Area Zero Statue
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Ever since my brother and I were gifted our Gameboy Colors on Christmas day 1998, I have always been a huge fan of Pokémon. With the property being important to me, I thought I might as well try and sculpt a few of my favorite Pokémon from the most recent games, Scarlet and Violet.
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Using official Pokémon artwork found online, I sculpted these three characters in separate files and standing idly. Once all three were completed, I posed them all to look as if they were simultaneously roaring.
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I also wanted this statue to be more interesting than just three Pokémon standing next to each other, so I modeled some terrain to look similar to the underground caves in Area Zero, with blue rocks on the ground and glowing white, blue, and pink crystals pultruding from the ground. I also added the mysterious plaque found in Area Zero to the back of the sculpture, so there is reason to look at it from all angles.
Octopus
Suckers
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This silly octopus sucker sculpture came to be after seeing one of those lollipops with bugs inside and thinking it would be funny if those were cute.
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When the silicone mold is complete, the body will be cast in clear resin, and the eyes will be cast in opaque resin, held together with epoxy. A gumball may be added to the center, but further testing is needed to ensure consistent reproduction.
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Opaque gacha balls with a hole drilled in the bottom is my current idea for packaging, along with a plastic logo band around the seal.​
Why a Garfield Couch?
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A popular YouTuber named "Quinton Review" was looking for a 3D modeler who could sculpt a 1/16 scale Garfield couch for his studio. I sat down, and in four hours, I sculpted the Garf-Couch you see above.
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He loved it, and though I had to makes some major changes to fit his vision, the fully model, printed, and painted Garf-Couch is still sitting proudly in the background of all his video
The Reference
The Final Piece
There it is!
A Sculpture For:
Who's Melvin
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Melvin is a character created by "MeatCanyon," a horror animator on YouTube. He's just an angry guy who can never catch a break, and when things keep going south, he gets super angry. I was so caught off guard the first time the character transformed in the cartoon that I knew I had to try and faithfully recreate his character in 3D form.
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The lumps, bumps, and wrinkles on the face were created by bending and manipulating spheres in Zbrush. I started with a single sphere, and then I would copy it, bend it to shape, and combine it with the previous orb. Slowly but surely, Melvin's grotesque skins began to take form.
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I am currently in the process of painting a Melvin figurine for MeatCanyon himself. After seeing my post online, he reached out with the intent of adding my sculpture to his collection.
MeatCanyon's Melvin
The 3D Print
A Sculpture For:
Candied Pikmin
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I was too young when my cousin gifted me his Pikmin game, but even though I could never get off the planet, Pikmin has continued to be one of my favorite gaming franchises.
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When Pikmin 4 released, I kept seeing videos of those gummy Pikmin candies exclusive to Japan, and my mind immediately went to what other candied versions of Pikmin would look like.
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I started with the original red, yellow, and blue trio, but that only took me a few hours, so I kept sculpting. After a week, I sculpted every Pikmin seen in the mainline game and the famous Captain Olimar. I also finished both the new dog characters, Moss and Oatchi, and even started with some of my favorite baddies, Emperor Bulblax and the family of Breadbugs.
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This project is ongoing, with many more Pikmin-related lollipops in the works.
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Pikmin Try Mimicry
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The Mimi-Min concept came about when I accidentally combined my red Pik-Pop sculpt with my Bulbmin Pik-Pop sculpt, and it looked like the red Pikmin was inside the bulborbs mouth, so I took a quick break from the Pik-Pops and made a mini-series of Mimi-Min.
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The hiding from predators by dressing up as them and trying to confuse the Bulborbs was really funny to me as it felt like something a Pikmin would do if they were able to make little costumes.
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The red, yellow, and blue Pikmin share the same costume, just colored to look like different Bulborbs. The white Pikmin is disguised as the Bulborb Larva, so it has no hands, feet, or teeth. The purple Pikmin was the toughest as its costume is based on the Spotty Bulbear, which doesn't share the same model as the Bulborbs, so some heavy revisions were needed to modify the sculpture.
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As for what's next with these guys, I am still determining my next steps. I want to finish the line with the remaining four Pikmin or start a new set where the Bulborbs dress up as the Pikmin, but since they don't have hands, their costumes will be much uglier.
Becoming a Fur-Bae
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I have always had a soft spot for Furbys. Their cute yet unnerving design has always been appealing to me. When I discovered the cursed world of "Long Furbys," I knew I needed to be a part of it.
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With some concrete form tubes, yards of pink fur, and my 3D modeling skills, I was able to fabricate two fully wearable and interactive Furby Suits.
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I don't have the heart to tear them apart, so I have the helmets mounted on my office walls.
