My first attempt at sculpting.

It's based on a little bird monster I've been drawing in various forms for years.
It's the hatchling version of a much larger creature...
I envisage it would be about ten metres tall.

I'm going to have a shot at casting it, mainly as a learning exercise as I haven't used resin before.
If anyone is interested I'll show you any progress on this thread.

Paddy

I personally ann interested in seeing your sculpting progress; this little bird looks interesting. Although, I am not sure how well this sculpt will take top resin with the legs being so thin and all. However, a l lot of this is trial and error and practice, so keep going if you have the means, motivation and talent.

im sure that this is wrong, but it kind of looks as if the legs will be casted apart?

I'm curious to see where it goes. Does it have wings?

Thanks for your comments... The legs will be casted separately yes, so will the head.
The legs will be quite thin but my plan is to cast them with a wire armature inside to keep them strong.
No wings on this guy no! They can't fly, but they kick like a mule.

Will he be able to stand?

Yes. The rod was only there for sculpting purposes. Although I'm thinking about casting the neck rod as its actual neck. I think the threading looks quite cool! Originally it was going to be vertebrae.

Well, it's been nearly a year, but I have finally managed to get make some molds of my Flinch!

Lots of trial and error in the mold making process... thought I'd share a photo of my mess!
The red streaks are remnants of uncured mold stuff from my failed first attempt (forgot to shake the activator!).
So yes, lot's to learn!



So each part cast separately, and then split lines cut into the silicone to pull them out. Works ok.
First pulls seems to have worked out ok, the sculpt has changed a bit in the neck area, it made sense to sculpt the feathers all the way up to the head.
The head is articulated but I think the legs will have to be glued in place to stop it from unbalancing.
It does stand very well on its own legs though which is a relief!

Anyway, I'm really enjoying experimenting.

Hello! Been casting a few more...

Congrats! I'm glad that these came out for you. They look oh so fragile (thinking in terms of shipping) but oh so very neat! I really do like the finished product. Are you going to sell some in the future? Maybe even blank ones do that people can paint their own. It will be interesting to see what paint schemes you'll come up for this flinch.

Thanks for checking it out!
You're right, the legs are a bit fragile I suppose... I see these as more of an exercise in casting and sculpting to be honest.

I'm also going to use them to start to learn how to paint. This was my first attempt, only using cans though.
My airbrush just arrived so hopefully I'll improve!