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All the latest stuff I've been getting up to.
Hunter Killer Done!
Published on 2020/06/23 @11:42:00 by vigilante sculpting
Here are the final shots: [...Read More]
Swampy mud & water
Published on 2020/06/21 @12:06:00 by vigilante sculpting
Been working on the dread for the last couple of days, adding some iconography and trying to refine the OSL. I also added some green [...Read More]
Hunter Killer
Published on 2020/06/11 @12:55:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/06/08 @12:15:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/06/06 @12:15:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/05/22 @11:54:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/05/16 @11:23:00 by vigilante sculpting
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!
Published on 2020/05/14 @10:41:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/05/12 @17:30:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/05/12 @17:27:00 by vigilante sculpting
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]
Swirl
Published on 2020/05/07 @18:34:00 by vigilante sculpting
Portrait practice. Pencil from reference. [...Read More]
Assassin
Published on 2020/05/04 @17:46:00 by vigilante sculpting
Cyborg assassin - pencil on paper. [...Read More]
Aquagirl
Published on 2020/04/27 @15:15:00 by vigilante sculpting
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,
Published on 2020/04/22 @20:51:00 by vigilante sculpting
have you hear of our Lord and Savior, Cthulex? Doodle turned into pencil + ink sketch, with a touch-up in GIMP. [...Read More]
Earring
Published on 2020/04/16 @17:58:00 by vigilante sculpting
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.
Published on 2020/04/10 @17:10:00 by vigilante sculpting
Watching GoT right now, still in season 2 so it is still awesome lol Scanned pencil, modified in GIMP. [...Read More]
Recharge
Published on 2020/04/08 @17:44:00 by vigilante sculpting
Pencil, scanned and colored in GIMP. Colors: Scan: [...Read More]
Smile
Published on 2020/04/07 @17:44:00 by vigilante sculpting
Some people have smiles that make you smile. Practicing portraits, pencil on index card. [...Read More]
Goodbye Saturn
Published on 2020/04/06 @17:32:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/04/05 @01:12:00 by vigilante sculpting
I love retro sci-fi. Buck Rogers is a favorite. Pencil + marker, with some GIMP for good measure. [...Read More]
Inked
Published on 2020/04/03 @07:47:00 by vigilante sculpting
Pencil & charcoal. No ink. The reference I used is Laurence Bédard @lolobe4 [...Read More]
Unit
Published on 2020/04/03 @00:26:00 by vigilante sculpting
Test fire! Pencil, marker, grey markers + crayola classic colors. Blended the blue crayola marker with some water and a brush. [...Read More]
Exterminate!
Published on 2020/03/31 @12:38:00 by vigilante sculpting
Quick pencil sketch, followed up with markers. Inspired by so many afternoons watching Robotech. [...Read More]
Shirt
Published on 2020/03/31 @12:28:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/03/27 @18:32:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/03/25 @13:06:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/03/21 @22:40:00 by vigilante sculpting
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]
Starburst
Published on 2020/03/07 @02:02:00 by vigilante sculpting
Marker + pencil experiment [...Read More]
Sabre Strike progress
Published on 2020/02/28 @17:57:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/02/27 @18:54:00 by vigilante sculpting
My daughter wanted a drawing of Spidy. She likes it, so I'm happy [...Read More]
Cyber. Punk.
Published on 2020/02/26 @16:57:00 by vigilante sculpting
Nothing says 90ds punk like screaming heads & neon pink lasers. [...Read More]
Sabre Strike!
Published on 2020/02/25 @10:56:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/02/18 @10:56:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/02/13 @16:11:00 by vigilante sculpting
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]
Chill beats
Published on 2020/02/13 @16:08:00 by vigilante sculpting
Emergent Behavior 2
Published on 2020/02/13 @16:06:00 by vigilante sculpting
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...
Published on 2020/02/13 @16:04:00 by vigilante sculpting
... waiting for the bus. [...Read More]
Fire Raptor Done!
Published on 2020/02/12 @10:56:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/02/06 @16:30:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/02/04 @10:16:00 by vigilante sculpting
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!
Published on 2020/02/02 @10:10:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/01/31 @15:12:00 by vigilante sculpting
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
Published on 2020/01/31 @15:10:00 by vigilante sculpting
Lunchtime sketch that dragged into the evening. Marker + brushpen, colorised in GIMP. [...Read More]
Originally posted on vigilantesculpting.blogspot.com
Raven freehand
Published on 2020/01/31 @15:09:00 by vigilante sculpting
Started working on the raven freehand that goes on top of the Fire Raptor: [...Read More]
Raven freehand prep
Published on 2020/01/29 @12:46:00 by vigilante sculpting
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]