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Subject: Gollum WIP (Tolkien)


jschoen ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 1:20 PM · edited Fri, 02 August 2024 at 3:48 AM

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Ok, now I KNOW this one will spark a great debate. I think we all have different opinions at what that poor wretch Gollum must look like. I decided to keep Gollum looking a bit human --for lack of a better word, but with the smallness of a hobbit (I know hard to see how small without reference), and a bit of a goul. I visioned him just as a porr lowly creature that had lost all humanity --again for lack of a better word, and from his consumption was transformed into something not quite fitting any species, whether hobbit or elf. James Note: As soon as I get Carrara I will be modifiying all my characters so that I don't have to use "dials" One example will be the webbed feet of Gollum. Another is body morphing/scaling.


Daramski ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 1:24 PM

Hello Mate, I thought he looked realy excellent, It is a nice peice of work. I am quite new to Poser 4 , any pointers you could give me would be ideal. cheers, Darren


PhilC ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 1:58 PM

Is this boy good or what! :)


ghostboat ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 2:03 PM

-Everyone might have a different idea of what Gollum looks like ,But you have him looking excellent.I think you've hit the right combination of features.Great job!!


shadownet ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 2:14 PM

Wow! Great Gollum! Definitely this is close to how I always pictured him in my mind. Only suggestion I have would be: rough up the texture of his skin a bit to make it more course and worn looking; make his stomach more thin to give him that gaunt, starved-hungry look; widen the top of his head to give him a slightly more froggish look. As for his origin, if memory serves, I think Gandalf stated he was a close kin to Hobbits in nature so I am not sure if his ears would be elvish or not (long narrow and pointy) Might leave them big but round them out to be more hobbit (human)like. Just a thought. Regardless of comments, your Tolkien creations have been wonderful. Keep up the good work. I truly wish I had your talent. Bravo! Rob


Quikp51 ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 3:30 PM

Thought he was a tad thinner though. Looks good nonetheless.


bloodsong ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 6:09 PM

heya; i think he looks a tad bulky, too. gollum IS a hobbit, he just spent so many years under the influence of the ring, and down in the dark, that he barely looks like one any more. great job, i hope you like carrera. :)


Eric Walters ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 9:01 PM

REALLY Fine work! Love the texturing too. I thought he had large eyes from living in low light-little bit froggish looking. But then again its been ages since I last saw the fellow. Rumor has it he is still looking for his "precious" Eric Walters



CEBrown ( ) posted Sat, 04 March 2000 at 9:18 PM

This looks about like Gollum would have after leaving his burrow in search of "His Precious" I think - a bit heavier (more to eat on the road than a few blind fish!) and not as pale as he would have been otherwise... This is not at all how I would have pictured him (I'd have given the hands and feet longer, webbed digits, for one thing), but I like this interpretation a lot.


SewerRat ( ) posted Sun, 05 March 2000 at 7:15 AM

the books say he had long grabby fingers, and probably long webbed toes he also had large glowing eyes I'd also flatten his face a little bit to make it a bit more froggy other than those (minor) points he's BRILLIANT! I love these figures you've come up with, they are great! SewerRat


SewerRat ( ) posted Sun, 05 March 2000 at 7:24 AM

are you going to post/sell any of your tolkien models btw? SewerRat


ar2g ( ) posted Mon, 06 March 2000 at 11:24 AM

I agree! Will you Post these? AR


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