tordeck wrote:great paintjob. too bad the model itself is so ugly.
I sort of agree with that statement, but there are somethings that I did not like about it at all, and somethings that I thought were nice additions.
Negative...
It does not look like they made a 3up of the model, it looks like they made it as big as they have it now, and went with it. This means that sculpt work on it doesn't look as nice as it could. Some parts honestly look like someone newer to sculpting did them with rounded edges, and the same technique used to make the cracks and the symbols. I also did not like how these were the same size and neither were regular, so often times when I am painting it I have to decide if that is a crack in the stone or a symbol within the stone. I believe you can paint many of those areas either way, and both would be right.
Another difficulty that I ran into on this model was the angle the symbols are placed within the flat parts of the stone, they are on outward facing angles that are a little too flat imo. When I first painted these I went with an ink, and then to dry brush over it, but the dry brush did not have an edge to stop it so it went in the symbols very easily. That made a very simply painted model into something that was going to take a lot more effort to look right. I ended up painting every line of every symbol with a different paint that was slightly thicker and then rubbing it off making the gap of the symbol smaller, and thus easier to dry brush. Very Taxing, but I like the look in the end. heh
Positive...
I think the idea of the model is right in line with other models within that section of the game, and that it is very hard to come up with something else that doesn't just look like a simple earth elemental. It also looks like something that a tribe of people could make, and then animate back to life.Some of the better sculpting imo is on the inside of the stone where the wood and ivy is growing, that is very interesting to me.
The most frustrating thing about this model though is the strange places it lets you know the right and left side. One of these places is the bottom of each foot, so if you do not see it before you assemble and paint it, you have either a L or an R on the bottom of the foot showing on your model... lol
I originally built this model on one foot, but it felt like a lot of strain on the hip area, so I added some rocks to the back side so if it was set down hard it would not break off at the hip. With both legs touching it feel very solid. I also did a pin method with a washer and a pin to keep it locked down on the base.
Thanks
Clark
PS. I am posting pictures of the Hyperion on its base without primer tonight.
BTW this is 1 of the 3 Gargantuans I am painting for this Client.
