50–65cm Dolls The harpy Ocypete [nudity]

I love mythological creatures and i wanted to create a Harpy for a long time. So here is Ocypete! Wanted to make her quite lean with a strong upperbody. Still a lot of work todo but i think i'm far enough to get the idea across (hopefully). Think i have a few options how to do the wings but i haven't decided yet...

 

Yeah i worry about that as well should i make segmented wings from resin. Although possible to add some bumps or locks to the joints it might make her a lot less fun to pose or interact with. Right now i'm thinking to try and make the wing from fabric first so only the digits are resin.

 

Exactly! Leather or something that has some stretch and some light can shine through it. Only need to figure out a good way to build the parts...

 

Thx! Yeah its going to be tricky for sure! For the knee I'm not too worried. Think i can manage standing straight and crouching will be the knee joint folded all the way. That way it sort of locks itself as well I'm actually more puzzled on how to do the ankle since the feet will rotate a lot in a crouching position.. Either way it will probably be lots of printing and testing..

 

Decided to keep the thumb and pointy finger pretty normal (not part of the wing) for more room for posing and interaction. These two fingers will be stringed.

 

Thx! Yeah finding an outfit should be doable still. Although her back is quite wide. Big lats (back muscles) to power her wings. But my main reason is, i like it when there is a big compromise to the body when you add something special. Flight shouldnt be free, the rest of the body deformed in some way to support it

Anyway the rough part of sculpting is done time to sculpt in the last (finer) details and print her!

 

Update: fully printed and (with some difficulty still) able to stands on her own!









Tried some full resin wing parts but decided to go for mixed media wings first. Lighter, easier to pose and i think more fun to try

 

Thanks! Its been a good lesson for me as well. The detail at this smaller size, new knees, jointed fingers and big wings. Quite a (fun) struggle sofar

 

Reworked the legs (mostly the knees) and printed in large scale to test all the joints at this scale and so its easier to test adding fabric to her wings.

 

Thanks! I'm still working on improving the wings... Its quite a puzzle. So in the meantime i printed another... with normal arms

 

Yes, exactly what i wanted to see as well! The wide upperbody with normal arms (well a bit bigger and longer to match the upperbody). And i kinda like it, makes everything slightly off (her head/face is also slightly different). Perhaps she is half elf, half orc or something. Either way, it adds to the character i think So no i guess i have to make two versions, one with normal ars, one with wings.





On the wings, yeah its the same issue when 3d printing. I made the long "fingers" into seperate parts, that solves it. They have a little point that fits into holes in the arm. With a bit of glue they hold up really well. Normally not a fan of using glue but in this case it really works. Plus its a good start for the next version with real feathers!
I'll probably only resin print her. When cured properly the resione resin is strong and not brittle at all. I think the wings will hold up better.

 

Haha yeah happens too often, thats how i also ended up with these two

 

I am! This sculpt was both amazing and frustrating at the same time. But i learn a lot from it and keep on improving the winged model. Look forward to do the winged one (in large scale) fully in resin one day

 

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