"Pop Sculpture" Anybody read this customizing book?

[TrueDave]

Amazon.com: Pop Sculpture: How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues (9780823095223): Tim Bruckner, Ruben Procopio, Zach Oat: Books

Pop Sculpture creating action figures.
If you've read it, is it informative Molding tips etc? Is it a good book?

[Random Axe]

I've got this, but wasn't really thrilled. Ill have to try it again. I didn't find it to be very user friendly. I'd love to find the perfect modeling sculpey and tools for making heads. This book isn't the tutorial I thought it would be.

[TrueDave]

I'm mostly hoping for help making smaller 3 3/4" type figures myself. Materials ,paint, & design. Designing joints.

[hawkmike]

i enjoyed it quite abit, didn't get much help on the mego side but found it worth the price and the read,

[Tothiro]

The author is a buddy, but to my embarrassment I haven't picked it up to read yet.

Before I changed sculpting mediums I found this Super Sculpey toot very helpful:
Smellybugs Maquette Tutorial completed! - ConceptArt.org Forums

[HumanWolfman]

Interesting. Zack Oat, former publisher of ToyFair Mag, was one of the authors.

[sprytel]

I got it. It's a pretty good book. It walks through two projects: buliding a statue and building an action figure. It has some practical tips that you may find helpful, and some "working in the biz" stuff that is interesting... but it is also just a fun book to flip through and admire the work.

[CrimsonGhost]

I thought this book was great. I certainly learned a lot.

It's not a customizing book however.

[samurainoir]

I have the book, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

Tim Bruckner :: Sculptor

[timb]

I have it and found it's definitely not for beginners. Very impressive book though.

[TrueDave]

building an action figure.

What type of figure? I'm a sculptor not an engineer! Making simple 70's 3 3/4" 5 point articulation is all I'm asking for right now. (re: classic Star Wars)

[Tothiro]

Interesting. Zack Oat, former publisher of ToyFair Mag, was one of the authors.

Just a correction - Oat was Editor at ToyFare, which was published by Wizard, owned in turn by Gareb Shamus Enterprises.

[sprytel]

What type of figure? I'm a sculptor not an engineer! Making simple 70's 3 3/4" 5 point articulation is all I'm asking for right now. (re: classic Star Wars)

The example used in the book is an action figure of the Greek god Thor. I don't know if it ever explicitly mentioned scale, but it would be bigger... perhaps 12"... and it has 15 points of articulation. However, the example is used to highlight all the different types of articulation points, etc. so everything should be applicable to other styles and scales.

Dave, knowing the various projects you have going, and your roots on the artistic side of the house, I really think this book would be right up your alley.

[TrueDave]

BAM!
I ordered it from the library and my wife had to tell me to calmdown a bit when we went to pick it up.
I want to TEACH this book. Serioulsy. Safety wise I'm concerned about an age limit, and i havent taught adults much.
I'm reading slowly. Inly a few chapters so far but I've studied the pictures and realized the thing that has been holding me back so far is actually the first moldmaking technigue I learned. The lost wax casting method.
I'm looking forward to seeing the artists get around all those snags with flowvents.
When we did lost wax be beat the solid plaster mold to powder with sledge hammers then had to grind all the gates off. Thats why it was called "Lost", the mold is lost.
I hope the molds in the book aren't one time use!

It is advanced. I'm surprised and happy .

I'm pretty clueless right now what/who to make when I'm done.

Thank s guys.

[TrueDave]

The example used in the book is an action figure of the Greek god Thor. I don't know if it ever explicitly mentioned scale, but it would be bigger... perhaps 12"... and it has 15 points of articulation. However, the example is used to highlight all the different types of articulation points, etc. so everything should be applicable to other styles and scales.

Dave, knowing the various projects you have going, and your roots on the artistic side of the house, I really think this book would be right up your alley.

That's very kind. Thank you man.

SO far I'm wondering about pop on heads like the new Star Wars and Joe.
Flexibility and getting paints to adhere are big concerns.
Yeah I see the end result of Thor buts thats an industrial prototype. I'd like to make "real" action figures.

I'm really glad to see the statue part of the book. I'm also going to learn how to make Garage Kits!

I think being able to cast & articulate ANY shape will eventually help me in my quest to learn how to do cable control puppets too.

No mention of Hydrospan type materials yet .
I hope the book explains Prototype shrinking and enlarging.