r/Sculpture Apr 10 '19

New title tagging rule & Spammers

63 Upvotes

As some regulars here may have noticed, this subreddit recieves an astronomical amount of spam, both from human as well as bot spammers, for it's relatively small size. Coming from modding various large subreddits, including one that's literally about products, this amount of spam is not normal. Despite a lot of our less agressive attempts to filter out spam (example, filtering out posts that say "for sale", "rent", or "Services") we still get quite a lot that slip by.

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Why is this subreddit getting so much spam? Who knows. ¯\(°_o)/¯

But we will be resorting to the one thing that has worked for various larger communities, like r/food : mandatory title tags.

From now on, all posts will require at least a tag of one of the below:

[Self]
[Found]
[Help]

You may add words to the tags like:

[I found] this chicken carved out of abestos!

or

[Help me] carve a chicken out of abestos

For flexibility, but the bare minimum requirement for post titles will be that it must contain one of those words surrounded by brackets.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to modmail us, or ask here.


r/Sculpture 13h ago

Self (Complete) [Self] I made a sculpture of a Swan & Fairy 'The First Arrow'

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304 Upvotes

Censors have been added due to auto-censorship. Note: The fairy does not have any genitalia showing in the original photos, but the images get automatically flagged regardless.


r/Sculpture 2h ago

Help (Complete) [Help] take 2 of this piece!

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8 Upvotes

I originally made this piece as a commissioned gift but after finishing it I realized there were a lot of things I wanted to do differently. Rather than changing the customer's design, I decided to make a second one that's exactly how I envisioned it.

This version has a lot more detail, extra elements, and is much closer to my personal style. I honestly had a blast making it, and I think it turned out much better than the first.

The finished piece stands 26 inches tall, weighs 3 pounds, and took 6 days from start to finish to complete. It's fully hand-painted, and there was a lot of time spent on the printing, assembly, detailing, and paintwork.

Now I'm trying to figure out what it's worth. What would you realistically price something like this at? I'd love to hear your thoughts and the reasoning behind your estimate. Thanks!

( video of it in the comments!)


r/Sculpture 2h ago

[Self] The hollow echoing abyss of dismay consumes all hope.

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6 Upvotes

This is a Fimo polymer clay model, I’m really unhappy.


r/Sculpture 2h ago

Self (Complete) [Self] Mossy Bus Station - Twigs

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3 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 7h ago

Self (Complete) Made a mini Jason Voorhees bust [Self]

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6 Upvotes

Used some air dry clay and left over cloth from a cosplay. Painted with acrylics!


r/Sculpture 10h ago

Self (Complete) [Self] Drow Ranger handmade clay figure by me

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8 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 19h ago

[Self] Fishie

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28 Upvotes

I have no memory of what this was for but it’s not in the house so I assume it’s sold, presumably part of something with that fried egg.


r/Sculpture 2h ago

[Help] Proper technique to fix cracking?

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What’s the best way to fix cracks after my piece has completely dried already?


r/Sculpture 9h ago

Self (Complete) [Self] Created a new sculpture

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3 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 4h ago

Mushroom Stone Sculpture [self]

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r/Sculpture 4h ago

Self (WIP) [Self] I covered my cardboard structure in tape and stuffed the inside with newspaper, should I now paint directly onto the tape or should I add a layer of plaster and then paint?

1 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 12h ago

Self (Complete) [self] one of my late works, a creature I saw in a dream

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5 Upvotes

Self made, using a wooden rod, some fabric for the clothing, air dry clay with a layer of acrylic paint and iron for the arms and legs.


r/Sculpture 12h ago

[self-painted]From raw 3D print to fully hand-painted Statue

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3 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 1d ago

Self (WIP) [Self] Wall Sculpture

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22 Upvotes

Wire wrapped this just to see if I could! Love working with wire :)


r/Sculpture 14h ago

Pinocchio 1940 [Self]

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1 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 1d ago

Found (Complete) [Found] "Les Voyageurs" (The Travelers) bronze sculpture by Bruno Catalano in Marseilles, France

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280 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 17h ago

Help (WIP) [Self] Tried sculpting a small clay figure and looking for feedback on the details

2 Upvotes

I recently started working more with clay and decided to create this small figure as a practice piece. I focused mostly on improving the shape, proportions, and surface details, but I feel like there are still areas that could be better.

I would really appreciate any constructive feedback or tips from other sculptors, especially on things like anatomy, texture, or techniques I can use to improve my next piece. Still learning and enjoying the process, so any advice is welcome!


r/Sculpture 2d ago

Self (Complete) [Self] I finished a sculpture of a humanoid pigeon

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992 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 1d ago

Self (Complete) [Self] A small Pale Man figure

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46 Upvotes

I made this little Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth around 2017. I made it with airdry clay and some acrylics. At that moment I was so new to this, I couldn't give him any legs. It has fallen down many times over the years but the paint still holds up.


r/Sculpture 1d ago

Help (WIP) [Help] A mystery picture

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Fig. 5 Gordon with his collection of cactus cushions by the Japanese artist Mrs Masako Sugiyama (Photo: Drude de Looze, date unknown but c.1980)

Hello

I found this picture in this article https://oro.open.ac.uk/68552/1/Gordon%20Rowley.pdf

I searched for that artist Mrs Masako Sugiyama and cant find anything. I didnt search much, but do you know anything about it? https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Gordon-with-his-collection-of-cactus-cushions-by-the-Japanese-artist-Mrs-Masako-Sugiyama_fig3_354495784

Its a mystery x) I assume its an error in the paper. But i cant find anything about cushions like those, i am curious.

Cheers, thanks


r/Sculpture 1d ago

Artistic Natural Display: Wood and Stones for Serene Spaces [self]

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1 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 2d ago

Self (Complete) [SELF] checkout this bad Boi!

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332 Upvotes

Im absolutely obsesseddd but it took so long 😪

Pics do not to it justice!


r/Sculpture 2d ago

Self (Complete) [Self] I wanted him to feel like a warning

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31 Upvotes

r/Sculpture 2d ago

Self (Complete) [Self] I made a fox

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45 Upvotes

Started with a sculpey base and then a 2-part epoxy layer on top for the fur! Tried a bunch of different kinds that's why it's a bunch of different colors.