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19/03/2019 at 10:48 #111072
Rhoderic
MemberI’m trying to standardise and unify my method of painting “lit” objects and to that end I need a number of identical or similar castings of sculpted fire. I mean to experiment with different ways of painting fire and compare them to each other.
I know Crom’s Anvil has fire bowls, but I’ve been able to sculpt and cast something similar myself (a cone shape with a flame-textured surface) and I’m now hoping to find something where the flames are a bit more “articulated”, for lack of a better word.
Does anyone know of any suitable sculpts of fire on the market, that can be bought in numerous duplicates for relatively cheap?
19/03/2019 at 10:50 #111073Mike
Keymaster19/03/2019 at 10:53 #111074Rhoderic
MemberShapeways?
Ah, you’ve exposed my weakness. I’m still uninitiated to the sacred mysteries of Shapeways
19/03/2019 at 13:13 #111079Deleted User
MemberArmorcast and Anvil Industry does muzzle flashes, also search ebay.
https://www.armorcast.com/Cinematic-Effects?page=2
http://anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/search&search=flashMight also want to search shops with dungeon tiles they might have detail kits.
I don’t think this fit the cheap category.
http://zealotminiatures.com/shop-2/#!/Braziers-x2/p/82421272/category=2332603219/03/2019 at 13:17 #111080Deleted User
MemberYou might also buy this and paint light effect on it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLAMELESS-LED-CANDLE-BATTERY-OPERATED-TEA-LIGHT-FLICKERING-CHRISTMAS-CELEBRATION/392190798913?hash=item5b5064ac41:m:mazWDKTKR6M794vgmuRgAag19/03/2019 at 13:56 #111081Rhoderic
MemberOoh, I really like those Zealot Miniatures braziers. They’re precisely the style of sculpted fire I’m after. But cheap they ain’t. Now I’m just looking at them wondering if the sculptor used some special technique that’s simpler than it looks (probably not, but I’m foolhardy when it comes to sculpting).
21/03/2019 at 11:38 #111155fairoaks024
ParticipantWhat about the reaper bones fire elementals, balls of fire etc.
they are cheap and very well sculpted. ( also transparent if you want to play with lighting them with LEDs)
21/03/2019 at 12:07 #111156Rhoderic
MemberWhat about the reaper bones fire elementals, balls of fire etc. they are cheap and very well sculpted. ( also transparent if you want to play with lighting them with LEDs)
The Wall of Fire and the Burning Sphere could suit my purposes well, and are cheap as you say. Thanks.
As I’m on my way to spending the better part of a week away from home, I brought some putty and modelling tools with me to try sculpting “articulated” flames of my own. This is probably redundant now but I’m still going to try. My idea is to first sculpt some flat, 2D-ish “licks” of flame, but then curl, ripple and gently crimp these a bit before they cure. Then, once they’ve cured, to cut them up and rearrange multiples of them with glue into more 3D shapes and use more putty to fill the joins, add more bulk and generally make everything come together in natural, curving shapes. This would try to emulate the appearance of the Zealot Miniatures brazier fires. Probably a doomed enterprise given my sculpting skills, but I repeat, I’m foolhardy.
21/03/2019 at 13:36 #111162Deleted User
MemberSounds like a nice little competition to get people involve. Sculpt some flames and share techniques.
31/03/2019 at 20:33 #111721Deleted User
MemberFound some more. Pretty sure they’re 3D printed.
Clear Resin31/03/2019 at 20:51 #111722Rhoderic
MemberFound some more. Pretty sure they’re 3D printed. Clear Resin
Cast in clear polyurethane resin, though they might well be 3D-printed designs originally. At approximately 12mm high they’re just about big enough to qualify for my requirements. Thanks!
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