Traditional sculpting
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| Ostrich figurine - porcelain height 26 cm / 10 in |
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| Papageno - plaster height 92 cm / 36 in |
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| Portrait - porcelain life-size |
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| Portrait - porcelain life-size |
I worked for the famous porcelain company: Herend Porcelain as a modeller and product designer between 1999 and 2003. During these years I designed and modelled a variety of sculptures, animal figurines, and life-size portraits. I also created tableware and decorative items.
Portrait of Moritz Fisher von Farkashazy, who took over the management of Herend Porcelain Company in 1839. His bust - one of the sculptures I created for the company - is placed in front of the company's visitor centre.
Mr Tivadar Farkashazy (lower right corner), a famous television personality
- descendant of von Farkashazy - inaugurated his ancestor's sculpture.
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Clay model of one of the porcelain busts above.
The metal frame around the sculpture had a very important role: it represented the actual shape of the wall niche where the bust was going to be placed. I used this tool to avoid making a bust that doesn't fit properly in its place. The average amount of shrinkage of the porcelain is 16,7% when fired in the kiln at 1410°C, so I measured the clay model to this enlarged frame.
Lajos Lörincze Portrait
Lajos Lörincze (1925-1993)
Hungarian linguist, writer
His radio program was running for years and it inspired generations to explore the beauty and values of Hungarian language. He is credited as one of the most influential figure in the 20th century, who made a tremendous impact on how we speak and listen to our mother tongue. After his death an award has been established to commemorate him and his works.
The process of making a bust involves a second stage when the original plastilin sculpture is cast in plaster in order to refine all the details and surfaces. This plaster modell will be used to create the mould for casting the final porcelain sculpture.
Papageno
Papageno is one of the main character of Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute'. The original model was made of plasticine and I made a mould and a plaster cast in order to refine the shapes and surface. The plasticine model was cut into pieces and each piece, such as the head or the arm was cast separately and then they were fitted together again.
Digital Modelling
Figurine
Clay Maquette
The metal frame around the sculpture had a very important role: it represented the actual shape of the wall niche where the bust was going to be placed. I used this tool to avoid making a bust that doesn't fit properly in its place. The average amount of shrinkage of the porcelain is 16,7% when fired in the kiln at 1410°C, so I measured the clay model to this enlarged frame.
Lajos Lörincze (1925-1993)
Hungarian linguist, writer
His radio program was running for years and it inspired generations to explore the beauty and values of Hungarian language. He is credited as one of the most influential figure in the 20th century, who made a tremendous impact on how we speak and listen to our mother tongue. After his death an award has been established to commemorate him and his works.
The process of making a bust involves a second stage when the original plastilin sculpture is cast in plaster in order to refine all the details and surfaces. This plaster modell will be used to create the mould for casting the final porcelain sculpture.
Herend Porcelain Company offered his studios and help to create the model and the final porcelain sculpture.
Papageno
Papageno is one of the main character of Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute'. The original model was made of plasticine and I made a mould and a plaster cast in order to refine the shapes and surface. The plasticine model was cut into pieces and each piece, such as the head or the arm was cast separately and then they were fitted together again.
Digital Modelling
I worked on this commercial at Aardman Animations. I modelled the salmon and the boatman in his boat.
Marty the Illusionist - character rig
Marty, the illusionist - character poses
Turnaround of Marty's head - hard edges
Turnaround of Marty's head - smooth mesh
Marty's head - textured
The most difficult part of making a low-poly model is
to find the right edge flow.
to find the right edge flow.
Marty, the illusionist - character turn-around
the final model's full body. The top hat is a separate unit.
the final model's full body. The top hat is a separate unit.
I used reference images when modelling the character
Figurine
Cerebus figurine I created recently for Dave Sim, Canadian comic book artist, the creator of Cerebus, the Aardwark.
Clay Maquette
I created this monkey character for an animated short "The silver monkey". To build this model I used plasticine, an industry standard material for making models. (Height approx. 25 cm or 10 ")
Sketches of the monkey
It is a good starting point observing live animals
and drawing sketches of them before commencing
the actual design process.
I made these drawings at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
It is a good starting point observing live animals
and drawing sketches of them before commencing
the actual design process.
I made these drawings at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
Clay studies of the monkey - To create a more appealing
monkey character I created a number of sketches in clay
to study the anatomy and proportion of the monkey.
Here is an example of a character design of the monkey
monkey character I created a number of sketches in clay
to study the anatomy and proportion of the monkey.
Plasticine modelling - I started the work by building a wireframe and defining the main shapes of the character. A maquette is a composition of shapes and forms - just like any other sculpture - so it is important to turn the model around while working on it. I use a simple wooden turn table to check the sculpture from many viewpoints.
Porcelain figurines
Traditional porcelain figurines with a contemporary touch. I created these figurines for the Herend Porcelain Company, one of the oldest
European porcelain manufacturers.
