Building Lifelike Sculptures with LEGO
About Me
A course by Samuel Hatmaker , LEGO Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To start with, let me introduce myself. My name is Samuel Hatmaker and I am a LEGO artist. In this lesson, I will tell you about my background in toy-making and the stepping stones that led me to professionally building models. ”
In this video lesson Samuel Hatmaker addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Building Lifelike Sculptures with LEGO. Learn to bring your design ideas to life by creating unique and versatile sculptures from start to finish using LEGO.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, my name's Samuel Hatmaker, and I'm a LEGO artist. I grew up in Michigan in the United States. I lived in New York City for 20 years developing children's toys. I worked with most of the largest licenses in the world. I developed children's toys, starting with the concept, and followed it until it was on the store shelves. I design toys such as action figures, role-play toys, bathtub toys, and plush. Growing up, I was always interested in toys. I grew up playing with a wide variety of toys, but LEGO was always my favorite. It allowed endless possibilities of creation. I can ma...”
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Course summary for: Building Lifelike Sculptures with LEGO
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Art Toys, Arts & Crafts
Samuel Hatmaker
A course by Samuel Hatmaker
Samuel Hatmaker is a toymaker from Michigan who spent two decades designing and developing children’s toys in New York City. As a lifelong LEGO fan, he rediscovered his childhood passion after a ten-year hiatus and started building LEGO sculptures with his technical knowledge of toy design. His model inspired by The Golden Girls went viral on social media, encouraging him to tackle more large-scale projects like his portrait series Chicks with Bricks, a collection of realistic LEGO mosaics depicting pop icons.
In 2020, Samuel appeared as a contestant on the first season of LEGO Masters, and his art has been displayed in galleries all over the world, including the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego and Art Basel in Miami. As a prolific toymaker, he has also created toys for renowned brands such as Marvel, DC, Hello Kitty, Nickelodeon, Disney, Crayola, Mattel, Hasbro, and more.
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