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rgyoung β Hyena Sculpture: Painted
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Here's the hyena, all painted.Again, like the proportions of the sculpture, the departure from realism in the paint job is deliberate.
This sculpture is about 8.5" tall, 9" long and is mounted on a painted wood base.
This was painted in part with my Badger Anthem airbrush using acrylic based airbrush paints, and detailing was done with a brush and regular acrylic paints. After all the painting was done, this got a coat of matte varnish, and then some gloss varnish here and there for accent.
It's a little less yellow in person, but I like the warmish cast in these photos, so I went with it.
Next sculpture? Either a cartoony badger or bull terrier.
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Is this sculpture available for purchase? Please contact me @ LakotaWolf01@yahoo.com if it is. I am very interested. Thank you.
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hmmm... the snouts a little more like a canine but its great ^^~! wish I knew how to sculpt, how do you do it?
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Thanks for the comment.
There are plenty of tutorials online about sculpting, if you want to learn how to do it. A good one to start with is here: [link]
There are also some things in my scrap folder that you might find helpful/useful if you are wondering about the tools and materials I use.
How do I do it? I make a drawing of what I want to sculpt, I build an armature based on the drawing, and then I add clay to the armature, shape, carve, smooth, and texture it until I am happy with how it looks. It's as simple and difficult and as impossible to describe as that.
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thank you! also things like what type of items to use, what did you use when you first started out?
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Like I said, there are a few postings in my scrap folder (also in my gallery, collected under the folder "Sculpting Tools, Techniques, WIPs") that should answer those questions.
The materials listed in that section are pretty much what I use now, and are very similar to the materials used in the tutorial I linked in my first reply.
If you want to know what you need to get started, that's easy. You need clay (such as super sculpey or sculpey firm), armature wire, some tools to shape, smooth, carve and detail the clay, a base for your sculpture, and a concept in mind that you'd like to sculpt.
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can you show us how you make these things in steps, id really like to see how these amazing sculptures are created
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There are some WIP photos in my scraps, but I don't know that I'll ever have the discipline to do an in-depth tutorial since I'm usually so engrossed in sculpting that I forget to stop and take photos very often. Maybe the WIP photos will be helpful to you, though.
Also, you might be interested in this tutorial: [link] it was done by a sculptor far more skilled than I, and is pretty similar to how I build up my work.
Thanks for the comment, I'm honored that you enjoy my work!
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this is outstanding work , the detail and the colors are perfect and they whole structure itself is very well made and i love the muscle work and those eyes <3
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Thanks! I'm glad you do!
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I don't know how hug-able he is, but sure!
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what material do you use for your sculptures?
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I use a polymer clay called sculpey firm. It hardens at low temperatures (275 degrees Fahrenheit) in a regular oven.
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Ive been meaning to ask if youre selling/have sold this? Ive been madly in love with it forever.
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I'm glad to hear you're such a fan of this dude!
I'd be willing to part with him. Make me an offer via note; I'll consider it and get back to you either way. Sound good?
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The expression on it's face gives it character and a funny personality to him/her. Just curious when you paint your sculptures do you use black as a base color or does it depend on the animal for the color?
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Thanks!
I prime my sculptures before painting, so they start out a pretty neutral gray. The base color depends on the predominant color of the animal. With most pieces, I try to pick a color and a value that are mid-range if possible--right in between the darkest and lightest areas of the coat and then go from there. Of course, I also work in very, very thin layers of paint, so any changes I need to make are pretty easy to do. This also ensures that when I'm using a paint brush (as opposed to an airbrush), I don't leave brush marks or blobs of paint.
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Your welcome
Thk you very much! I'll have to keep this in mind when I finish my lioness. I usually don't work very very thin with paint but I'll do this from now on. Now i must work! Hope to see new sculptures soon!
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I like how the yellow on his belly/chest stands out against the dark background~ Good job 
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damn that's a frigging great work.
only WOW
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Thanks--very glad to hear that you like it. Thank you for the comment.
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your welcome.
your sculptures are really great. The animals look damn real.
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Ooo, I like those proportions! Gives it a kind of... I dunno..a really solid appearance? lol. Nice job onthe coloring, too
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hi awesome work in animals i hate hyena a lot but this is cooool keep it up
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I love its face and feet.
We need more hyena art around here.
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wow, that is absolutely awsum. r u sellin it?
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Thanks!
I'm kind of attached to this one, but you could definitely commission me to do another. Send me a note and let me know! Something this size would be pretty expensive, but I can definitely work smaller.
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Lovely piece! I like that though the proportions are quite stylized, it's still very, very hyena.
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Argh. I love hyenas. This has alot of wonderful detail and I'm loving how the light and dark colors blend.
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Again another beautiful sculputure I adore those details!
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badger would be cool. And I love bull terrior. This one is awsoem. I am so jelous!
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That is literally *wild* looking. Awesome detail in the paint !
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Looks totally awesome! My favorite part is his eyes. They're creepy, in a good way. Of course, the spots and the gradient of colors are really cool, too.
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Spiffriffic paint job there RG, specially on those spots heβs sportinβ there.
His overall tones are fitting for a hyena and wonderfully bright too. All the details are painted in excellent quality, particularly with the orange eyes which fits nicely with his brown and golden coat colors.
Very nice (BADGER) work as usual (DO A BADGER NEXT) RGYoung. Canβt wait (BADGER) to see your (BADGER, BADGER) next piece.
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Thanks, man.
I had to do the BT first, but I'm starting on the badger tonight! The armature's already built, so you'll see the finished sculpture soon.
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