[Archive] My Dwarf Factory [Snotling's Thread]

Grimstonefire:

I particularly liked the painting on the hot iron and the freehand on the sleeves.

Any chance of a shot from the sides?

Snotling:

Any chance of a shot from the sides?

Grimstonefire
If you want them Grim, I'll take them for you :hat off

Bassman:

Really cool. You proved once ofr all you are able to sculpt a mini at prolevel. I’d have to try one day… :slight_smile:

I have to admit… you did not have my vote this time. The style is not my cup of tea. I think that cloack with hoods are really NOT for dwarfs but for elves… more, it looks too large for the poor dwarfs… but maybe because the dwarf is a little bit deformed.

Cross on the back is a little redundant, I do not understand why he carries a cross on his back. I would understand if it was stuck on the ground next to him but…

Not misunderstand me, I’m a person convinced that GW should contact you for new chaos Dwarfs and give you white paper :slight_smile: but this time there were better entries for my taste. If you entered your arcane engineer you would have my vote!

Do not worry, you’ll win GH next time :wink:

Snotling:

I like critics like that, makes me think about style and stuff ^^. Well I can understand that the style of this dwarf is not for everyones taste, it’s far away from the originals. He is a sorcerer of death, so the robe shall remind on the Grim Reaper. It would be better if the hood would hide his full face like it was intended, but I made the hood too small… Green Stuff is right now not exacly doing, what I will so I cannot fully plan what I sculpt ^^.

The cross isn’t redundant, it’s the most important something in the world!! Okay, I exaggerate but it is important for the model. It is an icon of Hashut on the model and it shall also remind on a tombstone and on religious stuff (for example the Protectorate of Menoth in Warmachine has a unit with carrys a huge cross as well). last but not least, marionettes were attached to crosses, you use them to control the puppet. I started to ā€œinventā€ this mini at the very beginning of my CD project and all I started was a face hidden behind a hood and a cross on his back… the rest came when I started sculpting him, some years later ^^

… and of course I will win the next GH! :smiley: just kiddin’ but I realy hope that I can make a mini for that, can’t wait to know the topic of the next GH

Bolg:

Might you be thinking of sculpting a model for casting in the future? I love your style and would most defiantly buy one if this sorcerer was available (like that kaosic model maybe).

Snotling:

well, right now I’m not satisfied with my sculpting skills, so I’m far away from producing. I also make the CDs for me, not to make money. Casting is a lot of work and pretty expensive and I don’t think I would sell so much stuff that it’s worth a try ^^

This was my first try of sculpting a whole mini, let’s see what the future brings, maybe this one was just lucky and all my other sculpts become hell ugly ^^

Bolg:

I also make the CDs for me, not to make money.

Snotling
You selfish bastard!!!
But I completely understand (: If you would ever consider it, I would buy it. I'm a fan of your style.

Skink:

Oh, a staff, now I got it… Pretty much in theme.

I do agree with you: hoods, crosses etc are strictly linked with death sorcery… I have really nothing to say about him a part than well done.

Clay shaper??? Ehm… As soon as I disembark this @*^%"Ā£ cruise ship I’d like to try sculpting something. My problem is that I don’t have any knowledge!!! I’m sure on the web there’s plenty of tutorials etc, but would it be possible to know wich tools r u using??? (maybe a VISUAL hint…:cheers)

Bassman:

Google anyone? :slight_smile:

Try the image search function and type clay shaper…

I’m pretty sure if you have been into an art shop (colorificio in Italian) you have already seen them.

Ogrob:

When I went looking for clay shapers, I found that they were called paint shapers in my local arts store. Apparently they can also be used to make patterns in thick paint :wink:

Anyways, thought that might help the search.

Snotling:

I have a Clay Shaper set looking like that:



First I only had the right one, it is good for the most kinds of putty work, but I liked it so much that now I have all. Well I want to make some tutorials (because I wasn’t nominated for the Hobbyist Community Award and now I want your love back :smiley: Bold is right, I’m a selfish bastard :hat off) as long I have the motivation for it. I can start with clothes, right now I’m sculpting three dwarfs which will wear robes. I started yesterday so I’m still workding on the armatures, but when I make the clothes, I try to keep in mind to takes some photos.

And what does a Skink on a cruise ship… and why he has internet, what kind of pirat arrrrh you? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

:yar

Kloofpumph:

Awsome. No more needs to be said.

Hazkar:

hey snotling,what is the german name for clay shaper?

Snotling:

It’s ā€œClay Shaperā€ :slight_smile:

Well I don’t know if they are translated, just ask for rubber sculpting tools, but you can also order them here: http://www.battlefield-berlin.de/shop/index.php?list=CLAY%20SHAPER , it’s a great shop anyways.

Hazkar:

okay…could guess that

thanks

Snotling:

As requested, here is another pic of my death sorcerer from the sides.



I also made a picture of my 4 Sorcerers, one of each lore:



Fire, Shadow, Death and Metal

clam:

Awesome, awesome pictures - and you have come a long way since you did that fire sorcerer back in 2007 (I think it was). All of them would have brought you a medal in GH (IMO) - and my personal favorite is still that old fire sorcerer, he is one of it’s kind - and one of the most brilliant ideas I’ve seen so far - on how to do a CD sorcerer. But then, I’m also the grumpy old dane - that dwells on the past - and all it’s glory.

Snotling:

Thanks Clam! Yeah it’s cool to see my progress in this form. I think today the fire sorcerer would look different, especially the beard. But I still love the hand puppet :slight_smile: I was also pretty proud that I saw so many clones of him and I haven’t see enough so far ^^

Loki:

I dont think i have ever seen such a amazing group of sorcerers, they are just pure awesome great work Snotling, cant wait to see what models you do next :slight_smile:

Mario:

They all look so great, make me want to do them and copy them, not that i could :slight_smile:

And i like the old fire sorcerer and his beard very much!