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Diablo III: Dune Thresher sculpt

I have been sitting on this one for a bit, added some sand to the base, still haven’t decided what to do about the base. I’ll take some better pics soon, but here is a little taste of this bad boy. He’s about 16″ long, made from sculpey and MagicSculpt, and one-of-a-kind! And here is [...]

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Unburied: Adding real clothing and sculpted a new base

Here is how I made the Unburied tattered clothing. I cut/rip up an old t-shirt to fit, then transferred the cloth to cardboard and cut out a pattern to make cutting future pieces faster. I put on some rubber gloves, made a grungy base color in a bowl with some craft paints, and rubbed the [...]

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“Diablo III: Fallen Shaman” sneak peek

Yes, another upcoming Diablo III character. I swear, I’ll stop after this one. This is the Shaman Fallen, read more about him here. I’m pretty much doing this exact pose. So here is his head and horns. I’ll save the rest for another day. Related posts Unburied: Adding real clothing and sculpted a new base [...]

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“Diablo III: Unburied” sculpture wins an award!

How crazy is this, I entered the “Diablo III: Unburied” in the Marin County Fair this year and I won first place! Now, this isn’t your regular fair. Oh no… the Creature and Model competition is judged by the guys who formed Industrial Light and Magic (now known as Kerner Optical)!! I’m completely floored. Getting [...]

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Wax sculpting tutorial PDF for download

I made this tutorial awhile back and posted on my site and on various forums. However, I coordinated with Gary Overman (owner of  Willow Products and maker of the wonderful wax I use) to package this up and allow people to download. I happily obliged because I want to get the word out on his [...]

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Unburied update: casting parts, making a base

Here is another update to the Unburied. Full shot Ok, so here’s our zombie dude, sporting some clothes. The white leg is a actually the resin cast of the leg. The perspective is off, the guy is really 9″ tall Hand detail To save some time, I am going to make a mold of  the [...]

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Diablo III sculpture: Unburied

I roughed this guy out last night… he’s a bad guy from the upcoming video game, Diablo III. Called “The Unburied”…”Being born out of pits of human misery, these beings feed on human suffering. Wherever bodies are dumped together unceremoniously, the unburied may rise.” This hulking brute is done with Fuse, right from the start. [...]

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