posted by KABOCHA
on Wed, 14/08/2013 - 21:23
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Evening all. I've finally got around to assembling and painting my Indiegogo Ito.First up are Kenzo (the beast) Ito and the male bushi.
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Lovely muted colour scheme,
Lovely muted colour scheme, those are beautiful!
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Lovely! Very natural colours.
Lovely! Very natural colours. The steely scales on Kenzo are beautiful.
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Sickeningly good, as always!
Sickeningly good, as always!
Impressive! Very nice work
Impressive! Very nice work with the lights on kenzo, very precise.
Probably the best i saw.
Where are your bases from?
<p>Cheers all, they're
Cheers all, they're only muted because of my terrible photography; Rob, you'll see them tomorrow night.
Mal, they're home made, just milliput and pumice paste. I'll post a step by step when I get my hands on Kaihime, all the other bases are completed and primed.
They look lovely. I only wish
They look lovely. I only wish I could paint just half as good. Like the bases they take nothing away from the figure but set them off nicely.
Mr Stu
they look great, the bases in
they look great, the bases in particular are so well done, im tempted by the ito and this is adding to the cause big time lookin forward to more
Gorgeous as always Hedley :)
Gorgeous as always Hedley :)
Latest updates (courtesy of
Latest updates (courtesy of an extended bank holiday weekend) are Naoko and the second bushi. Yet again let down by crappy photos. I was thinking of doing a nure onna-style pattern on Naoko, but the sculpting of the scales would make it a bit tricky.
Waaaa.
Waaaa.
I'm very found!
Could we get a close up of the bushi?
Tks!
Really, really nice painting.
Really, really nice painting. I really like the smooth muted colours - looks very realistic. The base markings I think finish them off, good freehand too.
The bases remind me of the old Confrontation bases the studio models used to have and I think (even unintentionally) you have emulated that even better. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your Ito.
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Inspiring! I love the look of
Inspiring! I love the look of your models. You sir have some true talent.
I cannot wait to see the base tutorial.
Sakura is done (after several
Sakura is done (after several repaints of her robes and attempts at a back tattoo). 35 rice done and ready for an end of October tournament. Just Itsunagi, Ayako and Kaihime to do now.
I'll try and get the basing tutorial up next weekend.
she looks wicked, great work
she looks wicked, great work on the back tattoo, bravo!
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Amazing.
Amazing.
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Very nice!
Very nice!
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Love the face detail! Really
Love the face detail! Really really well done
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Ouuuch, it is just amazing!
Ouuuch, it is just amazing!
I love the way you treat skins, the softness of the ligths on the knees, the way the ligths reflects on the hair (she must have greasy hair by the way).
The only thing that slighlty disturbs me is the blake lining around elements as the armlet, i find it too sharp.
Could a lighter tone be more adapted?
By the way, could you share the colors u use for the skin?
I'm so impressed by your work!
Wonderful, great face and
Wonderful, great face and good arse! Skin tones are really we executed.
Awsome painting here! The
Awsome painting here! The scales on Kenzo is masterly done!
Really love the bases as well...any chance we can ge a step by step to a base?
Beautiful work. Gratz.
Beautiful work. Gratz.
@ Malhorme. Thanks, the black
@ Malhorme. Thanks, the black lines are actually shadows from the lighting. Skin recipe (all VMC) is base cork brown, shade by adding in purple, highlight by adding basic skintone with top highlights using pastel green. @Rob, you wouldn't say that in front of your wife :P @Bobo, I'll put one up this weekend when I'm back from a business trip.
top highlights using pastel
top highlights using pastel green
That is brilliant! perfect tone indeed. Is it because of the dominant color of the Ito or is it a traditonnal receipe of yours?
Tks
Malhorme
Can't say much more than this
Can't say much more than this above. You have some talent, to say the least.
The bases are awesome so I cannot wait to see the tutorial.
OK, the base tutorial is here
OK, the base tutorial is here. All you need is your base, something to block the slot, a scalpel and some modelling putty (I use green-grey milliput). Clean your base in soapy water to remove any grease and block up the slot with either putty or a piece of balsa.
Score the surface with a scalpel to give the putty a rougher surface to adhere to. 
Roll different sized balls of putty and press them onto the surface of the base, leaving a small gap between them. 
Take a piece of plastic tubing or a paint brush handle and roll across the base, pressing down so that the rolled outty is flush with the lip of the base. 
Then add some texture to the putty by stippling it with an old toothbrush. 
Then use a sculpting tool to redefine the edges of each 'stone' making them a more regular tesselated shape. 
Then fill in the gaps with something to give some texture: PVA and sand, pumice paste, flock, etc. Bob wa saru no o-ji desu. :) 
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks! I'll try it soon :)
Thanks! I'll try it soon :)
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すごい.いいだよ. Good work. You mini
すごい.いいだよ. Good work. You mini's is verry nice !!!
Very nice tutorial!! Even
Very nice tutorial!! Even more effective given we have seen how awesome these bases turn out once painted!!
Thanks for sharing.
on Kenzo are his scails
on Kenzo are his scails scuplted or painted ?
Nothrog wrote:
All of the snake minis have sculpted scales, the ones on Naoko and Kenzo are really well defined.
I'm a big fan of the choice
I'm a big fan of the choice of these muted colors, matte finish, lighting effects - all very lifelike. Awesome job bringing out the impression of movement of the sculpts.
By contrast, the scales on
By contrast, the scales on kaihime kinda let down the otherwise very nice model.
Really looking forward to seeing your ayoko
Wow, that painting is amazing
Wow, that painting is amazing, and great basing technique too!
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Indeed! It reminds me of a fat lass wearing fishnet stockings 2 sizes too small
Ayako, Itsunagi and Kaihime can wait until I've finished off an Eden Grey Kitsune.
thats a bit harsh!!... but
thats a bit harsh!!... but yeh.... they just needed to be a bit smaller and crisply sculpted... kenzo's ones are phenomenally well done.
After a little break I've
After a little break I've finally got Itsunagi done (but without any tattoos because it's sooooo lower-class, and my eyes aren't up to it) :)
Stunning as always...
Stunning as always...
Can wait for the others minis.
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+1!
+1!
You paint so good it's really
You paint so good it's really hard not to try these models myself. Very inspiring!
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They look great!
They look great!
I really like the bases too. I foolishly went for basic bases but I suppose I can take my cult off their bases in the future when I can do them properly.
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Very clean, very distinct
Very clean, very distinct highlights. Brilliant! The shading on the skin tones is extremely smooth and subtle.
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Thank you for that tutorial !
Thank you for that tutorial ! I need to try it...
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love it the work is great
love it the work is great thanks for sharing
Insunagi looks amazing
Insunagi looks amazing!fantastic blending on the skin. Would love to see you attempt tattoos.
Ret-npow34 wrote:
No you wouldn't, they looked bloody awful!
Thanks all, it's either Ayako, Kahime or Masunagi next.
Kaime! I wana see what you
Kaime! I wana see what you can do with!
Masunagi!
Masunagi!
[quote=Malhorme]Kaime! I wana
Kaihime is done (and let down by awful photos/lighting)[
looks good to me!
looks good to me!
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