Hey guys, new member here.
I have a client who has been dying to get a relic movie prop made for years. My work is mostly in making custom toys which is how my client and I met. He thought I would be perfect to make this prop and I jumped at the chance because I'd rather be doing more detailed stuff. I'm posting it here to showcase to an audience that might appreciate it.
I'll be posting pics of the process I went about to make this piece. It's about 14 inches tall which in fact in about half the size it appears in the movie. I chose to make it out of super sculpey which is not ideal but the client wanted the original. I needed a material though I could use as a finished product but also allow me the time to do the detective work I needed for this piece. For anyone who's seen the movie, you'll know the the prop is only shown in a couple scenes. The best shot of it is during a 180 degree sweep around the piece but in very poor lighting. Half the piece of one side is in near black and of course with only 180 degrees, the entire left hand side of the relic is never seen. I was able to take stills from the movie and overexpose them in photoshop giving me wonderful amounts of information. I'll post pics of that too.
The client wanted the original and cast. Today I'm molding it. I'll posts pics of that process as well.
For now, here's the final piece.
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I have a client who has been dying to get a relic movie prop made for years. My work is mostly in making custom toys which is how my client and I met. He thought I would be perfect to make this prop and I jumped at the chance because I'd rather be doing more detailed stuff. I'm posting it here to showcase to an audience that might appreciate it.
I'll be posting pics of the process I went about to make this piece. It's about 14 inches tall which in fact in about half the size it appears in the movie. I chose to make it out of super sculpey which is not ideal but the client wanted the original. I needed a material though I could use as a finished product but also allow me the time to do the detective work I needed for this piece. For anyone who's seen the movie, you'll know the the prop is only shown in a couple scenes. The best shot of it is during a 180 degree sweep around the piece but in very poor lighting. Half the piece of one side is in near black and of course with only 180 degrees, the entire left hand side of the relic is never seen. I was able to take stills from the movie and overexpose them in photoshop giving me wonderful amounts of information. I'll post pics of that too.
The client wanted the original and cast. Today I'm molding it. I'll posts pics of that process as well.
For now, here's the final piece.
