Attn: Custom Artists!! Newbs, ask Questions here!

[DarkArtist81]

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orbiting... those eyes look absolutely perfect now! And they have muych more character too. EXCELLENT work. Especially for the tiny scale that you're working in..... they really dont need to be any more detailed than that

Highly agree as well.... Those eyes are perfect man.... Best you've done so far.... You can see the life in them, and that is the important thing. Once the dot goes in and the gloss goes over... They will look realistic and you'll have the desired effect....

Congrats!

 

[figuremaster_les]

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EXCELLENT!!!

Great work Orbiting!

Pupil, glosscoat....DONE!
And remember...NO WHITE DOTS!


"You have done well young one!"

 

[orbitingx]

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Thanks guys your comments mean a lot to me.

DA your Yoda was the inspiration for the eye placement.I seem to have an easier time painting eyes when the eye sockets are both pretty equal in size.Because he's squinting it makes the open eye look huge in comparision and throws my eyes off.It really makes sense to have him looking off in a direction.Thanks for the idea.

Hey guys.... do you think i should move the right eye a little more to the right (dramatic) or like it the way it is?

I'm pretty confident i could add a little more spice into the center of them without making it too much.I'm happy with the base mix (just gotta keep playing with colors and techniques for the spice).I can visualize it's just getting the results out of my brush

This does seem to get a little easier after many tries but no less frustrating.

But in the end.......this is fun

Oh...and les' philosophy "All Gloss No White Dots"

I'm with you all the way on that brother.

 

[orbitingx]

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O.k my last post on these eyes (so i'll stick a fork in it).

Hard to get the color and depth in the crappy pics but i'm very proud with the turn out of the mixes.

 

[sunohc]

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that , my friend, is ideal
perfect, walk away and marvel at it

 

[Buttmunch]

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Ok, I am working on a diorama for the Endor Troopers so I've got some questions for the pros.

1) Anyone know what is a good kind of paint to paint styrofoam (its green styrofoam BTW)? The styrofoam is sulpted/carved into a tree, so brown paint.

2) Anyone know of a material that could be used as a dirt ground for a shelf that would dry or be solid/permanent? I don't just want a pile of dirt on my shelf. Something perhaps like Sideshow's Mud/Grass bases is what I'm looking for it to look like.

3) Anyone know where I could find a Super High Res photo of Endor/the Redwood forest that I could use as a backdrop for the shelf?

Well, I don't know if that last one counts, but I could use some tips on the first two. Thanks for any help!

 

[hurricane]

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Ok, I am working on a diorama for the Endor Troopers so I've got some questions for the pros.

1) Anyone know what is a good kind of paint to paint styrofoam (its green styrofoam BTW)? The styrofoam is sulpted/carved into a tree, so brown paint.

2) Anyone know of a material that could be used as a dirt ground for a shelf that would dry or be solid/permanent? I don't just want a pile of dirt on my shelf. Something perhaps like Sideshow's Mud/Grass bases is what I'm looking for it to look like.you could try making a base from plaster of paris,then mix Mig pigments European earth with humbrol enamel thinners and paste that on, it dries matt and the pigments are spot on for an 'earth' substitute, i use the pigments on my large scale military work

3) Anyone know where I could find a Super High Res photo of Endor/the Redwood forest that I could use as a backdrop for the shelf?

Well, I don't know if that last one counts, but I could use some tips on the first two. Thanks for any help!

see above for a possible solution to the dirt thing

 

[Buttmunch]

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Thanks for the idea, I'll probably try that. The plaster of paris is easy enough to find, but where would I find that pigment? Online or is there a hobby or craft store that would carry it? Also, I have some little bushes to place into the ground base, would it be best to stick those in when the base is still wet or drill them in afterwards? I've never really worked with plaster so I'm not sure if it would crack or break from any sort of alteration after it has hardened.

Once I get the materials I'll probably need a little more help, but until then this will get me something to work on.

 

[Anzik]

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I bought colored sand at the craft store and mixed it with elmers glue for ground. You can also check out some of the textures used for model trains.

 

[Amanaman]

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[sunohc]

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i don't know if this'll help[ many but just thought I'd share because someone asked and it actually made me pause and think how i did it haha

as shown on this

 

[figuremasterles]

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VERY interesting approach to eyes Daniel!
There is wisdom and good observation of detail in it...

 

[P@CK@R@CK]

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Awesome tut sunhoc. I'm gonna try your method on my HH Hicks today.

 

[Rogue Trooper]

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This is a great thread, never seen it before.
I got a question about brushes, right now im using ones from citidel/games workshop. Which im not too happy with, any suggestion on which ones to go with.

 

[bwayne]

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Ok, this will sound stupid, but how do you make realistic looking blod (aside from slicing open my wrists). Is it just red or is it mixed with another color?

 

[Mudshark]

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Ok, this will sound stupid, but how do you make realistic looking blod (aside from slicing open my wrists). Is it just red or is it mixed with another color?

Not a stupid question at all. Here are a few suggestions that may help:

For best results, try to find some real blood somewhere (beef blood will do), and experiment mixing your colors until you find a formula that looks right. Arterial blood is a brighter red than venous blood, which is quite dark.

For fresh blood choose a deep red, like crimson or rose. Tint with small amounts of a blue and/or black till you're satisfied that it looks realistic. For recently dried blood, go for a rusty brown or brick red tinted with a small amount of crimson. On blood-stained clothing, the edges will be darker where the blood is drying and it'll be lighter and fresher-looking near the site of the wound. Old dried blood can be a dark rusty brown tinted with black until the desired effect is achieved. It takes a lot less blood than one might imagine to make an impact on the viewer. That little bit of wisdom comes from Sheppard Paine, one hell of a great modeler. A little blood goes a long way.

 

[uscmbuzz]

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one awesome ass thread sheesh..

 

[Mudshark]

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What happened to this great thread??? Did my last post kill it, or what?!!

I hadn't read back through all the other pages here when I posted the reply to Bwayne's question... I only wanted to help. I didn't think it would kill the damn thread!

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

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I had to paint my first headsculpt recently and I went back and dug up this old thread for tips, it was immensely helpful. It should be stickied so all the beginners can use it for reference.

 

[Mudshark]

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I finally skimmed back through it and found all sorts of great links, tips, and some very good questions, too. I noticed that some of the pics had expired, but the text is still extemely valuable for anyone who needs help.