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Trusted with unreleased worlds since 2001.

imagika is the studio practice of sculptor Toby Whiting licensed-character sculpture for film, publishing and jewellery, by hand and in digital. Trusted with unreleased worlds since 2001.

Services

Sculpture

Sculpture

Licensed characters and original concepts, by hand and in ZBrush — figurines, busts, chess sets, bookends, jewellery masters.

Licensed characters and original concepts, by hand and in ZBrush — figurines, busts, chess sets, bookends, jewellery masters.

Design & development

Design & development

The product-design thinking that travels with every sculpt — from concept sheets to production-ready decisions.

The product-design thinking that travels with every sculpt — from concept sheets to production-ready decisions.

3D print & file prep

3D print & file prep

Watertight, print-ready files and physical masters prepared for casting, tooling and production.

Watertight, print-ready files and physical masters prepared for casting, tooling and production.

Paint masters

Paint masters

Hand-painted prototypes for the factory to match — colour calls, finish, and the deco standard a production run is held to.

Hand-painted prototypes for the factory to match — colour calls, finish, and the deco standard a production run is held to.

Drawing & painting

Drawing & painting

Anatomical studies, character sheets and finished portraiture — the foundation under everything else.

Anatomical studies, character sheets and finished portraiture — the foundation under everything else.

The story

From a Fellowship chess set sculpted before the film premiered, to the work still leaving the studio this year — twenty-six years of getting the likeness right.

26

26

years of continuous trade practice

180+

figures in a single hand-sculpted run

2001

sculpting Middle-earth before the films released

imagika sculpting studios ltd — est. 2000, Surrey, UK

imagika is the studio practice of sculptor Toby Whiting.