[gLitterbug]

So I tried my hand at sculpting a miniature like they use for tabletop games. Made of a sculpey/supersculpey mix.

All done and painted up:


backside


unpainted and with scale reference (thats mm and cm)


more images here

[Novacaptain]

looks just like one...great work...and its so small!
"In this game you are a level 20 captain Ahab"
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[Tzan]

Very nice for a first model.

I tried making small models like this and its very hard. I was using ribbon epoxy, which is very sticky so not easy to work with. I also tried a white material that pro sculpters used back in the 70s/80s, but I forget the name. That was also sticky.

Is Sculpy very sticky as you work with it, never tried it.

Good design too.

[gLitterbug]

Thanks Nova, that Ahab line cracked me up.

Tzan - Typically the miniature scene is using two component epoxy, green or brown stuff as they call it(there is white stuff too, guess you used that, or milliput maybe?). Mostly because it can resist the vulcanizing process when making molds. Sculpey here which is not a self-hardening but oven-hardening clay wouldn't withstand that. You'd have to make a master off it via an RTV Silicone mold first(which I am currently shopping around for, so I get some experience with stuff like that too).

Super Sculpey isn't really sticky, it's softness depends on how much Sculpey III(pretty soft) you mix into. Which in itself is a problem when you want to attach new things to surfaces, especially if you already cured it with a heatgun to prevent deformation. It's manageable though and you can get used to it. Personally I haven't tried anything else than polymer clays yet for any sculpting I did. Might buy some epoxy and give it a spin though. I like having experience in different materials.

My favorite miniature company, Rackham is actually using a polymer clay for their minis. Fimo, which I will use for my next, is less smeary than sculpey and that will be of advantage for some areas of work. You can also change Fimo's softness by adding something called Mix-Quick, which Rackham supposedly does too.(or use the newer Fimo Soft, which I haven't tried so far so can't say just how soft it is)

I think it's best to try all kinds of ways and find the right thing for each task and also see what you prefer. When I looked into the miniature scene the last weeks and decided to make one myself I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by the sheer amount of stuff out there, but in the end it turned out rather satisfying, especially if you compare it to some of the stuff on the market that isn't the cream of the crop .

[Tzan]

Thanks for the info!
Yeah I was using the yellow+blue makes green epoxy.
The best thing I made was a working catapult, that used a rubber band.

Now I need to hit the art supply store

[designboot]

This miniature needs more details ...

[Awetopsy]

Glitter... Dude.. that's sweet. Very very nice. The images arent showing for me right now but I saw them earlier and Im very impressed. Ive never been able to sculpt.

[Tinusch]

Wow i totally missed this thread... AWESOME job on that, I love the comic proportions and the details are meticulously and perfectly sculpted.. The painting is spot-on too, that silver arrow blows my mind. You have to do more of these

[Max]

Well done! Very cool style. I like it...