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Post by bloodchoke on Oct 30, 2013 21:06:08 GMT -5
This guy started out as just an experiment, inspired by DM Scotty's purple worm video. I made his body from model magic, just playing around, then decided I liked it. I used a large paperclip inserted end to end for support, then smaller ones tentacles, tipped with cardstock and covered in hot glue. I painted it brown at first and then layered on a couple lighter tan shades, going off the picture in the 2nd edition MM. But then I read in the 2e MM that it's actually green. I wasn't quite happy with the tan anyway, so I decided to try to make it green. That's a lot of paint... Could have done a better job, sculpting and painting, but it works. I need another one, so may try again. This one is also larger than the 9 feet listed in the MM, so may try to reign it in a bit if I make a second one.
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Oct 30, 2013 21:57:47 GMT -5
For a first go, that is absolutely awesome! I'd use it at my table any time!!!
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Post by algardunraven on Oct 30, 2013 21:58:31 GMT -5
That is really cool. You may have inspired me to try that one out!
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Post by belatucadras on Oct 30, 2013 23:53:27 GMT -5
I think it looks fantastic!
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gallant
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Post by gallant on Oct 31, 2013 1:33:44 GMT -5
Wow, nice one!
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Post by dm1scotty on Oct 31, 2013 1:43:47 GMT -5
Neat project
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tauster
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Post by tauster on Oct 31, 2013 3:54:52 GMT -5
Fantastic critter! What I love:- Natural looking color scheme: Fotos can be deceiving (depending on the lighting), but especially in pic 2, the green-brown combination looks great. - Very dynamic posture - it looks like its jumping forward at it's prey. - Balance & center of gravity: Compared with how much this creature leans forward, the base still looks relatively small. You did a fantastic job at deceiving the eyes: The tentacles don't add much mass and thus don't really move the center of gravity beyond the base, but optically they belong to the creature. My first thought when seeing your pictures was ' why the heck doesn't it tip over?' What I would try to improve with the next model (a.k.a. 'constructive criticism' )- There's still some folds in the clay visible. In some places, especially in the lower body, these folds/cracks look really great, but I would try to avoid those that really look like folded clay - like the one on the snout - because they distract and make it harder for everyone to suspend their disbelief and getting immersed in the situation (i.e. pretending it's not a clay model but the real thing). I always try to aim at a result where you don't immediately see how it was created. - Sculpting the snout: Maybe I'm wrong as the sides of the mouth are visible only in the first picture, but it looks like it is laughing. On the other side, I don't really know how I would model the snout, and many pictures that come up in the google search also show a laughting carrion crawler... Maybe like in the 2nd pic on this page? Long story short: Hats off. I'll try to do one of these asap; your post has put them near the top of my to-do list.
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dmbrad
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Post by dmbrad on Oct 31, 2013 4:35:01 GMT -5
Very cool, coincidentally I started making an Otyugh yesterday. Still waiting for the clay to harden, pics to come.
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Post by ashrothedm on Oct 31, 2013 15:04:14 GMT -5
I definitely like it, and it's one of those creatures where the commercial sculpts are too small. Bigger miniatures are better! Some creatures need to be colossal compared to the adventurers.
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Post by bloodchoke on Oct 31, 2013 15:57:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words everyone. Tauster, I completely agree about the snout. Once I started painting it the wrinkle across the face really bothered me. I remember with regular clay you can mix some small pieces with water to smooth out the surface, so maybe that could work with the model magic too. Of course, wrinkles like the one on the snout could be avoided with just more careful sculpting. I was also not sure how I wanted to do the mouth. I was really going off the 2e MM pic which doesn't show a mount at all, so I just made a small slit there and didn't worry about teeth or anything. It does kinda look like it's smiling though. This might give you a better view. I'm also not entirely happy with the eyes. I think I'll try to blend them to the snout with some hot glue and see if that helps. Anyway, thanks again. I look forward to seeing what you come up with Tauster, and to seeing your Otyugh, Brad.
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Post by nubaumpalemoon on Nov 1, 2013 11:19:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words everyone. Tauster, I completely agree about the snout. Once I started painting it the wrinkle across the face really bothered me. I remember with regular clay you can mix some small pieces with water to smooth out the surface, so maybe that could work with the model magic too. Of course, wrinkles like the one on the snout could be avoided with just more careful sculpting. I was also not sure how I wanted to do the mouth. I was really going off the 2e MM pic which doesn't show a mount at all, so I just made a small slit there and didn't worry about teeth or anything. It does kinda look like it's smiling though. This might give you a better view. I'm also not entirely happy with the eyes. I think I'll try to blend them to the snout with some hot glue and see if that helps. Anyway, thanks again. I look forward to seeing what you come up with Tauster, and to seeing your Otyugh, Brad. I would suggest using some small round beads that could be counter set into the head and thenuse some additional clay to obscure the top of the bottom like an eyelid does. Overall, I think it looks very good though.
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Post by agsupernaturalfe on Nov 1, 2013 12:14:10 GMT -5
Great idea!
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 1, 2013 12:25:48 GMT -5
Good idea with the beads Nuba. I'll look around Hobby Lobby next visit and see what I can find, but this guy's probably stuck with what he's got. I'm going to try to make a couple more, so may try harder next time.
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Post by skunkape on Nov 4, 2013 14:52:25 GMT -5
Good job with the crawler!
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 7, 2013 21:28:02 GMT -5
THREAD COPIED TO NEW FORUM, nov. 7, 9:27pm
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