Ep. 78 | Sculpting with Friends

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[@jakedog7098]

Your joy in sculpting and encouraging others to be artisitic and creative, rather than trying to sell a product or chase advertisers, is an inspiration. I'll probably never go pro, but thanks to you I can save money on minis and sculpt my own. It's also a more satisfying feeling to see something on the table I made myself. Especially if it's someone else using it and having fun.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Thanks Jake! I don't have anything against people advertising and I do enjoy when people buy the things I have to sell, but I feel more fulfilled that the videos aren't about that. It gives me a freedom to share without the weight of other obligations.

[@MarketResearchReading114]

Tom you're the only real resource I've seen that's accessible for miniature sculpting, I love you bud. You've gotten me to the point where I can easily sculpt very compelling bases. I've done halfling grass that I'm very proud of. I've even gotten some heads that turned out quite decent! I hope you know that you're appreciated. You are an absolute gem, and you sure do shine! Hermit here!

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Thank you so much for the kind comments!

[@PlanetToborTV]

That was a stupid amount of fun - looking forward to the next one!

[@TomMasonSculptor]

SO MUCH FUN!

[@roscustudio]

Sculpting is the handcrafting that you must learn. But sculpting is nothing without the knowing about anatomie and proportions.

[@sinistercraft3577]

First of all I miss it too. 🙂 We could definitely organize one for GenCon? Of course there is adepticon and origins? You pick one or two and I will make it happen! I also just bought a building in Peru if you would want a less busy location.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Our sculpting hangs were some of the first for me. I'll be at Adepticon for sure. I keep thinking of going to GenCon or Origins again. That would be fun. We should definitely talk about putting something together.

[@mondriaa]

excellent idea, I need to try that one day. to bad you are at the other side of the world I would be fun to have a sculpting session one day

[@TomMasonSculptor]

Couldn't agree more. Maybe one day!

[@funwithmadness]

I'd love a chance to sculpt in this sort of context. Sadly, I don't know anyone who sculpts in the same scale as me. Plus, the ones who do sculpt are in the special effects industry and simply don't have free time. I did, however, a long time ago at a convention show Gene van Horne some sculpting tools I had made. He was so tickled with them that he had to show them off to Bobby Jackson. I thought it was hilarious. My tools were far, far better than my sculpting skills.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

That's so cool! Gene and Bobby are great. Hopefully we'll have a chance to meet at a con some day (if we haven't already). I'll be at Adepticon in 2024 for sure. It's a little soon to tell, but I might go to ReaperCon as well.

[@funwithmadness]

@@TomMasonSculptor It'd be great to meet you and more sculptors at some point. I've met a couple of others in passing and everyone, so far, has been very encouraging and gracious. I don't know when I'll make another con, but some day it will happen.

[@Komodo138]

Thank you for all your videos. I have learned a lot from watching you. When sculpting in poly clay, do you do a single bake per figure or multiple bakes in parts and layers?

[@TomMasonSculptor]

I only ever do a single bake with polyclay. You can do multiple bakes, but it's hard to stick more clay to the figure so I don't think it's worth it. I usually have the figure 98-100% complete in clay, then I will bake and add any final details with greenstuff.

[@user-od9rg1tl1b]

Крсивые миниатюрки 👍а какой рост фигурки и из чего лепите если не секрет?

[@TomMasonSculptor]

These miniatures are about 32mm tall when they are standing up straight (before posing). These are partly for a secret project. The non-secret part is I plan to release them as dollies that people can practice sculpting on.

[@TomMasonSculptor]

And thank you for the compliment!

[@matthewbrookeart]

warlands posters !?

[@TomMasonSculptor]

You know it!

[@matthewbrookeart]

@@TomMasonSculptor was a fave back in the day never seen posters for it tho ! hoped itd come back one day