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Talty — Crafted WoW Dwarf from Polymer Clay

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Let me begin by saying that I've never played World of Warcraft, so forgive me for my ignorance but I finally made my first human figurine, so I'm super proud!!! It has been my goal and fear for a couple of years now, so I can finally say that I made one and I'll be making more it was quite the experience!

It looks kinda shiny, I don't remember that it was so shiny so I think it was the photos... these were the first photos taken at my new home, so I wasn't used to the new light settings back then.

This was a commission from dear Beltaneh , she wanted a 3 cm (a bit over an inch) miniature of her friend's character, this was the reference she gave me. There's a million details in the armor and I tried to sculpt them all! It was my first time sculpting a face, it was a great learning experience.  The figurine was sculptured in full 3D, the armor and hair continue on the back and it can stand on its own.  The shoulder plates were specially confusing, I couldn't figure out how the hell they worked so I had to look for more references and try to make some sense out of the design XD

When she received the dwarf, she made a beautiful scarf for her friend and added the dwarf to it. She was kind enough to post the finished product in my FB account, so you can see it here! I loved to be part of her gift and such a beautiful collaboration

I made this back in December, right in the middle of the moving process to our new home. There's a sort of funny story behind it... I began by making the legs, while we were packing I misplaced it. I started looking for it and frenetically asking Oka "where's my legs!!!! have you seen my legs??? I can't find my legs!!!" which confused him greatly XD he must have thought I was insane! We laughed a lot after I explained what I meant by my legs, and all the time I kept referring to it as "my legs", even after it was finished. We had so much fun

Technical stuff: Handmade out of polymer clay by me, without the use of molds, premades or cutters. I used polymer clay for most of the colors, some details were painted with acyrlic paints and I also used mica powder for some metallic effects.

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Comments: 52

Arichy [2014-08-08 16:50:08 +0000 UTC]

you did it great! love it  

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Arte-de-Junqueiro [2014-08-02 15:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Very neat!!!

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Talty In reply to Arte-de-Junqueiro [2014-08-07 05:58:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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RavenGaarafan [2014-07-07 02:09:58 +0000 UTC]

You have made me happy xD I love WoW even though I prefer horde.
You should play it, it's actually pretty funny.

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Talty In reply to RavenGaarafan [2014-08-07 06:01:37 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I could make you happy, that's great ^^ I have always been interested in playing it, but I'm also a bit scared XD I get easily addicted to games and MMOs.

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RavenGaarafan In reply to Talty [2014-08-12 04:51:35 +0000 UTC]

I actually got reaaaaaaaally addicted to it xD also to League of Legends... They're good xD

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HowManyDragons [2014-06-26 22:22:05 +0000 UTC]

Way to go with the details on this! Those WoW armor sets are ridiculously complex. xP
I especially like the texturing on his hair, as well as the bright colors.

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Talty In reply to HowManyDragons [2014-08-07 06:02:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Your words mean a lot to me, it was a very scary project, I feel a bit more confident now. The armor is indeed so complex, but also impossible at some parts. It was a challenge to make sense out of some parts of it.

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HowManyDragons In reply to Talty [2014-08-09 10:51:27 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I had this image sitting in my message center for aaaaaages, because I wanted to say something but wasn't sure what.
I've sculpted a couple of the WoW dragons, so I know exactly what you mean about the challenge of making sense of the designs. Good thing your commissioner didn't request an undead. They've got all sorts of weird flesh-to-bone transitions.

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tishaia [2014-06-06 18:50:49 +0000 UTC]

Perfect ginger dorf !

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Talty In reply to tishaia [2014-06-08 02:29:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!! that's exciting to know

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Nameda [2014-05-31 16:00:02 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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Talty In reply to Nameda [2014-06-04 18:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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LMRX-Arsenthall [2014-05-25 10:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Well done, congrats. 

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Talty In reply to LMRX-Arsenthall [2014-05-27 03:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Aryiea [2014-05-22 20:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!

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Talty In reply to Aryiea [2014-05-23 14:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Meiheals [2014-05-19 12:26:25 +0000 UTC]

Simply amazing

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Talty In reply to Meiheals [2014-05-20 01:04:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!

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LadyBrookeCelebwen [2014-05-15 22:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh, all the little details! This is wonderful.

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Talty In reply to LadyBrookeCelebwen [2014-05-17 04:33:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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LadyBrookeCelebwen In reply to Talty [2014-05-17 19:16:48 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Beltaneh [2014-05-15 19:17:54 +0000 UTC]

It was a wonderful work indeed He was very happy with the present, and pretty impressed with your figure - So are his friends when he goes roleplaying
And it's even better if we take into account it was your first human-like character

You know what (else) is funny about your legs? I delayed the commission 'cause I thought you would be finished with the move already

It's always a pleasure to work with you

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Talty In reply to Beltaneh [2014-05-20 04:26:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad that it worked out so well! it was my pleasure to help you, and it was a very interesting experience thanks for your support!

Hahaha that's funny! thank you for your consideration, I should have let you know I was going to move soon, I felt bad making you wait for so long x.x I didn't expect the move to be so terrible.

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dracostarhome [2014-05-14 20:25:37 +0000 UTC]

I love the dwarf, and even if it is a WoW character, I can't help but see the LOTR love on your finger ^_^

There is good attention to detail in this figurine.

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Talty In reply to dracostarhome [2014-05-15 00:21:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm a huge LOTR fan, forever

Thank you for noticing the details!

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INVISIG0TH [2014-05-14 10:42:32 +0000 UTC]

very nice!!!

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Talty In reply to INVISIG0TH [2014-05-14 17:53:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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kayanah [2014-05-14 01:46:04 +0000 UTC]

So cute! Well done! ^^

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Talty In reply to kayanah [2014-05-14 17:53:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^

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Ember-Eyes [2014-05-14 01:19:04 +0000 UTC]

If you hadn't said anything, I would totally never guess you'd never done a human figure before! It looks great! So many details, and the face has so much character. Great job on this!!

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Talty In reply to Ember-Eyes [2014-05-15 00:21:38 +0000 UTC]

haha that's amazing to know, I'm happy that you think that! thanks!

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Ember-Eyes In reply to Talty [2014-05-15 05:53:44 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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EclecticRat [2014-05-13 21:23:34 +0000 UTC]

Very well done for your first!

I've only attempted a chibi "chess-like" piece so far... XD;;

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Talty In reply to EclecticRat [2014-05-14 17:52:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It was a great learning experience, good luck experiencing with more styles!

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EclecticRat In reply to Talty [2014-05-14 21:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Talty In reply to EclecticRat [2014-05-15 00:19:16 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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MacLagun [2014-05-13 19:56:06 +0000 UTC]

I love!!!!!!!!!

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Talty In reply to MacLagun [2014-05-14 17:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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bluetexasbonnie [2014-05-13 18:04:13 +0000 UTC]

Cute.  Excellent sculpting/shaping work.

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Talty In reply to bluetexasbonnie [2014-05-14 17:51:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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starfiregurl26 [2014-05-13 17:48:46 +0000 UTC]

OMG that's awesome!!! Great job!!

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Talty In reply to starfiregurl26 [2014-05-14 17:51:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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starfiregurl26 In reply to Talty [2014-05-14 18:48:07 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!!  

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mel--mel [2014-05-13 17:29:02 +0000 UTC]

this is plain awesome!!!

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Talty In reply to mel--mel [2014-05-14 17:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for saying that!

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Cupcake500 [2014-05-13 13:37:59 +0000 UTC]

"Iam a Dwarf and I'm digging a Hole"

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Talty In reply to Cupcake500 [2014-05-14 17:21:07 +0000 UTC]

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Cupcake500 In reply to Talty [2014-05-14 17:34:02 +0000 UTC]

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Dyda81 [2014-05-13 12:53:17 +0000 UTC]

So little, so perfect!

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