The Gift

OMG they are SO CUTE!!! Awwww... so sweet these two. And such great use of FaceApp especially in these last few photos. And such natural posing! Completely believable. <3

Groot fits in perfectly. I love the pictures!

This is so great! I missed the original thread but I'm glad it's back and you've made Groot even better. I love how you bring so much life to him with the addition of all the little plant bits, and the new joints are seamlessly integrated and work perfectly! And the glass eyes!   And yes, the two are adorable together. Brava Ephiane!

what a lovely couple, I love seeing the result next to the inspiration pics of the swamp guy... Fascinating work. Thanks a lot for sharing Eph!!!

Glass eyes! Great investion. He really looks like a living thing now


And faceapp works with animals, nice.


Some years ago I cast nails in Resin and painted them like Eyes from the inside and then put them on trees so they can see.

Great photos! The way Groot blends in with his surroundings looks so real! Well done.

Totally amazing
Wonderful pictures and stunning modifications... changing the elbow joints... oh my ....

Can't believe I still haven't made it into the woods with my big Groot.... it is always Baby Groot coming to my mind for taking outside - but I keep thinking "next time". The usual company doesnotcare for lingering whilst pics of figures are taken

Stryker2011 wrote:I love these new shots. They look so adorable together. Excellent photos, Ephi.

Thank You very much, Stryker.

GubernatorFan wrote:I agree, they look absolutely adorable. And Groot fits in with the forest trees beautifully, he's just a lot younger than them, apparently. You do an excellent job posing your figures realistically, not to mention bravely in the middle of the natural environment. And I'm totally stealing the first photo for backdrop purposes, just so you know.

Thanks Gube. Who will know how old a Groot is ? If You aks him, we will know his answer   You can´t steal my pictures, they are just impressions of things i´ve seen. Everyone feels free to use my pictures for what ever he/ she wants to do with it.  

Diana wrote:OMG they are SO CUTE!!! Awwww... so sweet these two. And such great use of FaceApp especially in these last few photos. And such natural posing! Completely believable. <3

Thank You very much, Di .

TravelGuide wrote:Groot fits in perfectly. I love the pictures!

Thank You Trav. Glad You like it.

tankgirlfuzzy wrote:This is so great! I missed the original thread but I'm glad it's back and you've made Groot even better. I love how you bring so much life to him with the addition of all the little plant bits, and the new joints are seamlessly integrated and work perfectly! And the glass eyes!   And yes, the two are adorable together. Brava Ephiane!

Thank You Fuzzy. Look at Your work is the same pleasure to me.

blackpool wrote:what a lovely couple, I love seeing the result next to the inspiration pics of the swamp guy... Fascinating work. Thanks a lot for sharing Eph!!!

Thanks Pool, this forum is full of inspiration to me.

Ovy wrote:Glass eyes! Great investion. He really looks like a living thing now


And faceapp works with animals, nice.


Some years ago I cast nails in Resin and painted them like Eyes from the inside and then put them on trees so they can see.

Awww, the Woods. I love it. Like to see pictures of Your watching trees.    Every Year i " save " some of the thousands of acorns on the ground. If they are grown up with sun and water i bring them back into the forrest. When i´m gone there will be many germa... ehm... ehpland Oak trees still there i help to grow up. Some Oak trees the boars can´t eat when they are just acorns. This one Groot has here is strong enough to go back to the forrest. I collect it as a acron two months ago

Annalise wrote:Great photos! The way Groot blends in with his surroundings looks so real! Well done.

Thank You very much, Anna.

Illusion wrote:Totally amazing
Wonderful pictures and stunning modifications... changing the elbow joints... oh my ....

Can't believe I still haven't made it into the woods with my big Groot.... it is always Baby Groot coming to my mind for taking outside - but I keep thinking "next time". The usual company doesnotcare for lingering whilst pics of figures are taken

Thank You Illusion. I really like to see pictures of Your Groot . There are so many fantastic glas eyes. I think it was 6mm eyes i used for the mod. You can get them for 2.99 $  

I'm delighted you are replanting oaks while having fun in the forest. Do you just put the acorns in some water and wait for them to sprout? Groot looks great ready to replant, and I hope you take some "footage" of him doing that when you are ready to do so. By the way, this photo really shows the excellent quality of your glass eye swap. It took both guts and skill to pull it off, but it paid off big time.

Ephiane wrote:

Thank You Illusion. I really like to see pictures of Your Groot . There are so many fantastic glas eyes. I think it was 6mm eyes i used for the mod. You can get them for 2.99 $  

No way I would dare to mess with the eyes of any figure, be it colour or glass  
(esp. as mine is the original Hot Toys...)

So far, only Baby Groot has been in the woods (pics here in the „non-sixth-scale section :
https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t3841-hot-toys-life-size-baby-groot-walkman-27-april )

Big Groot has only been in our garden, but I think you have seen those already... not sure though...

Oh my goodness, I hadn't seen these most recent photos! They are amazing! Groot blends in so well with the bark and moss. The poses and interactions with the environmental are phenomenal.

Well


The first ones before I used resin are made of polymer clay und look a bit weird.


This one is in London actually, Kensigton Park. I doubt they are still there.




Then I switched to resin, the eyes were the first things I cast in resin. A drop of black colored resin first, let it cure , put a nail in there, then a transparent layer, and then paint the backside.



















My travel companion lending his hands







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There are tons more but I don't want to spam your thread haha.

Haha, those are adorable, Ovy. :'D

You guys are incorrigible! I love it! What's with all those hungry trees (which were so badly in need of eyes)?

I find the little Warg to be funny, the eyes and mouth that is, cute little doggy.

Ovy's eye-fication of trees is funny, I've done something similar in a less artistic way by sticking googly eyes on random objects, some folk can't stand them for some reason.

skywalkersaga wrote:Haha, those are adorable, Ovy. :'D

agreeeeee

Hilarious shots, Ovy. I wonder how many people passing by actually noticed them...? Very creative.

Fantastic Ovy. I´m everday in the woods and see so many "faces " in trees. Maybe that´s because i´m deranged I really love that pictures You can see how the nature is coopt something. Like a fallen tree that is full of moss within a month. Or like the iron railing in Your pictures. Nature strikes back