The MLP Arena
Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: PoniesYeah on October 13, 2014, 08:47:31 PM
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Before I get to the meat of this...
HEY MODS! I could have sworn I'd posted a wip thread for this one already. It would have been quite a while back. But either it got lost to the sands of time or my thinking I did, is merely a phantom memory.
I did do a search and go through my own posts list. But if it turns out one already exists can you please delete the gray haired, old one.
Moving forward,
This guy has been sitting for years now waiting to have his sculpting completed. But his ding dang tail was giving me so much trouble that I shelved him in disgust. Every several months or so I'd take him down only to have the same problem. And back to the shelf he'd go. Now he has a renewed purpose. A very special, kind and understanding Arena member will be getting this guy once he's completed.
Sorry guys, you'll have to put up with a phone photo.
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Tail is complete. Well, I should say that the tail "ploom" is complete. I think I'll add some at the base. Hide the seam more.
Now if you'll excuse me, there's a pumpkin muffin sitting on my desk making very sexy, very suggestive motions at me.
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Looks who decided to horse around, this girl!
The last couple months have been both rough S-to-the-O-to-the-Bs and very enlightening.
Couple things happened.
One: fought and failed countless times with the crown sculpt, that I had to shelve the thing for several nights. You see that in the end it came through. But it was many a morning peeling off a failed sculpt. Even toyed with the idea of moving the crown to the horn. But then the entire narrative would have changed.
Two: In the down time I decided it was time to overcome a long time art fear. Painting!
Ever since I was an annoying tween I've wanted to paint. Had many false starts and failures. Then just gave up and went all digital for decades. Fast forward to 2011 and a husband with a priceless "thanks for having my first child for me, so I didn't have to" push-present. A week long oil painting lesson, focusing on the dutch/flemish technique. Oh Mutha of Gawd, it was just what I needed! It was also three years ago.
After the class, fear set in and I didn't do anything for years. But at least a direction had been learned. And HP and MP had been leveled up enough that no F's were there to be given and I jumped off my fear cliff. Started practicing and learning. And finally made one small finished painting! I can't tell you how over the moon I was. Never mind, how wonky it is. It exists and that's all that matters! You can see some practice paintings and the wonky finished painting on Ello: https://ello.co/tamisery or on FB. FB link is in the sig.
Three: the entire month of December we spent on the sofa sick as a dizog! Well almost the entire month. Starting Dec 14th I caught a cold, the cold turned into Strep, the Strep turned into the Flu, Flu then turned into Bronchitis! All back to mo-fudging back! Not a single "well day" in between. I've never experienced anything like it. You can't get any more down with the sickness than that! Finally, my health came back in early January.
But thanks to all that I'm in some medical bill trouble. So I might sell another custom or possibly host a custom commission raffle in a couple months. I just gotta learn how to handle it.
And Four: The toddler broke his finer last Thursday while spending the day with a nanny and poppy. I was really hoping he'd be around 6 or more when he broke his first bone. We weren't there, but poppy says he had dropped a ten pound weight on his hand or he was trying to roll it like a wheel and it tipped over, onto his hand. He was trooper in the ER. Making it a point to tell all the nurses "Wook, I have a bandage! I better now, BYE!" as we left. There's a pic of him on FB.
So there you go, all caught up.
Here as a thank you for reading have some pony pics.
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I'm finally back at this thang. It's been a whirlwind lately. Consisting of two gallery group shows and a freelance gig that threatened to never end. The gig went on for so long I had to turn down one gallery group. Was mad upset at that. The theme was a Studio Ghibli tribute. Gawd that would have been fun.
And I still have more freelance work to do, but my Wacom up and died. So now I can turn back to horsin around, guilt free. Aside from the guilt of this piece taking so long. :blush:
But I'm here to prove that I am working on it!
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Eye color suggestion please. I kinda, sorta, have an idea... but not really.
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Ok, Here's four options I'm kicking around.
1. Indigo / Periwinkle. Which might be too generic as blues are the go to for unicorn eyes.
2. Chartreuse. Does complete a color triad, (coral, slate blues, chartreuse)
3. Same Coral color as horn.
4. Silver. Which might be too monochromatic.
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Thanks for the input guys! Chartreuse it is.
So, here we're about.... I'd say maybe 83% done. I've got a lot of "hair into flat body blending" to do. I've started the foundation colors of the eyes. um... Gotta do some "channel flooding" and I gotta fix the tail. The tail fell from it's drying perch the other day and a lock I really liked, broke off.
So I guess I'm only 76% done.
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And we are done! Someone asked what his story was. Quite simple. He is a king's property. Good night!
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Spent a good part of the day photo shooting. Got probably around 300+ pics.
Here's a few. To see more hit up the ol' blog. Click the signature banner for my folio site. The blog is just another click away.
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he's awesome!! can't wait to see more pics.
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Love him!
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Cool!
Jules x
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Stunning!
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that hair!
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Looking good! I love the shaggy jawline
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*pitches tent and camps out in thread*
Can't wait to see him progress!
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*rolls out a bedroll by raven and starts up the s'mores*
I ADORE how smooth you get your hair and fur... Ive been experimenting with it on my current custom. Not going as nicely as id hoped.
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Gorgeous! He looks amazing and your sculpting is perfect!
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Adore his hair and his feathering, he's beautiful. So glad you decided to take him back down, can't wait to see him completed!
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Your sculpting is always beautiful, but I adore your sculpted hair work, and there's so much of its loveliness on this custom! Can't wait to see the progress on this guy.
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I also drool over your sculpting- especially hair. Amazing work as always :)
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Wow! What great sculpting! I can't wait to see more photos as you progress.
Out of curiosity, what did you do different this time to make the tail come out so nice?
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Wow! That sculpting is amazing and his tail absolutely perfect - cant wait to see more!
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Wow! He is amazing!
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Oh wow, love that cheek beard! Can't wait to see him finished either!
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I am a very special, kind and understanding Arena member! *gigglesnort* Okay, so I'm also a bit of a cad! :silly: hee hee hee heeeee
I feel your pain about rotten, sculpty bits (glares at current pumpkin WIP) but he's looking great so far, tail and all!! :D He is going to be soooo loverly, PY!!
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Fantastic job!!!!
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He looks amazing so far!
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WOW he is sooo cool already!!!
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Sculptwork looks beautiful and flawless... can't wait to see him develop!
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Wow! I would love to know how you solved the tail. I really like how long it is and I am curious as to how you supported the weight! Keep up the great work!
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Oh my gosh that's just too perfect! Love that sculpting, I wish I had your skills!
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Wow! What great sculpting! I can't wait to see more photos as you progress.
Out of curiosity, what did you do different this time to make the tail come out so nice?
Sorry, Amazonarabian... Need a little more specifics. What exactly are you referring to? Of course I know you mean the tail :P. But what of the execution has caught you? What part is "so nice"? I'll try my best to answer.
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bump
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Can we see pix of the other side sometime, pretty please? :bateyes:
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Can we see pix of the other side sometime, pretty please? :bateyes:
Other side of the entire thing or other side of the tail?
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he looks great! Cant wait to see him all finished :lovey:
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WOW
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Amazing!
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Can we see pix of the other side sometime, pretty please? :bateyes:
Other side of the entire thing or other side of the tail?
The whole pony :) I'm dying to see the mane :tellme:
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Can we see pix of the other side sometime, pretty please? :bateyes:
Other side of the entire thing or other side of the tail?
The whole pony :) I'm dying to see the mane :tellme:
Sure, I'll include it in the next update.
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As always great work, you need to try your hand at some model horse fantasy stuff lady, you would rock some socks off.
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ohhh i like him. does he need a home?
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ohhh i like him. does he need a home?
Sorry Bluemoon, He's already spoken for.
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ohhh i like him. does he need a home?
Sorry Bluemoon, He's already spoken for.
awwww but thats understandable! I hope you do another at some point!
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Wow, amazing detail! I love it! =]
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Awesome so far!
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I would love to make hair this beautiful <3
Xoxo
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Back on the job!
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Handsome guy! Looking forward to more pics!
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WOW! That is pretty neat :)
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OMG SPEECHLESS
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Oh I love the crown sculpt! I would never have guessed that was a sculpted crown- lovely!
So sorry to hear about your kiddo! Hope he feels better
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Wow! What great sculpting! I can't wait to see more photos as you progress.
Out of curiosity, what did you do different this time to make the tail come out so nice?
Sorry, Amazonarabian... Need a little more specifics. What exactly are you referring to? Of course I know you mean the tail :P. But what of the execution has caught you? What part is "so nice"? I'll try my best to answer.
Woops! I guess that was very vague of me! I meant that you said you'd been frustrated and having issues with the tail. And to mine eye, the tail is incredible. It's long and flowy and full of movement and weightless-looking. How did you acheive that result, especially without it breaking, and had you tried a different tail-style beforehand that turned out less-awesome?
This guy is seriously gorgeous. I'm already envious of the lucky dog who's claimed him. If I hold my nook up really close to my face, I swear I can hear him whispering my name.
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So sorry for your sickness :( I'm currently sick for the 2nd time in 2 weeks and I feel your pain.
Its kind of ironic/funny to hear you talk about your art fears as I always think you are such a massively-talented lady. I'm always looking at your stuff thinking "how is this even possible???" :) I'm currently reading a book called "Art and Fear" about how fears cripple us in our artistic endeavors and how different artists combat their self-doubt/perfectionism. It's been very validating and reassuring. If you are interested, I'm sure your library has a copy.
Anyway, I still adore this! That crown is so epic! Are you planning on doing a lion as well at some point?
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Wow! What great sculpting! I can't wait to see more photos as you progress.
Out of curiosity, what did you do different this time to make the tail come out so nice?
Sorry, Amazonarabian... Need a little more specifics. What exactly are you referring to? Of course I know you mean the tail :P. But what of the execution has caught you? What part is "so nice"? I'll try my best to answer.
Woops! I guess that was very vague of me! I meant that you said you'd been frustrated and having issues with the tail. And to mine eye, the tail is incredible. It's long and flowy and full of movement and weightless-looking. How did you acheive that result, especially without it breaking, and had you tried a different tail-style beforehand that turned out less-awesome?
This guy is seriously gorgeous. I'm already envious of the lucky dog who's claimed him. If I hold my nook up really close to my face, I swear I can hear him whispering my name.
Don't worry, I ask vague questions to other artist all the G D time. Usually happens because I got too excited about what I saw and started typing without composing a real thought.
Oh, don't get the wrong idea. There was tons of breaking. I built things up with layers. I'd drape a couple locks down and let them cure. Then drape a couple more and cure. Over and over. Several locks would popped off during this. Some I could stick back on while others had to be redone. Especially if it looked like I couldn't build up enough support to keep it on.
Generally, if I'm sculpting a "lion tail" I'll have the tuft resting on the ground. It's loads easier to have it on the ground supporting itself. That way I can sprawl the hair out. See lady Amalthea:http://www.tamisery.com/#/customs/ (she's at the bottom) This was the first time I'd done it suspended in air. It came out a little more ploomy than I wanted, but sometimes you just have to accept the way something came out and move on or you risque getting over frustrated and abandoning the project.
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love it!!!!
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OMG your poor baby!! Hope he heals fast, and wow what a few crappy months you have had!!
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Great sculpting! Love specially scuplted hair on cheeks. :heart:
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:lovey:*Swoon*, he's so handsome! What's the story behind his character? is he a unicorn king, or a unicorn who is friends with a king? Love the color you've added!
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Wow! Your sculpting skills are to die for! I can't wait to see this one when it's all finished.
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He's so handsome! Brilliant work!
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B-ump.
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Looking very intricate! Love it!
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Input time.
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indigo
deep and mysterious like mysterious pools :)
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moc-ups added
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2. Chartreuse. Does complete a color triad, (coral, slate blues, chartreuse)
this ^
this stands out very nice!
I still like #1, but #2 pops!
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I was going to vote for coral, but on second thought, the chartreuse stands out pretty well. Not a color you see used in unicorns too often.
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I would probably go for deep chocolate brown with the eyes, but coral looks nice too. Whatever you choose, this is a really beautiful custom.
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I like the chartreuse, personally. Like you said it completes the color triad so it contrasts a teeny bit, but no unpleasantly so.
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That crown sculpt is amazing! I wish you'd make a mold and have multiples cast- it is an amazing piece!
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I love the chartreuse :D
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Are you using sculpty or apoxie? I love how smooth your pieces look- although I am not sure I would have the patience to do just a couple of lines at a time- it definitely looks nice!
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Are you using sculpty or apoxie? I love how smooth your pieces look- although I am not sure I would have the patience to do just a couple of lines at a time- it definitely looks nice!
This particular one... all the pink you see is magenta apoxie from Avis. It was on clearance at the time. And any grey you see is Magic sculpt. Another epoxy clay.
Post Merge: June 09, 2015, 01:03:07 PM
Getting there.
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DONE.
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He is, simply put, amazing!!! I wish I was that talented! You have true talent! :biggrin:
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Sweet, I love the eye colour you ended up going with, it makes his eyes so mesmerising. Your sculpting is incredible and the paint work is just gorgeous. ^.^
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*cheers*
he's lovely!
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Beautiful!
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HOLY POTATOES this guy is gorgeous!!! Your sculpting skills are amazing great work.
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Oh beautiful! Love the way you painted him- amazing!
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He's amazing!! You're so talented!! :enthralled:
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OMG HES IS SOOOO FRIGGGGEN EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nice!
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Wow, he's amazing! All that hard work really paid off superbly :D
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Beautiful!
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Full turnaround pics posted on blog.
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Beyond stunning. It just makes me want to cry, he's so amazing!
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OMG
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He's really pretty- congrats on finishing such an epic project!
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simply stunning. I wish I had half your sculpting skills.