This shot in particular is fantastic. I have one of these busts, My favorite version to date, eyes and overall look is very good. Nice job :thumbsup
ROTJ Emperor Palpatine bust Finished
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This shot in particular is fantastic. I have one of these busts, My favorite version to date, eyes and overall look is very good. Nice job :thumbsup
yes, truly amazing - too bad we could have seen this emperor in ROTS :rolleyes
Looks incredible! Sculpt and paintjob are awesome and together they make a perfect display piece.
Thomas
Thomas
CNTower911
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Simply Amazing! IMO Far better than the S.S. version. 
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PHArchivist
Master Member
Just a note for those who may not be aware, but the sculptor of the SS version is an active member here, and comments comparing the two may not be considered to be in the best form.
Qui-Gonzalez
Master Member
Point, but it is the painting that really makes this bust.
I love the sculpt!! It's got that cool, ****** to the side head look he has . . .
"So be it . . . . .Jedi!"
Any shots of the bust with the light shading the face under the hood?
Brrrrr . . . !
"So be it . . . . .Jedi!"
Any shots of the bust with the light shading the face under the hood?
Brrrrr . . . !
Darth Niob
Sr Member
You're right. Its more than that...its excellent. The best emperor bust...finished with an also great paintjob.
Lord of the props
Sr Member
WOW thanks alot everyone, your too kind.:love
Yes I also think that JRX did a great job sculpting the head, and I enjoyed painting it. Thats why I had to make the eyes as good as possible.
I try to be better and better every time, as I intend to be doing this for many years to come.:lol
I try to capture details in my way of painting, but also the light is very important. Should I take a picture of this emperor bust with a flash and with no special lightning, it would noy look so good.
What I did was to paint him human first, you know like a normal skin tone. And than went from the human colors, to the well known pale look
like we all remember Palpatine from the classic trilogy.
Yes I do agree, that the sculpt is not 100% perfect, as it´s a bit rough on some spots, but Ians well known expression is there.
(JRX) Jesper, used alot of reference pictures from different angles and he found a great photo of the original make-up mask. It was very rough and didn´t look that good.
The original make-up mask was not very good made from what I could see on that picture. All the skin details was overdone, but it was suppose to be like that, very rough to bring forward certain shadows.
And I think Jesper captured that.
When we talk about SC Emperor, I think it´s a great sculpt in many ways and Howard did a great job with that one as well.:thumbsup
All though, I don´t think SC finished it that good. I mean the pose of the torso, and the way that the attached the cloak. The paint job was pretty nice, but the cloak was totally wrong.
Also, what we need to think of is that, Howard sculpted it they way they wanted it to be, and I belive Lucasfilm has certain rules and corrections.
Also, I don´t think SC photos was that good. They used way too much light as you can see on their pictures.
I used one of their pictures and mixed it in photoshop with the one cloak I made. And as you can see, Howards great sculpt comes forward directly.
You see, it does look great all of a sudden. I just changed the cloak.
Yes I also think that JRX did a great job sculpting the head, and I enjoyed painting it. Thats why I had to make the eyes as good as possible.
I try to be better and better every time, as I intend to be doing this for many years to come.:lol
I try to capture details in my way of painting, but also the light is very important. Should I take a picture of this emperor bust with a flash and with no special lightning, it would noy look so good.
What I did was to paint him human first, you know like a normal skin tone. And than went from the human colors, to the well known pale look
like we all remember Palpatine from the classic trilogy.
Yes I do agree, that the sculpt is not 100% perfect, as it´s a bit rough on some spots, but Ians well known expression is there.
(JRX) Jesper, used alot of reference pictures from different angles and he found a great photo of the original make-up mask. It was very rough and didn´t look that good.
The original make-up mask was not very good made from what I could see on that picture. All the skin details was overdone, but it was suppose to be like that, very rough to bring forward certain shadows.
And I think Jesper captured that.
When we talk about SC Emperor, I think it´s a great sculpt in many ways and Howard did a great job with that one as well.:thumbsup
All though, I don´t think SC finished it that good. I mean the pose of the torso, and the way that the attached the cloak. The paint job was pretty nice, but the cloak was totally wrong.
Also, what we need to think of is that, Howard sculpted it they way they wanted it to be, and I belive Lucasfilm has certain rules and corrections.
Also, I don´t think SC photos was that good. They used way too much light as you can see on their pictures.
I used one of their pictures and mixed it in photoshop with the one cloak I made. And as you can see, Howards great sculpt comes forward directly.
You see, it does look great all of a sudden. I just changed the cloak.
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CSMacLaren
Sr Member
The paint job is great on the JRX.
With the Howard sculpt, I see his anger and spite.
But now with the paint job on the JRX, the sense I get from it is centuries of hatred and intensity held at bay.
With the Howard sculpt, I see his anger and spite.
But now with the paint job on the JRX, the sense I get from it is centuries of hatred and intensity held at bay.
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