A WIP Thread by Fluisterwoud
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KruleBear
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Agreed. You definately improve with each project. Are you bringing this to Adepticon?
fluisterwoud
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Yes, this will definitely be entered into Crystal Brush.
fluisterwoud
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Built up a base for octoman. There will be resin poured so these two can play some water sports.
fluisterwoud
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Hopefully the resin goes smoothly and doesn't mess everything up because I don't have a backup base. Here it is pre-pour. I'll let it sit a day or two to let everything dry before I do the resin.
Zab
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We've all had our resin horror stories at some point even if we test and have tons of experience. I wish you the best of luck 
Tip for 2 part resin - when you mix your resin, pour from the resin cup into the hardener cup so that you have slightly more hardener and that way you will have less risk of it staying tacky or drying slowly. Also, fill it up so that it is just a bit above the lips of what you are masking with so that you don't get a concave surface when it drys
Tip for 2 part resin - when you mix your resin, pour from the resin cup into the hardener cup so that you have slightly more hardener and that way you will have less risk of it staying tacky or drying slowly. Also, fill it up so that it is just a bit above the lips of what you are masking with so that you don't get a concave surface when it drys
fluisterwoud
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Well I poured the resin, now we play the waiting game and hope for no disasters.
And here is were the octopus stands, the skin pattern is all roughed in:
So, it's been an hour and I don't know what happened but the resin is rock hard. It normally takes 72 hours so this is very odd.
And here is were the octopus stands, the skin pattern is all roughed in:
So, it's been an hour and I don't know what happened but the resin is rock hard. It normally takes 72 hours so this is very odd.
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BloodASmedium
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I'm not even worried mate itl be fine!! Ill be rooting for you quite loudly when you get your brush made of crystal!!!!
fluisterwoud
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Thanks guys. Well the resin was only a mini disaster. There were a couple of stray air pockets that left holes that I had to fill. And apparently the base had a lot of air trapped in it so air bubbles are everywhere. I added some heavy gloss gel to the top for waves so now it just looks like some violent water. And because the back is completely cut off from light, it turned out darker than I wanted. I only used a single drop of food coloring but I should have used a syringe to get a much smaller drop. I also have to redo where the resin water meets to the outside of the rock cave, but that's an easy fix.
Here you can see all the air bubbles and some of the air pockets at the bottom, those can be filled and painter over.
Here you can see the heavy gloss gel, not all of it is dry yet so that's why it's not clear. Once it's dry I'll add a very light drybrush of white to get some wave crests.
And here's a little more work on the octopus
Here you can see all the air bubbles and some of the air pockets at the bottom, those can be filled and painter over.
Here you can see the heavy gloss gel, not all of it is dry yet so that's why it's not clear. Once it's dry I'll add a very light drybrush of white to get some wave crests.
And here's a little more work on the octopus
fluisterwoud
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BloodASmedium
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You got this son!!!
Maenas
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Looking much better!
Are the outer rings of the blue rings pure black or green-black? I think that shifting to a purple/violet-black on the closer areas to the blue rings will work better. But I am not sure!
It is also a little strange for me that the octopus remains on the "dry" side of things, but I am sure you have something planned so I am just pointing that out just in case.
Are the outer rings of the blue rings pure black or green-black? I think that shifting to a purple/violet-black on the closer areas to the blue rings will work better. But I am not sure!
It is also a little strange for me that the octopus remains on the "dry" side of things, but I am sure you have something planned so I am just pointing that out just in case.
fluisterwoud
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On the real animal the immediate outside ring is pure black then it fades into a green/yellow black with maybe a hint of brown. That's what I was going for. I will try something to make it look wet and slimy.
Here is where it stands now:
Here is where it stands now:
