gokarosama
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Without words. Really A+ work.
Yoda finished...!
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Boba Frett
Sr Member
Very nice.
darth_sayder
New Member
All I can say is wow, that looks awesome.
Henry Wayne
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Excellent paint job.. :thumbsup
about time you posted this up.
Rob was kind enough to give me a sneak peek at his work on this one and I'll say here what I've said to him... I am very, very IMPRESSED.
I love the multi-layer, hand-painted approach to the skin tones. It takes a lotta balls to go for that "dirty" look on the face. Do it wrong and it just looks crappy. Do it right (and Rob did it right.) and you capture the feel of a real screen used piece.
I'll also agree with everyone else on the hairwork. He totally nailed it. Very tough to do on a resin piece.
Well done bro..
Tom
Rob was kind enough to give me a sneak peek at his work on this one and I'll say here what I've said to him... I am very, very IMPRESSED.
I love the multi-layer, hand-painted approach to the skin tones. It takes a lotta balls to go for that "dirty" look on the face. Do it wrong and it just looks crappy. Do it right (and Rob did it right.) and you capture the feel of a real screen used piece.
I'll also agree with everyone else on the hairwork. He totally nailed it. Very tough to do on a resin piece.
Well done bro..
Tom
defleshjedi
New Member
NICE . about life-like. we talk
real is that hair, would you say ?
similar to me it looks.
great work .. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
real is that hair, would you say ?
similar to me it looks.
great work .. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
PHArchivist
Master Member
:$ Wow. I'm floored by your compliments. :$
You guys are extremely gracious (and creative -- Frank Oz's hand.?), and your words mean a lot. Building and creating is very rewarding, but sharing with generous and appreciative guys like you all -- well, that's what makes the RPF such a great place.
Thanks all, and thanks again, Howard.
You guys are extremely gracious (and creative -- Frank Oz's hand.?), and your words mean a lot. Building and creating is very rewarding, but sharing with generous and appreciative guys like you all -- well, that's what makes the RPF such a great place.
Thanks all, and thanks again, Howard.
JonathanEntertainment
New Member
Looks Great. Awesome Work and I love the detail.
PHArchivist
Master Member
By the way -- eating dinner now but will come back and share some insight to the hair and paint etcetera later...
But would you believe that NO GREEN was used. At least according to the paint manufacturer's labels.
But would you believe that NO GREEN was used. At least according to the paint manufacturer's labels.
PHArchivist
Master Member
Ok...
The base color for this guy was almost straight out of a bottle. It is simply a mix of 2/3 Tamiya J.A. Grey, 1/3 Tamiya Sky. Both have a real similar greenish grey tone, and worked well together.
I sprayed this mix over a base coat of yellow oxide (you can see some near the eyes where I did the base color lighter).
From there it was just a matter of washes and dirtying down with various colors (Burnt Umber, Yellow Oxide, Payne's Grey, etcetera).
The base color for this guy was almost straight out of a bottle. It is simply a mix of 2/3 Tamiya J.A. Grey, 1/3 Tamiya Sky. Both have a real similar greenish grey tone, and worked well together.
I sprayed this mix over a base coat of yellow oxide (you can see some near the eyes where I did the base color lighter).
From there it was just a matter of washes and dirtying down with various colors (Burnt Umber, Yellow Oxide, Payne's Grey, etcetera).
PHArchivist
Master Member
The hair is basic crepe hair.
I became aware of crepe hair when I did my first Wampa ToD monkey head five years ago. I bought this batch over-the-counter at a large year-round costume shop in town. It comes braided, so you have to wet it down to dry it out and straighten it.
I was going to use white, but on Tom's advice went with gray. Thats partly why I shot a couple pics against black velvet... Against the black, it looks more white, and looks much fuller. But I feel its pretty close to the original puppet. Recall that we really don't see him against a stark black back drop. NOte how in the shots against the lighter back grounds, it looks just about right.
For the application I just cut clusters to the length I needed, dabbed one end of the cluster in diluted white glue and stuck it on. At first I went overboard. He looked like a rock start Jedi master. But it is a lot easier to get the right look by trimming and pulling out hair than by adding more in here and there. Having a TV and DVD player in the workshop cycling reference shots didnt hurt the process either.
I became aware of crepe hair when I did my first Wampa ToD monkey head five years ago. I bought this batch over-the-counter at a large year-round costume shop in town. It comes braided, so you have to wet it down to dry it out and straighten it.
I was going to use white, but on Tom's advice went with gray. Thats partly why I shot a couple pics against black velvet... Against the black, it looks more white, and looks much fuller. But I feel its pretty close to the original puppet. Recall that we really don't see him against a stark black back drop. NOte how in the shots against the lighter back grounds, it looks just about right.
For the application I just cut clusters to the length I needed, dabbed one end of the cluster in diluted white glue and stuck it on. At first I went overboard. He looked like a rock start Jedi master. But it is a lot easier to get the right look by trimming and pulling out hair than by adding more in here and there. Having a TV and DVD player in the workshop cycling reference shots didnt hurt the process either.
PHArchivist
Master Member
Glad you asked. The eyes were the most challenging part. They are hand-painted with 2 or 3 green tones, some black, some dark brown around the pupils, some greyish shading over the "whites" and lots of clear Tamiya Gloss. The gloss began to collect along the lids, which a couple guys ahve subtly commented on.
PHArchivist
Master Member
You noticed that, huh.?
PHArchivist
Master Member
Zorg, I may add fabric later on as an upgrade. I just didn't spend time looking for the right style, and to be honest, the way Howard did the cloak, I was really motivated to paint it to see if I could maximize on his awesome work...
Darthinwah, thanks for the comps. All tolled, it took about 21 days. Frankly, most of the time was spent on "accessorizing" him. I spent about 2-3 days/"sessions" getting the primer, undercoat, and base coat down, then 1 or 2 more sessions (about 2-3 hours) detailing the head. The rest of the time was doing the cloak, belt, pouch, shirt, eyes, hair, base, etcetera. The eyes took about one full day of work (about 6 to 8 hours). Not sure these are still being made.
Bountyhunter Niko, this was a hollow resin statue.
Darthinwah, thanks for the comps. All tolled, it took about 21 days. Frankly, most of the time was spent on "accessorizing" him. I spent about 2-3 days/"sessions" getting the primer, undercoat, and base coat down, then 1 or 2 more sessions (about 2-3 hours) detailing the head. The rest of the time was doing the cloak, belt, pouch, shirt, eyes, hair, base, etcetera. The eyes took about one full day of work (about 6 to 8 hours). Not sure these are still being made.
Bountyhunter Niko, this was a hollow resin statue.
Bountyhunter Niko
Well-Known Member
Thanx for the info.
I would love a Yoda - but Latex scares the crap out of me. Now I know that this is resin - I WANT ONE .....
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