kialna
Sr Member
Part of me wanted to wait with this topic...the other part of me is way too stoked about this project. Smaug was okay, and I was proud, but looking back I wasn't entirely satisfied with the build. So many things I wanted to do, I couldn't do due to time constraints and...well...trying out all kinds of materials. I'm starting my Prop making & special effects course in a few weeks but I can't wait. Sitting in my room doing nothing is not good for me. My hands were itching and I have been mulling over the costumes I wanted to make for a while. First thing I'll do when I start school is work on Khan's 'Spacejump' Helmet in my spare time. The suit can be sewn (though I have no sewing machine at the moment...) After that, I'll be working on a Game of Thrones costume, which should be not too hard, except the leather work, though my courseleader already told me he could teach me. But in between that, I wanted to start on a big project again. And I've been wanting to go to Blizzcon for a while (the European one though.) I've thought of several characters and NPC's, but I always return to Deathwing. For a while I toyed with Onyxia, but I wasn't passionate about her. She's the son of Neltharion(aka Deathwing), but her backstory is minimal in the game. I thought of my own characters, but they fluctuate too much and ugh.. Then I went outside WoW to see if there was a blizzard character I'd like to cosplay. But I know that if I don't know the character, or am not passionate about it, the costume will end up in a corner, half-made. So I returned to Deathwing.
He has been done countless of times, male, female..but almost always in his 'human form'. Well... I did Smaug, surely I can do another dragon? And do it better than Smaug? Because I have learnt from the past right?
Hell yes! this train is underway! I gave in and started sketching (this is 1:1 scale over my head. I traced my head on paper)
And a sketch on my own body, taking stilts into account. The arms and chest should be bulkier.
So when I start sketching, and I know I still have a buttload of materials under my bed, I couldn't resist trying some things out. Cut out some scales from black foam, textured them and started layering paints.
This is the end result. I like the texture, I like the way the paint affects the scales, but the orange glow should be a lot stronger. This might be my fault for not sealing the foam before painting!
I also tried another method. It's a worbla-like material. Or more like wonderflex, and using reverse drybrushing. It's safe to say it didn't exactly work... It costs me twice the paint and it has half the detail. Not happy.
SO I went ahead with foam...
As Deathwing doesn't really have defined scales until his biceps, the lower arms are mostly wrinkled skin, with some deep grooves that will be filled with orange glow. The bracers will be asymmetrical. One will have more spikes than the other. The other has an extra metal plate or two.
Sealing it.
And on me, as a person. Imagining the bicep and shoulder on top of it, I should be nearing the kind of bulkiness that I crave. In this case, being a woman has its chesty perks. :lol
And for ****s and giggles:
Curse of the worgen or a monster is coming??
pfew I did more in a day than I thought. See you next round.... Mortals!
He has been done countless of times, male, female..but almost always in his 'human form'. Well... I did Smaug, surely I can do another dragon? And do it better than Smaug? Because I have learnt from the past right?
Hell yes! this train is underway! I gave in and started sketching (this is 1:1 scale over my head. I traced my head on paper)
And a sketch on my own body, taking stilts into account. The arms and chest should be bulkier.
So when I start sketching, and I know I still have a buttload of materials under my bed, I couldn't resist trying some things out. Cut out some scales from black foam, textured them and started layering paints.
This is the end result. I like the texture, I like the way the paint affects the scales, but the orange glow should be a lot stronger. This might be my fault for not sealing the foam before painting!
I also tried another method. It's a worbla-like material. Or more like wonderflex, and using reverse drybrushing. It's safe to say it didn't exactly work... It costs me twice the paint and it has half the detail. Not happy.
SO I went ahead with foam...
As Deathwing doesn't really have defined scales until his biceps, the lower arms are mostly wrinkled skin, with some deep grooves that will be filled with orange glow. The bracers will be asymmetrical. One will have more spikes than the other. The other has an extra metal plate or two.
Sealing it.
And on me, as a person. Imagining the bicep and shoulder on top of it, I should be nearing the kind of bulkiness that I crave. In this case, being a woman has its chesty perks. :lol
And for ****s and giggles:
Curse of the worgen or a monster is coming??
pfew I did more in a day than I thought. See you next round.... Mortals!