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Title: Gator's sculpture
Post by: Gator on October 08, 2019, 04:23:38 PM
My my my, what could I be making?  Hmm...

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Post by: Ragamuffin on October 08, 2019, 05:46:12 PM
Would he happen to wear green? ;)
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Post by: Gator on October 08, 2019, 06:02:36 PM
Maybe!
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Post by: Galactica on October 09, 2019, 10:16:03 AM
Could it be one of these guys?

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Post by: Gator on October 09, 2019, 12:57:51 PM
Nope!  It is pony related.
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Post by: RoseNoire on October 09, 2019, 01:44:51 PM
Looks like the Wizard/gnome from the G1 movie who gives Paradise Estate to the ponies, in my opinion. ;)
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on October 09, 2019, 02:37:10 PM
Is it...mr moochick? Or however you spell his name?
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Post by: Gator on October 09, 2019, 05:14:16 PM
Yes, he wears green :biggrin: Yes, he gave us Paradise Estates  :biggrin:  and yessss... Its the Moochik!!!   :frolic:

Here he is with hands and a staff. 

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I had seen a toy peacock with Safari or Schleich-like animal figures in a store awhile back, so I wanted to have him holding a peacock, but I went to four stores today and nobody has it anymore.  My options are to order it online, or just have him holding the Rainbow of Light.
Wish me luck on the clothes, hat and face.  I have not sculpted in MANY years (I'm old now).  I've never made clothes.  I'm not good at humans.  I'm worried I will screw up his face.  I'm worried about his hat.
I will say, I've always hated drawing hands on paper, and I'm really glad how these sculpted hands turned out.
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on October 09, 2019, 09:40:29 PM
I quite like what you have so far. Sculpting in any 3d medium is difficult to get right, especially a 2d character. But your work so far shows great promise. Just take your time, and I’m sure you’ll be just fine!
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Post by: Skeen on October 10, 2019, 11:07:55 AM
You need to quit being so talented my dude. I'm getting jealous.  ;) 
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Post by: RandomPony on October 10, 2019, 09:49:24 PM
Looks good so far, lol
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Post by: Griffin on October 11, 2019, 09:34:10 AM
Ooh Moochik, that's amazing! Looking great so far, the hands in particular!
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Post by: Gator on October 13, 2019, 03:56:41 PM
Coat is done.  Now to attempt beard, face and hat.

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Later, here is face and hat.  Lips are ugly and look chapped.  Cheeks aren't full enough and I needed more beard around cheeks and pushing under hat, but decided this is enough for a first try.  The eyes and eyebrows are awful.  Redid those twice and still not happy.  One nostril got squished.
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So I'll bake and hopefully with paint he won't look so bad.
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Post by: BlackCurtains on October 13, 2019, 11:56:24 PM
I think he looks great!
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on October 14, 2019, 12:15:44 AM
    I dunno. Looks on model to its animated counterpart to me! And it looks good! I didn’t even notice he had little ears on the top of his head until now. The more you know...
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Post by: Shaz on October 14, 2019, 01:04:34 AM
He looks awesome to me! I've always wished for a Moochick figure I could pose with my ponies!
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Post by: Skeen on October 14, 2019, 09:40:17 AM
FFFFF omg.  You need to make resin casts of him so you can sell them! 
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Post by: Griffin on October 14, 2019, 10:04:30 AM
FFFFF omg.  You need to make resin casts of him so you can sell them! 

Yes!
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on October 16, 2019, 05:42:51 AM
FFFFF omg.  You need to make resin casts of him so you can sell them! 

Yes!
I agree with this statement. I think we all would enjoy a little moochik, and your sculpting is beautiful.
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Post by: Gator on October 16, 2019, 12:32:06 PM
Well, I'm just learning sculpey.  I guess next is learning casting resin!
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Post by: Artemesia's Garden on October 16, 2019, 12:49:59 PM
   I didn’t even notice he had little ears on the top of his head until now. The more you know...

Same here!

That's a brilliant piece of work. It reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeozljBmJTw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeozljBmJTw)

Also, just to say that people's faces are not symmetrical especially kooky characters like the Moochick. So the only issue I would worry about is the texture of the lips since I think if you're not happy with it then it could be something to work on. I guess it also depends how keen you are to make it show accurate or whether a little artistic license is OK.

Edit: OK so I just checked and he doesn't actually have lips int he film which I think looks a little wierd. I prefer your version. He's awesome!!
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Post by: Luxrayx on October 16, 2019, 02:22:36 PM
Lips are ugly and look chapped.  Cheeks aren't full enough and I needed more beard around cheeks and pushing under hat, but decided this is enough for a first try.  The eyes and eyebrows are awful.  Redid those twice and still not happy.  One nostril got squished.
Dude, the only reason you can even see these flaws is because you've been staring at them for hours while you work. To everyone else, this looks incredible :iconclap:
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Post by: JazzMatazz on October 16, 2019, 02:46:59 PM
FFFFF omg.  You need to make resin casts of him so you can sell them! 

I'll second this! I've wished for one for ages.
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Post by: Gator on October 16, 2019, 07:15:30 PM
I will have to make a better, smaller version of him.  I fished out Firefly, Bowtie and Applejack from storage (Twilight is hiding in another box somewhere) to pose with the Moochik, and I realized he is ginormous compared to them.  I'm not finished painting him yet.

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Post by: Ragamuffin on October 16, 2019, 07:37:13 PM
He looks even better painted! :biggrin:
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Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on October 16, 2019, 08:38:17 PM
He's so cool lookin! Well done!
Make a super mini Moochik and then create a Moochik tower.
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on October 16, 2019, 09:31:11 PM
I love every part of this. Sure, he is a big moochick. Just a moochick with a reduce/enlarge spell.
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Post by: Shaz on October 17, 2019, 02:03:42 AM
Oh wow he looks amazing!
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Post by: Pheasant on October 17, 2019, 12:18:27 PM
FFFFF omg.  You need to make resin casts of him so you can sell them! 

Yes!
I agree with this statement. I think we all would enjoy a little moochik, and your sculpting is beautiful.

Sorry for using caps, but... YES. DO IT.

He looks phenomenal; truth be told, I didn't even notice the flaws until you pointed them out! (And even then, that doesn't change my opinion.)

If you don't mind me asking, what brand of clay did you use?


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Post by: Gator on October 17, 2019, 03:13:29 PM
It is Sculpey polymer clay.
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Post by: Carrehz on November 07, 2019, 07:29:30 AM
aaaa he looks absolutely amazing!!!
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Post by: Esbayne on January 12, 2020, 05:39:38 PM
Holy crap, this is AMAZING!
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Post by: Gator on June 18, 2020, 06:08:50 PM
Well, it seems like since deviant art did its update, all my photos disappeared, but I wanted to show y'all what I'm working on next.  Since my first Moochick was too big, I'm going to make another that's smaller.  And if there really is interest in resin casts I could sell, I'm going to make him simpler and more compact so he would be easier to make a mold of, like this:

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Here was the first one, before he was finished being painted.  This guy would be hard to mold, and he's not great looking, plus he's a giant next to the ponies.
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on June 18, 2020, 06:43:37 PM
Oh I love the small moochik! It looks like it might be around spike sized.
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Post by: Ponybookworm on July 11, 2020, 07:21:54 AM
I'd love this fellow!!!
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Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 13, 2020, 10:28:02 PM
Not a bad first try. And a resin Moochik would be awesome.

Anything you can do to fix the embeds earlier in the thread?

EDIT: Also, I'm jealous of you having Titans Return Windblade
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Post by: Gator on July 14, 2020, 04:11:17 PM
I can try.  Deviantart did some sort of update and all my picture posts messed up.

Edit to add:  i can't find them now.  Maybe I deleted them.  But basically it was photos showing the armature and beginning stages of my first Moochik.
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Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 14, 2020, 11:16:22 PM
That is some exquisite sculpting work!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on July 15, 2020, 09:16:05 AM
I love seeing WIP shots!!!
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on July 15, 2020, 09:29:41 AM
I can't see the photos. :/
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