I sculpted this scene based on the classic painting by Swedish artist John Bauer (1915). The original piece is an illustration of a children's fairy tale. This young brave boy ventures into the forest and meets a large troll. Since the boy is so innocent and brave, he merely greets the troll in a friendly manner - to the amusement of the troll. John is one of the most influential fantasy painters and you can see his style reflected in the works of many of our contemporary artists' works.
I decided to sculpt the backdrop as a test to see if something like the "flats" I see in painting shows could be integrated into a scene with figures.
Älskar den, och en så fantastisk illustration som du har skulpterat. Riktigt bra resultat. Om du printar flera ex av den så vet du att jag gärna målar en (med min vanliga fart på 1-3 år hehe )
Melnikov Ivan "Nakatan"
pure awesomenessPatrik HurtigPLUS
Thank you!Tobias_K_Aasvang
Absolutely amazing! Just beautiful. Hope you will do others like it.Patrik HurtigPLUS
Thank you Tobias! Yes, I will do one more of John's pieces very shortly.David Batista
Gold! Maybe you want tyo see my last job!Magnus FagerbergPLUS
Wonderful work my friend, so beautiful!Angel C Villalba "KaspareK"
Oro!!!Patrik HurtigPLUS
Gracias!Michel
Amazing! In which scale do you sculpt that masterpiece and is there chance to buy a copy of that?Patrik HurtigPLUS
Thank you! I will probably print the troll about 8-10cm high.Poliakov_Andrii
GOLD!Patrik HurtigPLUS
Thank you!Jakob V
Absolutely love it! Such a huge piece!Jakob V
Editor’s choice from me by the way.Patrik HurtigPLUS
WOW! I am honored!Luc "Thantor" Pinganaud
Awesome! ^^Patrik HurtigPLUS
Merci, you are such an inspiration! Means a lot!Ivan Hortal A.PLUS
fantastic.Patrik HurtigPLUS
Thank you! It is certainly a piece which I selected after being inspired by your snail."SCV Park" Yeong Min
Very Good ~! Gold~!Josh "Zozimus" Pattison
I *love* it. Love those old illustrations.Michel
Is it possible to buy a printed Set?Patrik HurtigPLUS
I will try to make a super limited fan art run of 10 copies. Still looking at options to distribute and make these. Thank you!Chris "D.Vader" SuhrePLUS
Absolutely wonderful. You’ve definitely captured the artwork.Patrik HurtigPLUS
Thank you Chris!!John_Engstrand
Älskar den, och en så fantastisk illustration som du har skulpterat. Riktigt bra resultat. Om du printar flera ex av den så vet du att jag gärna målar en (med min vanliga fart på 1-3 år hehe )Erkka MarttioPLUS
Beautiful work mate, the sculpted backdrop works wonderfully!Rhett “Saint Toad” Jenkins
I absolutely love it. This is magic. I hope I see it painted.CBDesign
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Fantastic work dude. You captured the artwork perfectly. So much to love here.ohtek
This is amazing!!!goldJosh_Underhill
Awesome and instantly recognisable from the 'Gnomes and Trolls' illustrationsJosh_Underhill
If you continued with these my vote would be for the troll encirced by wolves! (or the Princess riding the elk)Fabio Ricci
it's amazing! if you'll release some copies where could I be able to purchase it?Jonas Sturesson
Absolute GOLD! Damn, the boy has some serious skills!!!Aksel ”Axefacepaints” Olsson
Goooold! Can’t wait to get mine.