Building Lifelike Sculptures with LEGO
Defining the Idea
A course by Samuel Hatmaker , LEGO Artist
About the video: Defining the Idea
Overview
“In this lesson, we will start the creative process by gathering references, resources, and scoping out the final build. ”
In this video lesson Samuel Hatmaker addresses the topic: Defining the Idea, 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
“ Defining the Idea Now that you know a bit about me and my influences, in this lesson, we'll define our idea and gather resources for the build. I decided that for my final project, I'll build a LEGO peacock. I built one in the past for a TV show with a partner. We had a very short build time and limited access to resources. I wanted to rebuild the peacock having more time and more access to resources. The best thing about LEGO is revisions are possible over and over again. That's how we grow as artists. We can take something that we've already built and remake it, adding more details, bet...”
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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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