Mantle Studios

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: 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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