Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: BlackCurtains on January 22, 2023, 07:12:58 PM
Title: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 22, 2023, 07:12:58 PM
I really moved on this one.
Cordyceps is based off the real parasitic fungus that hijacks insects and uses their body to grow from. The result is hollow exoskeletons with finger like tendrils reaching out. There are several different types. Cordyceps enemies are also in the game The Last of Us (which I own but still haven't played, and now the remake is out... my game backlog is huge). There is some Standing Oak fungus too.
The base and all sculpting was done with Super Sculpey. The tendrils have wires for extra support. Painted in acrylics. Sand was used to give the texture effect on the body. She's rehaired in some brown shade I had leftover.
Thanks for looking! :)
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: Griffin on January 23, 2023, 12:00:01 AM
Oh wow, that is amazing(ly creepy... but amazing!) :wow:
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: kaelynn on January 23, 2023, 08:17:38 AM
Wow, it looks fantastic! I love the texture you've achieved...did you just mix sand with glue to get it to stick?
I've never played the game though I've been aware of it for a few years. I think I may have to watch the show though since Pedro Pascal is one of my favorite actors. :lol:
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: Ponybookworm on January 23, 2023, 08:47:10 AM
I'm impressed by this work!!! And congrats on finishing another!!! I love how you capture the essence of the fungus with this Pony xxx
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 23, 2023, 01:59:45 PM
Thanks!
Yes, it's sand. I painted glue on and then poured it over.
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on January 23, 2023, 04:15:58 PM
Wow! :whoa: This is an amazingly gorgeous piece of art! :iconclap: I guess I've said it before, but I'll say it again, you're really talented! :heart:
(This reminds me a little of the Calocera viscosa that grows here in the forests of Finland. It's not poisonous, but it's inedible. )
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: shockponie on January 26, 2023, 07:04:53 AM
Very cool, BC! :iconclap: I appreciate the concept.
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Post by: ponyproblem on January 28, 2023, 12:00:18 PM
Using sand to achieve the rough texture is so clever. The colours on the pony really make it look petrified and creepy. :lol:
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: pinkkittywinks on January 30, 2023, 08:55:42 AM
As soon as I saw this I thought of the LOU.
It took me a moment to spot the pony under neither :wow: fantastic work BC :bigups:
Love pkw xxx
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: pyrodarknessanny on January 31, 2023, 04:28:22 AM
love it! nice and creepy
Title: Re: ~ Cordyceps ~
Post by: TheClassCalico on January 31, 2023, 12:50:12 PM
Oh wow, this is really neat! Fungi, and especially more specifically, parasitic fungi is quite an unusual theme for a pony custom and I love everything about it. Nice work!