For the time being i’m working on a new series of five critters for a small limited series. It’s a new way to sculpt my creatures out of wax after done a quick mold of the clay prototype. I haven’t finished yet my actual sculpting tutorial on this but i do take hearty work in progress pics, so be sure to check the tutorial section again. Until then, i’d like to share with you some of the finest online resources about sculpting, d.i.y toymaking and molding stuff. Enjoy!

SCULPTING:

Smellybugs Maquette Tutorial
best clay sculpting tutorial i’ve seen so far! just watch and learn

GoreGoreGore
not much to read, but tons of pictures about the sculpting and molding process

SouthernGFX Tutorials
clay / super sculpey tutorials (you have to scroll down the page one section)

AB Sculpting Studio Tutorial
andy is sculpting a bust in 1/3 scale

FigurePunk Interview on mnartists
sculpting tips and how to produce your own vinyl toys in china

Fanboy – Vinyl Toy comes to Life
step-by-step guide to the making of organ donors

BehindTheToys Figure Creation Process
how an action figure gets created

Gremlins in the Garages – How to
work in process articles and how to make garages kits

Willow Products – Demonstration Videos
all about sculpting waxes and tools to work with it

Dave Pressler – Making Stuff
dave describes the process of making his first vinyl toy

MOLDING:

Dan Perez Studios – Workshop
molding / casting tutorials and some sculpting tips

Hirstarts Mold Making
how to make simple silicone and latex molds

James Rogers Sculptures Studio
figure molding, check how they make the air canals into the mold

MyHeap Molding and Casting Resource
process of making molds, casting up to things like making milk plastic

Jumping Brain – flickr sets
flickr prototyping photosets from emilio garcias jumping brain

Tessetoys – Silicone Mold Guide
how to produce a figure using silicone rubber and resin plaster

B9RobotResource – Molding
silicone rubber mold making – how-to guide

Paint-Sculpt – Mold Making Tutorial
mold making step by step

Alumilite – How to
all kind of mold rubber & cast resin video tutorials

Freeman – Mold Making Videos
silicone rubber and urethane casting resin video tutorials

TAP Plastic – YouTube Chanel
video tutorials about their own rubber products

Pity Mold Suply – YouTube Chanel
different techniques and sfx related molding video tutorials

You have some topic related links to share? please drop a comment and this archives can grow, thx. I will add some book references and communities soon…

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