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Posted by The Old One
 - Nov 13, 2019, 08:48:19 PM
I know that feel, without the stimulant requirement. lol
Posted by [cancerblack]
 - Nov 13, 2019, 07:22:41 PM
You get into a rhythm of loading a tiny amount onto a brush and then applying it, but I'm reliably informed other people do find it stressful. I consume so much strong coffee and cigarettes while painting that I'm not sure I'd notice either way though.
Posted by Voodoo Magic
 - Nov 13, 2019, 06:59:49 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 13, 2019, 06:54:09 PM
Neither, ironically.

No magnifier either. This piece has more to do with knowing my tools and materials intimately than anything else; careful application of glazes and ink washes picks out all the detail via surface tension and creates the colour shifts and shading. Then it's a matter of painting the manual details (only the teeth, claws and cranium on this one) at the bottom of my breath as if I were target shooting.

Damn... that almost sounds stressful!
Posted by [cancerblack]
 - Nov 13, 2019, 06:54:09 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 13, 2019, 03:49:16 AM
You're ahead of your game! Amazing job. A Predalien don't need dreadlocks to look stunning, and here we have the irrefutable evidence to support that.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 13, 2019, 08:30:07 AM
Gorgeous! I think it really does work best with just the mandibles. Loving the bronze in that too.


Thanks guys. <3



Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Nov 13, 2019, 01:04:33 PM
Nicely done brother! And those clean lines!  Do you use one of those large magnifying lenses to paint like so many hobbyists do? Or are you just blessed with great eyesight and a steady hand?

Neither, ironically.

No magnifier either. This piece has more to do with knowing my tools and materials intimately than anything else; careful application of glazes and ink washes picks out all the detail via surface tension and creates the colour shifts and shading. Then it's a matter of painting the manual details (only the teeth, claws and cranium on this one) at the bottom of my breath as if I were target shooting.
Posted by Voodoo Magic
 - Nov 13, 2019, 01:04:33 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 13, 2019, 12:54:07 AM
Now with paint:







Nicely done brother! And those clean lines!  Do you use one of those large magnifying lenses to paint like so many hobbyists do? Or are you just blessed with great eyesight and a steady hand?
Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Nov 13, 2019, 08:30:07 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Nov 12, 2019, 04:22:45 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 11, 2019, 10:03:57 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Nov 11, 2019, 09:37:20 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 11, 2019, 07:15:50 PM
Wait, this is canon?

http://i.imgur.com/RUkoJ4w.gif

Too bad you weren't here to see the canon wars back when AVPR was released.

Did they send Hicks to the ER?

I think he was more okay with that stuff back then.

Didn't seem as much of an issue back then. That I remember, anyway.


Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 13, 2019, 12:54:07 AM
Now with paint:




Gorgeous! I think it really does work best with just the mandibles. Loving the bronze in that too.
Posted by Immortan Jonesy
 - Nov 13, 2019, 03:49:16 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 13, 2019, 12:54:07 AM
Now with paint:







You're ahead of your game! Amazing job. A Predalien don't need dreadlocks to look stunning, and here we have the irrefutable evidence to support that.
Posted by [cancerblack]
 - Nov 13, 2019, 01:14:39 AM
Chur bro. I'm pretty happy with how this lot is turning out, it took a damn long time to commit to a colour scheme for this set and i'm glad people are into it.
Posted by The Old One
 - Nov 13, 2019, 01:10:32 AM
Love your paint work.
Posted by [cancerblack]
 - Nov 13, 2019, 01:09:26 AM
<3
Posted by The Old One
 - Nov 13, 2019, 01:05:32 AM
Top tier, best Predalien.
Posted by [cancerblack]
 - Nov 13, 2019, 12:54:07 AM
Now with paint:





Posted by Samhain13
 - Nov 12, 2019, 04:22:45 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Nov 11, 2019, 09:57:39 PM
A struggle between what is... versus what one wishes it to be... with a lack of understanding of individual licensing sprinkled in. So glad I wasn't a participant of that. I enjoy the harmony.  :)

It was great.

Spoiler


[close]

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 11, 2019, 10:03:57 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Nov 11, 2019, 09:37:20 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 11, 2019, 07:15:50 PM
Wait, this is canon?

http://i.imgur.com/RUkoJ4w.gif

Too bad you weren't here to see the canon wars back when AVPR was released.

Did they send Hicks to the ER?

I think he was more okay with that stuff back then.
Posted by SuperiorIronman
 - Nov 12, 2019, 02:32:36 PM
Egg-barfing is fine for something that does a parasitic birth. The species does this with the facehugger, the Predalien just happens to be able to do it. That part I think is fine for what it is especially given the egg-morphing being a thing. They have to have some means of creating embryos without a Queen, the Predalien is just an extreme example of this.

Though I do have some reservations on it because it simply hasn't come up before or since. We have no idea if this trait was caused by the Predalien being a hybrid and some wire got crossed when it picked up the Predator DNA (especially not now seeing as we have no idea if Scar was a mutant or not). There was also the issue with it being unclear if it was a Praetorian trait and since we hadn't seen a Praetorian prior that this was simply new information.While the Praetorian had shown up in the EU prior, the movies take precedent here. Then we have the possibility that Chet was a young Queen and she happened to look so different due to her host being Scar. We know some Queens can look different or do weird things with foreign DNA. The Resurrection Queen made a womb after-all, bizarre behavior or appearance is not out of the question for a hybrid.

I don't remember supplementary material addressing this either. Subsequent Predaliens (chronologically and simply being made after Chet) near as I can tell also don't do this, even those that resemble Chet. Ultimately this ends up making it the elephant in the room where it's not unheard of for this to happen, but it just happens and its never addressed why it happens other than BTS information which isn't necessarily canonical. The film doesn't have to explain this, but it is weird that this wasn't touched upon even if it was unique to this specific individual. It's not offensive in of itself, but it's basically awkward that this trait seems to be such a one-off. 
Posted by Monster Man
 - Nov 12, 2019, 10:31:35 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Nov 12, 2019, 02:23:47 AM
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-44C4frWlzcg/UONbVXA5sBI/AAAAAAAAFlo/5lLwNoigLww/s1600/avprconcept98.jpg

This one has potential to be cool. As far as puking eggs, it could've been interesting had it not been tied to the Predalien. Perhaps used in conjunction with genetic tampering and that ended up being one of the results.
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