Category: Sculpting Projects
Article Type: Technique

Article Title: Sculpting a Birch Ent
Author: ukfreddybear
Article Description: I reveal how easy it is to sculpt other Tree Herders

>>Read Full Article

It takes quite awjile for an really stunning article to materialise, but I am pleased to say one has just emerged !!!

Perfect 'step-by-step' guide that I am sure will have our members knocking out some Ents of their own !

Fantastic job mate !!!

_________________
There are fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world

Love it. You make the sculpting of the details looks so easy and the finished results are astounding, simply astounding.

Thanks Freddy, this is a wonderful addition to the library.

_________________
Dagster

Wow!

That's really all I can say.

I couldn't sculpt myself out of a wet paper bag and this makes me want to go mix up a batch of green stuff immediately.

Thanks for the wonderful article!

Jon

_________________
Respectfully,
Jonathan

Do what is right, love mercy, and walk humbly

Battle Companies

Great article ukfreddybear!!
Fantastic piece, excellent sculpting and outstanding paint job...you should be proud!

_________________
No one feels as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.

fantastic article

makes me want to sculp my own ent. and its great to see a new sculptinghero coming up the horizon.

_________________
Measure Converter, Currency Converter

That really is fantastic - you deserve higher than your current rating for that wonderful article

Top class, especially considering how few sculpting articles we have. And you say there are more ents on the way? The whole entmoot should be fantastic!

_________________
The Tengwar Beacon

That was awesome! That was one of my favorite Ents from the film as well.

As I'm working on the start of my Woodland Realm forces I had hoped to get some Ents for extra muscle in high-point armies. Then I saw the GW Ent and all hope was dashed. You have given me that hope back again.

But 9 inches of GS?!?! I'm almost afraid to do the math on that but I imagine it probably comes in around the same cost as getting one of the larger metal models ( Trolls, etc. ).

_________________
Wait ye the finish! The fight is not yours.
Beowulf

http://TacticsInMiniature.com

This must be the most pleasant article I went through as a proofreader. I spent days looking for little things that could have some improvement, and found none. Superb article, good descriptions, excellent result and clear pictures. It makes me think of making my own...

(Phoeha, never used Greenstuff! )

_________________
[size=84][b]Potenza[/b] - Silly (ex-) Staff Member - Beer Swilling Rock Pig[/size]

Awsome jobe mate.
Simple and effective way to make own Ent - priceless.

This one inspire so much that I'm thinking of making my own after high school exams

_________________
My WiP thread

www.independent-painters.blogspot.com/

10/10 from me too. I agree-the GW ent has absolutely no character whereas this chap oozes a melancholic persona. Good to know we have an excellent point of reference for future creations.

_________________
Published ebooks:
Instrument of the Empire
A Note of Defiance
Phantom Ships, Ghost Flotilla
More to come!

PERFECT


I think we would all like to see some of the source imagery you refer to throughout the article.

_________________
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
Thorin Oakenshield

Amazing article. Makes me think that I could go out and sculpt an Ent easily (and I know that is not true!). Very well written.

Absolutelly amazing work Freddy! You've really captured the look of the ent as we see in the movie. Awesome!
Now we can all see exactly how you did it, and make our own ents... I feel like trying right now!

Cheers mate! Great article!

Many thanks for your high ratings!

I am glad to be providing some inspiration for you folks.

Sculpting ents is a lot easier than you might think because the putty doesn't have to be so neat. If it is a bit lumpy here and there, so what? It just adds to the tree effect.

Beowulf03809: I buy my greenstuff (kneadatite) from a guy on ebay. It is £7.95 plus £3 postage for a whopping 36 inches. So if you do the math I only really spent about £2.75 to make this model. A lot less than you probably thought!

_________________
You don't have to be great to start. But you do have to start to be great.

I might give it a go If only I could come up with something like that

Great article on sculpting ents. I definetly want to add these techniques to my existing ent sculpture.
Ryan.

_________________
Come not between a Nazgul and his prey

Gallery: http://www.one-ring.co.uk/phpBB2/album_ ... er_id=1985

I made a bunch of Ents a while back and I was pleased with them. Your Ent is much more detailed and looks great! You may have inspired me to make some more. Nice work!

This is a truly remarkable article. The sculpting and the painting portions are worthy of being outstanding articles on their own but, together, they elevate this article to the highest level.

I was enthralled, marvelling at the sculpting, how much it looked like the film (uncanny, really), and the excellent painting and rounding off.

A superb article, one that will always stand out in my mind. That IS the one from the films! You are not a sculptor, you are a magician!

_________________
"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."