Hey guys! Tim here from the Team Epic Gamers, and I’m back with a special interview on my Epic Gamer Artist weekly series. I sit down with Alvaro from Chile, who caught the attention of Gears of War fans with his incredible sculptures. He has gone through a lot to express what he loves about Gears, and it pays off. Say hello to Alvaro!

arukun14: Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Sanyaca: My name is Alvaro Stuardo. I’m 28, I’m a law student and I really love everything related to art. I try my best to find all the materials to create art because it’s really, really hard to find them here where I live (Iquique, Chile). I’m an Internet fan, and all the techniques I’ve learned from it I practice and I’m still learning from it.

I’m a Gears of War fan not only for the amazing videogame series, but for the appreciation of its exceptional art concept and graphics, inspiring me to start sculpting.

A: How long have you been a fan of the Gears of War series?

S: I’ve been a fan for three years. I went to a friend’s house and he introduced me to Gears of War 2. After that I bought an Xbox 360 and the game.

A: You’ve gotten the community’s attention by showing us your sculptures. Could you tell us a little bit about them?

S: I’ve been sculpting for about a year give or take, and the first thing I wanted to sculpt was a Gears of War character. Once I could make it, the only thing a wanted was to show it to other fans and what better place to show them: in the Epic forums.

A: Do you usually draw a concept before sculpting, or do you jump right in? Could you share a little bit of your thought process?

S: I jump right in. The first thing I do is to find lots of pictures from the Internet to be able to see all the character’s details, and after that I make a metal structure covered with foil paper and sometimes epoxy clay. Finally, I just go into sculpting it.

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