I commented in the Video section, but I’ll leave another here — your extra work, and all the effort you put in to this new video, really paid off, TGF. Beautifully done all around. This project has been an absolute joy to follow.
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Thanks sky! So glad you liked it (is that a crying emoji?)! I can't get enough of this soundtrack it is totally emotional and absorbing.skywalkersaga wrote:That's fantastic! The the intro is a nice touch, and the new transitions and scenes are beautifully done. The improved quality is definitely apparent and you're right that viewing in in the higher resolution pays off. The music, as before, is lovely and really sticks in my head. Thanks for sharing your hard work here -- now, going back to watch it again! :')
Thanks GFan!GubernatorFan wrote:I agree, beautifully done and presented!
To be the object of awe from someone whose work I'm in awe of is just... awesome! ( okay, that was weird grammar!) I so very much appreciate your positive comments and you know how I feel about your work. (it's just a love fest here! ) Seriously, though, I'm really glad you noticed the improvements and how they may be subtle but affect the look in major ways. Thank you!!ReverendSpooky wrote:Who says you can't improve on perfection! The updates on the figure really do give her even more of a sense of realism. I'd never have guessed they were needed, but after seeing, they're subtle but are such an improvement. And the video is incredible! I can't believe how well you perfectly replicate each pose from the show, and how seamlessly the figure swaps out for the actress. So well done! Still completely awed by every aspect of this project, from the figure's detail, to the final result with the video. Inspiring.
Thanks Stryker! I saw your comment over there and will respond to it soon. It actually deserves a thoughtful response. In the meantime, if you felt joy from this project, I am most humbled! Thank you!Stryker2011 wrote:I commented in the Video section, but I’ll leave another here — your extra work, and all the effort you put in to this new video, really paid off, TGF. Beautifully done all around. This project has been an absolute joy to follow.
Ovy wrote:I am back..u!
Let me dissect.
(Everything in CAPSU is to be read with a deep loud Japanese accent in your heads)
CHAPTER I
SAMURAI KOMANDERU
Yes, this is one beautiful dude.
After delving into the Chinese side of historical armor and weaponry for fantasy purposes first, I also became interested in Japan again recently. Partly your fault, haha, although it's some hundred years earlier.
These little 'lamellae' held together by string/cord are what frighten me the most about delving into self creating Japanese inspired fantasy stuff. While other complicated materials like chainmail can mostly be hidden or marginalized with plate and padding, these inconic lamellae looks just have to be somewhere for the mood. Stringing together a suit out of little squares would be a great and fun project, but also might kill my brain and time like so many other projects, haha.
So it makes sense these are offered as cheaper one piece molds.
Also interesting a Hideyoshi armor can still be used in the period you are depicting. But I could also see some European 16th century cuirasses used on characters living hundreds of years later.
Overall, great authorative aura this guy. Especially in combination with the other soldiers.
CHAPTER II
HACHIMAKI BOI
If it really is about age, just be glad he isn't 99 or something. Really appreciate the OCD patience of making it all right and accurate with the squares. Just skill an patience or do you use particular tools? I see myself creating ugly frizzy cut up edges when attempting this.
While the body armor does seem to look differently on the show, I really like the color combo of reddish brown and blue here.
I actually like these Ashigaru body armors more than the complicated strung together ones from the samurai. There are some segmented 'tassets' and 'pauldrons' held together by string but it's not too complicated, which I like. The fantasy armor I would bash one day would look more like Ashigaru I guess.
Btw, do you know your way around realistic Japanese head sculpts? I really can't find many on ebay etc. Actually I only found Takeshi Kitano yet. In three hair colours, haha.
CHAPTER III
FUTSOLDIERU
Ooh, that hat + strappings! It might look minor, but could you imagine him with just a simple leather strap? No, that would look wrong. Great job and detail attention.
And that solid chin beard is really a great help in holding the strings together I think.
Also really like this 'one piece' Ashigaru body armor, despite the anachronism (I wouldn't have known there was one if you didn't mention it).
CHAPTER IV
YAE
Kinda dejavueish..deja..vesque...to see someone's 'favourite' figure being reworked again and again, haha. And beating yourself up because having taken shortcuts. (Something I am doing too, recently.)
Speaking of which, these beautiful gloves are great, wanted to do something like this leather adding/lenghtening for a while now, with almost the same gloves. (But with adding armor finger segments).
Again, love how you found these tiny tiny flowers matching the show's right armband.
I made first thumb-up-like of video picture movie film!
The first transition makes her look like from a video game or animation show.
6 hours for one photo?? Yeah that's insane dedication.
Glad I am a normal person. Now let me get back to finding the right curve angle for the belly armor segment I am working on, so it can bend correctly when the character is sitting. After 4 prototypes I think I might be onto something.
CHAPTER V
BURIZKERIGARU
One minor critque though, already mentioned it earlier, I think you overran/steamrolled/blitzkrieged us with so many releases of so many figures happening at the same time. It is so much all at once, this mega release took away from each individual figure which could be appreciated in more depth otherwise. Now they are a team which is great, but I could have more easily processed it in smaller bits haha.
Ha, you know, I had a feeling that my least favorite figure and one that I spent the least amount of effort on would get a great response (not just from you, a few others have mentioned him above too). I think the intricate pattern even when just painted on can seem impressive, but this one was so poorly done I weathered the hell out of it to try to hide how sloppy the paint job was (look closely and you can see how splotchy and messy it is; just terrible; I did better when I was 12). But, it was cheap, less than $100 for the body, clothes and armor. (The arm armor is from the PopToys ashigaru and is well done, if a little narrow and tight.) BTW if you really want to get into accurate lamellar samurai armor the recent sets put out by PopToys and COO look spectacular, with all that "stringing" done for you, but it will cost quite a bit (looks like they start around $300 and climb up over 400 really quick). But thanks for the compliment, glad you like his "authoritativeness."CHAPTER I
SAMURAI KOMANDERU
Yes, this is one beautiful dude.
CHAPTER II
HACHIMAKI BOI
CHAPTER III
FUTSOLDIERU
CHAPTER IV
YAE
CHAPTER V
BURIZKERIGARU
Thanks stryker! The funny thing is, I really wanted a good pic where both the figure and the blossoms were in focus, but was unable to pull that off. A better camera might have been able to do it.Stryker2011 wrote:Beautiful shots. And I like the use of the tree as a stand-in Sakura. After reading about your LUMIX, I like how you pulled off the soft-focus in them, but I imagine after all this time you know how to play with it. She looks great.
Thanks sky! How poetic--"peering through time..."--it really means a lot to me to read such insightful and lovely comments that make this project even more meaningful to me. Just like Ovy's comment about how I am the stranger that Yae talks about in her death poem.skywalkersaga wrote:How gorgeous! What a great backdrop to have readily at-hand. And I agree, the natural lighting and the soft focus looks beautiful, like you are peering through time to catch a glimpse of her.
(and the emoji I used previously is one I just sort of made up to signify 'smiling through happy tears', aka 'happy emotions' , lol)
Thanks Guv! I think you're right, it ultimately works better with the blossoms just out of focus (or very, in the edited one) since the two aren't the same scale anyway.GubernatorFan wrote:What a very appropriate backdrop for your figure, even if it isn't the same type of cherry. Still a great choice. The focus quandry is probably familiar to all of us who try to stage photos with several purposeful elements. But perspective and depth sometimes demand the background to go a little fuzzy. In a way that might help the realism, or the scale.
I might have to try with video on my iPad to see if it can do it, but as I stated above, I think it works better as is. Would be nice to know how to do it when I want it.Stryker2011 wrote:Hmm, in regards to wanting it all in focus— I’m sure Photogsblog could help you with that. I remember taking a “video” class a couple decades ago for fun (when you still had to shoot with tape — not fancy-shmancy digital) that video cameras always put everything in focus — I always found that to be a bit disconcerting, since the human eye doesn’t even work that way. Must have something to do with the inner workings of the video camera (or maybe the lens) — I can’t remember.
Yes, it was convenient to have this year, and the blooming is so fleeting you have to catch it when it happens (about 2 weeks) or wait another year. Very lucky it was late this year and happened to coincide with nice sunny weather. Usually I just stare at it from inside the house because it's cold, wet and miserable outside!Ovy wrote:Ooh what a convenient coincidence to have a cherry tree in your garden, while at the same time being a fan of Japan!
Well and thanks for all the answers on the other stuff. Although I am not sure what the Japanese phrase means haha.
On your SAMURAI KOMANDERU, yes it did get great response, but maybe you see more faults with it than us, like if he was a...war hammer.
But on the other hand, the pics you shared are kind of low resolution. While it makes everything look more 'impressionistic' and maybe hides details that might not be perfect (like the strings/cords on the armor you painted), at the same time I can't really make out all the details that ARE beautiful.
Did you upload lower resolution pics on purpose or can this be fixed? Would also like to see higher resolution pics of the Sak...regular cherry tree scene.
And really learning more about these old armors everyday, thanks. Stringing something smaller together or put some little rectangular plates together might be a fun but time consuming project as I mentioned, haha.
Also read that some guys like Ieyasu etc. ordered some European plate armor from Portugal for occasions when they needed better protection, although they didn't like them that much as they were not so fancy and traditional. Are you planning on using some European plate (Europlate) too some day?
Thanks Ephiane, so glad you were able to finally have a look at the project, and thank you for your compliments! Yes, this version of Yae is pretty tough, but Haruka Ayase has a beautiful smile and shows it a lot in the rest of show before and after the battle. I'll try to find some from the battle and maybe we can experiment!Ephiane wrote:Holy Cow ! How could i mised this ? Here´s all inside. Fantastic Indoor and Outdoor shots, a History lesson, amazing figures, a little movie and a stop motion annimation ! The pictures of the cherry tree are wonderful, looks like absolute in scale. Think we don´t have to give her a smile with faceapp, she´s to tough to smile
Thanks for showing !
GubernatorFan wrote:Here, too, the effects and filters work beautifully. And especially that last image could come from a still frame or poster.
Thanks to you both! You wouldn't believe the amount of experimenting and tweaking it took to create those frames, and in the video, as you may have noticed, they just go by pretty quick, so I had to do a lot of them!Stryker2011 wrote:Wow! I absolutely love these new images — so cool. The visual effect of rain, etc, really sells the scene. Beautifully done.
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