Sideshow Collectibles Behind the Scenes: Sculpting and Painting 

Watch the first part of our tour here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QBNzFUZiFY8.html

The Interviewer is asking so many good questions. props to him.

as a miniature painter and a concept artist, is amazing to see this process. it stills boggles my mind how can you achieve such realistic look with basically acrylic paint and inks. I struggle to make my miniatures look not cartoony and these guys can literally achieve any type of texture with only paint. Incredible job, i hope one day i can work on concepts for these guys.

Man, the raw talent these guys have is incredible! I have the utmost respect for them.

No matter how many features I see/hear/read about Sideshow's process, I'm always blown away each and every time. Nice interviews.

Amazing amount of detail, work, and commitment. Nice job Sideshow!

I could watch stuff like this all day :-D

You're a very good interviewer.... You come up with the best questions.

respect this job requires to be skiiled and hard work

I really enjoy everything he interviews for, knows his stuff and as mentioned before key on what to ask...That studio is a candy store love this stuff!

I could watch this stuff all day

Mario had a career change!!!!

I’ve got my first two Sideshow figures coming later this year - Iron Man Mark 3 and Mortighull Death Reaper General. I’ve been following their work for years now and I look forward to a LOOOONG relationship in the future. Thanks for being awesome Sideshow!

These were great. Nice to see a detailed interview by someone who not only appreciates the craft but understands it too. Wish they were longer.

I would sell my soul for this talent. I am in the midst of making a cover out of sculpting foams starting from polymer and making a silicone mold for the bottom half of my prosthetic leg for shape/athetics and it is not easy. They make it look so easy.

Prototypes are still one of my biggest gripes with collector culture. Having bought very large, very expensive pieces myself there's always this anxiety about what the production paintwork is going to be like. In the industry as it is now, multi-million pound/dollar companies like Sideshow really shouldn't be having the issue of the overseas production team having 'different paints' higher skilled people should be employed to replicate much closer to the original pitch. One in particular was the Prime 1 Geralt statue that I initially missed out on, living in England we rarely ever get these huge, expensive polystone pieces because very few can afford or are willing to pay because of the extortionate price rise with our 20% tax on luxury items. In the end I caved after finding one in Australia for much more than the usual retail price, with the cost of the model, extremely expensive delivery and customs and import tax on top it ended up costing me a little under £1000. Opening it up, I was impressed and did like what I had but compared to the prototype it was worlds apart in paint application, it was overall just lighter and too 'clean' looking with some paint details that are far too bright on the Chort head base which is supposed to be a wild, dangerous, dirty monster and just looks a little cartoonish with its green details in parts. The prototypes barely look like they justify the price tags they're asking in the UK and the production quality is absolutely unjustifiable for the price for the most part. That said production vs prototype quality has improved over the years but as such the price has increased. It can't afford to get higher but the quality in most cases could be pushed that little bit further for no real extra cost.

Love the detail in each of these figures. Pure art!

I like norm. He always asks very good questions to whomever he's interviewing.

Anthony Mestas is an absolute paint genius, I would happily pay a lot more to have him paint my stuff.

I feel like Norm has listened to criticisms of his early interviews and improved considerably. Very fascinating episode. Good job folks.

This was so cool. Thank you for sharing Tested! I have seen so many amazing models sculpted, but once they get painted they look terrible.. That shows how important is painting!

Damn that was a good interview. Good job Norm!

Yay i couldn't wait for this I love learning about behind the scenes at prop makers and collectables please make more of these types of videos!

This is absolutely incredible. I’m not even into 3-D sculpting yet I would totally want to work for you guys. Career change alert. I am definitely going to order from this company now. Damn these high prices, yet it totally looks worth it.

This is amazing. If I could sculpt rather than draw, it's definitely a field I'd get into.

Simon Lee is indeed no joke! These people are mind-blowing!

Now go find and interviewed who’s doing the mass producing of their prototype..

really inspiring !

Kinda wish you looked at the costuming process.

Simon Lee is the boss. Everything that guy does is top notch and shows incredible character.

Fascinating process to see,love to see more of these videos,and very smart questions from the interviewer 😎

This is great, I would LOVE to see more about the molding process.

I am an ultra-detail sculptor, this is my DREAM JOB.

Brilliant!!! Your delivery of facts and above the fun associated with this job are great... Big thanks for taking the time to do and share this... 😉👍

These guys at Sideshow rock mountains-watch all videos

I sorely wish they can get a tour and interview at the factory in China. I want to see how they churn out these statues, and the quality control process for the final product.

Thank you for this informative peek inside the studio.

The skull from behind ... are real ? Wtf ?

These sideshow videos are fantastic guys! Thanks!

Thank you!

hey sideshow do you guys ever use 3d resin printing in your production. i love your sculpts they are amazing just like the action in the comic books

I can see the Herzog bust in the back ground! I loved Deadsnow, I've always wanted that sculpture :D

Amazing interviews! So informative & fascinating. Thank you to everyone involved.

NORM YOU'RE KILLING IT MAN!!

I wish I could sculpt that looks incredible. This was a great interview

I really like that Count Orlok back there!

5:36 "Hello! It's me, Mario"

I started sculpting a few weeks ago! it has been a stuggle :P but gotta keep going :P

The interviewer makes me nervous waving his arms around like a mad man near the clay piece. I'm sure the guy working on it was thinking the same .... :D

You know, I admire these artists for what they do. I am not going to knock them. But I will say there are plenty of artists out there with similar talent, and I am kind of more impressed with the darn Chinese, which are able to replicate these things almost perfectly and mass produce them so that they are attainable to the people that truly nerd out over this stuff. I can't imagine how much work went into creating the manufacturing process.

I just seen the Devil from the movie legend behind you man I would give my right arm for that sculpture

Waoo so the guys overseas are the real genues since they don’t get any guides and need to replicable all the colors which a lot of times the outer color is a mix of many different layers of God know what colors he use. Cheers to those anomymous heroes!

Great to see the process...involved

These are the best kind of videos

These guys would have great careers in 80s film effects and would do stuff in films today if it wasn't for bloody cgi.....really good they can use there talents making this stuff amazing

02:15 What is the name of the mermaid figure? Looks amazing!

Aaabsolutely loved this. Great questions by norm and super interesting subject.

Norman did his homework, great questions.

loved this! so cool to see behind the scenes like that!

Any suggestions on the type of paint they use? Any specific brand recommended?

This is awesome, Tested! You know what you should try and do next? Catching some of the RPF guys working on some of their pieces, along with showing off their collection. I know those guys have day jobs and so it might be hard, but still, it would be amazing. EDIT: I know you sort of do this from time to time, but I'd like something more in-depth.

Absolutely awesome work guys. Keep up the great work fellas

Thank you so much for this video

What is the mermaid sculpture on the right in the beginning from?

I had no idea Mario worked in your painting department!

Beautiful work

Great interview... Getting my first sideshow statue on Monday. Yay!!!!

I would love to see the factory floor !

The Joker figure is especially awesome!

Flippin marvelous! Really enjoyed that.

love you sideshow dudes

at around 4:30he says something about breaking into pieces separating the parts. I want to see that process. Is there any videos of the CUTTING up of a complex sculpt like this. I would love to see that process. How do they take such a complex sculpt and make individual parts. Not the mold and cast part.........the cutting off of the arm, legs, head....etc.....that is the mystery.

Great artwork!!!

The is Chavant Clay or Plasteline is a wax based clay. NS is best for mold making. It isn't necessarily a firmer clay seeing it comes in soft/medium/hard. I have no clue why they just placed the Super Sculpey Firm with it. Hahaha

The art work is amazing!

What beautiful sculptures congratulations Greetings from Ecuador..🇪🇨🖐😊

These are awesome, Im a big fan of painting statues, I am a bit new to the hobby and Ive mainly done cement lawn ornaments. Where would I get my hands on something like these to paint? It doesent have to be this guys stuff cause clearly that would cost a fortune.

I know this is an older video but can someone PLEASE tell me what that figure/piece is at 3:20 next to the "undying carcass" on the top shelf farthest right?? Looks amazing, some guy with a creature bursting out of his chest! Would love to know!

I LOVED THE ENDING :) WOOT WOOT

this is so epic. i also draw and wish i did sculpting. I always loved it. lol im doing 3D printing but i still wanna learn this. alas there are no closes in South Africa...

God having a like that job would be a dream come true!

I wish the final mass released product has the same quality of paint apps as the prototypes

5:40 ITS MARIO

masterpiece

Outstanding!

wow very creative. good work

The New 52 Wonder Woman looks brilliant. does anyone what the blue statue to the right is. I can't find it in the store. These people do some amazing work.

what an awesome job. amazing

Is sideshow collectibles any plans to design and produce figures of the three main characters of 'jaws' with the 40 th anniversary only just under two years away? Chief brody, quint and hooper?

Is there a video of the actual production at the factory???

I want to make one, does are some good skillz

great video and informative. love it

Are those suits on the sculptures real fabric or is it textured and painted surface? If they textured and painted it to look like real fabric that's amazing.

Some mention that dental instruments are also appropriate for clay work. Does anyone know if this is so? Because if this is the case I will go to buy such tools.

In the first part, there are three statues on the table, what's the right one? Can someone tell?

Oh, yes! Now we're talking.

A tour of the chinese factory would be awesome

After moulding and casting the original clay model how do they break the statue apart so it can be reconstructed?

Awesome ♥️ I love Sideshow Collectables

Simon Lee, of course!