Nic-es sculpting log. PAGE 6.WATCH THIS SPACE.

[nic-e]

Cheers chaps!

I have just cut the wizards feet off to give himn an extra mm of height. He was actually a perfect 15mm to the eye but he's smaller than EVERY 15mm miniature i own, so i decided to give him a little more height.

I also sculpted a hood ono him but hated it, so i did a quick image search for the sort of headwear that felt right, and i decided he would be an excellent alchemist. after a few seconds i realised that the go to hat for all good alchemists , pyromancers and dealers of pigshit it....



THE COIF! practical, minimalist with a subtle hint of evil insanity.

[Barry S]

That's lovely work.

I am really enjoying watching the projects come to life. Thanks!

[nic-e]

well here he is.  A one day sculpt turned into a two day sculpt as he needed some reworking. He's slightly taller ,more hunchbacked and has a coif rather than the horrible hood i had given him.

I like him, I'm pretty proud of his hands clutching the mystery orb of mysterious mystery.

He looks sort of annoyed, shocked and scared all at once,Like he's just summoned something he realises he shouldn't.

[beefcake]

Nice work. I love the clothing you have done.

[Hobgoblin]

Just spotted this thread - what brilliant stuff! They're all great, but I like the orc most of all.

[nic-e]

Just spotted this thread - what brilliant stuff! They're all great, but I like the orc most of all.

Somehow I thought you would

[Ockman]

Great sculpting, good choice on adding a millimeter to the mini. 15mm is supposed to be foot to eye, so in reality they are 17-18mm.

[DintheDin]

He looks sort of annoyed, shocked and scared all at once,Like he's just summoned something he realises he shouldn't.

I like him a lot! Well done! Keep up the good job!

[Khadrin Stonetooth]

Hi all

Please Ockman can you explain why 15 mm is supposed to be from foot to eye ?
I've seen it a lot on forums and websites but it seems weird to me. Where does it come from and what's the rational behind it ?
I don't know but for me the logical way should be from foot to top of the head (without hat), when I want to get the height of
my kids, I don't measure foot to eye but if there is a good reason ...

[Ockman]

Hi all

Please Ockman can you explain why 15 mm is supposed to be from foot to eye ?
I've seen it a lot on forums and websites but it seems weird to me. Where does it come from and what's the rational behind it ?
I don't know but for me the logical way should be from foot to top of the head (without hat), when I want to get the height of
my kids, I don't measure foot to eye but if there is a good reason ...

Of course there are different traditions, but a rational I've seen is that one might not see the top of a minis head (due to helmets/gear), but the eyes are more often seen. 15mm scale is often refered to as 1:100, which also makes the case for minis being closer to 17-18mm rather than 15mm, also.
Since most 15mm models are closer to 18mm (foot to top of the head), the ones closer to 15mm look rather small.

[Khadrin Stonetooth]

Ok, thank you. Mine are and will be 1:100 scale so I was wondering why.

[nic-e]

Ok, thank you. Mine are and will be 1:100 scale so I was wondering why.

Interesting side note, my original ventures into 15mm sculpting used 1:100 figures as armatures. Because of this they have almost no facial definition and are pretty basic. 1:100 is much finer because it obeys proper rules of scale rather that just trying to give a stylised impression of a figure. A 15mm figure and a 1:100 figure may be the same height, but one is going to be bigger than the other.

Its also the reason my early sculpts didn't survive vulcanisation! They came out as green and white blobs of melted plastic.

[rumacara]

15mm, 17mm or 18mm they are very nice.
So get them produced...

[nic-e]

15mm, 17mm or 18mm they are very nice.
So get them produced...

*COUGH *Planning a kickstarter* COUGH *

[Munindk]

That sounds great