I wanted to share these pictures with a colleague from the forum, and anyone else here that might find them of interest. It is carnivore collection that I worked on and now resides in a private collection. All the models are anatomically correct and scale with another. The models were created in the scale of 1, an inch to a foot, since it allows for maximum inclusion of details without the sculpture becoming unmanageable. During the many years i worked in the zoo exhibit planning and design industry, I created many models of significant pieces that needed to completed in full scale, but my passion was always creating animal sculptures, it is truly not very different from what the developers in Frontier do, we all just use different tools. All models start with a wire skeleton, clay is then added, and the animals are fully sculpted and painted, in other collections I have even included materials that simulate fur to create that added element of realism. The pictures just show a small selection of the collection, they were a total of 192 models when the collection was completed. It is called Carnivores of the World, and I have been working on an additional collection representing primates. My goal is to eventually cover a small portion of the animal kingdom. I have completed over a thousand sculptures representing mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, alongside a significant number of plant species and natural landscape scenes.
Carnivores collection.
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@Danny_zoo those are absolutely amazing. I’m obsessed with shliech,papo,collecta, and other animal replicas as I have a pretty good sized display but those are awesome.
These sculptures are phenomenal,I'm beyond impressed!
I love that all the sculptures scale with another and that you can literally see most anatomical differences.My favorites regarding that point are the maned wolf and the leopard.
I'm serious when I say,that Frontier could literally use these pictures as reference pictures for further animal additions to the game.
I love that all the sculptures scale with another and that you can literally see most anatomical differences.My favorites regarding that point are the maned wolf and the leopard.
I'm serious when I say,that Frontier could literally use these pictures as reference pictures for further animal additions to the game.
Wow! It’s very impressive!
The texture work looks incredible. And the colors are perfect. It must look good in diorama too.
Personally, I love to study animals with lots of drawing and painting techniques.
Do you have a site?
Thank you very much, I do not have site, but most of my work is photographed, so if there anything in particular that interests you, let me know and i will upload it here. You are quite correct about the dioramas, I once started creating a zoo, as you can imagine at this scale it was a difficult project. Working on the creation of zoo exhibits seems to have been my life's journey, but the project was far to challenging to complete. I did manage to create hundreds of architectural props, etc. Some structures were almost complete, and the scenery collection consisting of all matter of plants and rock formations really did take life. Maybe one day I will resume working on this project, playing this game has really opened up new possibilities.
Thank you. I highly recommend it. It is tedious work, but it can also be quite fun and a good way to express your creativity.
Thank you Paul, I'm familiar with all of those companies, I have actually created molds for collecta. I once took a tour of Miami's Safari LTD, and was very close to having a deal with them that would have expanded their roster, to a collection that it was purely focused on zoos. Sadly the deal never materialized, but it was an interesting experience, seeing the scope of what goes on behind the scenes in one of the biggest companies producing animal toy models.
Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to see that someone as knowledgeable as yourself in this field of study shows acceptance for my work. It is truly rewarding, as you are certainly an authority in the matter.