Star Wars was released 43 (!) years ago and has spawned some of the coolest fanart of all time, but in my mind, the best of it all is Jake Parker's "The Tie Fighter". Maybe it's because it combines the dope futuristic samurai aesthetic with mechwarrior tie fighters, or what, but I knew this was the project to try turning a 2D drawing into 3D art if there ever was one. So grab a coffee, pop in A New Hope, and get stuck into an overly long polymer clay tutorial full of disjointed rambling.


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Materials:
Polymer Clay (Cosclay/Super Sculpey)
Aluminium Foil
Aluminium Wire
UV Resin
A Cup (for making a sphere spherical)
XPS Foam
Mod Podge
Vallejo Game Colours
Twine
Static Grass
Garden Detritus


00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Making a Cockpit
05:01 - Squats to Build Legs
08:33 - Curls for the Gurls
12:30 - Hatori Hanzo Would be Proud
14:27 - 2 Shades of Grey
18:08 - The Scout Trooper
21:49 - Butter into Stairs
25:11 - Glamour Shots


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