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Customs / Re: New Custom Swaps?
« on: January 14, 2016, 08:35:26 AM »
Lolol yeah shoulda been "resist but" not "hut". My phone keyboard is impossible when im typing fast.

Post Merge: January 14, 2016, 09:15:43 AM

Aaand money just got even tighter. Ill prolly have to sit this one out. =( gonna go sulk in a corner now.

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Customs / Re: New Custom Swaps?
« on: January 13, 2016, 08:53:51 AM »
Darn it... i might have to sign up for that one... trying so hard to resist hut its right in my wheelhouse.

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Customs / Re: Marking customs
« on: January 11, 2016, 09:41:46 AM »
*joins the stamp riot*

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Customs / Re: New Custom Swaps?
« on: January 11, 2016, 09:27:44 AM »
*runs and hides before videogame swap calls to me*

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Off Topic / Re: Ash vs. Evil Dead
« on: November 09, 2015, 08:28:35 AM »
Never really been big on the campey tongue in cheek type movies, so evil dead etc have never been really my thing, tho i do enjoy them more than others in that niche. The hubby however, LOVES them, so i watched the show and am happy to report i actually really enjoyed it, and am even willing to give the core movies another go to see if ive warmed up to them. =P

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Customs / Re: "Legs" a Silent Hill halloween swap pony for Okami (mild gore warning)
« on: November 09, 2015, 06:27:09 AM »
Fantastic group haha so sorry he didnt survive shipping entirely, looks like hes still listing to one side a bit. What i did while working on him that might help is use a bit of doublesided tape on the bottoms of all 5 feet and tape him to the table while waiting for glue (or sculpting) to set. Itll keep him from twisting out of shape. Just make sure you put something between him and the table, like paper or a clipboard, or the tape may peel the finish off of your table. Lol my desk has 5 little squares of naked wood now cause i wasnt paying attention, gonna paint bandaids over them eventually.

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Off Topic / Re: Pokemon? (Alpha Sapphire)
« on: November 07, 2015, 06:56:11 AM »
I wanna play the new ones so bad lol. Hubby was gonna get me a new ds (im still rockin 2ds cause im pokr lol) for my bday but then my brakes went bad and had to drop 200 on it, making rent late... so all well, maybe christmas. =) til then ill be following this closely and scratching my head in confusion... infected? Huhwha?

Ooh, and to get original pokemon over, do you have to have beaten the game? Think i read something like that somewhere. Need my eevees and vulpix and almighty Magikarp (splash splash!)

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Customs / Re: "Legs" a Silent Hill halloween swap pony for Okami (mild gore warning)
« on: November 06, 2015, 07:19:16 PM »
thanks all, he was definitely a challenge and a learning experience. =P

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Hand made MLP themed box.
« on: November 06, 2015, 07:53:26 AM »
Don't think your pic loaded.

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Customs / Re: Question for Customizers about Apoxie Sculpt
« on: November 06, 2015, 05:50:22 AM »
I order Magic Sculpt off of eBay. Usually in white. Haven't had any problems with the product or the seller. Ordering another 5lb tub once I get a little more cash.

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Customs / Re: Oh no! They Changed Daiquri Ice?! DH Alt Rehair /Custom Problem W/Pic
« on: November 05, 2015, 06:23:51 PM »
Hmm yeah daiquiri ice is a soft minty blue now. The mane looks like maybe arctic frost would be a closer match. The only daiquari i have on hand is the new stuff =( love the monotone look btw!

And idea: if the mane isnt glued in you might be able to blend the two together? Maybe pull out a few chunks to donate to the tail? The two combed together would be gorgeous!

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Customs / Re: "Legs" a Silent Hill halloween swap pony for Okami (mild gore warning)
« on: November 04, 2015, 04:35:49 PM »
i agree first movie was awesome, second they seemed to lean too hard on the 3D gimmick and didnt even try to clean up the effects... or the plot... but this monster seemed promising... if they'd just tried a little harder.

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Customs / "Legs" a Silent Hill halloween swap pony for Okami (mild gore warning)
« on: November 04, 2015, 02:42:37 PM »
I had the pleasure of creating for Miss Okami Amaterasu again, who had a couple really interesting items on her wishlist... I almost went with a Chernobyl paintwork (an interest we share) but I wanted to do more sculpting this time around cause I did a paintwork last year. So I decided on making something from Silent Hill to go with the other customs she already has... since i wanted to make something simple and fast naturally my stupid, evil, vindictive muse settled on the mannequin spider monster from the second movie! I would have liked to put another week into his paintwork but I was already running late from juggling work, the hubbys chemo and radiation treatments, and general depressed 'I dont wannas" but I'm still pleased with how he turned out, and I'm glad Okami seems to like him and he got there so fast and suffered minor damage that Okami says she can repair. SO SO SO SORRY I was hoping he had enough bubblewrap and air pockets in there to keep him safe, but only so much you can do with all those delicate bits.

ahem, anyways, enough words, on with the pictures!

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the reference pics I was going off of, it was suuuper fun trying to count how many legs the thing had and where they attached.

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I'll put the WiP pics in a spoiler to keep from clogging the thread. I'll say one thing for Legs, here... it was a perfect opportunity to clear out a LOOOT of bait poses i personally dont like, and was prolly never gonna get around to using unless requested. XD good cheap therapy: chop up almost a dozen ponies!!! The hubby stayed far, far, away from my craftroom for this piece.

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picked out the heads, started toying around with how to make the legs, and took more enjoyment than was totally proper splitting the one head down the middle...

the entire thing is built off of a frame of pony innards, aluminum foil, and electrical tape.

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"pony cores"

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the main legs are constructed and the heads laid out... only the beginning of a grueling process and my war on gravity. =P

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building the foundation for the split head. armiture wire and a bit of tape.

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first round of sculpting on the split head. the teeth were individually sculpted and left to dry to be put in at a later stage.

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and i left a length of pipecleaner exposed out the back, wrapped thru the wire mesh of the membrane and sculpted over. to give the main head more stability when i anchor it to the rest of the bulk.

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forgot to mention- feet were wired into the heads and magic sculpt packed inside where the wire was to hold it in place. the body was bulked up with some "ponycores" and held together with more pipecleaners. the legs are on cores made of aluminum foil to keep the piece lighter, with electrical tape over that to keep the segments from sliding and to give me a better surface to sculpt over.

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body was built up and rounded off with more foil, and shoulder sockets taped in place, 5 for the legs, 3 for 'head stalks' and 3 for 'arms' (1 is under the body) o, and 2 to hold the split head's  arms.

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and we're taping... and we're taping...

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and now we're at the point where the custom went thru a few... er... unfortunate, shapes. here it looks kinda like an evil potato. sculpting the membrane and muscles around the sockets.

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more evil potato.

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evil potato with LEGS!!! segments held in place with wedges of foil and tape, but i could only sculpt one set of joints a day, to give them time to harden so they wouldnt change angles when i was handling him. and i saved the ankles for the last step, so if it started to get front heavy or something i would have some wiggle room for a last minute emergency repositioning.

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arms sorted out. same deal. pipecleaner core with foil and tape.

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testing angles for the heads.

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finally taping up the ankles

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closeup of finished maw. added more membrane  and inset the fangs.

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noticed the longest arm was sagging from some weak joints, making the head droop. so hiked it up again and reinforced the segments that were showing wear while i was waiting for the underarm to set.

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the main segment that was causing problems. looks like the sculpting didn't overlap the seam enough for it to hold onto the contour of the segment, giving the joint more bend than i wanted.

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headlift. =P

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the joint after it was bulked up a bit.

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sculpting finished.

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basecoated in a dirty ivory and red, given a few washes of darker red and plum, and splotched with deep purple in a few spots

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basic paintwork done.

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glossed with a brush on sealer, and added clear water effects to give him translucent drippy gloopy bits. (thats the opaque white sludge on it... it dries clear)

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im glad you like him Okami, please post a pic of him with the rest of your collection if you get a moment, itd be great to see him with the rest of the series. =]

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Customs / Re: Halloween Swap for Eluluu: Shiroi-Onna and Langoliers!
« on: November 04, 2015, 07:05:03 AM »
sorry i havent been able to make the rounds and the pretty words yet. life is still super sucky, but i have a moment now before hubbys radiation. OMG i cant believe how much i love my jitterghoulie ghostie demony kimono sexytail pony! and the baby is hilarious and perfect! i absolutely adore how you managed to work so many of my interests into her! (and i seriously need to start thinking harder about learning how to style hair, it makes so much difference!) the kitsunes are so tiny and perfect on her kimono and the tail tuft so nicely sculpted. and her weepy but still creepy eyes. just the mournful touch i like. =] this box was a much needed pick-me-up. =] im gonna have to hit you up for a private trade sometime when my plate is a little more clear. =]

***Elu

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Customs / Re: Halloween swap 2015 - get address with a pic of finished pony!
« on: November 04, 2015, 06:59:25 AM »
omg yay just checked the tracking and it said attempted delivery. =D did he make it in one piece? i was soooo worried! glad you like "Legs" (that was his working name cause i didnt know the monsters actual title.)
 

-loading the pics into my photobucket now and making a thread.

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