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The Beginners Guide ToSculpting MiniatureFigures From Scratch
Drew
W
illiams
S
culpting
S
tudio
July
2
003Special
G
en
C
on
S
eminar
FIGURE SPECIALISTS FOR TOY, GAME, AND HOBBY INDUSTRIES
An independent developer and designer of figurative sculptures for various toy and game companiesas well as private collectors the world over.
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Vesalius
The
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urpose
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ooklet
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.................................................2Advanced
M
aterials
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............................................................2Making
a C
uring
O
ven
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.........................................................3Making
a R
ig
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.......................................................................4Making
a
n
A
rmature............................................................5Classic
L
aws
o
f
A
natomy
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.....................................................7Laws
o
f
M
iniature
A
natomy
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.................................................9Posing
t
he
A
rmature
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...........................................................9Under
-A
natomy................................................................10Super
-A
natomy.................................................................11The
H
uman
H
ead
& F
ace
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...................................................11The
H
ands
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........................................................................12The
F
eet
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...........................................................................13Further
A
dvanced
M
aterials
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...............................................13Suggested
R
esources
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........................................................14Suggested
S
uppliers..........................................................14Appendix:
I
mage
R
esources
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Table
o
f
C
ontents
The
P
urpose
o
f
t
his
B
ooklet
The purpose of this booklet is to provide the experienced miniatureshobbyist with the foundation to begin in original miniature fabrication in thesame manner as many of the professionals do. Additional years of trainingand observation, as well as experimentation in tools and materials use is rec-ommended to make full use of the techniques and principles outlined in thisBooklet. However this will hopefully provide a solid 'first step' in the rightdirection.
Advanced
M
aterials
copper wire (stripped doorbell wire will do) Jewelry wire clipperssmall flat (no teeth) needle nosed plierssolder (light duty, low temp, rosin core, with a % silver best)Dremel tool (or other multi-speed precision rotary device)micro drill bits and various dental drill bitsvarious needles mounted to handleslarge clay sculpting tools jewelers coping sawsupply of fresh no. 11 hobby knives bladesunused bottle corksalligator clipslarger clampsreliable super glueheavy plasticard (thickest scrap found at any sign maker shop)measuring device with exact metric (rulers or calipers)assorted fine grit sandpapertexture collection (open cell foam scraps, coarse sandpaper, etc)table vicefreezerreliable oven or other heating device
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