Building Lifelike Sculptures with LEGO
Gathering Resources and Introducing LEGO
A course by Samuel Hatmaker , LEGO Artist
About the video: Gathering Resources and Introducing LEGO
Overview
“With the foundations set, it's time to explore where you can source supplies for your builds. I will also teach you a number of alternatives to physical building and how to find reference material to guide you along the way. ”
In this video lesson Samuel Hatmaker addresses the topic: Gathering Resources and Introducing LEGO, 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
“ Gathering Resources and Introducing LEGO Now that we've defined our idea, in this lesson, we'll learn a bit more about LEGO and how to gather resources. There's a program called Studio or Stud.io available on bricklink.com. This is a digital building platform where you can make anything from LEGO in any color using the digital program. I like to build in the real world using real bricks, so I start finding bricks at lego.com and bricklink.com or secondhand stores and yard sales. Wherever I can get bricks for a cheap price, I try to get them. Bricklink.com is one of my favorite resources. ...”
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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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