Amra The Lion, By indestructibleman
Started by indestructibleman, Feb 10 2010 06:02 AM
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 06:02 AM
this sketch is for a sculpture i'm planning. don't hold your breath. this has been in my mind for a few years and i only now got around to doing a new sketch.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 08:30 AM
Glad to see you are off to a good idea... Keep us up to date on how your sculpt is coming along. I think it will look awesome.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 09:04 AM
Conan in pirate pants! 
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
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Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
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"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 10:26 AM
Yarrrrrr! Ironhand... LoL.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 06:36 PM
It looks good! He does look a little less relaxed than I think Conan would be in that pose, if you know what I mean...
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 07:15 PM
Nice job! Looks like it was fun to draw.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 11:14 PM
thanks guys. i loved that when i drew it but now i'm doing some new face sketches. i'm also toying with the idea of lengthening the sword to better justify him resting it like that.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 11:15 PM
Very nice IM! Nicely done.
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 01:08 AM
Nice drawing, but way too big and muscular. When I read the original stories, I always picture a build more similar to that guy on Stargate Atlantis.
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 01:20 AM
Nice drawing, but way too big and muscular. When I read the original stories, I always picture a build more similar to that guy on Stargate Atlantis.
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 03:32 AM
I think the sword looks good as it is. Any longer might be too long (like one of those giant, over-sized swords you see on some gaming miniatures).
lol!Nice drawing, but way too big and muscular. When I read the original stories, I always picture a build more similar to that guy on Stargate Atlantis.
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 04:07 AM
i drew this nearly 24 hours ago and still like it.
the sword's a bit bigger to better balance it in that position but i think i've avoided silly big fantasy sword syndrome. and i'm much happier with the face.
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Posted 08 July 2010 - 11:35 PM
he seems to have become even bulkier in sculpting. this is still a work in progress. i may carve him down a little.
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Posted 09 July 2010 - 06:19 PM
I don't know, I kinda like the stylized bulk. Reminds me of Bisley's Conan.
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Posted 10 July 2010 - 03:31 AM
I hate to say it, but that statue looks kind of like The Hulk.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 15 July 2010 - 05:45 AM
a little more progress.
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Posted 15 July 2010 - 06:03 AM
a little more progress.
It's coming along, I wish I could do stuff like that. I had a Conan model for a year now and it's only a quarter finished. Not comparing model building to what your doing.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 03:49 PM
a little more progress.
It's coming along, I wish I could do stuff like that. I had a Conan model for a year now and it's only a quarter finished. Not comparing model building to what your doing.
This sculpture is great. Keep the updates coming. On a side note, Seamvs, start a thread showing us your progress on the model...
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Posted 28 July 2010 - 10:02 PM
did some work on the base.
the bands on the chest are thin cardboard cut from the back of an old drawing pad and the rivets are straight pins. the gravel is cat sand. i'm planning to cast this piece so i figure it doesn't matter if the original involves various materials.
i don't have any casting experience and this is going to be a complicated piece. the hair and his belt knot are separate and i plan to cut off his left arm and separate him from the base. but first i have another statue i've done that will work as a single two piece mold. i'm going to try that first then move on to this one.
the statue i'm doing sketches for right now has armor. it's going to be really complex. ought to be a good challenge.
the bands on the chest are thin cardboard cut from the back of an old drawing pad and the rivets are straight pins. the gravel is cat sand. i'm planning to cast this piece so i figure it doesn't matter if the original involves various materials.
i don't have any casting experience and this is going to be a complicated piece. the hair and his belt knot are separate and i plan to cut off his left arm and separate him from the base. but first i have another statue i've done that will work as a single two piece mold. i'm going to try that first then move on to this one.
the statue i'm doing sketches for right now has armor. it's going to be really complex. ought to be a good challenge.
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 09:46 PM
Did you ever finish this sculpt? Looked pretty neat indeed.
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