This was my first time attempting to build something on top of a resin base. The Client requested elements of her Honda Accord (color, turn signals, high/low beams) fused with her dragon character.
Neat lighting effects and turn signals done by Roofur. Silicone eyes, resin base, and jawset by Monoyasha.
As for things I did right:
* Antron fleece is magical. This was my first time working with it and overall it went pretty well. Some of the seams are still visible but I'm still working on perfecting my Muppet stitch ;)
* I thought that installing the lights would be a royal headache but it wasn't as big of a pain as I thought it would be, so yay?
* First time doing a hair / mane like this.. I love the effect I got with the bangs flopping over the bridge of his snout :3
* Didn't use my airbrush (still afraid to touch it, hurr) but used copics to "shade" him instead. Love how his belly scales and nose detail turned out.
Things I did wrong / poorly:
* I need to find a better way to get moving jaws to work. This one only works if the wearer exaggerates their jaw movements. The whole act of trying to get it to move properly without sliding around on the head and without crushing the wearer's skull was a nightmare. It's almost completely turned me off of ever using resin bases again. =\
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKX-I0CY7o
Photos:
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http://i.imgur.com/qWSeo7Cl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Zwxl3Odl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1DGRFQ4l.jpg
Neat lighting effects and turn signals done by Roofur. Silicone eyes, resin base, and jawset by Monoyasha.
As for things I did right:
* Antron fleece is magical. This was my first time working with it and overall it went pretty well. Some of the seams are still visible but I'm still working on perfecting my Muppet stitch ;)
* I thought that installing the lights would be a royal headache but it wasn't as big of a pain as I thought it would be, so yay?
* First time doing a hair / mane like this.. I love the effect I got with the bangs flopping over the bridge of his snout :3
* Didn't use my airbrush (still afraid to touch it, hurr) but used copics to "shade" him instead. Love how his belly scales and nose detail turned out.
Things I did wrong / poorly:
* I need to find a better way to get moving jaws to work. This one only works if the wearer exaggerates their jaw movements. The whole act of trying to get it to move properly without sliding around on the head and without crushing the wearer's skull was a nightmare. It's almost completely turned me off of ever using resin bases again. =\
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKX-I0CY7o
Photos:
http://i.imgur.com/qWSeo7Cl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Zwxl3Odl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1DGRFQ4l.jpg