be cool,.. just a thought,.. ---------- Post added at 03:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:06 PM ---------- Yes!!!,.. it's 50 lashings with a wet noodle for those who don't comply. And the beatings shall continue, until morale improves!!

why did it suck? I actually liked the thought of a "steam-powered-contraption-critter".

*swings in on my web and takes my usual spot up in the corner* Hey guys!!! ---------- Post added at 02:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:43 PM ---------- *drops from the ceiling,.. puts Dustcrusher in a headlock,.. and drags to the sculpting competition.* Compete or perish!!!! j/k

Getting a bit of a head start (since I'm slow with this sort of thing). I think I'll try to do both if I can, before the deadline comes up. That gives me about 3 months each. I'm starting with the summoned creature, as I think it'll be the easier of the two and therefore I'll be more capable of completing in time. Anyways,.. I'm gonna use this as my WIP page. And as such, here's my first photo,... once it hardens a bit, I can file/sand to smooth it out some. The rings are a bit rough, but I'm hoping to be able to fix some of it with paint in the end-steps. I just don't have steady enough hands to get perfect circles like that.

I really like the mechanical contraption look to this. Should make an interesting creature. Any thoughts on body yet? or just the wings?

yeah,.. but it is a bit more ambitious then the other one. But now you can see what I'm going for,.. like I said, my verbal descriptions just don't convey what I'm seeing in my head. *G* But these help get the point across a bit better. I should do the lower one, since its a far easier sculpt. But I'd really like to try to tackle the samurai,.. hrmmm,.. I think I'll stew on it for a couple of days while people give me their input,..

Both are a bit ambitious for my low level sculpting techniques. But anyways,.. there they are. Thoughts are welcome,... as always *grin*

I had 2 basic sculpting ideas,... the first is a sort of dark-elf samurai demon,... and the other is a summoned monster,.. I made some basic representations in my playstation home account. Below are the images of what I came up with. I need help trying to decide which one to do for the contest,.. so,.. lets put it to the vote,...

both excellent sculpts. were you thinking of using one of these in the contest?

YAY!!! we're up to 7 people!!! After talking with everyone involved, and throwing out a few suggestions, it seems that most people are interested in one particular theme more then others,... Monsters/Demons So that seems to be what we're going to do. It's a good, solid theme, with lots of room for everyone's creative process. One twist though,.. we've decided on one extra little element, just to make the sculpts a bit more uniform, and a bit more interesting. So,.. the new secret added word is,... (drum roll please),.... "FLYING". So the catagory is,... Flying - Monsters/Demons So take some time and give your monster some thought before we begin in january. How does your monster fly? Wings? Magic? A mechanical contraption of some sort? And remember, a photo of the the raw clay model is REQUIRED. (and WIPs are strongly encouraged). But a picture of a painted model would also be nice. And though it isn't necessary,.. writing up a bit of fluff for your creation is also strongly encouraged. Thanks again to everyone who's participating. I look forward to seeing the outcome of your efforts.

alright,.. i'm gonna go for the night. be well all,.. *spins a web and swings off into the night*

Hey!!! we're up to 7!!!

heya monkey*G* well,... 6 people was more then I'd originally hoped for. So i'll take it!!!*G*

oh yes,.. full samurai armor (though probably no helmet, as i'd like to be able to see the face and hair.) I'll tey to get pics up of my thoughts soon,..

someone had asked earlier if there were base restrictions,.. but i think that's putting too many rules onto the sculpts at this point. no need to consign it all to 30mm bases. I say,.. make as big or small a monster as you like,..

I'll have to post a couple of pictures of what i'm thinking. I have to do a couple of 3d renders in my blender program and see how they look. my demon is sort of,.. a winged-dark elf-samurai,... probably doesn't sound as cool as I see it in my head. my monster,.. a summoned thing coming out of a portal, with smoke for his bottom half,.. and again,.. wings. Again,.. doesn't sound as cool as it looks.

I don't mind the use of small bits (such as weapons,.. etc) to be used. As long as the majority of the sculpt is done by you. I don't even care if you steal the idea from somewhere else and you just copy what you see. The point is to get people to "teach themselves" the art of scuplting. If for your first few times out you have to "cheat" a bit,.. no real harm done. However,.. assuming this survives into the future,.. another few years down the line, if you're still "cheating",.. you're likely to get a ration of crap from the rest of us for it*L*

I say face stealer,.. just because it's unique. But I'll be happy to see whatever you end up choosing.

face stealer sounds interesting,... think they did something like that in avatar the last airbender,... was a neat critter.

yes,.. that would make for an interesting sculpt. what exactly does a typo-demon look like?? I'm thinking,.. lots of arms,.. fingers taped together,.. in front of a keyboard with no letters? ---------- Post added at 06:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:55 PM ---------- what are your options? I'll give ya my two cents,...

given any thought to your guys' monsters yet? ---------- Post added at 06:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:50 PM ---------- I have to thoughts,.. just not sure which one I want to go with,.. more monster-ish, or more demon-ish. ---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 PM ---------- ack,.. "two" thoughts,.. even. apparently I can't type today. I blame it on the typo-demon.

true,... it isn't possible to sculpt a humanoid figure without having to pay attention to the personal bits,...