Sculpting

As someone going into animation, and who occasionally paints from time to time, I have always wanted to break out of my comfort zone and tried my hand at making sculpts. Every time I see one, I imagine myself literally bringing something in the 3rd dimension rather in a make-believe space. When sculpting something, your creation is in the round, as opposed to the illusion of depth created by paintings.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10

Above is a link to sculptures that I've found on ConceptArt.org. These are not necessarily meant to be fine art pieces, but rather intended for the entertainment industry. To be honest, if I were going to make a sculpture, it would most likely be within the realm of the fantastic, instead of being created for gallery spaces. I've always wondered how certain characters were brought to life in movies and games alike. For animated films, sculptures were made of the characters to give the animators a better idea of what they looked like from all angles. In films, sculpts were embellished with paint and other textures to make them real enough for the screen.