Storm Giant 77163 (I'll come up with a cool name when he's done!)

[Tarsemina 2937]

Alrighty... My first official WIP thread yay......

So, I today I'm supposed to be studying for a test but I decided to take a paint break. SO, I picked a figure that looked fun and stuff... For reasons that are possibly classified, (lol, inside joke...) my storm giant whom for the moment I will call Flynn (not his official name) is missing an arm. 

I started putting flesh on him and then a bit of NMM

 

 

 

 

and then I decided on some red fabric 

 

 

Then just a bit more work on the NMM & hair and flesh

 

 

 

 

 

[Glitterwolf 162779]

Hmmm curious to see what you will do with his arm.

[Tarsemina 2937]

Hmmm curious to see what you will do with his arm.

Me too...

[vegascat 5005]

Me three :)

[ub3r_n3rd 152230]

Me four! Off to a great start.

[Tarsemina 2937]

So I worked on him a bit yesterday.

 

Boiled him to straighten out his sword covered some more of the fleshy areas and got a first layer or green stuff down.

Then after I finshed my Essay that's due tomorrow I went ahead and started fiddling with him again. 

 

 

 

 

But it didn't look quite right so more green stuff....

 

 

More progress later I hope!

[Tarsemina 2937]

And advice on the arm will be greatly appreciated!!

Edited October 27, 2015 by Tarsemina

[Jaws 2556]

I think you are off to a great start. I like to use those those dolls that painters do for poses and such the few rare times when I sculpt things. Hands are horribly difficult to get right, so I usually cheat and get one from something the same size.

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[knarthex 59883]

If not cheating by using a hand from something else, try to hide it in a way that looks natural.

One thought is to wrap his arm up in a cloak, as some duelists would do so as extra protection...

Granted that these guys are using light Rapier like swords, but when you lose your shield or off hand weapon, any thing helps when you are fighting for your life!

That is how Thorin Oakenshield got his name....

 

You could either wrap it more tightly to provide more protection, or sweep it out like a matador's cape as a mis-direction thing.

Also, some people would sew coins into the bottom hems of their cloaks, both to conceal them, and to add weight so that they could whip them around in sword fights....

 

Hope that sparks some ideas for you!

 

George

Edited December 16, 2015 by knarthex

[Tarsemina 2937]

Okay so I need to get back to this and I have! He's got a real arm now, and I plan to work on him seriously tomorrow. He has to be prepped for R-con after all. Yay!

(Slightly terrified to be finally competing with the adults)

[knarthex 59883]

Great to see you back at it!

 

And don't forget that we are all quite child like around here!

 

It's more fun that way!!!!

 

And remember that the competition is not really you vs anyone else, see the rules on judging for an explanation...

Edited September 12, 2016 by knarthex

[Tarsemina 2937]

And remember that the competition is not really you vs anyone else, see the rules on judging for an explanation...

Oh I know but it's going to be completely different from competing in the youth category

[knarthex 59883]

You'll be fine!

[Glitterwolf 162779]

*** Walks into the thread with a large pack of wolves***

 

*** Ok guys, ready to cheer Tarsemina on? Go!****

 

 

AAAAAARRRROOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[Tarsemina 2937]

So I got some more work done today. Worked more on prepping the dioroma I'm doing but

I got the arm and right leg base coated!!!