in quest for an idea for a sculpt?

[Alphaduce]

does anyone have a recomendation?

see im lookin to sculpt a character that would sell well.
and would like some extra push from this community to finish and do a good job on a piece that i know would sell.

the reason im lookin here is cuz it helps me to do stuff for other people. see if i do it for myself then ill usually never finish the work. and if im takin advice from everyone here then ill feel like im doing it for all of the members that have comented as the majority decision.

my rules are
1. i dont want to sculpt a SUPER popular character that has been sculpted alot.
2. i want it to be a female character, because i havnt ever finished a female sculpt before.
3. i dont make porn stuff, only tastful nude-istic ideas are accepted.

i take advice well, listen to what people say.

i was thinking of doing red sonja
does everyone think it would sell well, if it was done in good taste and with skill ?



"if this isnt the right place for this post i apologize."

[MASTERSHOKHAN]

Red Sonja could sell. I think you should look at sculpting female movie and TV stars....like a bond girl, Sophia loren or Audrey hepburn.

[Zombie]

Zombie was going to say Omega Red till you said had to be female :(

[mnwolfspider]

I'd like to throw in my two cents and suggest Chiana, Zhaan, or Aeryn Sun from Farscape. It would fit in with thefemale movie and TV star theme mentioned by Master.

[maddmaestro]

Cheetara from the Thundercats! If not her then Red Monika from Battlechasers

[Alphaduce]

reply to MASTERSHOKHAN:
lol thanks for the vote of confidence my friend, but i dont think im quite good enough to sculpt an actual likeness yet. iv only completed 3 sculpts so far
check them out here-
http://www.statueforum.co/showthread.php?t=80798
i recemend the youtube slideshow link it gives a 360 view.

reply to Zombie:
i like omega red, hes one of my favorite x villans, and you dont see too many full sculpts of him either. so maybe ill work on him next (not sure when thatll be,might take me a while).
an since i havnt ever worked to scale id like to do this next female character to scale to get the feel for it. thanks for the idea tho.
thanks for the support zombie

reply to mnwolfspider:
when i get good enough.....
Chiana, Zhaan, or Aeryn Sun-out of all of these i would be most likely to attempt Chiana. i never did follow the story of farscape but ever since i seen that character i have REALLY been attracted to her. i think its the combination of her wonderfully formed facial structure mixed with just the right flavor of blue. i dont know, but it just fits for me.
do you think if i did a sculpt of her and made it pretty close that it would sell well? how popular was farscape?
thanks for the suggestions wolfspider.

reply to maddmaestro:
ahhhh, cheetara! most deffinetly my favorite thundercat, paws down. would deffinetly be animated to attempt this character!
2 things to consider, if i put it up on ebay, or wherever do you think she would be likely to sell?
how to come up with an awsome pose for her? I mean come on it would have to be verry dynamic and full of action, an id probably have to throw in a villian.
oh an thats another rule i have made for myself, when i sculpt i try come up with a short story, and tell it through the sculpt the best i can. that way it makes sense to anyone even if there not familliar with the charcter.
i like the idea of doin her alot, thanks maddmaestro.

so right now my top 2 choices are
Red Sonja
Cheetara

[Alphaduce]

keep sending suggestions please. id like to have a top 5 to choose from.

i do understand that most people probably dont care, but i just thought that this was just a friendly place that people that have the same interest could share opinions, and inspire each other to do good work.

see i dont have some big wig money dude waving a big paycheck infront of my face to get me to moving, nor do i want it. id rather have a group of people that care about other peoples ideas and expressions, to inspire me, and motivate me to progress in the pathway that i am traveling.

anyways thats my motive behind this post.
partly to motivate and partly to make a few friends.
an when i say that im thankful to sombody, im not just goin through the finger to key motion of expressin grattitude to others by way of popular behavior-ized habbit. It is meaningful for me to say thank you to somebody that has helped me, or at least tried.



i do however have a couple of questions,

why is it that there are so few people out there that enter the pit stop to help others?

shouldnt it be a place that is visited most by people that know the most, instead of the other way arround?

[Zombie]

reply to Zombie:
i like omega red, hes one of my favorite x villans, and you dont see too many full sculpts of him either. so maybe ill work on him next (not sure when thatll be,might take me a while).
an since i havnt ever worked to scale id like to do this next female character to scale to get the feel for it. thanks for the idea tho.
thanks for the support zombie


if and when you do a Omega Red keep Zombie in mind. He would most likely want a kit of it. Hes a big OR fan :D



why is it that there are so few people out there that enter the pit stop to help others?

shouldnt it be a place that is visited most by people that know the most, instead of the other way arround?

Zombie has wondered the same thing. He cant really help anyone (hes new and knows nothing) but feels like there are some really talented people here who dont share their knowledge enough...oh well..what is a Zombie to do?

[bebohawk]

starfire

[Alphaduce]

reply to Zombie:
lol ok ill keep u in mind on the omega red.
although i have somethin esle planned after the female sculpt an i think its pretty awsome.
I think it has some potential for success. "i cannot divulge any information at this time about this project", i am pretty sure its an original idea, cuz i have never seen any ideas exactly like it.
i will give a hint, it involves japanese culture.

reply to bebohawk:
starfire sounds like a nice cantidate.

[Bob Aboey]

does anyone have a recomendation?

see im lookin to sculpt a character that would sell well. and would like some extra push from this community to finish and do a good job on a piece that i know would sell.

my rules are
1. i dont want to sculpt a SUPER popular character that has been sculpted alot.
2. i want it to be a female character, because i havnt ever finished a female sculpt before.
3. i dont make porn stuff, only tastful nude-istic ideas are accepted.


Blink
Spiral
Female Black Panther
Hawkgirl
Red Monika (Battle Chasers)

[Alphaduce]

reply to Bob Aboey:
i like blink, spiral, and hawkgirl. good suggestions.
i dont think i have seen a sculpt of blink, or an action figure? she might not be much popular, i dont know?

spiral - i really like the character but, im just not feelin that shes right for me.

hawkgirl - seems like a real good cantidate

thats makes 2 people that have requested Red Monika from battle chasers (i really dont know who that is)
sounds like a few people are familliar with her.
pm me with some good reference pics and a little background on her.
(not too extensive, just a couple of paragraphs describing some of her powers an some of her personality quirks n such)


so i guess its
red sonja
cheetara
starfire
hawkgirl
and 2 votes for "Red Monika"

ok out of these 5 which one does everyone that visits this post think would make the best sculpt?
and a brief explanation why?


thanks to everyone that has posted here so far for the feedback and suggestions!

[benhernandez]

Red Monika
Dazzler
Psyloche
Powergirl (for being Supes Cousin she sure doesn't get alot of attention)
Valkry (from the Ultimates 3 Saga)
Miya Sterling from Robotech
Polaris long overdue

[benhernandez]

If I had to pick out of the five that you had picked I would go with Starfire or Red Monika. Of course Red has my first vote. Even though Red isn't as a popular character as Starfire she does have a fan base cause of her big uns and Starfire is just hot and always naked for some reason.

[maddmaestro]

reply to Zombie:
lol ok ill keep u in mind on the omega red.
although i have somethin esle planned after the female sculpt an i think its pretty awsome.
I think it has some potential for success. "i cannot divulge any information at this time about this project", i am pretty sure its an original idea, cuz i have never seen any ideas exactly like it.
i will give a hint, it involves japanese culture.

reply to bebohawk:
starfire sounds like a nice cantidate.

Zombie I believe Helder sculpted a gorgeous Omega Red fs for Bowen that is coming out in the first or second quarter of 2009.If you look through his posts you can find it or visit the Sideshow website.

Cheetara rules! And there are several ways you could with her AD. First you could have her running using her speed. Can't get more action than that, Or you could have her posed with her staff, that would be cool too. For reference of someone fighting with a pole based weapon check out Seung Mina from Soul caliber series of games, there are more pics of her.

Red Monika is a character from the long cancelled Battlechasers series created by Joe Madureira. She was a pirate/ rogue type swashbuckler, who fought with a saber and a flintlock pistol. Very curvaceous, and huge bosom. Very cool and a fan boy favorite.I am sure you could get that one to sell well.

Good Luck!!!

[rAd]

how about abbey chase in a bubble bath :buttrock:

[Vince-Vell]

Black widow in the grey outfit. I think she would sell well and never seen a sculpt of her done.

http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/individuals/b_3d/blackwidowi.gif


marrow. there is love and hate for the character. But she was in Marvel vs capcom and kicked ass! Could be a fun sculpt

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/JMPTX/thunderdome/Week%2044/Group%20C/marrow.jpg

Jesse Quick from the flash family. Might not sell well, but if the sculpt is right i am sure it will.

http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/bigimages/jesse3.jpg

[Bullseye]

Frank Miller inspired Black Widow.

[rychehitman]

Mockingbird please!

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc133/sainthappa/Complete%20Avengers/b8d3scd.jpg..............http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc133/sainthappa/Complete%20Avengers/a502scd.jpg

Aurora in yellow costume:

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/messiahsjedi/Marvel%20Comics%20Universe/Marvel%20Universe%20Alpha%20Flight/06-1.jpg............http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/messiahsjedi/Marvel%20Comics%20Universe/Marvel%20Universe%20Alpha%20Flight/4bdf3805.jpg

[Alphaduce]

reply to benhernandez:
thats a variety of characters to choose from, but since you said Red Monica was your first choice, im gonna take her as your vote.
thanks for the feedback.

reply to maddmaestro:
thanks for the feedback and information on red monika!

reply to rAd :
danger girl in a bubble bath..... good idea, but i think so far that the popular vote goes to Red Monika.
sorry.
thanks for the suggestion though.

reply to Vince-Vell:
out of the 2 that you suggested i would have chose Marrow. I think i could spice up the character and make her a little bit more feminine, and adjust her suit a little bit to make her more apealing.
but alas that will have to wait for another time, i think im gonna go with Red since more people has suggested her.
thanks.

reply to Bullseye:
frank miller inspired black widdow?
sorry im not a frank miller fan
but i am thankful for the suggestion and your thoughts.

reply to rychehitman:
i dont think i have ever heard of her.
i kindof like her yellow costume and i see alot of potential with her. But again i think that Red Monika gets the popular vote, sorry.



wow thats alot of suggestions, tons of stuff to consider for future ideas.


Well, i think that Red Monika takes the popular vote.


Im gonna conclude the suggestions for now.
if i let it go too far then im sure they would be alot of good suggestions, but i can only take in so much information.
all of you gave me good feedback and some inspiration . Alot of the characters that you suggested i didnt know much about so i researched them a little bit to familliarize myself with them. i like alot of the suggestions, but im anxious to get started cuz there is alot of work to do in a sculpt. And it takes a while just to get to where you can actually start sculpting (for me anyways).

Red Monika it is !

thanks everyone...............................

any ideas for the base?
lol just kiddin.
i think i can come up with somethin, considerin i now know she is a pirate.

heres my idea-
she is on an island in the middle of the sea.
all she has is a wooden keg of rum(which she is sitting on) a treasure chest (which she has her right barefoot propped on) and a how the heck am i going to get off of this island expression on her face, with her right hand proping up her head (aka the thinkin mans pose), left arm going between her legs hanging to the ground and with her sword propped up against her left thigh. and her left leg touchin the ground by the ball of her booted foot.
behind her is a Palm Tree (the only one on the SUPER SMALL island). and her cothes (what few she had anyways) are ripped an shredded. no nudity will be displayed, all arousing vital areas will be covered up.... well for the most part lol.

what do you all think?

[Zombie]

Zombie I believe Helder sculpted a gorgeous Omega Red fs for Bowen that is coming out in the first or second quarter of 2009.If you look through his posts you can find it or visit the Sideshow website.



oh, Zombie knows. its on order!

but you can never have to much Omega

[maddmaestro]

thought you might want a pic...or seven. Just so you know even though she is a bounty hunter/ pirate type the world she comes from is a mix of fantasy and sci-fi. There is an interesting blend of magic and technology. Can't wait to see some wips!!!

[Alphaduce]

thanks for the reference pics maddmaestro!

[maddmaestro]

thanks for the reference pics maddmaestro!

Not a problem!

[bebohawk]

why don't you make a starfire and red monica back to back diorama that should be sweet:D :D

[Alphaduce]

reply to bebohawk:
i want to make a sculpture that tells a short story that makes sense, and makes you think.
im not sure i could do a sculpt of both of the characters that made sense. they are just so different, an for me as far as the story lines go it wouldnt fit, or make sense to me.

They would probably look good together, but i dont think it would tell a good story.
sorry.

[moore_000]

thought you might want a pic...or seven. Just so you know even though she is a bounty hunter/ pirate type the world she comes from is a mix of fantasy and sci-fi. There is an interesting blend of magic and technology. Can't wait to see some wips!!!

Very nice!!! Now, that is what I am talking about!

[Alphaduce]

progress has started;

i had originally posted wip pics here but i moved things a little bit cuz i just realized that they dont go here so now it is on the Sculptors corner page.

[krec99]

im late to this thread but maybe next time a she hulk

http://www.leaderslair.com/she-hulk/she-hulkv3-006pic1.gif

[Alphaduce]

yea i like she hulk,
i probably would have went with a feminine savage she hulk for my 3rd favorite.

who knows maybe one day, but i have to finish Red Monika first (key word "FINISH" ) sometimes its difficult for me to finish things.

[mfa20000]

There are a few things I would like to happen in my lifetime before I die...

World Peace, Play Guitar like a pro, and a He-Man (80s) medium sized Statue of him holding the sword just in the transformation sequence (By the power of Grayskull...)

You have the power to make one of these wishes come true :P... seriously