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All the latest stuff I've been getting up to.
Hunter Killer
I painted the shoulders a bone white then washed with Payne's gray ink, to make it colder and look like the dread is walking around [...Read More]
Swamp night
I added a first lighting pass using white ink over black primer, and then glazed in some color with the airbrush, trying to see if [...Read More]
Swamp hunter
These last few weeks, and especially the last few days, have been pretty draining, I've found it hard to do more than just sit around. [...Read More]
YoRHa No.2 Type B - fanart
Some NieR:Automata line fanart. I might color it in later, but for now I like how the lineart came out. [...Read More]
Attack of the clones
I've been cloning the power armor dude, and started hacking the bodies apart and reattaching and reposing the limbs with some greenstuff. The goal is [...Read More]
Sabre Strike Done!
The scratchbuilt baby tank is done! I added the last bits of lenses and viewports… …then started adding some dust and mud. Once done, here [...Read More]
Power armor
On another project, I have been slowly sculpting away at a Terminator-sized figure of a 2d piece I did a while ago: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lVkLXz I plan [...Read More]
Sabre Strike colors down
I've made a bit of progress on the Strike tank: as with all my space marine gear, I'm doing a Blood Raven color scheme. Here [...Read More]
Aquagirl
This sketch started as Spacegirl, but after taking a step back and looking at that helmet I reckon she belongs underwater. Pencil sketch, scanned and [...Read More]
Excuse me Sir,
have you hear of our Lord and Savior, Cthulex? Doodle turned into pencil + ink sketch, with a touch-up in GIMP. [...Read More]
Earring
Working on the features & planes of the face, and trying hard to be more subtle about the shading. Pencil on printer paper, scanned and [...Read More]
Duty. Honor. Blood.
Watching GoT right now, still in season 2 so it is still awesome lol Scanned pencil, modified in GIMP. [...Read More]
Smile
Some people have smiles that make you smile. Practicing portraits, pencil on index card. [...Read More]
Goodbye Saturn
Thinking about reading pulp sci-fi novels as a kid, all with awesome artwork on the covers. My first real pulp novel was "Point of No [...Read More]
Buck Rogers
I love retro sci-fi. Buck Rogers is a favorite. Pencil + marker, with some GIMP for good measure. [...Read More]
Inked
Pencil & charcoal. No ink. The reference I used is Laurence Bédard @lolobe4 [...Read More]
Unit
Test fire! Pencil, marker, grey markers + crayola classic colors. Blended the blue crayola marker with some water and a brush. [...Read More]
Exterminate!
Quick pencil sketch, followed up with markers. Inspired by so many afternoons watching Robotech. [...Read More]
Shirt
Another shading practice run. This time no tracing, only measured the reference by eyeball. Pencil + charcoal. The reference is from @volkonskaya.reshetova [...Read More]
Shading practice
NSFW / Mature Content
Practicing shading of skin, using pencil, charcoal + brushpen. I really suck at this, so to practice I traced a photo reference onto a piece [...Read More]
Sabre Strike update
I've been off painting & modeling for a bit: we have an annual international trade show every April, and work starts to get fairly rough [...Read More]
There's doughnuts in the kitchen everyone
Trying to break an Isolation-induced brain block, with a random sketch. First time trying Koi watercolor brushpens, on top of a pencil, marker and brushpen [...Read More]
Sabre Strike progress
Got some more work done on the Sabre Strike tank. I have a serious cold right now, not feeling much like painting. The thoughtless application [...Read More]
Spidy
My daughter wanted a drawing of Spidy. She likes it, so I'm happy [...Read More]
Cyber. Punk.
Nothing says 90ds punk like screaming heads & neon pink lasers. [...Read More]
Sabre Strike!
And just because I can't stand having just one project going at a time, here is another one I started last weekend: a scratchbuilt Sabre [...Read More]
Dreadnought dio update
So it is time to buckle down and tackle the paint job on the dreadnought diorama. Last night I started refining the sketch with some [...Read More]
Come fly with me
Rough sketch turned into a trip up the Krita learning curve. Bit of an experiment in retro styling, I made an old-photo-sepia version of it [...Read More]
Emergent Behavior 2
A second take on the emergence theme. Bit of an experiment, layering two sketches on top of one another using GIMP, trying for depth and [...Read More]
Originally posted on vigilantesculpting.blogspot.com
Standing on the corner...
... waiting for the bus. [...Read More]
Fire Raptor Done!
The Fire Raptor is now DONE. I took some shots last night, but my phone camera is somehow mucked up so the left half of [...Read More]
9th Company
Did another bit of freehand last night: the 9th company marking. This is located in a fairly un-weathered location (especially the one on starboard) so [...Read More]
Bloodravens
Last night I finished the racing stripes with the Bloodraven chapter symbols on the sides. They are freehand, I've done a quick SBS for how [...Read More]
Raven freehand done!
Finished up the freehand raven last night. Pretty happy with it! The last two pics show the ripped-off bandaids masking fluid. These leave the weathering [...Read More]
Tactical Dreadnought Power Armor
A bit of WH40k-based fanart. I love the look of the older style Terminator suits, which made the occupants look like they were super heavy, [...Read More]
Originally posted on vigilantesculpting.blogspot.com
Preflight
Lunchtime sketch that dragged into the evening. Marker + brushpen, colorised in GIMP. [...Read More]
Originally posted on vigilantesculpting.blogspot.com
Raven freehand
Started working on the raven freehand that goes on top of the Fire Raptor: [...Read More]
Raven freehand prep
I started preparing everything last night, starting with a cutout mask to use as a guide on the bird itself. Using the mask I drew [...Read More]
Ball turrets
I finished the ball turrets last night, the last pieces were the sensor lenses above the gun barrels. So the last bits are now all [...Read More]
Fire Raptor progress
Back on the fire raptor again, and making small bits of progress. [...Read More]