Latest and greatest from the basement FX lab. A little Orc with a pinch of Dothraki thrown in. M’ork D’rogoh! A little practice paint job in preparation for his animatronic brother that is in the works.
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Now that C2E2 is upon us, I am getting that comic creator fever coming on again. So much so, that I decided to experiment with a different coloring stab – as in trying to go tonal instead of color. I’m […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ran a slip latex pull on the mold to see how it came out. Looks good! I may have to cut into those eyelids and cheat some eyes in there, and paint him up as I wait for a vacuuform […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Phase II of Operation Orc Face 5000 (aka install animatronic eyes in a mask) was a success! Again – big thanks to Scott Mitchell of Scott Mitchell Design We now have a buck to run foam latex and to cast another […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
M’ork is molded! Big thanks to Scott Mitchell of Scott Mitchell Design who helped me mold this fat faced beast! Phase 1 down of many before he can bat his pretty eyes, but we are that much closer!
Ok. I think this bad boy is pretty much ready for molding. I hope I don’t go home tonight, look at him and think, “Welllll, I could tweak this some more I suppose.” I can’t seem to break that cycle… […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alright meet M’ork the Orc who is allergic to pork. He is pretty close to being ready for molding. He’ll house the eye mechanism if all goes as planned. I measured the eye width and scripted the mech lids into […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After a couple of different runs of trial and error, I have realized the mechanical eyes will not work with Lazak’Tar due to him being made from splash latex. It’s too stiff, and I will need like a fiberglass or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I figure if you have latex masks, why not make mechanical eyes to really bring them to life! Sooooo after Internet research, ponying up for some Stan Winston online courses, learning to use autocad, getting parts 3d printed, acquiring a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the Kosar Grunt mask I formally learned to airbrush on at the Kosart Atelier . Not perfect, but I’m learning! Oh – and learned how to paint more realistic eyes, which is always a plus.