difference betweena a statue and A maquette?

joy_division · 08-13-2008, 01:34 AM

over at sideshow, they tend to use the term Maquette, or Comicquette more that statue.

As far as I'm aware, a maquette is a study piece used for animators when drawing, animating.

So what exactly is the difference between thses two, if anything?

Trilogy · 08-13-2008, 05:56 AM

The term statue is usually in reference to a three-dimensional work of art.
A maquette is generally associated with a small model or study in three dimensions.

Alex655321 · 08-13-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Trilogy

The term statue is usually in reference to a three-dimensional work of art.
A maquette is generally associated with a small model or study in three dimensions.

that sounds so much better than a figurine !!!

cblakey1 · 08-13-2008, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by joy_division

over at sideshow, they tend to use the term Maquette, or Comicquette more that statue.

As far as I'm aware, a maquette is a study piece used for animators when drawing, animating.

So what exactly is the difference between thses two, if anything?

That sounds about right. I always think of maquettes as a more "cartoonish" version of a character vs. realistic and anatomically correct.

ratchet · 08-13-2008, 08:33 AM

I think it's just a pretty way of saying small statue

oddball · 08-13-2008, 08:37 AM

i could be wrong but i thought a statue is usually a premium format using mixed media (polystone, metal, fabric, leather) where a comiquette/maquette usually is made of one type of media like polystone.

the comiquette is one media based on a comic character and a maquette is based on other characters.

it's all so confusing.

**nbr3bagshotrow** · 08-13-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by joy_division

over at sideshow, they tend to use the term Maquette, or Comicquette more that statue.

As far as I'm aware, a maquette is a study piece used for animators when drawing, animating.

So what exactly is the difference between thses two, if anything?

That was probably true at one point but now it seems to be evolving into a maquette being a higher price statue (with or without fabric or additional material other than just resin). JMHO

**nbr3bagshotrow** · 08-13-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by oddball

i could be wrong but i thought a statue is usually a premium format using mixed media (polystone, metal, fabric, leather) where a comiquette/maquette usually is made of one type of media like polystone.

the comiquette is one media based on a comic character and a maquette is based on other characters.

it's all so confusing.

I think you have that backwards otherwise Bowen would be calling all his pieces maquettes and Sideshow/CM would be calling theirs statues.

joy_division · 08-13-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Trilogy

The term statue is usually in reference to a three-dimensional work of art.
A maquette is generally associated with a small model or study in three dimensions.

the robocop PF was listed as a maquetyte on the outside box and he certainly isn't small!

William Paquet · 08-13-2008, 11:22 AM

Technically speaking, a "maquette" is a three-dimensional concept piece, to be used as a guide for some other final version. If you do a bronze monument life size or larger, you first create a small scale maquette as a way of fully realizing the design in a much faster way. It is easier and cheaper to make changes in a sculpture that is 12 inches tall as opposed to 12 feet tall. Maquettes are also used as guides for illustrators who need to create consistent drawings, of say Disney characters or something similar. SPFX studios also use them as "sketches" in 3-D for eventual 1/1 scale designs.

You could say that a maquette is always a statue, but a statue is not always a maquette. I think the term is being used simply for marketing purposes.