Post by wardster on Mar 25, 2019 23:41:52 GMT -5
I figured I'd share some pics I had, of another person's work; since I don't think he'd mind if fans of toons got to see it.
A buddy of mine (Andy Pearson) from England did this cute little diorama, a couple of years ago, and he sent me a picture of it. Now that I'm more active on these forums, again, I figured I'd share it with the group. Some of you folks might enjoy it.
Andy keeps busy, in between other sculpting projects, by (for instance) sculpting things like caricatures of local people he knows, and doing any sculpting project that might strike his fancy at the time. There's a two-page article on how and why he created this particular diorama. That article can be found in an English publication called "UKGK" -- which is short for "United Kingdom Garage Kit (or Kits)". The genesis or idea for this project came about when a neighborhood five-year-old, Harry, who Andy knew through the child's uncle, had pronounced "Darth Maul" as "Darth Mole" instead ... and Andy and the child's uncle both thought that sounded like a fun idea for a diorama.
Quoting some of Andy's words, from a few passages in that fun little article:
The figure was made out of "the firm grey formulation of Super Sculpey" over "an armature which consisted of a length of well-seasoned tree branch covered with crumpled heavy gauge kitchen foil to create the basic shape". Andy baked it, to harden that initial layer (that's always how Super Sculpey gets hardened, either between layers or when it's all done) and then "On top of that went a first thin layer of the Sculpey which gave me the base on which to build up the detail." Additional, smaller details were sometimes added, using Milliput, which is a two-part epoxy putty. Andy did the claws with that material, for instance.
The full article can be found on pages 49 and 50 of the May 2017 (#2) issue of "UKGK" magazine.
The Facebook page for "Killer Kits" over in the UK can show more of what the Brits are up to; some of which involves cartoon subjects. You can try picking up back issues of UKGK over there, or you might want to email them at: killerkits@hotmail.com
www.facebook.com/KillerKits-117701668314393/
Another English sculptor who enjoys cartoon subjects is Andy Cope, of Demonic Productions. Here's that man's facebook page, if anyone here wants to see any of the other fun stuff (some of which you folks might love?!) the Brits do, "across the pond":
www.facebook.com/DemonicCreations/
(After the admins look around, on Andy Cope's site, I think they'll realize we aren't the only ones who love cartooned stuff!?)
And last but not least, here's some of the things Andy Pearson showed to visitors at the UKGK show that was held in 2017:
Most of what's seen on that table is (I think?) original one-of-a-kind sculptures, not necessarily castings intended for sale -- but a few of the caricature heads (towards the front) were for sale at that show. I know he's since added a few more busts that he had an expert caster in England mold and cast up for him, but those later ones weren't 100% cartoons, so I'm not showing them here. I have the full set of four toon'ed character heads he was selling (he gifted me with them, which was very cool of him!) so I know their sizes: the "Fetch!" head (a wolfman) is approx 2.5 inches tall, and the "Shoddy Workmanship" (Frankenstein's monster) head is a bit taller than the others, at three inches tall.
Anyway ... just figured I'd share a bit of "what's going on, across the pond" since I know at least one sculptor from there. (I got to know Andy Pearson back when he and I were both writing for "Sci-Fi and Fantasy Modeller"; and we kept in touch via email after that publication's owners decided they were ready for other things in their lives, and they decided to cease publishing SF&FM. Andy and I both started as writer-builders, over there; but he ended up being the editor for SF&FM's special issues, as well. Andy has stayed busy, sculpting and working on various fun hobby projects ... and I "need to get back into this stuff"!)
A buddy of mine (Andy Pearson) from England did this cute little diorama, a couple of years ago, and he sent me a picture of it. Now that I'm more active on these forums, again, I figured I'd share it with the group. Some of you folks might enjoy it.
Andy keeps busy, in between other sculpting projects, by (for instance) sculpting things like caricatures of local people he knows, and doing any sculpting project that might strike his fancy at the time. There's a two-page article on how and why he created this particular diorama. That article can be found in an English publication called "UKGK" -- which is short for "United Kingdom Garage Kit (or Kits)". The genesis or idea for this project came about when a neighborhood five-year-old, Harry, who Andy knew through the child's uncle, had pronounced "Darth Maul" as "Darth Mole" instead ... and Andy and the child's uncle both thought that sounded like a fun idea for a diorama.
Quoting some of Andy's words, from a few passages in that fun little article:
The figure was made out of "the firm grey formulation of Super Sculpey" over "an armature which consisted of a length of well-seasoned tree branch covered with crumpled heavy gauge kitchen foil to create the basic shape". Andy baked it, to harden that initial layer (that's always how Super Sculpey gets hardened, either between layers or when it's all done) and then "On top of that went a first thin layer of the Sculpey which gave me the base on which to build up the detail." Additional, smaller details were sometimes added, using Milliput, which is a two-part epoxy putty. Andy did the claws with that material, for instance.
The full article can be found on pages 49 and 50 of the May 2017 (#2) issue of "UKGK" magazine.
The Facebook page for "Killer Kits" over in the UK can show more of what the Brits are up to; some of which involves cartoon subjects. You can try picking up back issues of UKGK over there, or you might want to email them at: killerkits@hotmail.com
www.facebook.com/KillerKits-117701668314393/
Another English sculptor who enjoys cartoon subjects is Andy Cope, of Demonic Productions. Here's that man's facebook page, if anyone here wants to see any of the other fun stuff (some of which you folks might love?!) the Brits do, "across the pond":
www.facebook.com/DemonicCreations/
(After the admins look around, on Andy Cope's site, I think they'll realize we aren't the only ones who love cartooned stuff!?)
And last but not least, here's some of the things Andy Pearson showed to visitors at the UKGK show that was held in 2017:
Most of what's seen on that table is (I think?) original one-of-a-kind sculptures, not necessarily castings intended for sale -- but a few of the caricature heads (towards the front) were for sale at that show. I know he's since added a few more busts that he had an expert caster in England mold and cast up for him, but those later ones weren't 100% cartoons, so I'm not showing them here. I have the full set of four toon'ed character heads he was selling (he gifted me with them, which was very cool of him!) so I know their sizes: the "Fetch!" head (a wolfman) is approx 2.5 inches tall, and the "Shoddy Workmanship" (Frankenstein's monster) head is a bit taller than the others, at three inches tall.
Anyway ... just figured I'd share a bit of "what's going on, across the pond" since I know at least one sculptor from there. (I got to know Andy Pearson back when he and I were both writing for "Sci-Fi and Fantasy Modeller"; and we kept in touch via email after that publication's owners decided they were ready for other things in their lives, and they decided to cease publishing SF&FM. Andy and I both started as writer-builders, over there; but he ended up being the editor for SF&FM's special issues, as well. Andy has stayed busy, sculpting and working on various fun hobby projects ... and I "need to get back into this stuff"!)
