Greetings 1ListSculptors. Some of you have probably heard of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which encourages people to write a 50k word (or longer)...
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a h schmidt
evil8mm
Nov 3, 2011 1:55 am
I think that this is a fantastic idea! I will participate. Where would we post pics, or links to pics? In this email? --Aaron ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 3, 2011 2:09 am
... Well, we could ask the mods if we could use the Photo section the way VIPs used to. If not, we'd probably have to just use external hosting like ImageShack...
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a h schmidt
evil8mm
Nov 3, 2011 3:16 am
Right on! --Aaron ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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general_cato_orcslayer
general_cato...
Nov 3, 2011 3:18 am
Sounds like a good enough motivation as any. Of course, I'm likely to not get anything done... I've been working part-time with a special effects artist...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 3, 2011 3:32 am
... Hey, that sounds fun and creative at least! I'm struggling to find three or four hours a week to sculpt these days, myself. We certainly don't have to make...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 3, 2011 4:26 am
Well, since it was my idea, I figure I should be the one to start sharing. I've simplified my sculpting kit since I last sculpted. The rest of my tools are in...
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Tim
mishima2511
Nov 3, 2011 10:22 am
count me in, i need the kick to get me going. however, my free time is more like 3 hours in a month!! I'll certaninly give it go.... Tim...
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grant reid
darachstone
Nov 3, 2011 12:42 pm
I'm definately up for this and in total agreement with Jeff, it has been far too quiet. I had to double check to see if the 1list sculpting group had shut...
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daniel kelly
diquet
Nov 3, 2011 12:54 pm
I'm in! I've done a few figures for other people lately but nothing just for myself, so this month I'll do a figure just for fun! to give the positing a...
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Iron Rook
ironrook...
Nov 3, 2011 1:12 pm
Perhaps you could just sculpt for an hour each day for a month and show your progress. That way there is no pressure to finish a figure by any deadline but...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 3, 2011 1:16 pm
... I'm certainly cool with that approach, though I likely wouldn't be able to do an hour every day myself (more like an hour a day three or four days a week)....
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Brian
kaylmaclaren
Nov 3, 2011 2:01 pm
Sounds like a great idea, I'm in. The new kit looks good, by the way :) -Brian...
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Brian
kaylmaclaren
Nov 3, 2011 2:08 pm
Posted this a few other places, but forgot to put it up here for people to see. Been meaning to do this since February, when Nicholas Courtney passed away: ...
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a h schmidt
evil8mm
Nov 3, 2011 2:31 pm
Nice work! Are you using Pro-create for this? --Aaron ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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a h schmidt
evil8mm
Nov 3, 2011 2:32 pm
Alright, I'm in. I don't have an armature set up, but I do have some pics of some tools... http://www.ahschmidt.com/game/horror/images/sculptingTools.jpg I...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 3, 2011 2:38 pm
... That's a really nice sculpt! Those vertical lines in the shirt must have been a bear....
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Brian
kaylmaclaren
Nov 3, 2011 2:38 pm
Yeah, I pretty much use ProCreate as my main putty now. There are some tricks you can do with GS because of it's super-stickiness that I miss, but I find I...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 3, 2011 2:48 pm
... Cool. I love seeing what tools people use. ... I don't know if there's consensus. When I started sculpting a while back, I didn't use one at all. I figured...
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Brian
kaylmaclaren
Nov 3, 2011 3:18 pm
Thanks. I was worried at first how I was going to pull it off. Using an Xacto blade was impractical, as the handle bumped up against the cork, and I couldn't...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 4, 2011 5:30 pm
Stumbled across this today, and thought others might be interested in it as reference material. ...
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Brian
kaylmaclaren
Nov 5, 2011 3:54 pm
Great find!...
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Sean Abel
abelmonkey
Nov 6, 2011 8:37 pm
Very helpful, and interesting view of humanity in its athletic forms. ... From: 1listSculpting@yahoogroups.com [mailto:1listSculpting@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 7, 2011 6:35 pm
So, anybody else going to try and finish a sculpt this month with me? C'mon, you know you want to! Don't be shy. My timing for this project is pretty horrible....
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Brian
kaylmaclaren
Nov 8, 2011 2:34 pm
Yes, but I do most of my sculpting on the weekends :) Looking good so far! -Brian...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 8, 2011 3:32 pm
... Oh, I know. I'm just trying to chide a few more of the other 5,692 1ListSculpting members to join in. :)...
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poshgoblin
Nov 8, 2011 3:55 pm
I'm happy to share, but everything I make is comission these days... ________________________________ From: Jeff LaMarche <jeff_lamarche@...> To:...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 8, 2011 8:28 pm
... Okay, 5,691 :) If you're busy making commissions, you're probably not somebody who needs motivation to finish a mini. Money is far more motivating me :P...
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poshgoblin
Nov 8, 2011 8:37 pm
at least you can spell commission...! The list here has been invaluable to my work, as has the input of many others, so I am perfectly happy to be involved -...
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Jeff LaMarche
jeff_lamarche
Nov 8, 2011 9:57 pm
... Well, I'm hoping it's just that people have gotten out of the habit of checking the list regularly. My mail gets filtered into a "1ListSculpting" folder,...
