Pop Surreal Sculpture by Craola & Kevin Pasko

 

Instagram has got to be one of my favourite ways to discover things that amaze and excite me, in real time, on a daily basis. A short while ago Greg "Craola" Simkins shared some of what he's been working on sculpturally for exhibition with friend and studio-mate Kevin Pasko

 

Kevin works in 3D Modeling and Sculpture for industry clients in gaming, toys and car manufacturing, but is also skilled with more Fine Art and sculpture.

We can see Kevin pays meticulous attention to detail and cleanliness in sculpting Craola's wonderful and surreal designs. As well as a creative eye for filling in "Turnarounds"- sculpting dynamically in-the-round.

 

 

 

"Stuck Outside" - Craola

 

I can see where elements of Craola's captivating surreal compositions and characters are coming together in dynamic 3-Dimensional forms. The digital sculpt above emphasizes the beautiful craning posture of the figure's neck.

 

Greg "Craola" Simkins is regularly posting beautiful new works to is IG @Craola and website.

You can find more of Kevin Pasko's digital sculpting on Instagram@Kevinpasko, on Tumblr or by inquiring kevin_pasko@yahoo.com

  I'll be watching for more artful sculpting like these, which could become actualized as rapid-print prototypes in the future!

 

 

 

 

 

-Tasha Zimich



Free 3D Model from Shinbone Creative

3D maestro Scott Wetterschneider (one of the folks behind Shinbone Creative) was kind enough to give a great peek behind the curtain of how his process works by giving away a 3D model! This was done as a lesson but wouldn't look out of place on the shelf.  Grab it here in .obj and .ztl (if you don't have ZBrush, you should be able to use Sculptris or Blender - both free - to open the file).

Everyone with a genuine interest in making production quality toys should at least be conversant in some form of 3D modeling.  This isn't a "gloom and doom" prediction for traditional sculptors, it is a tool just like anything else.  I hope you will take my advice - stop worrying and love the bomb!

More on Shinbone Creative's process on Facebook and Twitter. 

- Ahren