Reward finaly

Did some rope's to see if i would have more luck with that. And i think i did. first attempt is on top and i think by the second one i was on to something. going to try some thinner wire and different knots to keep it looking real. really boosted my confidence

top half is another fail. Bottom half had a little more progress. don't like the verticals tho.









Finally something resembling a good weave. even more so where Ive split each of the sections a second time.










now that's what I'm talking about. only way i think i could have improved on this one is by taking a little more time to avoid the gaps and by lowering some edges to give the impression of overlapping. Also i need to do another test to see if i can get the pattern smaller.







looks like a weave. a lot more uniform then the one before. i like it and it gives me idea about a variety of patterns in one weave.


lots more tiles to go before i decide on one. Really inspiring me.

Test tiles

Recently I've had to stop work on CC but not really. been doing lots of experimenting so i can get the finish just right. Lots of wicca weaves.

Fail. couldn't even bring myself to finish this one. the cut strips were too sharp and the rolled horizontals i couldn't get thin enough.









Wire seemed the next logical step since it was already nice and thin. i pressed it into a layer of GS as Super Glue wasn't cutting it. thought that i could press roles of GS over it to create the weave.... didn't work how i imagined at all.








The way forward seems to be pressing in the putty to leave the weave. though neither of these two really techniques sell it.










What a mess. the top layer is all the same height and it just isn't working for me.












tried pressing a blade in to get the horizontals but used too much putty and realised after the wire that the pressing in of roles just doesn't work.









This would have been a mould for resin or something like that but i think its over complicating things so I'm experimenting down other routes.










found some patio patterns and thought i would give them a go. think if i had spent a little more time on this one it might have been going in the right direction. especially to the left hand side.

Fire + Cracks... ers

hummmm, hummmmm. Still questioning the cracks on her back. Think it should make her less chibby. Which is good.


I think loosing all my faith in this mini might do it good (can't get any worse right?). Now I'm not afraid to experiment with it. He might end up not looking anything like the Ingame character but hopefully will still look like a little happy go lucky willow the wisp ^^. those on his head are the beginning of flames btw. let your eyes go out of focus, little more, little more... see?

Samples and tests

pushed out some GreenStuff as thin as i could get it, across some Cling film. Ready to slice it up once its dry.

I twisted some wire to try and get a rope effect. I would like to get a thinner gage and try plating three strands. Maybe try twisting it too. oooo, could do a bunch of things to create a variety of ropes all tied together, some frayed.

Sliced a previously rolled out piece of GreenStuff (GS). Some thin to try wikka effects (baskets) and some thinker for material strips (Instead of ropes to hold on the baskets?).


Cut some lengths of wire and pressed them into a layer of GS ready to try a technique of mimicking wikka. Put some more wikka on a couple more Bases to make up other wikka test tiles and wikka moulds








and Finally rolled a pieces of GS between my fingers to try and get it as thin as i could. Again its for wikka and rope effects.

Snip Snip

Need finishing but there they are ^^ I like um. Can't wait for for the rest of her to dry so I can get to work on them.

Top and Bottom

Think i've borked her underside. Maybe i can Base her after all ^^.











More detailing on the claws. Just little Blobs. what, like they are hard to do? Well actually yes O.O Its hard to get them small. and to get them to stick to CC and not your fingers *Suddenly you gain a new found respect for me*. Beauty.

Cracks

Little post. What do you think about the cracks around the spikes in her back? think the one on her right side definatly needs some work. if only i had a nice new set of wacky shaped scalples from hobbycraft to help me form them (heavie hint to all thouse that know me). I think this is the right way to go even tho in "real life" the cracks would indent unless it poped out of her back O.o