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Published: 2009-03-20 08:17:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 9282; Favourites: 107; Downloads: 431
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Forest Tengu: Tengu are Japanese forest deities featured predominately in Yamabushi folklore, they are one of the more well known yΕkai (spirits/ Monsters).This sculpt is available as a limited edition resin kit. Please visit my blog or contact me for details.
Medium: Super Sculpey, Castilene, Wood.
The Forest Tengu Kit is now available, this kit is pressure cast in white SmoothOn resin with a wood base. This kit is limited to 50 copies.
The price for US buyers is $100 shipping included, international sales please contact me for shipping rates. Paypal preferred.
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Calidad perfecta .... Β Cada detalle Perfectamente trabajado. IncreΓble.
Por cierto me gustarΓa comprar uno.Β
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Now that's what I call a Tengu. The other ones look like crap.
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Yamabushi monks wear a small hat on their foreheads, it also serves as a drinking cup.
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Thank you very much, I very much dig your work as well.
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thanks 
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oAo This is amazing! <3 What types of sculpty did you use to get the different colors? Or is it painted that way? Either way, the monochromatic look is really nice! <3 And the detail in the clothes and features.... amazing!
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Thanks I appreciate that. I use a mix of regular pink Super Sculpey and black Sculpey III to get the gray and the green is Castilene wax, he actually isn't finished in these shots as his final form will be resin which can be painted.
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Is wax really hard to work with? I've never used it as a medium.
<3 Again, this is steller work!
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There's a learning curve with wax and I'm still getting used to it, you have to keep it warm and it helps to have a proper 'wax pen' or 'waxer' a tool I still lack.
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Is it really brittle? o.o" Or is it a different kind of wax for sculpting than things like candle wax? 
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Not a problem at all. Castilene wax is more or less a toy industry thing and it is a bit more solid than candle wax, it also comes in three grades of hardness (I use medium and hard). Being that it is a wax however it doesn't really require an armature and holds detail exceedingly well, hence the reason I use it for accessories.
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Thank you very much, I appreciate that.
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Thanks, yeah I'll be posting the update here.
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thanks for the explanation, I knew nothing about Tengu, I originally just thought it might be a character from a comic (don't hate me! 
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Thanks man, yeah I was really looking at the overall composition with this piece as well.
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Definitely paid off, I can't fault it anywhere (that's not to say I was deliberately looking 
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Yes yes FUCKING YES!! This came out more awesome than I was hoping it would be. Your skill at sculpting muscle is more than I could ever do 
And just one more thing, I personally would've liked if his wings were a bit bigger, they seem a little small for his body, but they still look great
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Thanks brother, yeah the Castilene is lighter and doesn't require an armature, I don't want to say it would be impossible in Sculpey but I would have to had built them out section by section and bake in between to do them correctly in Sculpey.
Bigger wings? Who are you, George Lucas? Actually I had contemplated making them smaller as I was referencing some old Wood Block art on them.
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Haha..I guess I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to Tengu wings then
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LOL, sure you do, there are plenty of Tengu with bigass wings, I just chose some reference that had smaller wings.
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oooooookay then
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Yeah,I'm actually going to cast him and KIT him. Once all that crap is done and if I don't hate him by then I will probably paint a couple.
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it's been a while since this came through. is the kit still a possibility
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Sorry for the late reply, yes a kit is still in the works. I'm hoping to have it out this year so check back I'll post it in my journal when it's available.
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Scott, this is absolutely amazing! I've loved watching the progress as you've developed him more and more!
The detail is great! I am blown away by those wings.. I remember you saying how difficult they were going to be, but now all your hard work has paid off! They look fabulous!
Well done, Scott! It's a wonderful piece!
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Thanks Homie, yeah, I re-sculpted them about five times.
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AWESOME!!!!! I think this is utterly fantastic!
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Thank you Eva, I'm glad you like him.
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