오크 울프라이더 워크래프트 Blizzard Orc Wolf Rider

- Information

"Create a larger-than-life sculpture of a fearsome wolf-mounted orc warrior from Warcraft;" that was the challenge Blizzard presented to New Zealand-based Weta Workshop.

Blizzard worked closely with Weta artisans in New Zealand and China to turn the small prototype into a bronze behemoth.

After over a year of intense work, the 12 foot tall, 2 ton bronze orc warrior now stands watch in the courtyard of Blizzard Entertainment’s Irvine campus.

 

- Creation

First Thing’s First: Modeling
A team in New Zealand scanned the original 12-inch tall statuette and created a virtual 3D model

Up Next: Details, Details, Details
The 3D model was then sent to a manufacturing center in China, where the artists sculpted, molded, cast, waxed, bronzed, welded, and buffed to turn the virtual presentation into a 12 foot tall statue.

Last, but Not Least: Delivery
The massive sculpture was transported from China to Irvine using a custom-built steel dolly and shipping container, and set into place with a crane.

 

- Fun Facts

: The sculpture was designed with a mechanical connection so it could be separated into two pieces to be transported.

: The sculpture is made of high-copper bronze, which is why the raw metal has a salmon pink color.

: The statue in Irvine is surrounded by a runed compass with Blizzard's eight core values at its points.

: Blizzard also awarded a version of this statue to World of Warcraft players who had been playing for ten years to celebrate the game's 10 year anniversary.

- Orc and Wolf Statue Credits

Designed by: Nick Carpenter, Sam Didier, and Glenn Rane

Sculpted by: Eden Small, Richard Taylor, and Daniel Cockersell

Manufactured by: WETA limited

 

출처 : https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/21349313/the-orc-statue?blzcmp=blizzard-news

The Orc Statue

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World of Warcraft - Orc Wolf Rider

This is the Orc Wolf Rider from the World of Warcraft. The sculpture was made a while ago for Blizzard as a 10 year anniversary gift. 

 

It was a collaborative project between myself and the talented Eden Small. Eden was responsible for creating the fearsome Wolf, while I focused on the imposing Orc. It was originally hand sculpted in an oil based clay, and it measured 38cm to the top of the Orc’s head. In 2009 the sculpture was scaled up and turned into a 12 foot tall bronze statue, which was erected outside Blizzard headquarters in California.