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Fan Art: Sly Cooper

Posted by Amber Ahlborn



If you haven't played any of the Sly Cooper games by Sucker Punch Productions, then you have missed out. Released on the PS2, the Raccoon Trilogy covers the exploits of a thief named Sly Cooper through three installations: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly 2 – Band of Thieves, and Sly 3 – Honor Among Thieves. These are among my best loved games and even inspired me to sculpt the lead character: Sly himself. I hope you enjoy the art, and forgive me my lousy photography skills.

















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Roto13 said:

That's pretty impressive right there. I could never pull that off. xP

September 18, 2008 11:29 AM

Nadia Oxford said:

Pretty rad! What sculpting material did you use?

September 18, 2008 4:18 PM

Bob Mackey said:

Nice job--though Sly's pronounced chin always creeped me out.

September 18, 2008 5:55 PM

corky said:

Amber, these are AMAZING.

September 19, 2008 10:27 AM

Amber Ahlborn said:

Thanks everybody.  I worked on this maybe three or four years ago for around a week and a half.  For my resource material,I'd turn on Sly 2 and wedge Sly into a quiet corner where I could force the camera into showing a close-up of him.  I'd pretty much just sit in front of the TV with the game on as I sculpted.

As for the modeling medium, it's called Crayola Model Magic and when fresh, it smells like Elmers School Glue.  I love the stuff but it handles totally differently than earth clays do.  It really has a learning curve to using it.  Mostly it's advertised towards children but it's a great madium for serious sculpture.  you just can't use it to make utilitarian pieces, like cups or dishes.  It air dries and never becomes rock hard.  Completely dry, it's like a piece of super dense styrofoam.

September 19, 2008 3:02 PM

Demaar said:

Pretty damn cool. I really do want to try these games out, hey. Sucker Punch definitely sound like they're capable developers and the series sounds pretty cool, but... you know... furries. They ruin everything.

September 22, 2008 4:06 AM

Amber Ahlborn said:

Demaar, for shame.  I love anthropomorphic characters (not in that way, let the stereotype die) and have ever since my first Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse cartoons.  

September 22, 2008 3:55 PM

Nadia Oxford said:

I had no idea Crayola Model Magic could make such great stuff, but if it's a medium meant for kids, I can see why it'd be good to work with. When I was younger, I was more artsy and I loved clay, etc. My mom worked with a woman who made miniature doll houses and she bought me a whole bunch of Fimo. What I didn't know is that Fimo's really great for making little tiny baubles, but not so great for larger sculptures. I found it very hard to work with.  

September 22, 2008 6:14 PM

Amber Ahlborn said:

I also worked with Fimo for a while and made little sculptures out of it.  I've worked in earth clays, play doh, that greasy play clay that never dries, some other stuff I can't remember the name of, and Model Magic.  Model Magic is my favorite because it can hold incredible detail and is very strong for its weight (though really long, fine detail elements can be knocked off with the careless brush of a hand).  Nadia, if you ever decide to give the stuff a try, I'll give you some pointers.  when I said it had a learning curve I meant it.  In fact, if you dive into MM from say, Fimo or an earth clay, you'll think MM is impossible to work with.

September 22, 2008 10:10 PM

About Amber Ahlborn

Artist, writer, gamer and DigiPen survivor, she maintains a day job as a graphic artist. By night Amber moonlights as a professional Metroid Fanatic and keeps a metal suit in the closet just in case. Has lived in the state of Washington and insists that it really doesn't rain as much as everyone says it does.

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Amber Ahlborn - artist, writer, gamer and DigiPen survivor, she maintains a day job as a graphic artist. By night Amber moonlights as a professional Metroid Fanatic and keeps a metal suit in the closet just in case. Has lived in the state of Washington and insists that it really doesn't rain as much as everyone says it does.

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