[2/22/21] The Children of the Monsters - Snow hike

GubernatorFan wrote:I love your process... material psychology included! And the results, too! The very fact you even tried to do it with the real thing is impressive, as is your ability to replicate it in polymer clay. And it makes sense to outfit your forest man with extra weapons/tools -- besides he can lend some to his fellow forest folk...

Thanks a lot! And the 'father' will use one of those axes too I think.

Theboo-bomb wrote:Cool handle, I like the clay axe heads, I don't think making them out of stone for this scale would be any easy.

Thanks. Well the real people spent 60hours on a real one. So 60:6=10 hours. That's a lot of time, still! ( Might not be the most accurate use of math here.. )

Stryker2011 wrote:Cool update. The effort to use real wood is impressive.

Thanks a lot, I actually don't know what better material than real wood I could have used, haha.


For the small axe heads, I drilled and sanded a hole into the strongest end of the stick.



Three versions of the hatchet, same handle. 








I collected quite a number of wood in the.. woods. Tried something like antlers...not that great but probably better than what I can do with putty.



They were dirty, gnarly, now clean, barkless, sanded, refined.






Artsy shot incoming: The basic holes.


Finished holes.



Every stone somehow fits into a handle.



Keanu looking like an Italian Renaissance artist. Can't remember the name...



He still has not outfit, just some basic wrapping. It's fur that I used my beard trimmer on, because the leather was so thin and soft.




















Two 'artsy' shots at the end.

Coming along very nicely. The axes turned out great, though perhaps some extra paint/weathering could give them even more character. But maybe they're supposed to look like this... it's been aeons since I last picked up a Stone Age tool. And I've got to say, yours is the least annoying Keanu I've ever come across...

Very evocative photos and great pose there at the end. And I’m in awe of your process and commitment to organic materials. Such impressive and detailed work!

The level of detail is amazing on all of your stuff. So, now what happens if all of your different communities happen to run in to each other?

You're doing great work and the results are so worth it!

Those axes look really good, it was a good choice on your part using actual wood (From twigs), they look great.

Damn, Keanu Jesus looks amazing, and looking ready to do some smiting with those axes. Very cool seeing the construction on those as well. Agree with the GubernatorFan that a bit of weathering or a wash would really make them pop, although already looking fantastic.

GubernatorFan wrote:Coming along very nicely. The axes turned out great, though perhaps some extra paint/weathering could give them even more character. But maybe they're supposed to look like this... it's been aeons since I last picked up a Stone Age tool. And I've got to say, yours is the least annoying Keanu I've ever come across...

Thanks, the axes still need some thread/sinew wrapping. And I thougt you come from a dark time of barbarians and steel?
And least annoying Keanu? I was sure he is one of those guys everybody likes. xD

skywalkersaga wrote:Very evocative photos and great pose there at the end. And I’m in awe of your process and commitment to organic materials. Such impressive and detailed work! 

Thanks a lot! If you like organic materials, scroll down.

Stryker2011 wrote:The level of detail is amazing on all of your stuff. So, now what happens if all of your different communities happen to run in to each other?

Thanks! Oh I have some ideas. Many combinations. Peaceful, brutal, funny sad, everything possible.

AerynDiana wrote:You're doing great work and the results are so worth it!

Thank you!

Theboo-bomb wrote:Those axes look really good, it was a good choice on your part using actual wood (From twigs), they look great.

Thanks, and even easier then using any other material and paint.

ReverendSpooky wrote:Damn, Keanu Jesus looks amazing, and looking ready to do some smiting with those axes.  Very cool seeing the construction on those as well.  Agree with the GubernatorFan that a bit of weathering or a wash would really make them pop, although already looking fantastic.

Thanks! And these are first and all, logging tools! He is a rather peaceful man, but don't you dare hurt his dog or all hell breaks loose.

Mini update,
Today, shoes. Just shoes.

These are for Shryette. Went for a simpler construction, used glue here. Maybe some fake stitching later, but it is ok for now.


I cheated a bit, the leathery ankle joint hiding devices just look like they are part of the shoe.



Transformed those little modern shoes into primitive ones, used very thin leather and glues it on there.


Will add some thread there, it can be flapped to the front so the fur is one the outside.



The last pair, will get a cover to hide the evil ankle extenders.

Nice leather work for the shoes. They look good.

Ahh, such intricate work on the shoes.... looking forward to seeing them on everyone.

I like how you turned the modern shoes into primitive ones, by the way is that the baby logan?

Very nice work on making these primitive shoes. It's not the easiest thing to do (whether from scratch or as a modification), and you're making them look very believable and organic.

Stryker2011 wrote:Nice leather work for the shoes. They look good.

Thanks

skywalkersaga wrote:Ahh, such intricate work on the shoes.... looking forward to seeing them on everyone.

Thanks! Looking forward too.

Theboo-bomb wrote:I like how you turned the modern shoes into primitive ones, by the way is that the baby logan?

Thanks! Yes it's from that little Wolverine guy, good eye.

GubernatorFan wrote:Very nice work on making these primitive shoes. It's not the easiest thing to do (whether from scratch or as a modification), and you're making them look very believable and organic.

Thanks a lot!

Now for something completely different, bows again. That cocktail pick bow worked, but looked to perfect. So I kept m eye open for slightly curved but not crooked little twigs.



Here the most promising candidates. Not everyone will turn into a bow.



Remember that fresh green one, it will be my first 'real' bow without fake elastic string.


Here all of them ground and cut into shape, with dents for the string. The green bow is the horizontal one down there.


Here with strings attached. They are not very flexible at that scale, so I used my favourite elastic cord. The green one has a real string.








The green bow works, the twig is flexible enough for shooting. But I doubt a figure can hold it in a drawing pose.onenof those strong steel skeleton types, maybe.

Ooooh very nice! I made one a few years ago out of a coffee stirrer - soak it in hot water and it becomes flexible. It’s strung with tooth floss of all things, ahaha!


Skara - 1:6 scale Skytrim bash by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

Nice job on the bows — both of you.

Those are some nice bows, I remember having made a few ones years ago, I wonder if they are still somewhere.

Lynkhart wrote:Ooooh very nice! I made one a few years ago out of a coffee stirrer - soak it in hot water and it becomes flexible. It’s strung with tooth floss of all things, ahaha!


Skara - 1:6 scale Skytrim bash by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

Wow, that one looks great! Does it work? On my to do list is a crossbow made of coffee stir sticks. And thanks!

Stryker2011 wrote:Nice job on the bows — both of you.

Thanks

Theboo-bomb wrote:Those are some nice bows, I remember having made a few ones years ago, I wonder if they are still somewhere.

Cool, try to find and share them!



Ovy, how many tissue-templates did you make until you were pleased with the results?
Me: Yes.



I made this one.



Super soft thin leather for arm bracers.



Today I worked on my secret forest workbench.



It's the 'Wolf boy' in Postapocalyptic Neo-Neolithic clothing. He traveled in the pocket of my cargo shorts. The tools were on the other side, wrapped in fur. Didn't even need a backpack 



Tiny knife and little bow, still need some extras.



The little buglet spirits are known as protective spirits, that's why many children carry them around their necks.



Early hunting skill development.






He is not afraid of giant spiders. Little badass.






He likes carving too.









Still experimenting with different styles.









Poncho style.









Don't know if I will make pants or keep the skirt style 






For colder weather.






Poncho combination.











Our little badass doesn't need roofs or beds.



Random find: When I was walking along a stream in the forest for a 1/6 river scenery, I found a Smith&Wesson throwing knife in the water. (I removed the blood eel for aesthetic purposes) It's good for scraping off ticks. There were at least ten crawling up my legs, one was a really big mutated alien tick. I really hate ticks, there are three awaiting treatment in my evil science lab. But that is a story for another time.

Ah wow, he looks fierce and so at home in your world! Really wonderful job making him into one of your forest children. :'')

Beautiful scenery and photos as well.

And ha! You make your 1/6 patterns out of paper towels/kitchen roll too?? Thought it was just me...

Really nice stuff. The Wolf Boy looks like a dangerous little bugger. Great outfits, too. Like the carving pics. Your encounter with the leaches and ticks doesn’t sound fun, but at least you got a cool find out of it.

Ok, I have to admit, I usually find this whole line of kid headsculpts a bit creepy and off putting. Like, they're going for cute, but end up somewhere else entirely. But for some reason, this one totally works here. He comes across as a bit feral, with a ton of personality, and it's oddly perfect. Your leatherwork as always is top notch, and the photos are great. That is a beautiful place to shoot as well, and all of these look awesome.

Great new work. Some of your instruments look like ... instruments of torture, but you use them to make such gems. I like how this character is coming along... although I do wish they had either chosen a slightly less specific expression or provided alternative head sculpt choices. But here it might work as a reaction to his environment. Speaking of environment, do take good care with those ticks and other unsavory wildlife denizens. The last thing you need is some nasty real world disease getting you down. And we can't be expected to forego another post-apocalyptic masterpiece.

That's an adorably deadly little hunter. I bet that little spider had an interesting time too. Keep safe from those ticks, dunno how since the things that I have more experience with are tarantulas and "alacranes" which are like a very angry millipede that stings quite badly.

skywalkersaga wrote:Ah wow, he looks fierce and so at home in your world! Really wonderful job making him into one of your forest children. :'')

Beautiful scenery and photos as well.

And ha! You make your 1/6 patterns out of paper towels/kitchen roll too?? Thought it was just me...

Thanks! Glad you like the fierceness he emits!

And of course, I often use the clean spaces of used kitchen rolls to single handedly save the world from climate change by making clothing patterns for figures importet from China.

Stryker2011 wrote:Really nice stuff. The Wolf Boy looks like a dangerous little bugger. Great outfits, too. Like the carving pics. Your encounter with the leaches and ticks doesn’t sound fun, but at least you got a cool find out of it.

Thanks a lot! Yes, he skips kindergarten and school education straight to survivalist. Glad you noticed the carving pics.
And no tick or leach got my blood this day, somehow my eyes are trained to identify them very quickly to get rid of them. Wondering who threw that knife into the stream though, haha. Guy from my village found an undetonated RPG missile in the lake connected to the stream some months ago. Seems someone likes to shoot water?

ReverendSpooky wrote:Ok, I have to admit, I usually find this whole line of kid headsculpts a bit creepy and off putting.  Like, they're going for cute, but end up somewhere else entirely.  But for some reason, this one totally works here.  He comes across as a bit feral, with a ton of personality, and it's oddly perfect.  Your leatherwork as always is top notch, and the photos are great.  That is a beautiful place to shoot as well, and all of these look awesome.  

Thanks a lot dear Reverend! Yes, it's complicated with 1/6 kids. Some creepy stuff indeed (bankrobber clown joker kid...), and often with expensive accessories I don't need, this 'Wolf Boy' figure from Add toys on the other hand was more basic. This head is very special and it took a while until I decided to get it, but now I really like that personality you mention. 

GubernatorFan wrote:Great new work. Some of your instruments look like ... instruments of torture, but you use them to make such gems. I like how this character is coming along... although I do wish they had either chosen a slightly less specific expression or provided alternative head sculpt choices. But here it might work as a reaction to his environment. Speaking of environment, do take good care with those ticks and other unsavory wildlife denizens. The last thing you need is some nasty real world disease getting you down. And we can't be expected to forego another post-apocalyptic masterpiece.

Instruments of torture? You spend too much time in evil empires! what looks like a torture device to you, that roll blade?

And thanks a lot, yes more kid sculpts would be great but it's very niche. He might change through facepaint, see below for sketches.

Theboo-bomb wrote:That's an adorably deadly little hunter. I bet that little spider had an interesting time too. Keep safe from those ticks, dunno how since the things that I have more experience with are tarantulas and "alacranes" which are like a very angry millipede that stings quite badly.

Thanks a lot! The most dangerous what can happen up here are the diseases the tiny ticks can spread. No tarantulas here.

Some pics.
I forgot to bring his tiny hatchet along.


Next to 'Keanus' hatchet.


I printed his head on paper for quick face paint sketches. Not decided yet, something with three stripes/fingerprinting/galaxylike? 


Not sure with the colours either, maybe a reddish brown, dark purple or red.

The hatchet is so cute... in this size. As far as face paint, given he's a kid with a smaller head, maybe keep it fairly basic. Like a bloody handprint (even one where it would look like he was holding his head with bloody hands in a moment of despair?).

GubernatorFan wrote:The hatchet is so cute... in this size. As far as face paint, given he's a kid with a smaller head, maybe keep it fairly basic. Like a bloody handprint (even one where it would look like he was holding his head with bloody hands in a moment of despair?).

That's a great idea to have his facepaint be something he could have done on himself. I mean, kids love finger painting....and face painting... so ... makes sense.

Also, someone should be allowed to touch their own face freely and without inhibition right now...

Wow, that one looks great! Does it work? On my to do list is a crossbow made of coffee stir sticks. And thanks! wrote:

It does indeed! I made the arrows with proper fletching and stuff too so they'll easily fly the length of a room!

Skara - 1:6 scale Skytrim bash by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

Skara - 1:6 scale Skytrim bash by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

image by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

Oh I love all the leatherwork! It looks both primitive, yet functional and cosy, and the carving pics are fantastic!

Awesome work with that Carol head sculpt.  The costume is great also. That figure would look great as a barbarian in my post apocalyptic collection. It would also make a great basis for one of the mutant Luddites I want to include in my stories.

GubernatorFan wrote:The hatchet is so cute... in this size. As far as face paint, given he's a kid with a smaller head, maybe keep it fairly basic. Like a bloody handprint (even one where it would look like he was holding his head with bloody hands in a moment of despair?).

Thanks! He will use that little hatchet to cut twigs for mama and papa.

skywalkersaga wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:The hatchet is so cute... in this size. As far as face paint, given he's a kid with a smaller head, maybe keep it fairly basic. Like a bloody handprint (even one where it would look like he was holding his head with bloody hands in a moment of despair?).

That's a great idea to have his facepaint be something he could have done on himself. I mean, kids love finger painting....and face painting... so ... makes sense.

Also, someone should be allowed to touch their own face freely and without inhibition right now...

Lynkhart wrote:

It does indeed! I made the arrows with proper fletching and stuff too so they'll easily fly the length of a room!

Skara - 1:6 scale Skytrim bash by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

Skara - 1:6 scale Skytrim bash by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

image by Christine Sutcliffe, on Flickr

Oh I love all the leatherwork! It looks both primitive, yet functional and cosy, and the carving pics are fantastic!

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:Awesome work with that Carol head sculpt.  The costume is great also. That figure would look great as a barbarian in my post apocalyptic collection. It would also make a great basis for one of the mutant Luddites I want to include in my stories.

Here some Keanu sketches:

Ovy -- yeah, agreed ...it doesn't have to be just a hand print on the little boy, I was moreso thinking that it just made sense for it to be a design he could have made with his own hands/fingers. Your idea sounds great, can't wait to see!

And I am liking the Keanu's.... I can't pinpoint which precisely is my favourite, but I think am most partial to the asymmetrical type of designs.

All of this is reminding me of helping to apply 'war paint' to my husband's Viking metal band before they would go on stage...