Sure have! Finally got her assembled and painted. She now has her gift, so now I can shamelessly promote Mister Hassenpheffer's modeling skills (as well as my painting skills
) She loved it, which made me very happy, and since it's her gift, is what really matters.
Here's the original character/costume I was working from.
And here's a basic overview, with a quarter to illustrate the impressive size of the model
The face and torso I gave the most attention to, because frankly, the face can make or break the piece. Note that I added in shading using different gradients of paint and drybrushing (using a darker tan on the skin, for instance) since the model itself doesn't really have a lot of texture to it, though the framework to create all that is still there, as you can see (textures of the models are part of the overlay skins in-game). I also had to hand-mix the paints for the dress and hair to get a better match, and went over the hair with a darker red and then a white drybrush to add those layers to the hair (the hair color in game was a pale red with a white underlay)
While I couldn't copy the details of the top 'exactly' I wanted to give it enough attention that the 'feel' of it is the same. If the model were larger, I may have gone and touched up with some darker purple and silver drybrush to highlight some of the details to give it that 'sheen' the actual model has, but ultimately I decided that it looked fine, and too much futzing would probably mess it up.
Another bit of detail I was proud of is the strapping on the boots.
And an overall profile to show the sword details and the overall model.
Oh! And here's her back to see where the wings are connected, and the drybrushing I did on them to get them to pop. Since I knew I was going to have to mail it out once completed, I re-inforced the wings with a bit of duct tape just to make them a little stronger, but that choice was deliberate, so as to also add a bit of texture to the wings to give it that celled/insect look that makes that drybrushing really look nice.
The fine details and outlines were done with a precision art pen to complete the look. I also included a little package of blue and purple butterfly confetti for the aura. I was considering making a mobile out of sturdy wire and fishing line, or finding a glass dome to put over her and attach the 'aura' to that (but decided against the dome because then it'd look like she was captured!) Ultimately I did neither out of time constraints, as I wanted to get this to her before the big holiday mail rush set in.
I really, really, have to give kudos to Mister Hassenpheffer for his dedication to making sure all the little details came out perfectly. You can tell in the model that he really wants to get the best print, and with such delicate pieces just having the female frame, along with the swords, wings... and the head details in general (wow- getting that head aura to actually happen! Just... wow)
I look forward to commissioning more in the future!
Lyc~
