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Posted at February 11, 2004, 2:11 pm:

Heya folks, Petey here, aka Smellybug.

It has been brought to my attention that the 3d/sculpture section could use a tutorial. Well I'm happy to be at your service. I've been in the movie racket for a number of years and have made a lot of creature maquettes. Along the way I've learned a few tips, tricks and techniques and would be helpful to those just starting out, or even a few bits of info that even advanced artists might find helpful.

I plan to do a supersculpey sculpture in the typical way that I do these things, posting progress and descriptions along the way. You can follow along an make your own or whatever, it's up to you. I probably won't post ever single day, but every few days. Ask questions and I'll try to respond coherently.

Here's the design I will be doing. Keeping it rather simple in terms of number of parts, complexity etc.



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Replies:

YAY!!! -mikey

crazy man.

cool looking creature.

......must ...subsribe....now really nice litlle monster cant wait ...

thx man - your work is so wicked! :jump1:

Fantastic! I'll be waiting.

damn.

Here are the sculpting tools I use when making a sculpt of this genera...

This tool isn't exactly necessary, but it saves me a lot of time and s...

CROM!.

I'll probably use most of them, though a few of them will get the most...

Sweeet!

Petey.

Lol.

This is so fantastic! This is why I love this forum.

Next I took the photoshop file, cut out the critter and blew the print...

So now i know how big my base needs to be, and I have more of a sense ...

This is great! I'm always down for learning new tips and methods for s...

This is great! I can't wait for the next update.

I've taken the xerox and roughly drawn where I think the spine and mai...

This creature will be fabricated out of Super Sculpey and Sculpey III.

Here I'm premixing my sculpey to achieve an opaque grey color.

this is what Im talking about, a tutorial start to finish.

checked mine, one said III the other didn't.

bueno! I am working along wiht you, but Im not gonna post pics.

Man oh man.

I've always used the plain Super Sculpey.

Sweet baby jesus, this is a cool thread.

So here is the armature in it's basic form.

The idea is to pack the mixed material very tightly around the areas t...

Smelly.

Sweet, dude, glad you liked the Draco.

Dude, to say i liked it is an understatment.

Smellybug, you sculptured Draco? :eek: OMG! One of my fav films and I...

I may be jumping the gun but .

Yo Skello: In this case, the support rod will probably be left in.

aha! ok got it.

Ok, so I have my armature ready to go.

I should mention the reference I use and the inspirational things I co...

Alright lets start the good part.

The beginning stage is called the blocking stage.

Lets start adding the limbs.

Posts like this are the reason why I just love CA.

I dont sculpt, and the last time I tried it was like 8 years ago.

I've never tried that "cardboard thing" before.

crap, I went away for like 2 days and now there is a shitload more! ...

damn.

awesome petey.

bought me some sculpey now -- i'd like to try that stuff out now you s...

lets play find the tools in smellybugs workshop.

What more can I say than anybody else.

Thanks Sam, yeah, on Jurassic I worked on the stopmo animatics.

Thanks for the great tutorial, Smellybug--hope to see some more from y...

This is really awesome stuff! Can't wait for more updates.

I usually prep the already baked parts with a rub down of turpenoid.

Thanks Smellybug, I'll have to try that! Although I fear my model mig...

smelly.

Ok, finally an update! "Woot!" as Manley would say.

So for the dorsal spikes, i need a thicker, more rigid mesh to support...

Oooh.

Man, this is great.

oh please more now, more now! this is so good i feel like i am watchi...

wow this thread is amazing! I'm so glad I found it.

Thanks again you guys.

Foster, my sentiments exactly.

Smellybug.

No, it's not necessary.

Sandable laquer-based primer and acrylic paints are the best way to go...

Oh man, this is amazing stuff! i always wanted to try this out, and n...

Check for more updates tonight!

this is my first time on this site.

Ok.

Petey, This is freakin wicked, we are grateful that you took the ti...

Very very nice/inspiring.

Wow! That is truly nice! Amazing texture! Is there any reason for j...

Excellent detailing! In comparing it now to the initial concept sketch...

i only stumbled across this by accident, and even though i'm not a scu...

Holy crap! When I saw these pictures this morning I had to go back a ...

it would of been great if you could show some screen shots of how and ...

I will scan my tools and put them up tonight.

This is insane.

I just want to say how inspirational this tutorial has been.

This tutorial is amazing, I'm so happy someone at the Kid Robot forums...

FunkYeti: 1) No, not really.

Smellybug, this is great man, thanks so much.

hey man, just thought id join the bandwagon and thank you for such a g...

chaos: Thanks man.

hi i've been wanting to get into maquettes for some time and i was won...

glass eyes are fine usually.

Ok.

U just become my personal hero.

That detail is insane! Very nice! A (few) question(s): when adding...

Fantastico! Great stuff man.

hey pete! that's looking great! you are truly the man.

good heavens thats insane.

Fantastic work, Smellybug I've been trying to get into this for a wh...

tully: i have it sitting in my house, an di still couldnt figure out w...

Tully: For a bipedal character, your best bet is to first get the f...

well! this must be accumulated and saved for it is the best sculpy tu...

Thanks Jon.

That would DEFINATELY be a book I'd buy.

Bravo.

This is looking absolutely amazing.

You are a master sculptor Petey, I've learned alot looking at this tut...

Yo T: I dunno.

I can't belive my eyes.

Bar None the best and most thought out tutorial I have seen.

Icey: Thanks bub! Dragonfire: No I didn't work on Jurassic II.

Holy cow! I love when I find threads this awesome and this late into ...

Nope, haven't used it.

GREAT TUTORIAL ! WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE A BOOK PUBLISHED WITH A VARIET...

I do plan to do a texture tut in the future and in the book.

This is one of the coolest tutorials i've ever seen! Thanks so much fo...

This is wishful thinking on my part but since you do work for Phil Tip...

Doood you're so old school.

Hey Pete, any more cool pics like that Triceratops guy you'd like to s...

your wish=my command.

How did you do the scaly textures on the Trike? Did you you use a t...

Ok, sculpting done.

i vote for keeping it all in this thread! wow.

Giotto: I used bondo primer.

Pete, I think we crossposted and you missed this: How did you do th...

Dan: They were all done one by one.

Well, the results are spectacular, so I think the time invested was wo...

For long spindly appendages as for a pteradactyl, what would you use f...

Please finish this in tis thread! I love your work! I think i'll try s...

Stix: For a long skinny part I would probably use steel rod or threade...

Hi Pete , In regards to the Chavant clay you used on your cool Tr...

I think I used chavant cm70, but that was a long time ago.

Thanks for doing this excellent tute Smellybugs! And I love your work!...

Terrific sculpt cant wait to see the painting

Boy, am I glad that I just stumbled on the thread at the end, it would...

gaack!! im having withdrawl symptoms.

Sorry, sorry.

Goodness.

Sorry if this was already asked, how much does sculpy cost? I'm hoping...

You can get a 1 pound box for under 10 bucks US.

be sure to post your progress in colour this time

Truly one of the best threads on this forum.

giddy for the painting stages.

Hello.

Hello Smellybug.

Lyon: Thanks, that's a great compliment! Hillartsympho: Me too! I'm...

I'd just like to thank you again Smellybug for taking the time to do t...

smellybug Thank you for answer of my questions.

Pete, this is awesome for a new starving artist like me.

Ok you bastards, here we go: PAINTING For this project, I'm using F...

woohoo!

Woooooooow.

Damn!! this is awesome!!! BTW are you using your flash when you take...

Hey there guys.

Jesus, that looks amazing already.

Smellybug, what kind/brand of airbrush are you using? Is it a Badger?...

Man, I have always been leary of painting any of my sculpts for fear o...

diagetus: It's an Iwata.

WOW!!! this is just too beutiful.

Man.

I`d like to add my thanks for the tutorial, how about taking a pic und...

Wowowowowowo awesome, really great job

Dually noted.

smellybug, Is there any reason you started off with a dark base tone? ...

Torch, as you know, there's no "one" way to do anything, es...

Wow Smellybug, I know it's been said too many times already, but this ...

I'm another Garthok fan! Loved it--it both fit the idea for the movie...

Just logged that little tidbit into the memory banks.

Darkstrider : Thanks man, Yeah the Garthok was mine.

Understood.

I too would love to see some of your old portfolio stuff Smellybug - H...

Wow.

Finishing touches.

Totally awsome.

Thank you.

Wooow, Holy wonderful!!! What does the hand piece of your airbrush us...

amazing! Awesome stuff man thanks so much for putting forth the effor...

Well, being on a dial-up has made viewing some of those pages a real t...

Indeed, you have done a great service, perhaps to a larger community t...

This has been a really, really cool ride.

Pete, one way to punch those reds (or any bright color you are applyin...

Really.

Fantastic tutorial.

Thank you Smellybug!!! Its great to see step-by-step how a profession...

After seeing all the tutorial, all i can say is THANKS! :thumbsup:

Great job! You did the community a big service with that tutorial! Def...

Congratulations for the tutorial.

GREAT tutorial!!! ive been watching it from the beginning, and ive le...

Well I'm no sculpture, mainly because the techniques are so mysterious...

Smellybug, I was fortunate enough to recently have taken up a DSL c...

Oh my god! That was like the most insanely cool thing I have ever seen...

Sorry guys, I've been all jammed up here, I will respond to your great...

Smellybug: I used to buy Cinefex many years ago, and marvelled at the ...

i just laid the finished maquette over the initial concept drawing in ...

Ok, We have all seen the monsters.

thank you so much, you're a master! it's clear you love every part ...

i'm with sammy and each of the guys here who thank you.

It was amazing to follow this start to finish.

We are ants to your godly might.

cant believe i just now looked at this tutorial.

thats pretty good.

WOW.

this is the coolest tutorial I have seen for a while! any future p...

This is why I love this website so much! Professional people going ou...

Don’t know if people are still reading this thread.

No, you're doing it right.

Thank you for your response.

Hey Frankie, If you want the clay stiffer you can use Fimo instead ...

Frankie: Darkstrider is pretty much correct.

YES! :thumbsup:

Wow! Thank you for your reply.

:rofl: Thanks, man!

That thing is awesome.

OMFG! u rock!

I see you use aluminium wire for armatures.

No, I believe you can use those types as well.

Hi Smellybug, When you're not painting with an airbrush, do you use...

It's good to use both.

Great finish Petey, Looking forward to meeting you and seeing you in a...

wow, I am fairly new to this site, and wanted to thank you for you...

Word.

Here is my only problem, how the F*CK do you post pieces on this site!...

Awesome tutorial, Petey(is it ok if I call you Petey?).

Oh yeah, I'm sooo slick! lol

Make a tutorial for that "How to be slick for the stiff"

Hey great stuff! Everything is so dead on to the original concept.

First, let me add my thanks for this excellent tutorial! It was much a...

I have been sculpting now for about 8 years and I have to say if there...

here are the some shots of the body sculpted

empty post

Possibly the best thing I've ever read on the web.

great stuff Kris.

Yeah the workshop was fun, a little muggy but fun! Do you have any pi...

I shall post the sculpt I ended up with.

Hi Smellybug, Couple armature questions: 1) I noticed you put th...

Smellybug, thank you so much for this tutorial! I would buy your book...

how fo i add a pic to a thread?

hey there smelley you have singlehandedly opened my eyes.

I'm starting a special effects make up course (grime in Dutch) in sept...

Wow, This is a great tutorial.

I'm not SmellyBug but I can answer this.

wow.

I was so enthralled with this thread (which I found by accident) I had...

petey thank you so much.

Is turpenoid just another name for turpentine? And, just by chance,...

nice very nice.

you are my hero Smelly.

Thanks smelly.

this is amazing really.

Great job.

Thanks for a great walkthrough smellybug, very inspiring! I don’t kno...

Hi, This sculpting course is Filled with valuable information! I es...

Hey smellybug, good stuff man, I usually use supersculpey but have rec...

actuall its cm-90 and 70 that im using

Hey there smellybug, we met briefly at the workshop in austin this sum...

I have a few questions about sculpey, so.

Hey cloak, well for the color there are 2 main reasons, first its nice...

oh yeah and you can smooth it out with water, alcohol (91% works bette...

I have never tried sculpting, and I doubt I ever will, but this was ju...

Good Lord that was incredible, can't thank you enough for the detailed...

THanks for all the kinds words and all.

JURL''' THANXXX very much ''' for post it.

Wow, Im so glad I saw this post after the whole thing was done.

Omg!!!!!!!

Thank you so much.

you get me hyped for 3d work and also what you have shown me, I now ha...

congratulations,i think you've inspired many people including me!!!!!!...

wow~!!!

I came across this thread way late, but i figured i'd show my support ...

Thank you very much

Bloody hell, I've only just stumbled across this thread and it's AWESO...

No problemo.

Visit this mans website.

Sir that was INCREDIBLY ENLIGHTENING!!!!!! Its going to be tooo dammn...

Amazing work ! Great ! I want to sculpt !

Well, this thread was linked over on PlanetFigure.

i think thats the best "tut/thingie/thread whatever" what i´...

WOW! I can't sculpt.

Wow.

Wooow!! this is so cool! They (/you) have to do this more, you can le...

just great! the level of detail is amazing! awesome work.

Smellybug - you took us all back to school with that incredible tutori...

up to now, i hadnt considered sculpting my drawings.

HI SMELLYBUG .

:d Grreat Work .

That is just insane.

just awesome.

Hey, I was admiring your stuff and showing the tutorial to a friend .

smellybug, amazing tutorial.

Hey SmellyBug, I saw this in your thread .

Again.

KrisTaylor , cool to see your working on the T-rex.

damn that tutorial was awesome.

What a God send!!! This has to be the most helpful thing Ive ever see...

What an incredible tutorial.

Thanks dyno; I use a rake tool for the same reason they use one in a s...

Hey Smelly bug, any chance of you putting together a book or something...

Ok.

Simply Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How much sculpey did you use for this? I'm interested in trying my han...

This thread/site/forum/s is awesome.

Hello.

awesome work you have a cool process as well

wow what a pro .

Thanks for such an excellent tutorial - it has re-ignited my interest ...

Thank you very much for this tutorial!! I have worked much with high f...

how come I cant see the pics on the painting part.

Is it just me? becuse some of the pics are a blue square with a questi...

Dude! Iam so sorry but I still cant see the pics.

hey Pete, I just have to say this is one of thee best totorials i ...

The photos are being fixed.

you deffinitly have to !

That's amazing.

Hi, i'm new here.

Thanks alot for posting this tut! I checked it a while ago - and it m...

Very cool maquette.

Look what i've found! Interview with the master at: PIXELS...

Hey thanks alot for posting this tutorial, it taught me some valuable ...

Hey Pete, Have you ever worked with other types of Polymer Clays? ...

Hi there, There isnt much i can say about this threadthat the peopl...

Very solid tutorial.

may i have some pics of the circled items here?.

the one with ring around.

How about you put this whole tutorial into pdf and get it uploaded ont...

YOUR WORK IS AMAZING.

I have sent a message to Smellybug asking if I can post a .

Wow.

I have not touched my sculpting stuff for about 4 years.

This tut is just great.

In colour, Super Sculpey is a translucent pink-beige only.

wow.

Hey you guys, if I made a dvd of a sculpt process of some kind and sol...

I would buy it for $ 20.

I'd definately be interested in a DVD.

Petey Bug, I think that $20.

SmellyBug - 1) Yes, I would buy your sculpt CD.

Thanks guys.

Just send the e-mail.

I was very excited to see your tutorial (the only reason I joined th...

Here's his e-mail, it's smellybug@earthlink.

Hehe being a fellow Canadian, I can tell you that the price wouldn't b...

I think this is a great idea.

Really greaty tutorial.

My God you make this look easy.

Fantastic tutorial.

wow wowow owowowow

I have some questions, I hope you (that is Smellybug) or someone else ...

Holy CRAP!!! I mean how sic is dat, I applaud you man, das friggin' wi...

Just want to thank smelly and all of you guys for what has been posted...

i am truly inspired.

that is sick!

kool bug thing where did you get the wir mesh for th webbings under ...

Very nice work.

Amazing

O_o cool "i will try tat at home" good luck, give us some ...

Nice tutorial!!! i LOVE it, i will sketch a creature and try to make s...

sickness tutorial bad dude, wow i really apreciate the time you took t...

Hi, I know nothing about sculpting and just happend to stumble across...

Although I just repeat the general sentiment in this thread, I couldn'...

Te pasaste loco, una obra genial, digna de dioses.

Thank you for sharing!!

This is absolutely one of the GREATEST tutorials that I have ever read...

So many people have said how great this tutorial is that it seemed red...

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