Absolutely freakin’ aweson Ehren! Are you gonna be at Wonderfest this year? Great piece man, now print it out!
-Sam
It’s come along way! Looks really good!
Starting something new. Getting in to this poly paint stuff. Lord I’m still so far behind. ugh
Here are some more final renders for the Minotaur. Revised base. Should be printing this soon.
And the next project…
The Minotaur came out just exceptional Ehren. Great job. The new one is looking great too.
Grats for getting up to speed 3D as quickly as you have.
Keep it up.
Ezra
Thanks Ezra. It’s definitely getting more fun. Polypainting is ridiculously fun. I decided to revisit one of my earlier projects and do a quick paint up. Amazing what a difference some color can make.
Time to end symmetry
Man, does this latest guy ever feel like something from an N.C. Wyeth painting. Are you a fan, Ehren?
Love your stuff, and watching your amazing progress. As a noob, I find your thread really inspirational and encouraging.
Thanks!
Terry
You nailed it. Captain Bill Bones by NC Wyeth. I grew up near his studio and museum. My parents read Treasure Island and Kidnapped to me as a child. His work is part of my soul for sure. And I’m glad you recognized the inspiration! Thanks.
As far as being a noob- Yeah it’s been a real struggle for me since day one. Obviously I’ve made strides since that mess of a cow I started with, but everytime Pixologic releases an update I feel like I fall further behind. This program can still be so overwhelming. Even with my latest sculpt, I’ve probably only tapped into about 10% of the software. Not to mention I’ve spent years working as a traditional sculptor so not being able to physically ‘touch’ the sculpture was a huge hurdle for me. One step at a time right? Thanks
Getting closer…
Has a touch of Howard Pyle too. Nice job
Wyeth was instructed by Pyle. apologies if you knew that. Pretty amazing lineage there…
Hey Ehren!
Wow, nice work 
i bumped over your Sketchbook while want uploading some of my work. But i read it complete, never did that before! So good to see you make such that Huge steps forward! Not as your first works looks bad, they are all good! 
Keep up working, your sketchbook is now one of my favourite sites, so i’ll be back soon!
-Felix, with best regards from Germany!
The pose is looking really nice!
I have yet to visit the Brandywine Museum, but have been wanting to for a while. At one time the plan was to hit the Frazetta Museum on the same trip but, unfortunately, that’s no longer an option. Last I heard, Robert Rodriguez was looking to reestablish Frazetta’s museum somewhere in Texas, which is more than a couple days’ road trip from where I am. Maybe one year I’ll hit the Fantastic Fest film festival down in Austin and make time for Frazetta, IF Rodriguez ever gets that up and running.
It would have been appropriate to see those two collections one after the other, because: a) I think there are some similarities in their respective styles (no doubt FF had some influence from NCW), Frazetta being, in many ways, sort of a more pulpy version of Wyeth to my mind, and b) I find that the older I get, the more Wyeth takes over from Frazetta as sort of the “alpha” illustrator in my own personal canon. I still love Frazetta to bits, and he came first for me, but I have much more appreciation for the “grounded in reality” feel of Wyeth’s work these days, along with his more disciplined and classical style.
A couple of contemporary artists along the same lines as Wyeth that I like are Gary Gianni and Greg Manchess. I wouldn’t be surprised if you already know them.
@Bob Martin–I like Pyle quite a bit, too, though I’m somewhat less familiar.
Anyway, always a thrill when someone plays a number I know and love, so to speak. Myself, I’ve been thinking of what artist tributes I might want to do in ZB. I might do a couple of Frazetta’s that I haven’t already seen as statues/toys. Maybe one of his inks. It’s funny, because on one level I think it’s kind of silly to have this impulse to turn 2D art into sculpture, because the brush/pen strokes that went into the original are a huge part of what makes a great piece of art so, but I have always had this obsessive fascination with models, statues and miniatures, and I can’t deny that anything I love given such a treatment is like catnip to me.
The day I get my first 3D print of one of my own original ZB sculpts is going to be pure nirvana. It’s sort of the goal I’m working toward, in fact.
How far do you intend to take this particular piece, Ehren? Or is that something you’re deciding as you go?
Terry
Edit: Wow. After posting, I realized how much I had written. Apologies for taking up so much space in your thread with my babbling, Ehren.
Calling this finished. Might tweak a few minor things. I 'm gonna try to get it printed. I really gotta suck it up and learn more about rendering. I know next to nothing about it. I just wanna sculpt. 
On to the next project…
Awesome. If the print ends up happening, please share pics.
wow this pirate looks great man!.. love it!
Man, awesome progress! as someone said if the print is happening share it with us, I always love to see prints of sculpts. The minotaur is just incredible
Thanks guys. I’ll definitely post pics.