Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Thanks, everyone! I am getting a strong 'Lindsey Stirling" vibe from this piece now https://youtu.be/xyrnFRghCv4 I'm not gonna lie, Lindsey Stirling is a major inspiration for this piece! I love her music and even got to see her in concert a couple years ago. However, I've actually just come to love violin music in general these days, and one of my favorite metal bands features extensive violin and cello work. The band is known as Lyriel and has frequently served as some inspirational background music for me while I work on this mini (and many others). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_N3umQUhss Don't ask me to explain what the song is even about (or try to explain the aesthetic they were going for), but the song is pretty awesome! Edited April 15, 2015 by Kuro Cleanbrush 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsya Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Kuro, looking great so far. I love the blue you chose. Quick question when you use green stuff on her eyes how does it blend in and doesn't stand out? The idea intrigues me and may be something I will have to track you down at Reapercon to show me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Kuro, looking great so far. I love the blue you chose. Quick question when you use green stuff on her eyes how does it blend in and doesn't stand out? The idea intrigues me and may be something I will have to track you down at Reapercon to show me. Thanks! I'd be happy to show you how I changed her eyes; it was a lot easier than I was worried it might me and I plan on doing it more in the future now. The trick is that I actually mostly carved out her original eyes with an Exacto knife prior to using the GS. Then, I just made a couple of tiny beads of GS and pressed them into place. My GS texture is never perfect, however, so I had to finish things off with a coat of Brush-on Sealer after everything was fully cured, and I feel like this had the side effect of smoothing the transition between her eyes and their sockets. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loim Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 This looks very fine. I'm continually impressed with your skill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Kuro - have you tried using liquid green stuff in the eyes instead of the 2-part? If so, does it work as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Kuro - have you tried using liquid green stuff in the eyes instead of the 2-part? If so, does it work as well? I've actually never tried liquid GS for anything, but my worry would be that it would form a little bit of a meniscus around the eye socket. That would effectively make a concave eye instead of the convex eyeball we would be aiming for. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I think Kuro has the right of it. liquid greenstuff doesn't sculpt well at all. It is amazing for gap filling work, and you can texture it a bit to blend it in, but I don't think it would work at all well for making eyes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hmm...I seem to remember dks remodeling some eyeballs on sculpts that were not his. He obviously has a skill set I don't, but I would be curious if he uses putty of some sort or fills the socket in a bit with sealer and uses paint to create the illusion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 A bit more progress! This face fought me quite hard, actually, but (after I got through the "You want to know how I got these scars?" period that always accompanies me painting smiles) I think it turned out pretty neat. I like her expression of surprise at the little perched songbird, though I cannot truthfully say that I was aiming for that when I started. That being said, I feel like half of my painting successes are just re-labeled happy accidents. If you're wondering why I didn't paint the entirety of the hands, that is because I plan to give her some purple finger-less gloves. Moving forward, I'm still trying to decide whether to paint her nails or not, and, if so, what color. I'm also really considering painting her scarf/shawl (?) as semi-transparent fabric for fun (and also to make it seem a little lighter; it looks pretty cumbersome right now), but we'll see how that goes. In any case, I know she's going to be a redhead and I further know that I'm going to use some purple on her corset. In other news: Less than two weeks before ReaperCon!!!!!!!!!!!!! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Face is lovely. Surprised expresion comes from the high eyebrows, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Face is lovely. Surprised expresion comes from the high eyebrows, right? Thanks! Yep, the high eyebrows are most of what sells the expression. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Cool. I am studying expressions btw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Slowly inching along! I won't get much time to work on her for the next few days, but finishing on time is definitely within reach! 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Coming along nicely. I see you fixed some of those bad shade blends in the blue dress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Very cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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