Nick the Potter
02 / Making story

The Viking Troll

He sits on a rock with his arms resting on his knees. The helmet and the horns came early, but the eyes were the last thing I touched — a brush width at a time.

The finished The Viking Troll sculpture isolated against the page.

Modelled earthenware

The Viking Troll

The brief for this commission was to create a Viking / Troll character for the clients son.   These characters although stereotyped as aggressive, nasty characters needed to be made friendly "not to scary".

01—65The complete build

Part 01

The rock

the base he grows out of

The base comes first: a rough lump of clay is where the story begins.

The torso begins: textured garment and fur shoulders on the bench.01

Frame 1 / 65

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