[QUOTE=Irockz;32327995]tempted to request a bullsquid from HL1.[/QUOTE]You don't have to, it was my next project anyway! :v:
Etsy just had some really good tips on how to price your items because a lot of people either under or overprice their work. There's basically three things to it: work hours, materials and love.
If you're worried how to price them right you can also just ask here on the FP how much people would give for such a figure and then look at your own pricing ideas.
I suppose you can put them on both Etsy and Ebay just to double the chance of selling.
[B]Beautiful[/B]
[QUOTE=Kagrs;32336234]Etsy just had some really good tips on how to price your items because a lot of people either under or overprice their work. There's basically three things to it: work hours, materials and love.
If you're worried how to price them right you can also just ask here on the FP how much people would give for such a figure and then look at your own pricing ideas.
I suppose you can put them on both Etsy and Ebay just to double the chance of selling.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info! I just looked up one of Etsy's pricing guides and it was pretty helpful. They're small and I don't use much clay or paint for them, so materials don't factor too much into the price. Though they all took about 10 hours on average and lots of love went into them, so I guess I would just have to decide on an hourly price. But I'll still ask...if you guys were interested in buying something like this, how much would you be willing to pay?
I was half-expecting it to charge out one of those Zappy beams until I saw it in your hands.
Looks like a boner with branches, the only thing you got right was three of the colours (you didn't use any others).
I'd buy one of those. I like the headcrab too.
[QUOTE=KingstonCEO;32368902]Looks like a boner with branches, the only thing you got right was three of the colours (you didn't use any others).[/QUOTE]A boner with branches? Really?
Ah well, I'm still a beginner, I'll get better. Regardless, my thread is still full of positive replies and winner ratings, so he can't be all that bad. ;D
That's fucking amazing. I first though it was some HL2 collectors edition reward thing
I recommend putting some gloss finish or something to make it look more smooth and "structurally" strong to it but otherwise, great job!
[QUOTE=The-Spy;32387309]I recommend putting some gloss finish or something to make it look more smooth and "structurally" strong to it but otherwise, great job![/QUOTE]I've actually been meaning to do that, but I ran out and haven't been out to the store for more. Maybe I'll update with new pictures if it looks any better. And thanks! :smile:
I still recommend you work some more color nuances into the skin (same goes for some of your other recent stuff) before you put a finish on it!
Also, try and look for a gloss finish that makes a waterproof seal. People love being able to clean their figurines once they get too dusty.
[QUOTE=Kagrs;32389840]I still recommend you work some more color nuances into the skin (same goes for some of your other recent stuff) before you put a finish on it!
Also, try and look for a gloss finish that makes a waterproof seal. People love being able to clean their figurines once they get too dusty.[/QUOTE]Have you ever done anything like this before? Do you have any tips on working with colors? I'm a total newbie to painting and I'm lucky that I mixed the colors as close as I did to what they're supposed to look like. I'm just not sure how to go on after that, and I really want the paint jobs to look better. I'm going to try to look some hints up before I paint my next one, but any tips anyone can offer me is much appreciated.
Well just study some pictures on Google - Check out the textures for the model and add little imperfections. You can study the imperfections in your own skin and apply something similar to your vortigaunt.
Btw, be carefully painting the shadows and highlights you see in the images. The figure is already in a dimension that does that part of the job for you. The only time I think it would be a good idea is if you want to add an illusion of a 3-dimensional texture (like wrinkles and subtle bone structure visibility).
Also, I have not done much of this before other than on easter eggs and christmas decoration clay so I am not super experienced. I'm simply really interested in clay models because I want to take it up as a hobby soon. :v:
You shouldn't have too many problems mixing colors. Just make a palette of a color range you wish to use (An example could be dirty yellow, brown, green) You just mix the colors with yellow and black to get the right nuances. Be careful to mix with white unless you are specifically looking for a pale or grayed color.
If you are scared it's not gonna work have some test paper beside you so you can test out how the colors work. And if all else fails you can always repaint it so you got nothing to lose from experimenting.
Thanks a lot for all the advice, Kagrs! I really appreciate it. I'm going to try that on my newest and if that works out, I'll go back to the older ones and see what I can do with them.
And good luck taking this up as a hobby. It's a lot of fun. :smile:
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