APRIL 2021 on BESTIARUM ║ PREVIEW part 1

Hi Friends!
We want to share with you previews of the upcoming April release.

► WHERE WE GO in APRIL

This April we will descent into the Catacombs under the Crimson Grove Abbey.

We'll find out the reason of the corruption of the whole region.

We'll discover the root of the problem and we'll meet with Those who are hiding in the dark of underground caves.

► CREATION PROCESS

We'd like to tell you briefly how we create our miniatures :)

Concept part:

▪ Each character starts from the overall idea of the location and story behind each release;

▪ Together with our team we brainstorm to get the mood of the release;

▪ Then we with our concept artist develop sketches of the potential characters and creatures that can appear.
   After a week or so we pick some of the sketches that go to refining stage so our team of sculptors can have a clear idea what to sculpt.
   Other characters will be concepted on the fly.

Sculpting:

▪ Firstly model is sketched in a static position, then we try different poses to see if the design works right;

▪ The final result is visible only after the sculpt is ready.
  In the process concept may change pretty strong in dependency of the pose and other factors;

▪ After sculpt is done, models need to be prepared for printing: we cut them into parts that could fit any printer easily, and clean up digital models for the smooth printing without artifacts;

▪ Last step in production is preparing supports and making multiple test prints till we are happy with the quality of the final result.

Presentation:

▪ Minis are printed, primed and photographed with much love;

▪ Before showing our artwork, we make digital renders, post-process them in Photoshop and compose images in presentation;

▪ To present a video of the release first we render turntables of the minis, make new presentations and covers specific for video, then assemble all content together;

▪ Recently we have started our YouTube channel to share our videos presentations of the new releases, timelapses of the sculpting process and few other types of video content we plan to add in future.

Sooo, it's a pretty short description of the creation process, during which appear changes, issues, questions, that we solve on the go :)

► Our next main goal is to release each month bundles SO EARLY AS POSSIBLE, we work hard on it and we are getting closer and closer to the first day of the month ;)

Thanks for your support!
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Alexei and Bestiarum Team