Sandtrooper replica from Star Wars ANH
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Dr Feeley Good
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That is amazing !!! And the photos are brilliant to....
iconoclasta88
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Thx for all your kind comments!
This is very very encouraging and exciting!
I did work in this armor long hours during a period of few years, to finally bring it where I thought it should be.
And seeing such good response feels like the icing of the cake!
I will try to answer questions...
Thx a lot!!
The technique is a mixture of two techniques and a lot of reference comparison and eyeballing. Two main techniques I was inspired by were developed by Dave Harris, aka user sir dave at the MEPD. His single pigment technique inspired me to go with one single color. The other one would have to be Terry, aka Pandatrooper user at MEPD and FISD, with his oily look technique for weathering.
What I did was just paint each piece in the whole with Woodland Scenics pigment Burnt Umber, and leave it to dry for just about 30 secs, then wipe it off and petting it with a paper towel. wiping most of the color off, allowing it to settle in spots where it would naturally stay. Then again and again and again. Once I had a natural organic look on the base layer, made up of several layers, I went on with the characteristic patterns. Basically doing the same thing, but this time working with the towel to leave more controlled patterns and textures. Over and over again. Once it was all done, I used another towel to completely remove the paint on some spots, as in the original armor. This I did specially in spots on the chestplate and the forearms.
Yes they are...
Thx...
Saludos.
This is very very encouraging and exciting!
I did work in this armor long hours during a period of few years, to finally bring it where I thought it should be.
And seeing such good response feels like the icing of the cake!
I will try to answer questions...
Thx a lot!!
The technique is a mixture of two techniques and a lot of reference comparison and eyeballing. Two main techniques I was inspired by were developed by Dave Harris, aka user sir dave at the MEPD. His single pigment technique inspired me to go with one single color. The other one would have to be Terry, aka Pandatrooper user at MEPD and FISD, with his oily look technique for weathering.
What I did was just paint each piece in the whole with Woodland Scenics pigment Burnt Umber, and leave it to dry for just about 30 secs, then wipe it off and petting it with a paper towel. wiping most of the color off, allowing it to settle in spots where it would naturally stay. Then again and again and again. Once I had a natural organic look on the base layer, made up of several layers, I went on with the characteristic patterns. Basically doing the same thing, but this time working with the towel to leave more controlled patterns and textures. Over and over again. Once it was all done, I used another towel to completely remove the paint on some spots, as in the original armor. This I did specially in spots on the chestplate and the forearms.
Yes they are...
Thx...
Saludos.
goldenry007
New Member
This looks great! Love the shots that compare to ANH!
forcesensitive
Active Member
Absolutely wonderful!!!!!
Hats off to you
Hats off to you
EGArcher94
New Member
Dude, huge star wars fan, and this looks absolutely brilliant! I love it! Superb job!
Chicagovader
Sr Member
Beautiful costume sir! very nice attention to detail.
