Base or no base?
I scale all of my miniatures to 28mm foot to eye level, and stick a 25mm base onto them.
Would you prefer the models to be base-less?
If I did this I would make sure their feet (or pa...
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Drell Mass Effect WIP
Coming along nicely!
My main method of making this was masking off an area, then going to deformation -> inflate by 3 or 4 -> dynamesh+polish.
2019-02-20 23:11:07 +0000 UTC
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One time donation option!
I know that the vast majority of you are plenty content with the subscription service offered through Patreon.
That said, I noticed that the majority of my Patrons that delete their pledge ...
Sci-Fi interest?
So recently I've had a handful of sci-fi commissions which is very different than my usual. Here is another WIP of a sci-fi character coming up.
I'm curious if you guys like sci...
2019-02-19 18:56:06 +0000 UTC View PostDropBox has been organized!
Thanks to Douglas Rector for pointing me to the proper categories! Looks much better now. I included a photo catalog at the top too!
Enjoy,
Mia
Added benefit for $3+ tiers! Access to all ZBrush files
For all of my artists out there, I have organized and packaged up all my ZBrush files on DropBox. It is over 30 GB of files! I have messaged all $3+ patrons with the link.
Should the DropBox files be organized?
It is getting a bit out of hand as I approach 100 models so just alphabetical order may not be sufficient.
I'd love comments suggesting how it should be organized if that's what you'd like. ...
Greatsword Warrior finished!
Available on DropBox! Will be uploaded to Thingiverse later tonight or tomorrow.
I've been able to release an TEN MODELS this month already! Shooting for 20. ...
Drell - Mass Effect WIP
To all my fellow artists out there...
You ever have a moment where it just clicks and suddenly you are a little bit better? This sculpt had one of those moments for me. When I was sc...
2019-02-16 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostNew Model Added to DropBox!
Fun commission I just finished~ Not sure what this little guy is. Some sort of desert alien creature.
2019-02-16 00:24:18 +0000 UTC
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Sculpting Process Overview
Fun commission I did recently! This will be released soon.
For creature sculpts I always start with basic shapes. Then I slowly manipulate those shapes in their lowest subdivision until the...
ZBrush Reference Image Tutorial
Quick tutorial explaining how to use those nifty grid walls in ZBrush for reference images.
2019-02-15 17:39:02 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly Miniature Tier Examples
Here are 2 orders I am sending out today! Just in case you were curious what the minis looked like :) These have been primed and are ready for paint!
The $20 includes 2 primed minis, ...
Soldier WIP - Armor and Posing Sculpting Tip
Armor
I made the armor by using Dynamesh + Polish. I used dam standard to crease the armor, and then alt+dam standard to build up the ridges. This combined with Dynamesh + Po...
2019-02-14 16:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostImproved Beholder
So when I printed it on a 25mm base, the teeth were too small to show up.
I made an alternate version :D
Enjoy!
YouTube Video - Scaling Minis
This is how I scale and measure my minis in MeshMixer. Feel free to ask questions :)
2019-02-12 18:56:48 +0000 UTC View PostPoll Results - What I'm modeling next~
There were 2 ties!
For 1st place
- Half elf female bard
- Undead dragon
For 2nd place
- Tabaxi sailor ... 2019-02-12 17:51:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Fey Giveaway Winner
The winner has been notified :D
If you are bummed out you didn't win, here is a 15% off discount for the 3D print!
2019-02-12 03:00:35 +0000 UTC
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What to model next?
These are all requests from $5 patrons so they will all end up being sculpted. What would you like to see first?
Thanks for all the awesome requests!
Livestreaming a sculpt now~
Feel free to join me and ask questions :)
2019-02-10 21:30:13 +0000 UTC View PostBulette is finished~ (and details about what's going on with me)
Thanks David Burdess for the awesome request!
Instead of a sculpting tip for this guy, I wanted to share some info with you guys. You've probably noticed that I've been g...
2019-02-10 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostSpace Elf - Complete!
Thanks to Mark Gladman for the awesome request! He requested this last month, so now I can move on to the $5 patron requests!
I also do commission work, so if you see me posting things othe...
Space Elf WIP - Sculpting Tip
Before posing I keep the detail pretty low because when you use ZSpheres you need it to be very low poly. Otherwise it moves terribly slow. For the Aaraockra I sculpted all of the ...
2019-02-09 17:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Request Board is OPEN!
EDIT: Ugh. So many good ideas. I want to do all of them. Simultaneously. I'll let you know how that goes lol
The support I get here so humbling! Thank you so much for the pledges, but also th...
2019-02-08 20:41:36 +0000 UTC View PostBase Ideas?
I went back to one of my oldest models and improved it.
About time I added a base to it. I could just stick the tail to the base, but there is probably a better way to do it.
Step 2 - Sculpting Tip
After the ZSpheres and adaptive mesh, I very loosely sculpted the general form out using the clay build up brush.
He looks pretty funny at this point. His weird little body needs clothes for...
Changing my Patreon's Purpose *IMPORTANT vote!*
*Edit* Thanks for the overwhelming support. Many of you have increased your pledge! I am so appreciative, and I will be moving through with this.
I ...
2019-02-07 17:43:31 +0000 UTC View PostStep 1 Aarakocra - Sculpting Tip
I'm starting my Aarakocra model! Here is my first step. I create a skeleton with ZSpheres. Then I will construct the adaptive skin simply by pressing 'A'.
From here I will sculpt the main f...