Sculpting Miniatures for Production

Create your own miniature from concept to 3D print!

With the growing demand for miniatures in gaming, collectibles, toys, and more, this course equips you with the skills needed to tap into new career opportunities and broaden your professional horizons.

This course is great for all levels!

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What You’ll Learn

This course is a great opportunity to expand your skill set and industry knowledge.

The course dives deep into the specialized techniques required to create highly detailed, production-ready miniatures, a skill that's increasingly in demand as tabletop gaming and collectible markets grow.

Under Bob Plociennik’s expert guidance, you'll master the nuances of sculpting for physical production, including scaling, optimizing for printing, and retaining intricate details—all while learning from a professional who has set industry standards.

This course not only enhances your artistic abilities but also equips you with the practical skills needed to broaden your career opportunities in both digital and physical spaces.

The course will go through the full process of sculpting and preparing models for 3D printing.

The emphasis will be on creating on a small scale and for miniatures as you work through anatomical and facial details, accessorizing with armor and weapons, achieving dynamic poses, and adding clothing elements and textures.

Students will learn how to get the most out of the various tools to get the best results.

By the end of the course you'll:

Know the principles for working with small-scale sculptures
Know the workflow for cutting and keying parts for 3D printing
Have mastered your way through the miniatures pipeline
Have created your own miniature sculpture from concept to completed 3D print

COURSE FORMAT

Weekly live sessions and pre-recorded videos

START DATE

First Module Released: September 16th, 2024

LIVE SESSIONS

Wednesdays at 9 AM PST: September 18th-October 23rd

DURATION

6 weeks

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner-Advanced

All levels are welcome! No previous experience in required.

MATERIALS

ZBrush

Optional: Meshmixer

Our Courses Include

Full Time Technical Support

Receive technical support from a dedicated professional in the private course Discord group.

Lifetime Course Access

Come back to reference courses video or review content at any time.

Private Discord Group

Interact with your peers and share your work in your private course Discord group.

Small Class Size

The class size is limited to 20 people.

Meet Your Instructor

Bob Plociennik

Bob has been designing, sculpting, and printing 3D miniature sculptures since 2008.

He currently works as a Senior Digital Sculptor at Station Forge.

Community Focused

Become a part of our supportive online community!

Connect with Pros

Industry professionals are always close by on our online community. Learn from professionals.

Engage with Peers

Have fun while you learn! Our online community is a great place to share knowledge and meet people from around the globe.

Network

Our online community is a great place to grow your network and make new connections!

Student Artwork

Student Reviews

Razvan

The course was great. Bob took the time to explain what he was doing and why he was doing it. He even explained how big of a detail you have to make for it to show up and explained what constitutes as a miniature. He also provided feedback via the course Discord.

I got what I wanted and expected from the course. I recommend the course.

Kristen

I loved this course. I thought the instructor was a great teacher. The lessons were well structured, easy to follow, and of good production quality (good video, good audio, etc).

The live sessions where we could get feedback from the instructor and ask questions were my favorite part of the course. I came into the course as an intermediate to Zbrush but learned so much more from the course.

This course changed the way I approach sculpts for 3d printing production and I could not have been happier with the course.

I 100% recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn sculpting for miniature production or just in general 3d print production.

Marco

I think the course is great. Bob Plociennik gave me all the information I was not able to find online. As well as the expertise and tricks of someone who actually works in the industry and is willing to share with others without fear of creating competent individuals - not only on the artistic side but also in the industry way of doing things.

I absolutely recommend the course. I have been able to start making a living from sculpting miniatures since taking the course and couldn't be happier.

Scott

This is a great course, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot.

This course gave me exactly what I wanted from it.

I'd recommend this course to both beginners and advanced as there is always something new to learn. I personally am not new to the software used in this course.

Les

The course was everything I could have asked for, clear and concise instructions. I really enjoyed the breakdown and thought processes of sculpting.

I recommend the course to anyone who would like to learn sculpting.

Thomas

Amazing course! Cannot recommend this enough to people wanting to start sculpting their own miniatures.

Course Overview

Module 1: Principles 3D Printing & Basics Of Human Anatomy

Module 2: Creating Equipment For 3D Printed Miniatures

Module 3: Achieving Dynamic Pose

Module 4: Clothes, Fur, Hair

Module 5: Final Details

Module 6: Principles Of Cutting Parts For 3D Printing

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Bonus #1

ZBrush Certificate Course

As a special bonus you'll get Ryan Kingslien's entire ZBrush Certificate Course. Hours of training specifically on ZBrush and only available here.

Bonus #2

Ryan Kingslien's Anatomy Course

For our second bonus, you'll get Ryan Kingslien's entire Anatomy course where you build an entire ecorche inside of ZBrush. Only available here.

Course Highlights

Quality

Our courses contain top quality content that is easy to follow along with

Easy Access

Access your course from anywhere at any time

Community

Be a part of our supportive online community

What's the cost?

Pay in installments or in full

3 Payments of

$220 $176

Billed Monthly

6 weekly live Q&A sessions with Bob
Private Discord Group
Lifetime course access
Full-time technical support
Certificate of completion upon request

Pay in full

$598 $478.40

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