Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Little thing I'm working on at the moment. These pics are chiefly to help me keep light in the right places. A little bit of blocking in later. Shading blocked in on the flesh, leaving her to look like a clown. Flesh about done, the hair is about finished. I need to go through and do things like lips and eyebrows, maybe some freckles or something. From here the plan is to do some red Celtic knots on the cloth bits, give her green jewels and whatnot. The fur needs a lot of work, I've been looking at bison fur and there is a lot going on there. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Leathers are shaded. Next up: highlight those leathers, highlight the freehanded boards on the shield. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) Leathers are done. Fur up next, then cloth. Edited February 14, 2021 by Ganryu Kojiro 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Trying to sell the freehand on the shield a bit. Remember, boys and girls, shields didn't usually have a lot of metal in them outside of the boss and maybe some outer bindings (I gather that there were some small target shields much later, but my girl feels a bit earlier than that). 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcstaar Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Great figure! I saw something online that Viking shields were made with a type of plywood using a milk protein based glue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 That was my understanding. Even the iron banding you see so often was fairly rare. It's usually a few boards with a leather covering or something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Got the fur more or less done and began shading the cloth. I probably don't need to be super precise here and I intend to do some freehand work. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Cloth is ready for freehand. I need to look up some Celtic knot patterns. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Outlines for the knot work are finished. It looks a little sloppy, though, and will need some clean up. Next step is the actual red knot work. The black outline should help that pop and not be lost in the cloth. I figure if I do it this way I can get the gaps in the knots without having to lose sleep getting the overall shape right. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Red is blocked in on the knots. Next up: highlighting and shading. Still to do: metal work, jewels, and basing. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Highlights and shades on the knots are done. I'll clean up on a final pass. More or less just leaves the metals*. I've no particular talent at nmm, so this is where I'm liable to fall apart. *and the hilt, and the gems, and the little tie in her braid... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Hold on to your butts, we're starting our NMM. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Fantastic work so far! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganryu Kojiro Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said: Fantastic work so far! Thank you kindly. Here's all I've managed thus far. My boss refuses to extend my lunch hour (I'm self employed). I'm trying the Ian Markon method. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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