Blizzard Beach Baby Gators
Designing models on a computer screen is one thing, but bringing them into the real world is something else entirely. In 2021, I visited Blizzard Beach for the first time in 20 years and was reminded of how charming the characters were. Since Disney no longer sold anything related to the Gators, I took it as a sign to create some myself.
First I gathered a lot of reference images to sculpt off of within Zbrush….
I then created a mold with Oomoo and made copies of the gator using fast cure resin.
On the right are the final products after painting was completed. This project ignited my spark for creating scenic props.
Then it was a lot of hours of sculpting, 3D printing, sanding, and painting. This was the first “mold” I made via a printer and I learned a lot about this process and was able to make future projects even more solid.