28mm
I am doll eyes, doll mouth, doll legs
I love this CP miniatures figure! Is she a remorseless android killer, or a superhuman hero in an era when even humanity itself is a vague designation? As a "Ghost in the Shell" fan, I obviously chose the latter... But still, the cyborg Major Kusanagi cuts an eerie figure, a living doll with a human brain, who rains destruction on lesser foes and has more in common with her enemies than her allies. This model isn't the closest version of her out there, but it's close enough, and it has a great transhuman-cyborg aesthetic with the human head and visibly artificial, jointed body.
A figure whose body is largely monochromatic isn't always so interesting to look at, so I thought I'd try some ambient light effects on this piece. I pictured her walking through an area with coloured neon lights on both sides reflected on her skin, and on the wet pavement and detritus beneath her. Once I'd finished that, it seemed that a painted backdrop would suit her too...
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🎶 Put on my best Sunday dress And I walk straight into this mess of mine 🎶 |
Very nice, I like the neon light reflections.
ReplyDeleteShe looks great! I have the same mini sat undercoated in the painting queue, I must get her painted up!
ReplyDeleteAw yiss! Do it, you'll love it! I was so excited to finish this :D
DeleteA wonderful take on the Major- I always found those gynoids creepy.
ReplyDeleteAs you should... They're deep, deep uncanny-valley girls.
DeleteWow, sir, that's impressive. The hues on that white are truly something, but the reflections are outstanding!!
ReplyDeleteAt first glance I thought it was Leia in storm trooper suit and thought: "aren't you too busty for a stormtrooper?".
ReplyDeleteThen nowadays' StarWars hit my mind like a truck and made me focus on the pic itself.
Mmnn...🤔 It might be silly but the best part for me is how the green glow hits the (presumably wet) asphalt subtle and elegantly selling the effect of neon lights being around.
OSL? Checked. Everyone and his mother's do that but these smaller details are what brings everything together. IMHO, of course.
Thanks. I'm really glad that people like that aspect of the paint job. it was an idea that came to me early in the painting process and then it was just a matter of having the courage to apply it to an essentially finished work. The base IS supposed to be a wet street, and I felt that continuing the effect onto that surface was essential to making it convincing. There are highlights painted on to the base, but it's also heavily gloss coated because I wanted to make sure that the wet effect was convincing from any angle. The two techniques seem to work okay together.
DeleteI just added a detail shot of the base to this post, to make it a bit easier to see.
Nice work overall and nice OSL effects too.
ReplyDeleteNot just one lighting effect...but TWO! Really fantastic mini with a matching paint job. Again though, I just love the backdrop idea...especially hand painted!
ReplyDeleteThose light effects are insane!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing and cool
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