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A Beginner’s Intro To Maquette Sculptures Construction

Filed under: sculpture — Tags: 3D, animation, art, characters, maquette, models, painting, photoshop, plastic, sculpture — Zeon @ 8:14 pm

The goal of maquette construction is to duplicate design drawings, in this case character designs in a 3 dimensional form, for a variety of uses. They can be helpful in creating and casting your own model kits, maintaining design integrity on projects involving characters or design elements drawn by multiple artists. Alternatively, they can be constructed and displayed as a work of art -one of your drawings having come to life as a 3D scale model.

Maquette construction is typically relegated to the animation industry, but model builders and sculptors can also appreciate how cool it is to construct a 3D sculpture from a drawing. The more intricate the drawing, the more impressive the maquette. Character design elements typically employed in the animation industry -simplicity of design and smooth, clean lines- don’t always translate into a cool sculpture.
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