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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 9, 2017 2:32:00 GMT
I really like the yellow one the best, Tauster. I noticed a sort of a crackle effect where the color looked lighter on the high spots. Looked good and slimy to me.
My painting method is to brush on a full cost of a dark color (usually brown for the yellow/white things) and slowly dry brush lighter shades until I get to nearly white. That's what I did my leeches, anyway.
However, I discovered that sculptey in particular doesn't like multiple coats, and after a while they didn't look so good. Not sure if that helps.
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 9, 2017 4:43:27 GMT
Displacer Beast Well, I just couldn't resist showing off a more recent craft. I've recently discovered how versatile hot glue is as a modeling substance. Goodbye sculptey. For these, I started with a pair of panther toys that came in a set from the dollar tree. Once I saw that terrible sculpt on their legs, I thought, yeah I can make that out of hot glue. I simply ran a bead of hot glue on to a piece of parchment paper in the shape of the leg and let it cool. Then I trimmed it with scissors and super glued it to the model. For the main body of the tentacles, I ran beads of hot glue on parchment, then picked them up to do the other side. Trimmed of the seams with scissors. For the tentacles tips I made a droplet of hot glue, trimmed it to shape, and glued dollar tree sand to it for the rough texture. For the final touch, I put a line of hot glue down the back to cover the seams and teased it up to look like fur. Then paint, base, and enjoy.
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Post by Sam on Apr 9, 2017 8:36:29 GMT
This looks great. I have a similar panther figure, but the head is turned sharply to the right. I was saving it to take the legs off when I got another one. Didn't even think of using hot glue to make legs. Have to see if there is room to fit another set of legs on it. I will probably use electrical wire for the tentacles. WIP pic - flipped the head around, still have to do the pads and paint Thanks for the inspiration.
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Post by stroezie on Apr 9, 2017 8:58:24 GMT
Great thread!!! I still prefer the 2nd ed. monster manual artwork too. (probably because thats what I started with ) I've actually been doing something quite similar but in 6mm. Here's some of the critters I've done so far Haven't painted the hook horror yet as I'm looking into posibilities for moulding and casting and I've also been busy with other projects. Love your Ankheg btw, it's been on my to do list for quite some time, maybe I should use it as inspiration to start sculpting some more monsters.
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Post by Sam on Apr 9, 2017 13:46:25 GMT
Great looking minis! Awesome for 6mm! Beautiful Hero Quest board!
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 9, 2017 14:09:55 GMT
Great looking minis! Awesome for 6mm! Beautiful Hero Quest board! I second that. Some really amazing figures you've got there. The hook horror is spectacular. Couldn't believe it was homemade.
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Post by kgstanley81 on Apr 9, 2017 16:15:24 GMT
Tony DiTerlizi's art style is just amazing
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Post by ageofgaming on Apr 10, 2017 0:43:07 GMT
Here's one I made with some sculpting putty....My take on the Ochre Jelly...I also made two smaller versions & four mini versions for the split mechanic.
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 10, 2017 4:15:39 GMT
Very nice work ageofgaming. All of your crafts have so much personality... What is greatest in life? :-)
Sam said: Thanks for the inspiration.
No problem Sam. That's a terrific figure you've got there. The wire looks quite good for the tentacles.
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Post by stroezie on Apr 10, 2017 5:09:48 GMT
Tony DiTerlizi's art style is just amazing Couldn't agree more, to me it has a softer more fairytale quality that makes it more believable than the modern stuff which often looks to manga/cartoony to me, but of course ymmv. @ ageofgaming I like the dynamic, err... pose I guess , you managed to give that ochre jelly, makes it look as dangerous as it's supposed to be. Here's my take on them from way back when I still did those HUGE 15mm figs. Three ochre jellies and a green slime. Hmm maybe I should make these my next 6mm monsters, quick and easy to get me started again...
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 10, 2017 17:35:52 GMT
Very nice work on those. I'm impressed that you can get that much detail from such small figures.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 11, 2017 12:54:53 GMT
just so you guys know, the saying be afraid of the dark is not right, the dark can't kill you... but being afraid of what it hides is a good thing ! 8)
also nice work on those monsters seriously, they are well made and awesome !
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Post by Sam on Apr 11, 2017 12:58:44 GMT
Be afraid...be very afraid...of things that go bump in the Dark.
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 12, 2017 1:52:34 GMT
Earth Elemental I should have taken photos of this guy as I was building him. Sorry. Pretty straightforward build, actually. Basically, I built the body with hot glue by dipping it in cold water. Then I did some snipping with scissors to refine the shape. Once I had the arms and the head, I stuck a few bits of gravel to him and textured the rest with dollar tree sand. I really should have used standard sand to get a more natural look, but didn't have any available. After painting him and throwing on some pencil shaving flock, I decided I wanted some crystals stuck in there. I took a decorative glass stone that I bought in the floral section at Wal-Mart, wrapped it in a rag, put it on my anvil, and smashed it with a hammer. Then I picked my favorite pieces and super glued them on.
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Post by Romana on Apr 15, 2017 4:33:09 GMT
I've started sculpting characters and monsters to augment our Out of the Abyss adventure. It's challenging but I'm learning stuff everyday. Here is my quaggoth demon sculpted from green stuff.
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Post by stelmaria on Apr 15, 2017 23:42:45 GMT
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 17, 2017 5:52:44 GMT
At Romana: great sculpture! I can't believe that's just green stuff. How did you texture the fur, if I might ask? I tried it once on an owlbear and wasn't happy with the results.
At stelmaria: excellent paint job on your otyugh. I really like how the eyes turned out on the central tentacle. It's a great look.
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Post by Romana on Apr 17, 2017 13:44:46 GMT
At Romana: great sculpture! I can't believe that's just green stuff. How did you texture the fur, if I might ask? I tried it once on an owlbear and wasn't happy with the results. LOL.The "fur"was a combination of judiciously applied shadows and highlights and a clumsy knowledge of how to work with green stuff. I did use a wire armature but because of inexperience it hindered me more than helped me.
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Post by bobtheskull on Apr 17, 2017 15:29:41 GMT
Figured I'd throw these guys in for fun. They're a unique monster for my campaign. The idea was that they're a sort of elemental undead spirit. They're supposed to look twisted and unnatural, like faces screaming in the flames. I started with paper clips that I twisted into simple armatures and pierced into wine corks. Then I carefully filled them in with hot glue. After that, I used the hot glue gun to create the flame texture from the bottom going up. I'd squeeze out a ribbon of glue, let it cool for a few seconds, and then wipe it upward with my finger. This created a really cool torn effect with lots of details to paint. Then I just stuck them on some one inch bases, and painted them like flames.
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Post by Sam on Apr 17, 2017 17:57:16 GMT
Fire Mephits! I like 'em! Hero Clix Fragment minis are good looking fire creatures. There are least 5 different ones and last I looked they $0.49 were each on CoolStuffInc. They have a distinct human face on them. If not desired, it could be covered with hot glue.
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