Wolf
The wolf is my first sculpture (albeit small). The other day I decided to work on an abstract piece. Abstract is good, but it's also difficult if you've been the mindset of details.
And it's really difficult to ignore the little LEGO "bumps," but when you realize that they aren't a part of the overall picture, it's easy to get them out of the way.
Anywho.. I wanted to create a critter of some type, and a wolf isn't complicated like a tiger is, so I figured I'd stick with a one-color beast. Starting with the feet, the body and legs was the easy part.
I was looking for linkage plates for the tail, but as it turns out, using the bricks and the slopes worked out better. However, the most difficult part was the head--because that's where the most detail lies.
The biggest problem was getting the head proportional to the rest of the body. Once I figured that 2 studs would be better than 3 for the body, it worked out fine. The ears were actually fun to think of because they are on a plate modified with a bar, the bricks with horizontal clips can make the wolf show expressions.
Anyone who understands canines can see many expressions in the ears alone. Also, it works well for a model with limited functionality.
I also made a color variation on the wolf, which is a husky.