CAPTAIN BEYOND

IT'S A POST! IT'S A POST! I never posted the results of the whole mold/cast/wear saga I was working on a few months ago. I'm going to take decent pictures of it eventually, but here's something in the meantime. Photo by Kuroki.


All the hardware is sintra and cast epoxy resin. Software is moleskin, some cotton lyrcra, brown stretch vinyl, and god only knows what for the cape. I got my hands on some Rustoleum "hammered" black spray paint for the spaulders. The hammered paint creates a really nice texture. Starting another project soon with a huge scythe. Over-sized props are the best!

I've been working more on the sky pirate animation I rambled about so long ago. Script in progress and a character animation/style test in underway.

I really need a new scanner... But have some concept sketches.



STORMING CASTLES WITH ABANDON AND RAINBOWS BY FISTFULS

CAST ATTACK! RAAAGH

Like I've been saying, been casting stuff lately. Here's some of the goods curing. Epoxy resin and transparent dyes. When they're done I'm gonna back those suckers with foil tagboard and watch 'em shine. Reeeeeeeeeeeeally like using epoxy resin! It's good stuff!

A fraction of my Zeiram 2 DVD is in one of the pictures. Only mentioning it because I freaking love the Zeiram series hurrrr.





Also got a new sketchbook (HOMYGAWD IT'S SQUARE WTF LOL) and I've been doodling a bit. I've got some airship & Vanlande sketches that I'll post later this week.


COOL STORY BRO

LAMESAUCE

Redesigning some characters for a story I've been working on for a while. Heavy Norse mythology themes and such (surprise surprise!) Here's a quick sketch of Rigg. Your basic roguish smart ass. I have no idea what's happening with his leather armour.


Been sculpting/molding/casting props lately. I'll post pictures of that whenever everything decides to cure... Sometime this week.


Of Simon and Garfunkle the one that is not Garfunkle. ...Sean Connery.
- Can you repeat the question?
Of Simon and Garfunkle the one that is not Garfunkle.
- I Garfunkled your mother.

It snowed on Monday. It snowed a lot on Monday. Have a sketch from said snow day.


So they may be standing in snow but the stuff that's falling? Not snow. That's ash. From their burning ship nearby. See what I did there!

I'm attacking the darkness!

NEGLECTED!

I've been busy with work and by the time I get home I have no motivation to do anything. But that's how it's supposed to go, right? ...Eeeeeyugh.

I haven't been idle though! Seriously, I do stuff! I'm doing some prop/costume work with an April-May deadline, and I pretty much finished a sculpt of a talisman today. Ok, maybe not "finished" but "got to a decent shape where I can cast it." I've run out of RTV silicone so until I get some more I'm at a stand still with this particular part. But anyway, this is what you get!


Eventually it'll be cast in red translucent epoxy, the base sprayed gunmetal, and if all goes well, have an LED rigged inside so it'll light up. Gotta make 4 of these suckers.

This is actually the third or fourth sculpt for this thing. I like sculpting a lot, but I'm pretty bad at it so I don't do it too often, hurr. It probably was the worst route for this kind of prop since I want it to look machined/not lumpy/etc but, uh... Oh well! I can sand out imperfections in the final casts? I've got plan Bs and Cs incase of irreparable suckitude.


MAH TOOLZ. Nathan gave me a sweet pick set for Christmas, which came in super handy for this. It's also a decent set of weapons too if you wanna get in any knife fights. Derp.

Also, enjoy the ridiculous color palette so far. Moleskin ftw!



WORLD OF WORKCRAFT IS NOT A FUN GAME. NOT AT ALL.

ODE TO MY VIDEO CARD

I think my PC's video card is fried which is kind of a huge pain because my baby's using obsolete AGP cards. I... Might want to build a new computer... But my 6 year-old PC runs fine otherwise <3<3<3 Drawing that comic on my Crapintosh--I mean Mactop--was painful. Flash is as fast as a dead squirrel and the damn thing is not compatible with my scanner or printer, and basically sucks in general. (I am very anti-mac if you couldn't tell.)

brb cleaving things with axe in a fit of rage

Dodged a bullet! Found and tested some old parts, and the monitor's on the fritz! Not the video card! I'm never too good with Occam's Razor. TIME FOR A SWEET NEW MONITOR.


Excellent plan, Simmons! Invite 'em to dinner and shoot 'em in the back! Classic holiday "gotcha!"

Hurf durf

"Oh, airship parts can fuel a decent fire. How lovely! " VanLande takes a seat on her scavenged armchair, opens her novel, and flips to the page she left off at--page eighty-five. "Warrick, when you're done collecting the ship's engine, please brew me a cup of tea. I am parched, my friend, dreadfully thirsty!"



Quick and crappy sketch of a possible scenario for the film. It'll make sense later when it's not a bunch of lines, hurr. Gonna flesh it out in Photoshop or something, that's the plan.

VanLande remains calm when she crashes ships. Warrick, however, does not. And usually ends up leaking coolant everywhere...


Spider Jerusalem: cheap, but not as cheap as your girlfriend.