Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 The main reason I wanted to try the polymer clay is that you have an unlimited work time instead of a short window like you do with GS. Augustus b'Raass 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Jain is looking fantastic, there's a great sense of motion in the pose and the details are coming on well. The new blade is a much better size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 After several attempts and failures at sculpting hair on Jain Zar I decided to try a hybrid and I thought the GS work looked good until I saw her magnified in the pics. Gonna need some more work on bridging the gap between the plastic and GS hair. DuskRaider, Chaplain Raeven, hushrong and 6 others 9 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 On the flip side of sculpting, your work on that sash looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Thanks. Taking a closer look at it with my magnifier I think what happened is that I left it in the putty oven too long which made it swell up. I'll have to tear off the GS and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Made some good progress on Karandras today, finding something I like for the leg armor and thankful that I won't have to reproduce the twisty armor on his right forearm. Augustus b'Raass, DuskRaider, Checkmate and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 It blows my mind how you make it so smooth and precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Clay shapers and practice. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Fantastic work in making the shapes simultaneously new and recognisable. He really reads as an 'ur-Scorpion'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagentus Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Absolutely stunning work! I am in complete awe of your skills with gs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Fantastic work in making the shapes simultaneously new and recognisable. He really reads as an 'ur-Scorpion'. A very real concern with my Phoenix Lord project is making them different but still recognizable with the 40k aesthetic and as the characters themselves and this makes me feel like I'm maintaining that balance. Absolutely stunning work! I am in complete awe of your skills with gs Thanks! Meanwhile, upper legs done on Karandras and happy with them. Not happy with the one lower leg which now looks too large after a few days of looking at it so I'll be doing that over. I may have mentioned it before in the thread somewhere, but it's always been plainly obvious to me that the Striking Scorpions are heavily inspired by the Predator and I've been keeping some of the design cues from them in the back of my head while working on the armor plates and such. apologist, Grotsmasha, Chaplain Raeven and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vairocanum Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Great sculpting! Really loving the plated armor! Can't wait to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Still alive, still trying to get my Phoenix Lords finished for the ETL despite life getting in the way the last couple of weeks. Progress on Karandras: The Nephilim, Tipsy Techpriest, Calyptra and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nephilim Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Your Karandras looks great. I can't wait to more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Traitor Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Wow, Karandras and Jain Zar look mind-blowing so far, really like your style for the Eldar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just a few more things left to do. I'm keeping the smooth helmet after trying 3 or 4 different ideas, including trying to make it similar to the old Incubi helmets for that sort of connection to the "fallen Scorpion Phoenix Lord" thing that may or may not exist. hushrong, The Traitor, Armond and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I'm out of likes but man this sculpt is turning out great. Are you going to give him a chainsword or keep the more lithe katana-esque weapon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 No chainswords for this guy, mainly because of a story idea and also because I always thought chainswords seemed a bit too... human... for the eldar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Agreed, I always found it odd that they had Eldar wielding what would be an extremely ineffective weapon (I can't imagine how much it would clog). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Karandras is looking great and I must say a smooth helmet looks good along with the rest of the armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Traitor Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 The smooth helmet looks good, though I would have loved to see the incubi looking one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Impressive GS work as always. Brings me back to those massive back muscles you did on that 'thirster last year... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Didn't you say the back muscles looked terrible? Anyway, Karandras at 95% complete now. Just a few spots to clean up on the back, get a hilt on the sword, and armor up the right hand. DuskRaider, Brother Pheidias, malcharion and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Haha, no, that was you yourself being overtly critical. I actually always liked those huge muscles, as their size is realistic. You'll work over it for texture anyway, so I am not worried about that. We need the croc-thirster!Karandras looks great too, but I think he would benefit from more detail - his helmet doesn't read 'ancient' to me as it does now, plus where is his soulstone? Or is that the 5%? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 I pulled out all the crocthirster parts a few days ago and I won't be redoing the muscles on its back because I'd have to remove one of the wings because there's not enough working space between them and I don't want to do that. I'll try to start working on him some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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