Niners linemen (custom and painting)

[jeff]

You should walk us thru the steps of your painting technique. I think you said you did not dry brush , but instead inked and used washes. I have never had luck using that technique , so please feel free to write up the steps , if you could.
Thanks.

[the french guy]

Ok no problem, I'll explain the technics with more details

[the french guy]

Hi,

This evening I started the right tackle, making a little sculpting on it to make it bigger !

I didn't try to make it realistic, since I learned with the first figure I made that the face is barely visible under the face mask...so I tried to make it look agressive (a mix between Popeye and Freddy Kruger )

[TVsCHACHI]

Very Nice

I like the 'anger jaw' protrusion

[the french guy]

Yes, the goal is to make b*d *ss looking linemen


I made some new work on my 4 linemen. I prepared their arms to be resculpted (where's my steroids ? ) and place for their faces sculpting. I modified the helmets too to make them look like modern ones.

The next stages :

face sculpting for the 3 left linemen
muscles sculpting
belly sculpting (they need a special diet of beef and potatoes, don't you think ?)


Now...I have to wait the delivery of the modelling paste I ordered (I finished my roll for pro working).

[the french guy]

Hi,

I'm happy, tonight cleaning my modelling workbench I found a bit of green stuf...enough to complete the 4 linemen ! So this week end, I'll finish some new friends for mr Heitmann !



Like the first time, the figs based on the versatile ff.net figs will have that features :

sculpted real face and chin straps
sculpted arms and anatomic corrections to fit their team position (belly for linemen, muscles for TE, etc...)
modified uniforms and helmets
almost full hand painted (only the big numbers are modified and integrated Miggle peel and stick stickers)


The only difference with my first attempt is that I will not modify the posing of the figs, since I like their stance and want to gain a little time on the work (since I've got at least 21 more figs to add to my first O center).

The other figs I'll heavily modify (almost complete re-sculpting/positionning like center Heitmann) will be only the "superstars" of the 49ers 2009-2010 : Vernon Davis (next on the list, BTW), Gore, etc...

[Coach K-LO]

I like it.....Looking forward to the results!!

After you complete your players, do you have a scale that you could weigh them??