Humanoid Creature Sculpt - The "Seahorse"

LandronArtifact

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I haven't played around with modeling clay in what seems like forever so I thought I'd try something new. Just for fun as a personal project, I'm experimenting on re-visiting some old sketches of mine of various original creature designs and reproducing them in three dimensions. I figured I could use some practice with some sculpting tools I haven't had the chance to use yet (in fact, I forgot I even had them).

This one is what I call "Seahorse" for lack of a better name. I never know exactly what it is I'm drawing, it just all kind of automatically creates itself and forms into any nonsensical form it wants. So if you'd ask me what any of these creatures are, where they live, how they're supposed to move in a real environment, what they eat, if they're aliens or beings from another dimension... I have no clue. So for this "Seahorse" I can't say that I had an aquatic creature in mind, nor does it imply this thing could actually swim (because it doesn't look like it has any efficient means of locomotion). All it is is what it is, just something weird and cool looking.

I'm revising and refining certain aspects of the original design as I go so the final sculpt won't match the sketch 100%. Here's the work in progress.

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Wow. Looks fantastic! Gives off a Hellboy vibe. A lot like the tooth fairies in the Golden Army. Love it!
 
Thanks, Anthony.

I may be in over my head with this thing. For the most part, I don't have a clue what I'm doing. I just hope I get to finish it without ruining it in the process. lol.

-AL
 
Thanks for the kind feedback, guys!

What kinda clay are you using?

Just plain ol' Super Sculpey. It's great stuff, but my tools seriously suck! I gotta get some better ones, or at least sharpen them. ;)

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Fantastic sculpt mate, love the design. I'm currently using Super Sculpey for my Sloth (Goonies) build.
Did you have any difficulty adhering the sculpey to the armature? Just asking because it looks like you just used the wire as is and didn't twist 2 pieces together or use tin foil to build up the body and that's always proven difficult to me. Or was that just for the tail in the pic?
 
Awesome. A creature of fantasy and dreams. The artwork is awesome, but I have to admit that the sculpt is even better.

A trick I heard some sculptors use over at TheClubhouse was to lightly bake the piece during the sculpting process, so they didn't risk squashing out details they had already sculpted. I have attempted this, but didn't do it properly, so I'll see if I can find the posts again with the guidelines on how to do it accurately to prevent cracking.
 
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