1:22 Pygmy hippo, bull Forest elephant

Some new sculptures I've started, 1:22 scale pygmy hippo and bull forest elephant.
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Nice job! They look really great!    

I like the hippo so much..
Congratsss...

Wonderful choice of species!

Phantastic:-)!!! You plan copies?

They're going to be stunning, they already are - I love the pygmy hippo.

Wonderful works again!! Congrats!

Lovely pygmy hippo

They look awesome! Love the hippo.  

Great work!

They look awesome

We can see already that the pygmy hippo is just a brilliant sculpture. I believe sometimes sculptors are not tempted to sculpt this animal because it is not the most atractive of all and also because apparently it could look like a common hippo. Actually, pygmy hippos are different enough and yours is more than recognizable. Love proportions, the relatively delicate legs and already with folds, the small head, everything. Honestly, if you plan to make copies, if I can afford it I'll surely want one of them.
The elephant looks also great, it is missing some texturing, isn't it? :elehpant: You're really talented, congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Wonderfull work Elephas !!  Two beautiful and rare species of the African bush.

Congratulations !

Miguel

Fantastic sculptures! I'm sure both will look amazing when finished :)
May I ask what material do you use for sculpting them?

Fantastic models! Pygmy hippo is beautiful.   

They are fantastic  

Both of them a wonderful, but we almost never see a pygmy hippo, - and this one is PERFECT  

Roger wrote:

We can see already that the pygmy hippo is just a brilliant sculpture. I believe sometimes sculptors are not tempted to sculpt this animal because it is not the most atractive of all and also because apparently it could look like a common hippo. Actually, pygmy hippos are different enough and yours is more than recognizable. Love proportions, the relatively delicate legs and already with folds, the small head, everything. Honestly, if you plan to make copies, if I can afford it I'll surely want one of them.
The elephant looks also great, it is missing some texturing, isn't it? :elehpant: You're really talented, congratulations and thanks for sharing!

I agree 100% with you Rogério  

Thanks for everyones comments, I'm glad you all like the hippo.

widukind wrote:

Phantastic:-)!!! You plan copies?

Sorry no copies for this one, but maybe a shapeways model, I'm doing some tests now for that.

Roger wrote:

We can see already that the pygmy hippo is just a brilliant sculpture. I believe sometimes sculptors are not tempted to sculpt this animal because it is not the most atractive of all and also because apparently it could look like a common hippo. Actually, pygmy hippos are different enough and yours is more than recognizable. Love proportions, the relatively delicate legs and already with folds, the small head, everything. Honestly, if you plan to make copies, if I can afford it I'll surely want one of them.
The elephant looks also great, it is missing some texturing, isn't it? :elehpant: You're really talented, congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Thank you Roger, I agree with you that pygmy hippos have a very unique look compared to the common hippo.  I was inspired to make mines after seeing the Starlux pygmy hippo.  Yes the elephant is still in early stages with much more work to be done on it.

Mangalarga wrote:

Fantastic sculptures! I'm sure both will look amazing when finished :)
May I ask what material do you use for sculpting them?

I'm using super sculpey grey clay for these.

Both of these look really excellent. You have a great eye for the animals' shapes and proportions. Do you do sketches or anything first? Or do you find it easier just to start by sculpting?

I love the pygmy hippo. Can't wait to see the new forest bull added to your herd.

They're beautiful! I love that pygmy hippo

elephas_maximus wrote:

Thanks for everyones comments, I'm glad you all like the hippo.

widukind wrote:

Phantastic:-)!!! You plan copies?

Sorry no copies for this one, but maybe a shapeways model, I'm doing some tests now for that.

Sounds good    

elephas_maximus wrote:

Roger wrote:

We can see already that the pygmy hippo is just a brilliant sculpture. I believe sometimes sculptors are not tempted to sculpt this animal because it is not the most atractive of all and also because apparently it could look like a common hippo. Actually, pygmy hippos are different enough and yours is more than recognizable. Love proportions, the relatively delicate legs and already with folds, the small head, everything. Honestly, if you plan to make copies, if I can afford it I'll surely want one of them.
The elephant looks also great, it is missing some texturing, isn't it? :elehpant: You're really talented, congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Thank you Roger, I agree with you that pygmy hippos have a very unique look compared to the common hippo.  I was inspired to make mines after seeing the Starlux pygmy hippo.  Yes the elephant is still in early stages with much more work to be done on it.

Interesting to know of your inspiration, the pose is really somewhat similar to Starlux Cyprus dwarf hippo. The Colorata looks also with a very nice sculpt but very boring pose instead.

Thanks for the feedback everyone

bjarki12 wrote:

Both of these look really excellent.  You have a great eye for the animals' shapes and proportions.  Do you do sketches or anything first?  Or do you find it easier just to start by sculpting?

I love the pygmy hippo.  Can't wait to see the new forest bull added to your herd.

Thanks bjarki, I normally don't sketch anything but I print out a side view image (to scale) for use as a reference for proportions.  I pose the metal armature to how I like and then start adding clay.  I usually change the pose as I'm sculpting to try out different possibilities.

Roger wrote:

Interesting to know of your inspiration, the pose is really somewhat similar to Starlux Cyprus dwarf hippo. The Colorata looks also with a very nice sculpt but very boring pose instead.

I'm influenced by the nice sculpting of old brands, something which I find lacking with modern companies.

Awesome! I'd take moulds of both! Really really awesome! Congrats!

I like the Pygmy Hippo, Congrats!