Friday, July 1, 2016

Massive Darkness: Lord Tusk

OK. I will admit it, I was sick when I did this. And I mean physically, not mentally. I had a pretty nasty head-cold and was wacky on the antihistamines and full-on lack of sleep. On top of that I was  away from home so I was sculpting on the fly but luckily I had a little bit of everything I needed to get him done. This guy was on the list GG sent me and was just named as, "Ogre."

Again, free-form sculpting with this one and considering my condition probably more so then normal. I remember I had made the smaller cleaver first, thought it too small, sculpted a bigger one and made it look as though he was leaning on it. Then, somewhere along the way I decided to use the cleaver I already had made and put it in his other hand because... I guess I thought he needed it? Right? I don't know, maybe he throws the smaller one first and uses the bigger two handed... Or maybe he's just that bad ass?

I had started the Cyclops Spear Maiden already but had to leave it at home since it was in no condition to travel so I worked on this guy instead. He was the second to be started for the project but the first to get done (and smallest) and I was sure that once I sent pictures off to the GG crew there was going to be a lot of, "What were you thinking?" comments. I had even began preparing a new armature for a re-sculpt in expectation of them wanting something a bit less over the top but they liked him and requested more. I wouldn't say I was delusional when I sculpted this one but fairly loopy for a while and semi confused with what I did when I got better so if you are wondering why I did it like this, your not the only one. The awesome picture the artist drew of my sculpt made me feel better about it all though.











8 comments:

  1. He is a bit wide, but to be honest, I really really like this sculpture. I don't know that he will get on the table much, as I think he will be reserved for higher quality painting and a much more decorative plinth to rest on. This gives me a year to work on NMM to make those blades really look amazing. We'll see, and I may have to wait until I can do what I want with NMM, but this guy is outstanding and deserves some good paint. Not that the others don't... so torn on playing with your miniatures. They are really outstanding. I only regret I cannot afford a set to play with and a second to just paint.

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    1. If you are looking for advice or direction with this fig I say; play with it, use it and get as much out of it on the table as possible. That's what it's there for.
      Then later when you got the time and feel like it, paint it up. put it on a plinth or back onto the board with new life. As much as I like seeing what I've done given some time and care by modelers I also would like to see the same people get some real-time enjoyment from the figs. Have fun! I'd hate to think of people buying these figures JUST to paint them and put them out of reach, they are playing pieces so play, have fun and be happy!
      Thanks for the comment BTW.

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    2. Actually, I will buy 2 to start with... might even get three. I am now thinking I have enough figures to do a monochromatic set (if I can work out the details and darkness feeling to them) and a light set and then get a third one for NMM. Really like all of the details in the sculpts you made for this and hope to see a lot more in the future! Great work, man, great work!

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    3. Wow! Sounds like you got a plan and ambition!

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  2. Jason, this sculpt is fantastic. Has Sam Kieth been an influence of yours? Tusk reminds me of The Maxx, especially the rear view. Can't wait to get him to the table! Thank you!

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    1. Heh, I just reread a Maxx story a couple of days ago so it's funny you would mention that. The people who influenced me the most directly for poses and such would be Frank Frazetta and Bernie Wrightson but I did collect the Maxx when it first came out and I'm sure all those comics that I picked up for the art had some effect on me. Glad you like the guy, hope he's as fun once you get him in hand.

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  3. Just curious, why did you make the left arm and hand so large compared to the rest of him?

    Don't get me wrong, I like this sculpt, just I noticed the arm and was curious if that was by design and if so why?

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    1. Actually both arms are the same length, it's just that his left is stretched out while his right is cocked-back slightly. His shoulder is thrown back, his elbow is kinked in a slight raise and his wrist is more curled into the grip of the cleaver.
      I wanted to put in some shots of him from the side (which you could see what I'm describing better) but my camera was having issues with what to focus on with that knife being thrust into the lens and things got blurry, sorry.

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