tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534302571561280092024-02-18T20:08:06.876-08:00Greg PeltzGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-32582923267421873762013-07-22T20:46:00.001-07:002013-07-22T21:02:17.466-07:00Bioshock fan artI don't update this blog thing as much as I should, but I had to throw this up. I finished Bioshock Infinite recently and it was an instant favorite...had to make a tribute that summed up how I felt about such an incredible game.<br />
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Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-64122418148797889972012-01-29T09:06:00.000-08:002012-01-29T09:30:27.399-08:00Magneto Helmet Build pt. 2Yep, I was lazy. It took me forever but finally I have here the second part of my helmet build from this last Halloween! These show my process for molding and casting the sculpt from part one. Hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DFmzzldtiDc-YpFdOttCbvsYh6Ys-HulboeQqKCE1HieiFCVxY_E3Ty-BI_KOOeVx7fXRUedBbb3c_AXJnLDO4njTfKEXsg_zjcZ2-opd0cBWOxxCHaBFSJF9XAudKVdMhTpiiZ_Raw/s1600/36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DFmzzldtiDc-YpFdOttCbvsYh6Ys-HulboeQqKCE1HieiFCVxY_E3Ty-BI_KOOeVx7fXRUedBbb3c_AXJnLDO4njTfKEXsg_zjcZ2-opd0cBWOxxCHaBFSJF9XAudKVdMhTpiiZ_Raw/s400/36.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104103415114658" /></a><br />For this project I decided to try a two part silicone mold. Although it takes a little more time and planning to make the mold this way, it will make my life a lot easier when it comes to casting and demolding because I can remove the mold in pieces. In preparation for pouring the first half of the silicone, I need to build a clay dam to stop the liquid silicone from covering the entire helmet.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnkDc6fYAeLe39UKU0EqqiWKBSCKj-abOjWp4dy0re7nKjfPOZFR2CLUrNyyXbSK1GjBGiR3sV6UCYiVkGd3sfkOKEEbSpcUzyDs889qy57Mh_p9F7CaBCodIqmYFDULFJNbChXkryh4/s1600/37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnkDc6fYAeLe39UKU0EqqiWKBSCKj-abOjWp4dy0re7nKjfPOZFR2CLUrNyyXbSK1GjBGiR3sV6UCYiVkGd3sfkOKEEbSpcUzyDs889qy57Mh_p9F7CaBCodIqmYFDULFJNbChXkryh4/s400/37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104095015450274" /></a><br />The dam is essentially defining the boundaries of the mold…any portion of the sculpt I don’t want cast is walled off, including the bottom. The clay is sulfur-free, sulfur based clay would inhibit the curing of the silicone.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgIY2dboR5ooQPWU9AuJkQPgUGk2j25bfmgTGlHml7dNwQkFLx8dtm1kmDOnTC2nz5u3le65UJzkhbGE_gD1wzSXriKRUt-rCuohZt8RYgpEhD0g-_5xmxBi8zHu_MlmcpZFhCCcKoQ4/s1600/38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgIY2dboR5ooQPWU9AuJkQPgUGk2j25bfmgTGlHml7dNwQkFLx8dtm1kmDOnTC2nz5u3le65UJzkhbGE_gD1wzSXriKRUt-rCuohZt8RYgpEhD0g-_5xmxBi8zHu_MlmcpZFhCCcKoQ4/s400/38.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104097077816674" /></a><br />The finished clay dam.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPLLbPRnRL2UGh1I6ZKS8bGfgbtlckbo_ZTfH8wSYsCWWW_tBBkfOen7YyRiKS1acLs5d6AchQm-HxKQVYQtZBM_jJoZRbgfl3SQ5QkqNyFH2wyOmxTEXXaiVdkQEpsT04t5Zz7-eTnw/s1600/39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPLLbPRnRL2UGh1I6ZKS8bGfgbtlckbo_ZTfH8wSYsCWWW_tBBkfOen7YyRiKS1acLs5d6AchQm-HxKQVYQtZBM_jJoZRbgfl3SQ5QkqNyFH2wyOmxTEXXaiVdkQEpsT04t5Zz7-eTnw/s400/39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103778799242738" /></a><br />In this photo you can see clearly where the seam will bisect the final mold.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnWMTyHvDlp-VF4cnbZg3jiuiqbaYHpskvFY80khHWgSFdgNBdlvJSaFN5kPXPonH1lIZEO9g_zj0u6Ztj3Fr6LO17o7MSSt4rOBIJjKoEY_Rlzo5LmdLsGx9rZWeyyIPbEJA4mXDN3E/s1600/40.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnWMTyHvDlp-VF4cnbZg3jiuiqbaYHpskvFY80khHWgSFdgNBdlvJSaFN5kPXPonH1lIZEO9g_zj0u6Ztj3Fr6LO17o7MSSt4rOBIJjKoEY_Rlzo5LmdLsGx9rZWeyyIPbEJA4mXDN3E/s400/40.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103774815363506" /></a><br />I used Smooth-On’s Rebound 25 brushable silicone for this mold. I progressively build up the mold with layer upon layer of silicone until I have a thick, uniform coating of rubber. The first layer you see here is called a print coat. I’ve diluted the silicone so that the layer is very thin…this prevents air bubbles from forming, which would ruin the surface detail that this coat is intended to capture.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8rzxkyJK_Tj_XfXDoIq06OGo7b6laodsDFx1vtzrQoYH18zjeNGl5UfVNf4VGrEXgMKny1HYwoWDCVecwP7m1rgi_bRtqCN_32-fKlvaKv7HQp4rktjB6d3eS_21EeoaOoSDvnoWTnk/s1600/41.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8rzxkyJK_Tj_XfXDoIq06OGo7b6laodsDFx1vtzrQoYH18zjeNGl5UfVNf4VGrEXgMKny1HYwoWDCVecwP7m1rgi_bRtqCN_32-fKlvaKv7HQp4rktjB6d3eS_21EeoaOoSDvnoWTnk/s400/41.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103770784237202" /></a><br />The mold after about three coats of silicone.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6acwjqyxboeshJvXCaSX7pPyk26-wZJiUW_X9F6T1L1UJWzHNsQdGCTV6XWcYnspzPYrAQf0osnR4oNxMVsrpY9_zI9NzO2L18WVvv4Ld145Lxpdj4SfjDHmyd-d_xA0kiwaa_WGMh4Q/s1600/42.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6acwjqyxboeshJvXCaSX7pPyk26-wZJiUW_X9F6T1L1UJWzHNsQdGCTV6XWcYnspzPYrAQf0osnR4oNxMVsrpY9_zI9NzO2L18WVvv4Ld145Lxpdj4SfjDHmyd-d_xA0kiwaa_WGMh4Q/s400/42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103763846708514" /></a><br />After about five coats of silicone I was pretty happy with the thickness of the mold. The little half spheres are registration keys made of hardened silicone, they will ensure that the silicone mold “locks” into the mother mold correctly every time I assemble the mold for casting.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaO8dnzrwV3-cLUvX8fQH5hxFiFF6mzl_dNufRVoJzwYAckRCMsHK6lIbrcT3-CWOX4JuUWTV_s1HbU3vOUADC9a1emCMLxnbmSuyJg1DghyjyNwZjzUOfbBxc_I6vFo04BKlsEYg2ggA/s1600/43.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaO8dnzrwV3-cLUvX8fQH5hxFiFF6mzl_dNufRVoJzwYAckRCMsHK6lIbrcT3-CWOX4JuUWTV_s1HbU3vOUADC9a1emCMLxnbmSuyJg1DghyjyNwZjzUOfbBxc_I6vFo04BKlsEYg2ggA/s400/43.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103766192982882" /></a><br />Once the silicone on the first half is cured, I can turn the sculpt right side up and remove the clay dam.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia37xu8bbyU38RXJkPnr-j7EDZoc45jXKtMQwqvJ7BHpV6zEuNFRZ0ixFZ1DFfUzH-IGV1G5YJgDLJin2qhGqBex8QeutnpIIcAS-S5g6190W7GyooZYayTEr-PN_E4J4RbYt6nLyQ9I/s1600/44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia37xu8bbyU38RXJkPnr-j7EDZoc45jXKtMQwqvJ7BHpV6zEuNFRZ0ixFZ1DFfUzH-IGV1G5YJgDLJin2qhGqBex8QeutnpIIcAS-S5g6190W7GyooZYayTEr-PN_E4J4RbYt6nLyQ9I/s400/44.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103268212024226" /></a><br />Here I’ve trimmed off all the excess silicone around the edges of the mold and have added more registration keys. These keys will ensure that the two halves of the silicone mold lock into each other correctly.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3flFOagvR8jGH8kBOj5SvISaPdcqYxXvMyPP8bbke2HWH7SSvlKoyW6Stnz6YEFcav9nOEJq7gtYcsdkGfo9sHEOjyir4uKLpjz6eRDfvhIZ1S-zX5AJnQPu5GKjGZWRDUhPnJ_-t_Fo/s1600/45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3flFOagvR8jGH8kBOj5SvISaPdcqYxXvMyPP8bbke2HWH7SSvlKoyW6Stnz6YEFcav9nOEJq7gtYcsdkGfo9sHEOjyir4uKLpjz6eRDfvhIZ1S-zX5AJnQPu5GKjGZWRDUhPnJ_-t_Fo/s400/45.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103260970348498" /></a><br />The bottom of the sculpt needs to be walled off on this side too in preparation for pouring the second half of the mold.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3iuM95-XDbh_fe-_o5QC0ZI7xsiw871JHGjoK2tw1Uij6eqaw50652f1CmxhaAm70yFokajy5Jh3shdbJ6VmH-CruQJUHdDIq0h_wCe3tiz_Kua_aHuRana9m1-m7O-7Hp_S9DPKxkw/s1600/46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3iuM95-XDbh_fe-_o5QC0ZI7xsiw871JHGjoK2tw1Uij6eqaw50652f1CmxhaAm70yFokajy5Jh3shdbJ6VmH-CruQJUHdDIq0h_wCe3tiz_Kua_aHuRana9m1-m7O-7Hp_S9DPKxkw/s400/46.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103248153705730" /></a><br />Silicone doesn’t stick to anything except itself. In order to prevent the second half of the mold from fusing with the first, I coated the exposed rim of the mold with sealing wax. I masked the sculpt so that wax didn’t get on it…I DO want the silicone to stick to THAT!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDBr2A0zOYPqdqgs8F6Lz9Xv0S4uIDw2PFQe6xOzbMXMWMhJchUM-aRdxiAtZmqD5kHZkO1QVi5ZVpDx7Ej55HAGFJ7d1kYlOdQ5Ir9B0lXyUuyPOywhJZkz0NmnNMTMHvhVEGGxBLxc/s1600/47.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDBr2A0zOYPqdqgs8F6Lz9Xv0S4uIDw2PFQe6xOzbMXMWMhJchUM-aRdxiAtZmqD5kHZkO1QVi5ZVpDx7Ej55HAGFJ7d1kYlOdQ5Ir9B0lXyUuyPOywhJZkz0NmnNMTMHvhVEGGxBLxc/s400/47.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103248001568386" /></a><br />The print coat for the front half.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM74et8bWeO3w0ADLPJfWSLcwJ_ue34LFDEioIxremcVfsW_HoibS9QZ4Qdg44TsVubaTEsxDUzf4nRJkgMS45hpzPElzCF4ov_NfNZoOWPPkdX_ZE-QffWtEPs-VS38IQtB3IwhhVtY/s1600/49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM74et8bWeO3w0ADLPJfWSLcwJ_ue34LFDEioIxremcVfsW_HoibS9QZ4Qdg44TsVubaTEsxDUzf4nRJkgMS45hpzPElzCF4ov_NfNZoOWPPkdX_ZE-QffWtEPs-VS38IQtB3IwhhVtY/s400/49.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103017722738066" /></a><br />Filling in the recessed areas with silicone.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfpveK7ARpsWqTPRoHzy6TTEyWVE-9iTtt26iSLXF92I-VuEEOrnUuhE_XOn4M3cW03s3s5zN3lzCjUBHDMgA5BOhT7HJCOanzzMzmz5Wr31uUtyBCQ-n8OXyi82V4XujdS-lDJ4e5ek/s1600/50.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfpveK7ARpsWqTPRoHzy6TTEyWVE-9iTtt26iSLXF92I-VuEEOrnUuhE_XOn4M3cW03s3s5zN3lzCjUBHDMgA5BOhT7HJCOanzzMzmz5Wr31uUtyBCQ-n8OXyi82V4XujdS-lDJ4e5ek/s400/50.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103009782153170" /></a><br />The front half after about four coats.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiO4POiEfaL-xD37B2i4S_d-EFi44rfUeskReS9qd3RIO_5J0k45hiVWMnPHVIjls3_jsMUwM7tdK280AYhel_J5E9i7chzNSpYqeYaMHUrYwRiGm9WRxUY9FFXfGvERcIfhuZ-Rilh2w/s1600/51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiO4POiEfaL-xD37B2i4S_d-EFi44rfUeskReS9qd3RIO_5J0k45hiVWMnPHVIjls3_jsMUwM7tdK280AYhel_J5E9i7chzNSpYqeYaMHUrYwRiGm9WRxUY9FFXfGvERcIfhuZ-Rilh2w/s400/51.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103003639092274" /></a><br />The finished two part mold with registration keys on both halves.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EETuPxLeTHm7eSyF-aoNFGUh1JaQbYLAju2a3ld8eKvvi4wdfXMHUF2E1yic56geaF_BUmxZKsKhiIMWaXm_Padgn1qD2XxSAi1IpHi2laN3rVZkbHx6kr2MsG6YWpGfA5AbHQ44m14/s1600/52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EETuPxLeTHm7eSyF-aoNFGUh1JaQbYLAju2a3ld8eKvvi4wdfXMHUF2E1yic56geaF_BUmxZKsKhiIMWaXm_Padgn1qD2XxSAi1IpHi2laN3rVZkbHx6kr2MsG6YWpGfA5AbHQ44m14/s400/52.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103002099117986" /></a><br />Silicone rubber is excellent for capturing detail, but you can’t stop there because a silicone mold by itself is too flexible to cast into. You need a hard jacket to surround the mold so it keeps the correct shape during casting. This is the frame for my mother mold made from ¼ inch mdf. My mother mold will be a three part jacket that bolts around the assembled silicone mold.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqHtdU88bmkDR5Cz6lPI45qnM2beGH29vZdwe4tep6oEbu8rH3VSf8uC46625FyW1RBbB4eKhSJDzZTEBdFCcodknaHSlxdgfKpHdjnZsib0UMsxNw_rOzShtqkYfHoTBF8e-SN57pDU/s1600/53.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqHtdU88bmkDR5Cz6lPI45qnM2beGH29vZdwe4tep6oEbu8rH3VSf8uC46625FyW1RBbB4eKhSJDzZTEBdFCcodknaHSlxdgfKpHdjnZsib0UMsxNw_rOzShtqkYfHoTBF8e-SN57pDU/s400/53.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103002501710658" /></a><br />The backside of the frame. The back of the mother mold will split in two, while the front will remain whole.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqrjqqlvZxyRkKzz9qYf6CZKkVQWYjdpGrfcBxa8CqTZUXScjMmo_Z8zLv5NrU6ooLlHmfnnCkQA3l9gUdYSGTrf4iMF9MrFwd8uN9V-7zXw7ZdDYzdx9zo_3mrqqX3yzKeQnnUSpXsg/s1600/54.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqrjqqlvZxyRkKzz9qYf6CZKkVQWYjdpGrfcBxa8CqTZUXScjMmo_Z8zLv5NrU6ooLlHmfnnCkQA3l9gUdYSGTrf4iMF9MrFwd8uN9V-7zXw7ZdDYzdx9zo_3mrqqX3yzKeQnnUSpXsg/s400/54.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102783671427602" /></a><br />The completed mother mold. I used Smooth-On’s Plastipaste to make the outer shell. Plastipaste is a fibrous brushable plastic that is very hard and rigid when cured, which makes it ideal for a mother mold. It’s also HEAVY.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPVWAF__2no-Ywz7NiwzJWvKVLbbwduXCApY3DSpo901PE2rsggZB6p6Xv9kmJeV_SpBAWfNzqXNtYdfK1iYyIEk4IrQvkeehpkT72hO5tro1uTeZbek3aYZOBt__ydJv8J4ah9hBco8/s1600/55.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPVWAF__2no-Ywz7NiwzJWvKVLbbwduXCApY3DSpo901PE2rsggZB6p6Xv9kmJeV_SpBAWfNzqXNtYdfK1iYyIEk4IrQvkeehpkT72hO5tro1uTeZbek3aYZOBt__ydJv8J4ah9hBco8/s400/55.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102777263447330" /></a><br />The back of the mother mold. The whole assembly is held together with the bolts and wingnuts that join the frame.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmG3a1EV63IC4N42pSGQlkCpeN537ern7NuSQ47qbS9IkWUl-Xu8hZLc4z6VI3Oaz7zBG81P8zh9nFbWTygbHMWYbzf_zwaymH3d5tEXRs4PXF5C1Sr015A6o8rs0kuEDcDByW9mjDlY/s1600/56.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmG3a1EV63IC4N42pSGQlkCpeN537ern7NuSQ47qbS9IkWUl-Xu8hZLc4z6VI3Oaz7zBG81P8zh9nFbWTygbHMWYbzf_zwaymH3d5tEXRs4PXF5C1Sr015A6o8rs0kuEDcDByW9mjDlY/s400/56.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102773009464578" /></a><br />Once the mother mold cured I was able to remove the sculpt. Here is the disassembled mother mold with the front and two halves of the back.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyA8cugbMY8SzhUb8-ODw0C_ww8UxQc5P3zq1r8QZemp1apQ09Utf42BOJUQ0iXAU2eHQerOoW0kKP6mU9hUANzrDSjPqVHHLhD51Vplc7fzbmcomReIvr1LoH3FYX6X9qDh9eSGSGbrc/s1600/57.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyA8cugbMY8SzhUb8-ODw0C_ww8UxQc5P3zq1r8QZemp1apQ09Utf42BOJUQ0iXAU2eHQerOoW0kKP6mU9hUANzrDSjPqVHHLhD51Vplc7fzbmcomReIvr1LoH3FYX6X9qDh9eSGSGbrc/s400/57.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102763894403234" /></a><br />The back halves of the mother mold joined together.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZfnOCQ2KxlqfSYRIltokttxjbP3Dy59JoHUOC5yze7ENw4kT7rxCvyH7CDQrR5lJOUYyCv_CSDSdX25Z9QIJ-S1wK3xmyIbR3c-bexkDGrztwNGnQ_haQ86bfAgPU2Bhu_M_Xc_uJeU/s1600/58.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZfnOCQ2KxlqfSYRIltokttxjbP3Dy59JoHUOC5yze7ENw4kT7rxCvyH7CDQrR5lJOUYyCv_CSDSdX25Z9QIJ-S1wK3xmyIbR3c-bexkDGrztwNGnQ_haQ86bfAgPU2Bhu_M_Xc_uJeU/s400/58.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102762825618866" /></a><br />Silicone molds inserted into the two halves of the mother mold.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4PTmMgRX2nxbEkOP0iwgSoQJENfsYgaT4qzqbmd2FhK0D6Z4pr7dK7tjXA17UyuOnHjc2DkJDqTe4iJQA4eKF4RtNUeO55f4x02tAdgAxvqtJYNq_rWlRAUPrp16KZAfud6Za_LNkN0/s1600/59.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4PTmMgRX2nxbEkOP0iwgSoQJENfsYgaT4qzqbmd2FhK0D6Z4pr7dK7tjXA17UyuOnHjc2DkJDqTe4iJQA4eKF4RtNUeO55f4x02tAdgAxvqtJYNq_rWlRAUPrp16KZAfud6Za_LNkN0/s400/59.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102508390978962" /></a><br />The assembled mold showing the negative left by the sculpt!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSVaaDv30QmddjEzLqoEA1S6SidQNwJm3MOLLsIUtpGpHQrCcOIEMqSgSTMNnefv7JrcA_jm92CfSuxPFDfGjZpymVOWZKA2dSNBMZIR8YGKKOTCb8XYLl5fg8kNMXneLsP9iw4tTiMY/s1600/60.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSVaaDv30QmddjEzLqoEA1S6SidQNwJm3MOLLsIUtpGpHQrCcOIEMqSgSTMNnefv7JrcA_jm92CfSuxPFDfGjZpymVOWZKA2dSNBMZIR8YGKKOTCb8XYLl5fg8kNMXneLsP9iw4tTiMY/s400/60.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102502453439906" /></a><br />I slush cast a few helmets using a couple different resins as tests, ultimately I decided to use polyester resin reinforced with fiberglass. Like the film helmet, my helmet is supposed to fit very closely to the wearer’s head, so I wanted to get my pulls as thin as possible so that they would be comfortable. Fiberglass allowed me to make castings that were thin, lightweight and strong. In this photo I have just finished fiberglassing the interior of one of my castings.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx3p_TAetUJNveaQtUNFn1qaFT73kLrdt8KdPD7H5qSDr78fhjtRMQaOwDLeVSqaB2so0lL_rH_zRa82cb6pM5X1cxgq7AT_tx1vl0nmk6RH_LXDpZYIlifWMWLqMF_D_LlJHJHQSzJ8/s1600/61.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx3p_TAetUJNveaQtUNFn1qaFT73kLrdt8KdPD7H5qSDr78fhjtRMQaOwDLeVSqaB2so0lL_rH_zRa82cb6pM5X1cxgq7AT_tx1vl0nmk6RH_LXDpZYIlifWMWLqMF_D_LlJHJHQSzJ8/s400/61.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102497740464786" /></a><br />The finished castings require a little bit of touching up to eradicate the mold seam and stray air bubbles.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnBw6C_cmJ14tNsJT4L44eJr-r8XXlJvJhgbB8YYmc7NT4k19KwQ5s-bcmu2pUFnNqFpHoDcjszaoWFM82As97RugNFjDBqoqCr7cAmPp7LawxqriMrlhoWPKciMHlU6OQLpUi07XW3I/s1600/62.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnBw6C_cmJ14tNsJT4L44eJr-r8XXlJvJhgbB8YYmc7NT4k19KwQ5s-bcmu2pUFnNqFpHoDcjszaoWFM82As97RugNFjDBqoqCr7cAmPp7LawxqriMrlhoWPKciMHlU6OQLpUi07XW3I/s400/62.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102493850888258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkTwNfSNYM5sjCRH-o4h_JDncMcG_fLfKMWjtI_SfaZShNkY3nziLDhf9O36-I76s0KK9YFrWuMhWiJ4ERQ5C6Ne5wU5L0FnwdDNoiTUoAy0cRN5DzzBYUoJEnu5zRRpOi3N9AL-E40Y/s1600/63.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkTwNfSNYM5sjCRH-o4h_JDncMcG_fLfKMWjtI_SfaZShNkY3nziLDhf9O36-I76s0KK9YFrWuMhWiJ4ERQ5C6Ne5wU5L0FnwdDNoiTUoAy0cRN5DzzBYUoJEnu5zRRpOi3N9AL-E40Y/s400/63.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102491326610802" /></a><br />Two of my fiberglass castings sitting next to each other. Once I’ve taken care of the detailing, I remove the piece in front with a dremel tool. After some sanding and priming, they’re ready for paint!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaDgIGj5X0o1Dxa3O5h1eBuQJdWIAUitnsRzksAaBbUvyISLX_jJ1Y_RAwuSt9KGAV63cKOaR7onZR4IPryGzyBAjWTkSPDVPXPYLmyjJ9gOSriWLi-DNT0auhsdlnKWYClVcF7KYBAI/s1600/64.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaDgIGj5X0o1Dxa3O5h1eBuQJdWIAUitnsRzksAaBbUvyISLX_jJ1Y_RAwuSt9KGAV63cKOaR7onZR4IPryGzyBAjWTkSPDVPXPYLmyjJ9gOSriWLi-DNT0auhsdlnKWYClVcF7KYBAI/s400/64.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102108928834930" /></a><br />Due to time constraints, I finished the helmet with off-the-shelf autobody spray paints. I did a couple of tests to get the right colors, and generally I’m pretty pleased with the results. Here I have the first coat of metallic carbon gray masked and ready for the silver trim.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wrCeLo7fmi6rrwsO-OLrel1HyTvnQnfFBlNgU_ws1dQyFENREVEqr_7UqAk4UZ3X8ftJEkaA0bGfF7ibCgwKyFWk9OBX-ciQQRfnwhnJilAUJwz8d22s7tbaURxHvlwprKCGV4qpey4/s1600/65.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wrCeLo7fmi6rrwsO-OLrel1HyTvnQnfFBlNgU_ws1dQyFENREVEqr_7UqAk4UZ3X8ftJEkaA0bGfF7ibCgwKyFWk9OBX-ciQQRfnwhnJilAUJwz8d22s7tbaURxHvlwprKCGV4qpey4/s400/65.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102104422168242" /></a><br />Masking this thing took a while, but was worth the effort!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxvXuY_DZyr2YIaI1uHkHFgXqkV9Snv5mSvAf92n2ERM1Ztid4XosQybFoUPSXvBwgHnfk_syA-s3wLFKK-vROfQ9Mp5kEnPgWEANEnqmeVD__dtpBn4a_htsT3tVTWoTsbHfGwjkyvw/s1600/66.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxvXuY_DZyr2YIaI1uHkHFgXqkV9Snv5mSvAf92n2ERM1Ztid4XosQybFoUPSXvBwgHnfk_syA-s3wLFKK-vROfQ9Mp5kEnPgWEANEnqmeVD__dtpBn4a_htsT3tVTWoTsbHfGwjkyvw/s400/66.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102095728317346" /></a><br />Some shots of the finished helmet. The silver should be more metallic and I skimped on the black inking that lines the border of the trim and feathers into the gray, but I am really pleased with the overall look!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFSkazrM5grJt1JAe3874R1KOgzmsIZS9DQp8SCpr8kZILX1N1wmbnnOA6oxR_5D-id6a4ENrS_I94iWg4cXucjTzLbBYtL2H2YYsdQOl8HWqaR5gxmLr6QV88f5t6dkLk6rKmwVQaqs/s1600/67.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFSkazrM5grJt1JAe3874R1KOgzmsIZS9DQp8SCpr8kZILX1N1wmbnnOA6oxR_5D-id6a4ENrS_I94iWg4cXucjTzLbBYtL2H2YYsdQOl8HWqaR5gxmLr6QV88f5t6dkLk6rKmwVQaqs/s400/67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102087048382210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAigigc8s2QzbLFjWz0eJFExmjDjnAZiu2dXWOvhlVmrP_FQEiQiBoFUPxWRZ9Y0-gG3en1pLvIDmHdWLbfgeid_rev2xrtvIFoQvJCmFFe3npW4HtHDj5NeCxtZj0O0NEwfwzCujF6wE/s1600/68.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAigigc8s2QzbLFjWz0eJFExmjDjnAZiu2dXWOvhlVmrP_FQEiQiBoFUPxWRZ9Y0-gG3en1pLvIDmHdWLbfgeid_rev2xrtvIFoQvJCmFFe3npW4HtHDj5NeCxtZj0O0NEwfwzCujF6wE/s400/68.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102087409076162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYMHN5BxhQ6dP6PEAa9XkhnqXcXBsqCV1p6xIrV52kJ4dwtH9IVZ8CcuQVJmyR8Nb27hXNDmMS-BlQE4V2ipPK-bUb-M3PBDPhpmrrhmGbEWgU-_FXcZXvnTCbnCHq9PFwAV8wENe8Yc/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYMHN5BxhQ6dP6PEAa9XkhnqXcXBsqCV1p6xIrV52kJ4dwtH9IVZ8CcuQVJmyR8Nb27hXNDmMS-BlQE4V2ipPK-bUb-M3PBDPhpmrrhmGbEWgU-_FXcZXvnTCbnCHq9PFwAV8wENe8Yc/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104109886179602" /></a><br />The finished costume for Halloween '11...thanks from taking a look!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-48046362669195658202011-09-23T07:22:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:37:41.152-07:00Magneto Helmet Build pt. 1I love Magneto’s look in X-Men: First Class, so much so that I’ve decided to do his costume for Halloween this year. I chose to tackle the biggest challenge first – his iconic and super sweet helmet. Part 1 covers my build of the master sculpt, and the forthcoming Part 2 will document my making of the mold and the casting of the final helmet. This is the first prop I’ve done that involves mold making and casting, and also the first time I’ve actually documented one of my costume builds…hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0eZG_NJUb1liSp82HhvVZ7labrxaAWv7N1Tyd6q5Lxm9c8iNWtETvcoVMLm-F1XUqrQF-v98v1XeQhQj3k4iUoBkWZPkaBmqSHESPz3xY6Sda9aL0tu716Rg2Ef8nyJ23M7KwBUZIG0/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0eZG_NJUb1liSp82HhvVZ7labrxaAWv7N1Tyd6q5Lxm9c8iNWtETvcoVMLm-F1XUqrQF-v98v1XeQhQj3k4iUoBkWZPkaBmqSHESPz3xY6Sda9aL0tu716Rg2Ef8nyJ23M7KwBUZIG0/s400/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574062197052434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlr0zRimPp3vjY1EEM40Juz4ySRL4Pk32lklg6Q-hUFrQYZMM0wCvcRff22fTOnyJzwZNPCh4B6sDpaRsqJjl1_6VeTmtUwrVcVCKeDy1FWEWmWj8wSyrowlOOJWKgLaqj5G49BfEa9s/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlr0zRimPp3vjY1EEM40Juz4ySRL4Pk32lklg6Q-hUFrQYZMM0wCvcRff22fTOnyJzwZNPCh4B6sDpaRsqJjl1_6VeTmtUwrVcVCKeDy1FWEWmWj8wSyrowlOOJWKgLaqj5G49BfEa9s/s400/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574063121343298" border="0" /></a><br />The tricky thing about Magneto’s helmet is that you can see the wearer’s face, so scale is a big issue…if the helmet is a little too big or small, it’ll be noticeable. Symmetry is also a huge challenge with a prop like this, and so for these two reasons I decided to go high tech. I scanned my head into the computer and used Maya to model the helmet using every bit of reference I could get my hands on. My plan was to use TechShop’s CNC router to cut the base volume of my helmet using a toolpath that I generated from my 3D model. So if I got the scale wrong on my first try (which I did) I could try again. It also ensures that the finished sculpt will be 100% symmetrical.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0mNQSvfQqEk89wUnX_FevNOb9peVst_5Jz9HbxGZhWQpm0MaTqQXZMxJgyKwok6JpZQ-H1XdGBUyehtpvtqC1Swx9vzPsAGBs7BSn2cSEsL5_-zmq5qJDe3ob9d1KeATu1TFEi9oBeI/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0mNQSvfQqEk89wUnX_FevNOb9peVst_5Jz9HbxGZhWQpm0MaTqQXZMxJgyKwok6JpZQ-H1XdGBUyehtpvtqC1Swx9vzPsAGBs7BSn2cSEsL5_-zmq5qJDe3ob9d1KeATu1TFEi9oBeI/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574061086155714" border="0" /></a><br />The CNC router I’m using can only make relief cuts in the vertical axis, so that meant splitting the helmet model in half and routing the two sides separately. I removed all the trim detail from my model, cut it in half and added a sprue so that the part wouldn’t become loose in the machine after it was finished with the job.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZE4mond_HgLhn_oljS3EJyobAnyZ-c073xcZmeihewoMmuHEYaIOLSXHf4gVCJ7zaGc8LIRCnZqJJPgyWb6ufjYjeAhshyphenhyphenKes7fGQGe0pPpqTinM37COqebGr8e9nR4Fkewr0sBgspQ/s1600/04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZE4mond_HgLhn_oljS3EJyobAnyZ-c073xcZmeihewoMmuHEYaIOLSXHf4gVCJ7zaGc8LIRCnZqJJPgyWb6ufjYjeAhshyphenhyphenKes7fGQGe0pPpqTinM37COqebGr8e9nR4Fkewr0sBgspQ/s400/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574060009245762" border="0" /></a><br />Here’s one of the foam blanks that will become one half of the helmet. It’s made from several pieces of foam insulation board glued together with carpenters glue.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-ucokCvusaXEMNvvTx7WGjrHdteKsa6sWA9Et2ruNvryn0F8Lw8CdjPNAinw3U8pM6PLu5U7hiYndY09y3kIbz6lH-Bp0DznlecyFqNrkts0hPzNPtqO7gGc41hfqSxZk41dIL9-OFI/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-ucokCvusaXEMNvvTx7WGjrHdteKsa6sWA9Et2ruNvryn0F8Lw8CdjPNAinw3U8pM6PLu5U7hiYndY09y3kIbz6lH-Bp0DznlecyFqNrkts0hPzNPtqO7gGc41hfqSxZk41dIL9-OFI/s400/05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574053981724930" border="0" /></a><br />In order to hold the foam blanks in place while the router is cutting, I built a jig using 0.5” mdf and pegboard fastened together with brass screws. The router has a vacuum table that will suck the jig onto the table top, and the pegboard’s perforations will allow the vacuum to suck the blank into the jig. Hopefully this means the material will be kept nice and stable while the router does its work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwnCZe1FNYjm_I_Q_LcvLOkOEzeXx9Jfj8sMA8iXsfpyRnodoJ3IjD-5grBsoOUVXY8s2POydFYGTYBvgInQp_4DOZp4DGxMqFbHqj60jPy215vvjXI11zGIoRXRKqDS4PbUJdDqptS0/s1600/06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwnCZe1FNYjm_I_Q_LcvLOkOEzeXx9Jfj8sMA8iXsfpyRnodoJ3IjD-5grBsoOUVXY8s2POydFYGTYBvgInQp_4DOZp4DGxMqFbHqj60jPy215vvjXI11zGIoRXRKqDS4PbUJdDqptS0/s400/06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574245820684850" border="0" /></a><br />A blank in the jig. I made six blanks to insure myself against mistakes, and of course I ended up using every last one of them!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKRsyRvTTi6pTkRykYqyAZSNtx_wA_cCLh_Xylb-UXd0n0PyFF5_7Ltl6Lay5985PInkGGCXrnUOl2alR_guUiNTi1enZbfGtXwsoqKR0Hb4pSiJ29bCYN9ZJmGFrUCzI1x0GfWpn_HU/s1600/07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKRsyRvTTi6pTkRykYqyAZSNtx_wA_cCLh_Xylb-UXd0n0PyFF5_7Ltl6Lay5985PInkGGCXrnUOl2alR_guUiNTi1enZbfGtXwsoqKR0Hb4pSiJ29bCYN9ZJmGFrUCzI1x0GfWpn_HU/s400/07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574244650952482" border="0" /></a><br />The loaded jig in the machine and ready for cutting!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnGeRVcA7p9Hl3tlvFI0w2n3m9w9NRikV7ncMR5Ucy37cwUN3U6tG61n9JrRAKh3RBMBN_w_4Q0KoW3fsPxzjdI9zaqpuyeySU7WxXDfVsxH3KhJrkNPGrO_alFzxwZpmvedTztN0Fb8/s1600/08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnGeRVcA7p9Hl3tlvFI0w2n3m9w9NRikV7ncMR5Ucy37cwUN3U6tG61n9JrRAKh3RBMBN_w_4Q0KoW3fsPxzjdI9zaqpuyeySU7WxXDfVsxH3KhJrkNPGrO_alFzxwZpmvedTztN0Fb8/s400/08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574238636373682" border="0" /></a><br />Here the router is half way through its roughing pass removing all the excess foam.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r0kPHnbNHWDWO-zVsK4gLIGMWY-9XPWDvY8TwR6FuvH8PfSV0DZqIsKqRbfgahIv5dekKYcBHd1EkrxUKGXXjc57-Kjo7gdlj_x8Ac7-SEx2ZsMwErFPxaZszbc9tXxukjUngFFKqZU/s1600/09.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r0kPHnbNHWDWO-zVsK4gLIGMWY-9XPWDvY8TwR6FuvH8PfSV0DZqIsKqRbfgahIv5dekKYcBHd1EkrxUKGXXjc57-Kjo7gdlj_x8Ac7-SEx2ZsMwErFPxaZszbc9tXxukjUngFFKqZU/s400/09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574241246689378" border="0" /></a><br />Roughing pass done!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDHRSB-mMgvzZDlz2rzo_DUl-egU2ljDVWU6b6twXuoUNgwR3OPIT6BWFa26ZDpVL0Vf9HF_7Hf1Kz8hKNo4Iyl1Z0DcOJU0gZ_LFYpRlqd1loUoC0XeurBjFV1Ej7LTEJlUaiLf78vA/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDHRSB-mMgvzZDlz2rzo_DUl-egU2ljDVWU6b6twXuoUNgwR3OPIT6BWFa26ZDpVL0Vf9HF_7Hf1Kz8hKNo4Iyl1Z0DcOJU0gZ_LFYpRlqd1loUoC0XeurBjFV1Ej7LTEJlUaiLf78vA/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574234816660674" border="0" /></a><br />On to the finishing pass. It’s mesmerizing watching this thing work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rC3eFOXYyGQhNgqR4Z-HppjCRwNLJp4LnTi8fpp6FwCXywyIruhM0FkL-8GjP0EKfGwJ2RlRBlellF4Rw-e5UUR1bAWAJ19-stN08plTT2lKnMPMOKD3pgL85u9aOqqknAEWQIrEYEY/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rC3eFOXYyGQhNgqR4Z-HppjCRwNLJp4LnTi8fpp6FwCXywyIruhM0FkL-8GjP0EKfGwJ2RlRBlellF4Rw-e5UUR1bAWAJ19-stN08plTT2lKnMPMOKD3pgL85u9aOqqknAEWQIrEYEY/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574696603364882" border="0" /></a><br />I can’t believe I sat watching this thing for the entire hour and a half it took to do this part.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtpI5DC7LyABimu1rBhVbUUOGyhoRR0KUoRMvgObVmq6dvS1ql_o7F7D4_MIc3AIiv_3YZBRzWKqHxu3xA11Bq3R0u0estsM4qKiqf13NqFi1UCRtDEnQ-EXxMUNstNcGEGDPVcgX2MM/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtpI5DC7LyABimu1rBhVbUUOGyhoRR0KUoRMvgObVmq6dvS1ql_o7F7D4_MIc3AIiv_3YZBRzWKqHxu3xA11Bq3R0u0estsM4qKiqf13NqFi1UCRtDEnQ-EXxMUNstNcGEGDPVcgX2MM/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574693482648706" border="0" /></a><br />Two finished helmet halves on their sprues.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlu9xeMFn18YfYPQMXURNVU9SvDl5CldorX1Zdb8bnC_i0nKE4Yf9nWiswEffR7orqYNjnWzCTddmEQTQTpzK7DYF0AvfXcSlulzjquJvlKKCjpz7KB6E_9bR0XPCDkZV7wpxAUu46OY/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlu9xeMFn18YfYPQMXURNVU9SvDl5CldorX1Zdb8bnC_i0nKE4Yf9nWiswEffR7orqYNjnWzCTddmEQTQTpzK7DYF0AvfXcSlulzjquJvlKKCjpz7KB6E_9bR0XPCDkZV7wpxAUu46OY/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574690407720610" border="0" /></a><br />Halves glued together and sprues removed.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheawSkFbFO7yfTY65w_kBSYKgLdil2JMbVEnPudVeWnaKgT6jiKaAt0yoA0MmC5lIcdnV_0o7Jg6Qf1WbjV843PKuvN-cllPojghRWmpZiulbX7zg1-EbTXfS0VLscjsPMqGPsselWMBg/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheawSkFbFO7yfTY65w_kBSYKgLdil2JMbVEnPudVeWnaKgT6jiKaAt0yoA0MmC5lIcdnV_0o7Jg6Qf1WbjV843PKuvN-cllPojghRWmpZiulbX7zg1-EbTXfS0VLscjsPMqGPsselWMBg/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574692086282258" border="0" /></a><br />The stepping left by the machine is very apparent on the back of the dome. Lots of work ahead of me…<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GQND7no2SdMuYexk2TJNz8iJWLMxZP7ZjKat8L7l89xS2K5s0XSji2I7pUEgjnHpQmey9mVd13vof75cN1dItl2v1ZUNsLYoPyfiGY_ZJLExv85fLlHrEGYhaAIxIVnujyg3mW3PEc8/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GQND7no2SdMuYexk2TJNz8iJWLMxZP7ZjKat8L7l89xS2K5s0XSji2I7pUEgjnHpQmey9mVd13vof75cN1dItl2v1ZUNsLYoPyfiGY_ZJLExv85fLlHrEGYhaAIxIVnujyg3mW3PEc8/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655574685613260722" border="0" /></a><br />Here I’ve roughly sanded the entire helmet to get rid of the stepping left by the router.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCN1Zt-BhLC9NVyU2LrRJfQyqJ_cQfK9FVk4Qhi2ZYIMu6k0D73OxvEE-wiVQ1TMfnJNkatccPvvbwU2YVCn_pZ1TNSQYRnsLPhCcJ5Q8DZhIYsuNo1OU7kcJOawYdJu4RaLp_-XUxXU/s1600/17.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCN1Zt-BhLC9NVyU2LrRJfQyqJ_cQfK9FVk4Qhi2ZYIMu6k0D73OxvEE-wiVQ1TMfnJNkatccPvvbwU2YVCn_pZ1TNSQYRnsLPhCcJ5Q8DZhIYsuNo1OU7kcJOawYdJu4RaLp_-XUxXU/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575043776366130" border="0" /></a><br />I also couldn’t help mocking up the trim with paper. I won’t actually be adding the trim until much later, but since it really affects the look of the helmet, I wanted to do a test to make sure I was happy with it. The helmet looked good to me compared to my reference, so time to move on to the next stage.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZShLSfeUA8DFjmoFCREWz-dznyXdXMR7sQerALBCJKqmUKRqPrB5uffHTzDGYOh7YppaDN55jQib3DNDhvaLIH8-RerY4TGPpThRf90d7Bof7-5Q9V8FeG3z3B6msWlMgW9q3nlbXZFU/s1600/18.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZShLSfeUA8DFjmoFCREWz-dznyXdXMR7sQerALBCJKqmUKRqPrB5uffHTzDGYOh7YppaDN55jQib3DNDhvaLIH8-RerY4TGPpThRf90d7Bof7-5Q9V8FeG3z3B6msWlMgW9q3nlbXZFU/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575040489204402" border="0" /></a><br />Insulation foam is great for shaping, but it won’t do for the final surface of the sculpt. It’s porous, easily damaged, and worst of all, reacts badly to stuff like super glue, body filler and modeling putty…all of which I’ll be using to finish the helmet. So I’ve covered the entire helmet in polyurethane resin to form a hard outer shell that I can sand and fill and resand to my heart’s content.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifidLPdq3JWJZBbwm3KLM-v8a6aDZ0QAvEvu1Q6To5_g-PWmhCvLkdGbq0xX4mZBdnu0xdHqgcldwIJUk8OudJQ7zqPKv3yMWpOfjGxJQQXQVOHtRLbbZdufN7E-0cietHtCP6vlBh9sg/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifidLPdq3JWJZBbwm3KLM-v8a6aDZ0QAvEvu1Q6To5_g-PWmhCvLkdGbq0xX4mZBdnu0xdHqgcldwIJUk8OudJQ7zqPKv3yMWpOfjGxJQQXQVOHtRLbbZdufN7E-0cietHtCP6vlBh9sg/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575038643897026" border="0" /></a><br />I scuffed the helmet with some 60 grit sandpaper, primed it and started sanding. You can see how uneven the helmet surface is after the application of the resin.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwFC2MRnMeP_EBfgxj5mQrF5Hi8q3jl2k7RWZu6TgmwdA5GcE5TVxD85sFI2IYS-pcx0QbBVN8UrzGq6IB7nxlODG0VNbOa_Gn3kJIhmkDNnTbzkbrEPnFmmLZ-7rKNgXvonmVwcFfPc/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwFC2MRnMeP_EBfgxj5mQrF5Hi8q3jl2k7RWZu6TgmwdA5GcE5TVxD85sFI2IYS-pcx0QbBVN8UrzGq6IB7nxlODG0VNbOa_Gn3kJIhmkDNnTbzkbrEPnFmmLZ-7rKNgXvonmVwcFfPc/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575033235458354" border="0" /></a><br />I had lots of little hills and valleys, so after sanding down all of the hills…<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs9C0G-SUv-MCmDnRNx7pSs6Dz-LJLACAVIvndoNJ2tCHNkIvqo8uWynBh_KwV3DRwdKuriT4T-f3mm1rmwXeQ_4V6L910EckdiKN6mxD9zM5kBeSc_mIyKlMeKqkfqXUF7OV3Is6KcQ/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs9C0G-SUv-MCmDnRNx7pSs6Dz-LJLACAVIvndoNJ2tCHNkIvqo8uWynBh_KwV3DRwdKuriT4T-f3mm1rmwXeQ_4V6L910EckdiKN6mxD9zM5kBeSc_mIyKlMeKqkfqXUF7OV3Is6KcQ/s400/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575030374109506" border="0" /></a><br />…I filled in the valleys with bondo.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZekDdC9nkhbt22VHUr__9gRITh9xCAHkKsAna_R66rXwzS7xBtTuMLF4BqN5Cr40RNQP0mSBXklQLvmm8in__Rc2XnOxz_zynvLI0Yzwk-ksk_VF4xSMKbrkVlx7qgNC6O-ddDOcX0E/s1600/23.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZekDdC9nkhbt22VHUr__9gRITh9xCAHkKsAna_R66rXwzS7xBtTuMLF4BqN5Cr40RNQP0mSBXklQLvmm8in__Rc2XnOxz_zynvLI0Yzwk-ksk_VF4xSMKbrkVlx7qgNC6O-ddDOcX0E/s400/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575339197885538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rvzDnbA3RD597SIanYgzVZ8op4OwbS1pvI-28aUyWtDJ7s38CCJ89YHiTTowTejflsmiuGwdZ7_j-dCCAnypE1bjnBHdwmeZObeES4V7LYtLFPE2m6fxB1op9htqY7sDK2FAG4MYrzM/s1600/24.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rvzDnbA3RD597SIanYgzVZ8op4OwbS1pvI-28aUyWtDJ7s38CCJ89YHiTTowTejflsmiuGwdZ7_j-dCCAnypE1bjnBHdwmeZObeES4V7LYtLFPE2m6fxB1op9htqY7sDK2FAG4MYrzM/s400/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575335448119250" border="0" /></a><br />After a good sanding, another shot of primer. Looking better. The process of sanding, filling, and sanding again, slowly working my way up through finer grit sandpaper, took me a couple of days until I had a smooth and even shape.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe22JywEEYaU0eIm8CV7DfM2a0_1ehluan0Q2OdnUZ0dzTxcSiGTt4np2qO9x4TewYvgSGHUqPWJBBeZYcFOgTcWYZgj41LQyHM0iiSomXiU26G13NLjoHj8RNSdZPWJ9byryQ2mtg2_M/s1600/25.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe22JywEEYaU0eIm8CV7DfM2a0_1ehluan0Q2OdnUZ0dzTxcSiGTt4np2qO9x4TewYvgSGHUqPWJBBeZYcFOgTcWYZgj41LQyHM0iiSomXiU26G13NLjoHj8RNSdZPWJ9byryQ2mtg2_M/s400/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575336625295986" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn’t start working on the trim until the base was shaped and smooth - if I noticed a problem after I had applied the trim, it would be way more difficult for me to fix. So I made sure I was happy with it before I started messing with the trim. Here I’m again mocking up all the trim with paper so I can have a template when I move on to styrene.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJFZ3FVX7u80UFs07esJEFlBXldyz-GzicWzcwpKLh1SbbH9GAufhoGoKci_vINseNXlOawOj2aZ1JuJxydnxe1ZptZRLKK6g1o-IGi8N5VGDb_9RAi7SU5CqNGoxPg6gV9pXGxxgxB0/s1600/26.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJFZ3FVX7u80UFs07esJEFlBXldyz-GzicWzcwpKLh1SbbH9GAufhoGoKci_vINseNXlOawOj2aZ1JuJxydnxe1ZptZRLKK6g1o-IGi8N5VGDb_9RAi7SU5CqNGoxPg6gV9pXGxxgxB0/s400/26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575329298095522" border="0" /></a><br />The trim is cut from 1.5 mm styrene sheet, here the left half is applied to the helmet. I freaking love super glue.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08hgvgVfgSlpoj8WDvGU10_DgUVF-PPyzOllLDt8n7io6fkzKZI6Wby43aXbhYuXNMxYV7i3-0xcgpjbJY1TJxRKDifLOWDCIAOye0OitwdiEcOLuADMDjWKT990CjOygRzWO0U_J6fw/s1600/27.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08hgvgVfgSlpoj8WDvGU10_DgUVF-PPyzOllLDt8n7io6fkzKZI6Wby43aXbhYuXNMxYV7i3-0xcgpjbJY1TJxRKDifLOWDCIAOye0OitwdiEcOLuADMDjWKT990CjOygRzWO0U_J6fw/s400/27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575331426313682" border="0" /></a><br />On a side note, I cut all the pieces before applying any to the base, that way I could pair them up with each other back-to-back to ensure they were symmetrical. Some areas like the nose guard were too difficult to bend a piece of styrene around, those will be filled later with body filler.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk4S7LXkjhmdF5db6NnyyJVb3q07_8GgifzZXZnRnOiEBQHYQINm6R62Y_w8RyI0h0VMWeeu14GrPVBC3f_rw6pZiz4W8mMcKDOivxrYx2UMWj5H-y8K08VO-R8jjH_ERD3i4_z9dJtc/s1600/28.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk4S7LXkjhmdF5db6NnyyJVb3q07_8GgifzZXZnRnOiEBQHYQINm6R62Y_w8RyI0h0VMWeeu14GrPVBC3f_rw6pZiz4W8mMcKDOivxrYx2UMWj5H-y8K08VO-R8jjH_ERD3i4_z9dJtc/s400/28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575649018783586" border="0" /></a><br />First pass filling, puttying and sanding the edges. The pinkish stuff is the bondo and the green is modeler’s putty, which I swear by for use in smaller detail areas. It sets up a lot faster than bondo so it’s not suitable for large areas, but it goes on so smoothly and sands really well!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3DnO8-Sm5dc3G4RA-AmEtEY-6XtncTDVU53rrtZy2LU9JyZk-T_nYkLjySqOkNr97aTzGDmh5r39ECnzAuiGI_7PThkH6HOLejwPbZKhxIgjdIPCoqN4BBi9cVcGDnoGXQfvwzQ2_4g/s1600/29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3DnO8-Sm5dc3G4RA-AmEtEY-6XtncTDVU53rrtZy2LU9JyZk-T_nYkLjySqOkNr97aTzGDmh5r39ECnzAuiGI_7PThkH6HOLejwPbZKhxIgjdIPCoqN4BBi9cVcGDnoGXQfvwzQ2_4g/s400/29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575644507499954" border="0" /></a><br />After sanding the entire helmet, I gave the whole thing a shot of gray primer, and while you can’t really see them in the photo, the areas that need work are very apparent. The tips of the V above the eyes are flat and don’t catch light the way I want, so those require sanding. I need to fill the gap left between the styrene and the base with putty just about everywhere and sand that down. And most importantly, the bevels around the eyes still need to be added.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HTAzigoF88DahI7NFKiVkzK1u9_uXATaRLBMeX0HbCqmp9AGoCtMBeRBxnugl9N0uW5GQv6nUyN_r-uz_r5jVx5PbfsGsGs9bLiFJFCTziAKxekk8gnMBuY2fQ9G5eYpaTvta1u5_vI/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HTAzigoF88DahI7NFKiVkzK1u9_uXATaRLBMeX0HbCqmp9AGoCtMBeRBxnugl9N0uW5GQv6nUyN_r-uz_r5jVx5PbfsGsGs9bLiFJFCTziAKxekk8gnMBuY2fQ9G5eYpaTvta1u5_vI/s400/30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575638148752338" border="0" /></a><br />Big leap here…I was lazy and didn’t take any process photos. The sculpt is about 95% complete. The trim is integrated with the helmet base and the bevels are IP, but looking okay so far. The interior of the helmet is going to be left rough, since once I make casts that area will be cut out anyways. Just a little more shaping and filling on the bevels and it’ll be ready for a final wet sand before mold making.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIOvtsi_vtBMYwr6FY7-C5gvr94TirStKanAvC8AZc_qLs4X24e3Gf_9NHn17UwzBBcJKTjOLqqLDFAOAnxJ3Hn0svsj9mu7fRsKrHXrsBOtkhC8wRx_bYBkLO3utGYxt1MyR81DnOEE/s1600/31.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIOvtsi_vtBMYwr6FY7-C5gvr94TirStKanAvC8AZc_qLs4X24e3Gf_9NHn17UwzBBcJKTjOLqqLDFAOAnxJ3Hn0svsj9mu7fRsKrHXrsBOtkhC8wRx_bYBkLO3utGYxt1MyR81DnOEE/s400/31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575637733765730" border="0" /></a><br />A couple more shots of the near finished sculpt...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy4-ZWpbDqMdMOl1n9ffCjg5kDcquSq-7Mdk9SiytdzVnFjO1itizwRv8uWOvw1QPFWOv8ZxC_J30H2e-fC5Cmi2IOt0Aia4Dwo2kIAq7DEERXwMaMHwEumsS9ePffLMX0tcch2_Om-U/s1600/32.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy4-ZWpbDqMdMOl1n9ffCjg5kDcquSq-7Mdk9SiytdzVnFjO1itizwRv8uWOvw1QPFWOv8ZxC_J30H2e-fC5Cmi2IOt0Aia4Dwo2kIAq7DEERXwMaMHwEumsS9ePffLMX0tcch2_Om-U/s400/32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575635280790162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMys0pp1yEKj9ZR3cpXMvlCZblMQFtHCpWoqojLkre6y1RvI43lMx5hAysSenpJaYrbLgIz0pcc4MJk3pxO-nizPxCu_G8Xk3QRbPYYJ6wHItaGFT2J_diriC7Y1HuRztfy9ViQe4OBE/s1600/34.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMys0pp1yEKj9ZR3cpXMvlCZblMQFtHCpWoqojLkre6y1RvI43lMx5hAysSenpJaYrbLgIz0pcc4MJk3pxO-nizPxCu_G8Xk3QRbPYYJ6wHItaGFT2J_diriC7Y1HuRztfy9ViQe4OBE/s400/34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575796682701170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3GD-bJQnHoXyc2v4NkrwI4T94N7inTLvV2YUzpLf6ez50t5EPQsTfIPcZGgLs3UBeSiauR1x5lWit15hR52YcXgiVXL5NCtWeBHWnhJv31AlHKa-YpHnIHBt_RRkQMcDEfwSCkUCoUc/s1600/35.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3GD-bJQnHoXyc2v4NkrwI4T94N7inTLvV2YUzpLf6ez50t5EPQsTfIPcZGgLs3UBeSiauR1x5lWit15hR52YcXgiVXL5NCtWeBHWnhJv31AlHKa-YpHnIHBt_RRkQMcDEfwSCkUCoUc/s400/35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655575795326481314" border="0" /></a><br />Stay tuned for pt. 2, mold making and casting!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-52082045130837466272011-08-02T13:33:00.000-07:002011-08-29T10:35:45.905-07:00Prints available through Acme!Just wanted to spread some great news, and that is that the wonderful folks over at Acme Archives are doing a print run of some of my Star Wars portraits! Available right now are Chewy, Boba Fett, C-3PO and Jabba on both paper and canvas, you can find them on sale at <a href="http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/category.jhtm?cid=685">Acme Archives Direct</a>.
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<br />Many thanks to Lucasfilm and the awesome people at Acme, particularly Chris Jackson, for making this print run possible! And another thanks to GalacticBinder.com for the photo of the pieces on display at SDCC.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-69681223796573182932011-04-01T09:46:00.000-07:002011-04-01T23:42:57.835-07:00'Burlesque' opens tomorrow, April 2!The Artifact Gallery's 'Burlesque' show opens Saturday at 7pm, so if you're in the bay, come and check it out! Admission is free and there are a bunch of great artists showing their work. Here are the two pieces I made for the show. Artifact is doing a limited run of 100 prints for both of these pieces...if you like what you see, you can find them <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtifactGallery?ref=seller_info">here</a>! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0642wTaLyj0h2Vh09LlN_NxRdhMrDXVjvxpCI70IdH7BW0rw-pwysTxN4XC3Hct_ANcu1I0hTSzyCGxkjk_XnzYQ8cqRV2_-qsANgBAx_wYS_RKElzBszuLyigLyKp6nvhzHza8RBMBU/s1600/gpeltz_BoxcarBroads.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0642wTaLyj0h2Vh09LlN_NxRdhMrDXVjvxpCI70IdH7BW0rw-pwysTxN4XC3Hct_ANcu1I0hTSzyCGxkjk_XnzYQ8cqRV2_-qsANgBAx_wYS_RKElzBszuLyigLyKp6nvhzHza8RBMBU/s320/gpeltz_BoxcarBroads.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590872200176999442" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEjuaxo3RFv-eb92CFdpAB3Lijrl1TjxbvRRZJqLQCY6juzkSyWbLQ1IRRcTb1h3KSVK0tFdaPGkZNfqfjZX5WB4nX24Zv1nBha5Sdgbh6D_XwAAyPgIzqMOlTipQV2G72UNAjNix8fo/s1600/EyeCandy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590664074264253810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEjuaxo3RFv-eb92CFdpAB3Lijrl1TjxbvRRZJqLQCY6juzkSyWbLQ1IRRcTb1h3KSVK0tFdaPGkZNfqfjZX5WB4nX24Zv1nBha5Sdgbh6D_XwAAyPgIzqMOlTipQV2G72UNAjNix8fo/s320/EyeCandy.jpg" /></a> If you're interested in seeing the show, all the information you need is at the <a href="http://www.artifactgallery.net/">Artifact Gallery site</a>. Hope to see you there!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-21156244527314130702010-07-21T13:27:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:47:39.822-07:00My kind of scum.Thought I would post a recent commission up here. This one was done for the Mighty Jabba, and you can view his most glorious collection <a href="http://mightyjabba.wordpress.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtRJbgIcf2ACOOecT1d1INDtY7oMuEab2jhAzTTw8MLpQQ4pnJmg5Cdy7LlMcjwSQkZyURvIIfvBQaPv1u05Obnr8LgyTPvoqJ8rEF6hF-SucZeg4nRHPz2iQ_4Q2Yy-E8XUVIntOqBY/s1600/Jabba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtRJbgIcf2ACOOecT1d1INDtY7oMuEab2jhAzTTw8MLpQQ4pnJmg5Cdy7LlMcjwSQkZyURvIIfvBQaPv1u05Obnr8LgyTPvoqJ8rEF6hF-SucZeg4nRHPz2iQ_4Q2Yy-E8XUVIntOqBY/s400/Jabba.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655582182124350722" /></a><br />I've been busy settling into my new house over the last couple weeks so haven't had as much time to paint as I'd like, but more of these are on the way...Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-58082862446458846722010-07-03T14:39:00.000-07:002010-07-03T17:31:34.039-07:00Skywalker family portraitHere's a companion piece for the Vader painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G7Z7JMFmhHmftdn7Ha4r6bWZkeUirnSBbJCWWbsGWLLFFmmuJpjbIv7K8IXwMHBUaqGrInaUS7d3Efb1G6olnC1jv_-uf03WQ5JDSSYavptYeh9_tXBZjG4WfGUSBXzDir3jj7rVH1c/s1600/Siblings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZo3asJh6LQamqdC4QPBOIsM21j5gsPdG-Xy7HMVxlj_w22FJRDZdVqD2BHWNUbGsGxupnNAevIy8reuYRwdrXnEmVbVgcCUpa9XNgfY8qEwHJKi_V8SlRQY4Gz-GWQNnsMucy0lVa7Q/s1600/Siblings.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489799253158176770" /></a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561237260773944868noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-29162376662534518492010-06-23T08:52:00.001-07:002010-06-23T09:09:10.208-07:00VaderI was looking at some old Civil War photos the other day and got inspired to do something a little different with this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WEGJGJzN7m1-xD77nU3dCuiOGlAVLBQGx4UbwsUL2Kx8Vl-CK4HlgX1Hoxv5Owjt1vWS6njfoYLE1TM3QyC1JHIQZ5Mbv_44Xl4A4g2xBI9_JyhX0TfAa_w0JZkjjheXYNoPfnWm49R_/s1600/VaderNEW_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WEGJGJzN7m1-xD77nU3dCuiOGlAVLBQGx4UbwsUL2Kx8Vl-CK4HlgX1Hoxv5Owjt1vWS6njfoYLE1TM3QyC1JHIQZ5Mbv_44Xl4A4g2xBI9_JyhX0TfAa_w0JZkjjheXYNoPfnWm49R_/s400/VaderNEW_7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485998112064140290" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-70461766920303216522010-06-13T15:23:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:46:58.883-07:00And another...I wonder how he keeps his coattails from catching on fire when using the jet pack...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCElIYZKc9goSCW1nx_qb7-Ar6R0TzDFU5E36WOqexryF7rCapMKTfIN24FM5lMT9jJ7TYYqb0C3tj-U9OR4sX5Xb2s9japsRpGK8DENjYvqVJO-p7f3B8xUmwJRUEEcPTsKpsHxVXUs/s1600/Boba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCElIYZKc9goSCW1nx_qb7-Ar6R0TzDFU5E36WOqexryF7rCapMKTfIN24FM5lMT9jJ7TYYqb0C3tj-U9OR4sX5Xb2s9japsRpGK8DENjYvqVJO-p7f3B8xUmwJRUEEcPTsKpsHxVXUs/s400/Boba.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655582042079743426" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-82919500306621520702010-06-12T14:54:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:46:23.357-07:00The madness continuesI think I might do a few more of these...here's 3PO.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSqSPOYeMeiQintBos4VJ7P_mKIFSVpPk0N7IhcKcjinf2LZJGQVmNbfn8AVIxEq1fEiIAae2tLvadoo2jzY7JW5qy5L5GEg5_dsAi3HKy_OzjuG2QiuCd6GG73TXXshBFgxw9OtsIJc/s1600/3po.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSqSPOYeMeiQintBos4VJ7P_mKIFSVpPk0N7IhcKcjinf2LZJGQVmNbfn8AVIxEq1fEiIAae2tLvadoo2jzY7JW5qy5L5GEg5_dsAi3HKy_OzjuG2QiuCd6GG73TXXshBFgxw9OtsIJc/s400/3po.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655581897250227186" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-39706183101419664382010-06-10T22:14:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:45:50.970-07:00Dapper ChewyCheck out this <a href="http://robert-mackenzie.blogspot.com/2007/01/blue-sky-challenge.html">amazing painting</a> by Robert Mackenzie.<br /><br />A victorian-style portrait of a wookie with a monacle? I mean, come on...that's just made of win. I liked Robert's painting so much that I had to make my own version to frame and put on my wall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprH9fSOz0ZAIIq9rEUaIMUlFf_rgQ1ntK5hCEL8OZGFL4lz-iBX9uZoueKRe8q6WWfl0xNAinwa-riQP1-M12dMuUmBOPaxsChJlt3CMq19wKgs-DOYAq2y9SIHr8wcPSsy81jqqvw3Q/s1600/Chewy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprH9fSOz0ZAIIq9rEUaIMUlFf_rgQ1ntK5hCEL8OZGFL4lz-iBX9uZoueKRe8q6WWfl0xNAinwa-riQP1-M12dMuUmBOPaxsChJlt3CMq19wKgs-DOYAq2y9SIHr8wcPSsy81jqqvw3Q/s400/Chewy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655581739554365650" /></a><br />And I would be remiss if I didn't tell you to check out Robert's awesome <a href="http://robert-mackenzie.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. Lots more super fine work of an inspiring nature over there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-3023084240339051852009-11-23T11:44:00.000-08:002009-11-23T12:17:32.423-08:00A Team Fortress 2 HalloweenThis year my good friend Ryan Rasmussen and I decided to theme our Halloween costumes after characters from one of our favorite video games, Team Fortress 2. That's me in the Soldier getup and Ryan went as the Medic. Most of the costume elements were made from scratch, we paid particular attention to the weapons and gear since we wanted them to be really accurate. We made a spectacular mess of the apartment over the several weeks that we spent making these things...all worth it, of course!<br /><br />Very special thanks to our photographer Alex Tkatcheva for making us look so good in these photos!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJyDJdWkdy_RC-63awaw_YzzA1H-JjsS7ydHZfkwy0yqZ_nrnYp5fi8ElhsMAaWrsdIv_A-2H5atpcitnO3mi3qWLDq9Pw8jKNQmRyUgP27_AZHShlF41e14KyQpTvK_EwmgEQRg2pxkZ/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJyDJdWkdy_RC-63awaw_YzzA1H-JjsS7ydHZfkwy0yqZ_nrnYp5fi8ElhsMAaWrsdIv_A-2H5atpcitnO3mi3qWLDq9Pw8jKNQmRyUgP27_AZHShlF41e14KyQpTvK_EwmgEQRg2pxkZ/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407390876852355490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu02E1xVm9f5ElIQk70Uj22NBQao_s54YNgnIkbVzBPYTGoM0-oqITSN5jXy_vjDE-uOrzy_OjKmMGxeRlK7KBJUqJEU8R81f4vOylQJbiuUTWqWp9gOKqSpKASJvToFMQlG55gsxnckM/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC338PcJ6rP5X45fyz8RFqfsAaKf68CWSyb1WvTNGRVyYpxOFzVPgqU2VsAH4v503kVnp-rqN16eUTkmbC0_oaHix-cqfSEtuSMw_B9sjAYNfw0IUSufUfFmE8dMDimS1dcnMolWWttyB/s400/08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407391427332125602" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-21184745499806324242009-11-22T22:27:00.001-08:002009-11-22T22:29:56.745-08:00Old Knockout rendersThese are some old renders of my Knockout character that I never put up...would love to have this 3D printed at some point...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxdQCxZ0wwNIP7oynKiGdWQwxLWuUxhngYVjFN2bcf8wNEYyI2DeJ7VweM81aWk2IA1mq2tfZlfcRtW_2UWVKVBmVVb18GPKse6BrXGf4bcIa_q2rZcGhtDIxB551PvqyTV-RfKC7T2-F/s1600/KnockoutPose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxdQCxZ0wwNIP7oynKiGdWQwxLWuUxhngYVjFN2bcf8wNEYyI2DeJ7VweM81aWk2IA1mq2tfZlfcRtW_2UWVKVBmVVb18GPKse6BrXGf4bcIa_q2rZcGhtDIxB551PvqyTV-RfKC7T2-F/s400/KnockoutPose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407182491933582562" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-34203753296519936162009-05-03T09:06:00.000-07:002009-05-03T09:15:12.360-07:00Figure goodnessA couple selected pages from my gesture class this semester...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQNP7i6wCkSztmpGvlfLRDF5jgFs4dbyTTmrO74aFo0DICfxl6_lykXbWTNNMHypBqYcWGEZQH1_ewI4ZXXj16-tKPnJeRE-chaagmO7Wmqs3wjn8x6rlHzBz1lBM32JrLrd2WmZyELBc/s1600-h/FigureFolio09_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQNP7i6wCkSztmpGvlfLRDF5jgFs4dbyTTmrO74aFo0DICfxl6_lykXbWTNNMHypBqYcWGEZQH1_ewI4ZXXj16-tKPnJeRE-chaagmO7Wmqs3wjn8x6rlHzBz1lBM32JrLrd2WmZyELBc/s400/FigureFolio09_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630433165691282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSN_omPQkat3APgIVOKanIP4vS_MD3G2aIrBdpVeFIllL35vXVK4nES0ImzyGZz5XJ3C_yGDS2tpSwl1CqkUKqL-c0nVovRRNGM9iRn7x_unnKn7o9o5sgdHDIPZ9o7-JAbhyHTG5XoGK/s1600-h/FigureFolio09_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSN_omPQkat3APgIVOKanIP4vS_MD3G2aIrBdpVeFIllL35vXVK4nES0ImzyGZz5XJ3C_yGDS2tpSwl1CqkUKqL-c0nVovRRNGM9iRn7x_unnKn7o9o5sgdHDIPZ9o7-JAbhyHTG5XoGK/s400/FigureFolio09_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630435226932738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79UVmEuDb_eigSNjGSKz1DOLpaRe3fmGoIf5HdP4rkqwcb4xZd9b9b3HBhvG6ucsdkTe-pG-SBvtBPTluC1jCNa8GDpfNxq7KUKihKdbiFtpUje4SlHTZWonmrKWVfmG_qgBgamrWPwdp/s1600-h/FigureFolio09_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79UVmEuDb_eigSNjGSKz1DOLpaRe3fmGoIf5HdP4rkqwcb4xZd9b9b3HBhvG6ucsdkTe-pG-SBvtBPTluC1jCNa8GDpfNxq7KUKihKdbiFtpUje4SlHTZWonmrKWVfmG_qgBgamrWPwdp/s400/FigureFolio09_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630443644922226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHiwtt7b286KyCm6SUPgVhLQeG_S7hzkIDLRErQ9NQobqvINmR1256GrT59Gln1PBchQbNeJ8pskqklsN_549aR5jMLFbXNoQ9GlX7Ivq86zT-BmgdBZpZCTGReBVV6LaxwUqWWBZ1Rbu/s1600-h/FigureFolio09_06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHiwtt7b286KyCm6SUPgVhLQeG_S7hzkIDLRErQ9NQobqvINmR1256GrT59Gln1PBchQbNeJ8pskqklsN_549aR5jMLFbXNoQ9GlX7Ivq86zT-BmgdBZpZCTGReBVV6LaxwUqWWBZ1Rbu/s400/FigureFolio09_06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630447059272914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12tPvUPRH1zZqLL_chcEkw64Pf1o55HxBvowjvi01qNVICuCUHb97ddi-eREB87S2b3U1PbW4mKlbE_3Ax7bvPs1P3ZwgfC0m2xHSTQIepZ3CmWHetIcGqzGkE4G2pl8tIRh5wI68qH3P/s1600-h/FigureFolio09_05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12tPvUPRH1zZqLL_chcEkw64Pf1o55HxBvowjvi01qNVICuCUHb97ddi-eREB87S2b3U1PbW4mKlbE_3Ax7bvPs1P3ZwgfC0m2xHSTQIepZ3CmWHetIcGqzGkE4G2pl8tIRh5wI68qH3P/s400/FigureFolio09_05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630444173189186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITV0l9aKyAvaujPGTlXxvZCqFtv1Jhz3EOWJ3B5pEwxKo3dIoQlLY0kLXbeRpX5kRm2SWuCcvn_ZV-_NyA5R61b1pXeyXLJll-WQK1gnwExRUxWyUqSiI2xXENS5dIxaXuQvGcnbjUOYE/s1600-h/FigureFolio09_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITV0l9aKyAvaujPGTlXxvZCqFtv1Jhz3EOWJ3B5pEwxKo3dIoQlLY0kLXbeRpX5kRm2SWuCcvn_ZV-_NyA5R61b1pXeyXLJll-WQK1gnwExRUxWyUqSiI2xXENS5dIxaXuQvGcnbjUOYE/s400/FigureFolio09_04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630552625791346" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-68139694070261368992009-04-15T17:39:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:55:36.606-07:00Hit and Run ala ChicagoThe poster for our FINISHED thesis film! (to be posted after its May 2nd premiere)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxCizQ_qXr5LJ-1fFP_ic9rL7QObVPKmMwTRpFF7EthxfnzHJ49qKt5nkYkVtlXl4yud1XUNAd4ReD5HRv5LR4RMQlyI5mAchYskQnWk4dVfDPbynshxBqMcA3Qo5nYNNaRyDFywi94mw/s1600-h/ThesisPoster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxCizQ_qXr5LJ-1fFP_ic9rL7QObVPKmMwTRpFF7EthxfnzHJ49qKt5nkYkVtlXl4yud1XUNAd4ReD5HRv5LR4RMQlyI5mAchYskQnWk4dVfDPbynshxBqMcA3Qo5nYNNaRyDFywi94mw/s400/ThesisPoster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325083991276788642" /></a><br />Another collaboration between myself and the talented Mr. Marino.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-11880104925554025022009-02-02T17:05:00.000-08:002009-02-02T17:06:56.459-08:00The Signal!Just finished lighting this shot today, thought I'd share.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvqRb7-ok3X91ZHqw4ogSMh0rvUR-gB0QGWpKFxbTWa7GY0zXNQ5kkMz7fSNMFNa0pYXhdPkKJ2vazZaClgbFtj6UwxuxfsGKosjwVC4M2cO8jT8GhjAlLc-0JZo5ycG-KnvPoPCmPan7/s1600-h/TheSignal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvqRb7-ok3X91ZHqw4ogSMh0rvUR-gB0QGWpKFxbTWa7GY0zXNQ5kkMz7fSNMFNa0pYXhdPkKJ2vazZaClgbFtj6UwxuxfsGKosjwVC4M2cO8jT8GhjAlLc-0JZo5ycG-KnvPoPCmPan7/s400/TheSignal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298371319866611522" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-76461720796805433512009-01-19T17:56:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:04:56.307-08:00Blog, I missed you.I remember wondering as an underclassmen why the seniors never seemed to update their blogs, and now I know why! Finally have some new stuff to post, now that we're getting into lighting and rendering our pieces I should have some interesting things to show in the coming weeks. Here is the textured halftrack.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiVQiPTQZFM9pBBACu-RmDmhxkDnymbQQBNEZMS8tQb7cgzEagfhjCKixl0dH7jv_nab6kw1cDLrEFOO2ka-tppzoJhACtdsnBgopw1x1ANZ_Q1926KJtiOGiBgHCkxOOyV-1a_B_lzOj/s1600-h/Halftrack_Texture_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiVQiPTQZFM9pBBACu-RmDmhxkDnymbQQBNEZMS8tQb7cgzEagfhjCKixl0dH7jv_nab6kw1cDLrEFOO2ka-tppzoJhACtdsnBgopw1x1ANZ_Q1926KJtiOGiBgHCkxOOyV-1a_B_lzOj/s400/Halftrack_Texture_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293190754308033826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDA9y02eQkBpjxSFMtcycdCPqQuHDAEY1ICR3qctNWAX30H2Iu0YRyFyA6Mysrs35jkk3PVR-odq9dHMYt5hczg0YwTJsPmBndvH9mf4QKhN_Hv6cSX0GX6ilQzsHZDFPKthMYgbGy5gTn/s1600-h/Halftrack_Texture_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDA9y02eQkBpjxSFMtcycdCPqQuHDAEY1ICR3qctNWAX30H2Iu0YRyFyA6Mysrs35jkk3PVR-odq9dHMYt5hczg0YwTJsPmBndvH9mf4QKhN_Hv6cSX0GX6ilQzsHZDFPKthMYgbGy5gTn/s400/Halftrack_Texture_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293190753797868098" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-33547565089594747662008-11-04T10:49:00.000-08:002008-11-04T12:12:03.787-08:00HOLY CRAPLast night I got the biggest surprise ever. I am completely and utterly floored that my CA buddies got me something this awesome for my birthday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3N1IBGp0oh2KEgcf33tOvqBZUl6_YCeL9U-5NCoIsVK3JbZvov7v0MYy6IzdRvSkI2X_pVPMOD6VqD6-h55llAltufGOeATWo-OVZ8IpUYS50C3L1yh7go152adfYvWxDrU3QDxmTs43/s1600-h/Helmet_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3N1IBGp0oh2KEgcf33tOvqBZUl6_YCeL9U-5NCoIsVK3JbZvov7v0MYy6IzdRvSkI2X_pVPMOD6VqD6-h55llAltufGOeATWo-OVZ8IpUYS50C3L1yh7go152adfYvWxDrU3QDxmTs43/s400/Helmet_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264891917323688082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s0bj6Xbc1_lxw2Kd4O71d87NCP9PZ07GQ9CzMCM2l0KnAlNScUVVFgzxjWWCymdfd1XRB63GjvYHPFdFMIBSo4HCinolL6gjT2j3_76ilVz8P9mH6tWdFuCMUlH1xxUqhZ0J7Usffxwc/s1600-h/Helmet_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s0bj6Xbc1_lxw2Kd4O71d87NCP9PZ07GQ9CzMCM2l0KnAlNScUVVFgzxjWWCymdfd1XRB63GjvYHPFdFMIBSo4HCinolL6gjT2j3_76ilVz8P9mH6tWdFuCMUlH1xxUqhZ0J7Usffxwc/s400/Helmet_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264891912353235394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUSIp9xd5bqY33G8Env886oId5iuelZZV2i39Hp87aWqdyYUnQeaZ4bxoUbqJDr3c5Y8vwMSqjFDPmmzv7VozQ7JJ9hzpVk5X-Eh9tc2jAY1vYCphjtsneJrgZ1JxrOT7KWwG0BJ9yHE8/s1600-h/Helmet_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUSIp9xd5bqY33G8Env886oId5iuelZZV2i39Hp87aWqdyYUnQeaZ4bxoUbqJDr3c5Y8vwMSqjFDPmmzv7VozQ7JJ9hzpVk5X-Eh9tc2jAY1vYCphjtsneJrgZ1JxrOT7KWwG0BJ9yHE8/s400/Helmet_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264891919955426466" /></a><br /><br />Now I'll just say for those who don't know, I am a <em>huge</em> Rocketeer buff and I have been jonesing for this helmet for at least half of my life. In fact, the only thing that I want more than this is a Delorean, and that's a freaking car. This helmet is a limited edition reproduction of the hero prop used in the film, and is hand crafted out of solid brass just like the one Cliff wears in the comic. It is gorgeous! And it proves that I have cooler friends than you.<br /><br />Thank you guys so much, you made my 22nd birthday a special one indeed.<br /><br />Oh yeah, I almost forgot...check out what this warning tag on the helmet says.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b2O8dFPQVdYajITATCpVfmNuBXK_FlooJrk0TUkIzl-rwL_pyVlZDjPk2Wq0whCzwBnUvIOfD28kTwMzRGjmkeSibwmWTaEgZ45G_ruQB2Wp1rnJ2XttzfRKQMJWwwf-bf3BAcmP0HoB/s1600-h/Helmet_05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b2O8dFPQVdYajITATCpVfmNuBXK_FlooJrk0TUkIzl-rwL_pyVlZDjPk2Wq0whCzwBnUvIOfD28kTwMzRGjmkeSibwmWTaEgZ45G_ruQB2Wp1rnJ2XttzfRKQMJWwwf-bf3BAcmP0HoB/s400/Helmet_05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264891927553990978" /></a><br /><br />Um...yeah right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhLDEAzOxe_UKH125N1juaWjYWapRJ9fznytRwVw1u4-pvgRt-wEodZuC5klXXgehPEhn6y8rwwkVxIbMPtEZhqXijPZAEmf6UA6m5HY2aWcHJEomGDSVqw6sP-n5fvOsDh8U07azQeK0/s1600-h/Helmet_06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhLDEAzOxe_UKH125N1juaWjYWapRJ9fznytRwVw1u4-pvgRt-wEodZuC5klXXgehPEhn6y8rwwkVxIbMPtEZhqXijPZAEmf6UA6m5HY2aWcHJEomGDSVqw6sP-n5fvOsDh8U07azQeK0/s400/Helmet_06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264891931876772098" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-56148841549503842682008-09-12T06:29:00.000-07:002008-09-12T06:43:25.125-07:00Ahhhh thesis characters!I'm finally getting around to posting the most recent thesis stuff from Alex's and my senior project. These are our nearly finished characters! I was responsible for modeling and texturing Knockout, the sultry heroine in our piece, and Alex did Deconstructor, our megalomaniacal villain. Check out Alex's blog for more shots of his character, since I think he'll be posting them soon. The textures on both these guys are still in their first stages, and there are still things that we'll be changing and adjusting to the models, but so far they're coming along pretty well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd0Lcyd3wX1KoNU6cX-ATCTPO6zmZ_7kdjwD5RrUkGFqeILNNai9I5q8Tskh0PVx_Jr6HvcYn3IO5N5NGdAhFo8LG43DWzmwsztJRE2i9wSkEOTtg2dE327NBLK3VaUuCTZhghB66WlEe/s1600-h/Size_Comparison.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd0Lcyd3wX1KoNU6cX-ATCTPO6zmZ_7kdjwD5RrUkGFqeILNNai9I5q8Tskh0PVx_Jr6HvcYn3IO5N5NGdAhFo8LG43DWzmwsztJRE2i9wSkEOTtg2dE327NBLK3VaUuCTZhghB66WlEe/s400/Size_Comparison.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245129685556368338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo1gsnhUVb548GyDl2nTN8TIlvfPOzKGRCOZ1hiOoE0VefjYDkVUwT3MyLKw0Y1U7Hm31T0csXkOOxTsg1xP-0G-Dpcn46mMDwOfNpLxhfxntc63fo3BCZNya6Jwj7_FaB3R5S85_OR5u/s1600-h/01_Body.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo1gsnhUVb548GyDl2nTN8TIlvfPOzKGRCOZ1hiOoE0VefjYDkVUwT3MyLKw0Y1U7Hm31T0csXkOOxTsg1xP-0G-Dpcn46mMDwOfNpLxhfxntc63fo3BCZNya6Jwj7_FaB3R5S85_OR5u/s400/01_Body.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245129683185616626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkahnd5ohIGm09rszGDjKPhQ1w4naEvf5P_O0q4D9sPkGAQFinBm5IVvXCUsnBmMZWYpF5hMHa-maO0DGXLZE70X8oihD5Q5Ka9vu75zMZbFjZyJ3JvupklQm98Pp2YvxhdFlDkmZtoC3/s1600-h/02_Face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkahnd5ohIGm09rszGDjKPhQ1w4naEvf5P_O0q4D9sPkGAQFinBm5IVvXCUsnBmMZWYpF5hMHa-maO0DGXLZE70X8oihD5Q5Ka9vu75zMZbFjZyJ3JvupklQm98Pp2YvxhdFlDkmZtoC3/s400/02_Face.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245129689318719170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-smzaLXcuyeKE5VVPXemRfs5PTxvVTcPfgnZgg8GpyvfmLFMv8OODLJHA95b92eVYNtRpp8cU1D9olq2GOlWPG5K8WS7CD-kbwSJZEFGZsDgyZ_caMmn29bS-SL8WWSS1Il6GhhHhS-R/s1600-h/HalftrackOcclusion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-smzaLXcuyeKE5VVPXemRfs5PTxvVTcPfgnZgg8GpyvfmLFMv8OODLJHA95b92eVYNtRpp8cU1D9olq2GOlWPG5K8WS7CD-kbwSJZEFGZsDgyZ_caMmn29bS-SL8WWSS1Il6GhhHhS-R/s400/HalftrackOcclusion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245129690000287570" /></a><br /><br />Aaaannnd the halftrack...that thing was fun to model. It still needs a sweet death ray on top.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-26395688377800991712008-06-24T23:11:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:49:10.294-08:00Thesis wants attentionWell I can't believe that summer is almost half way over, and mine has been super duper so far. Pixar is a terrific place and the people here are awesome, I'm enjoying work so much that my thesis started to get jealous. It's okay thesis, I love you.<br /><br />Here's some of that thesis progress. This is, or rather will be, the Knockout - one of the characters in Alex's and my collaborative project. The body is still being made at the moment, and parts of the head are obviously still in progress, but I thought it was high time to prove that I haven't been sitting on my butt all summer. Well okay, I do sit on my butt quite a bit, but it's usually in front of Maya so it evens out. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiT4A36TXmZexNPdcBAB7pcmGVr13jBy2IqMOdq_x3VJ01sS0BIvUq-x0X92ZskEw9strzNM3crEXA_FTc3utBUE-dSfEYfPNeKUV6QOlykLuHAsz7VjL9CjrVEaHxUf7fmAT1F5WmeaCT/s1600-h/Knockout_Head_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiT4A36TXmZexNPdcBAB7pcmGVr13jBy2IqMOdq_x3VJ01sS0BIvUq-x0X92ZskEw9strzNM3crEXA_FTc3utBUE-dSfEYfPNeKUV6QOlykLuHAsz7VjL9CjrVEaHxUf7fmAT1F5WmeaCT/s400/Knockout_Head_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215702045318052098" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-76177428357372938412008-04-24T19:07:00.001-07:002008-11-13T01:49:11.403-08:00Knockout!This is our thesis's super girlie superherione, Knockout. She uses her feminine charms to get out of tight scrapes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco_iocwlECPGeTkIb_jjHHTgjY_c_MkF9IMmaVcqYjKKDk4B0BiIfNQQCuLWNV3pP5hZrC3HnzgpqNG_bH8esldNE4PYxOIX6m1YxbYVrosjWEctAZ7JE3Y-wXEFzVk7zLxtwfw4kOX_W/s1600-h/PrePro_Idea2_KnockoutColor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco_iocwlECPGeTkIb_jjHHTgjY_c_MkF9IMmaVcqYjKKDk4B0BiIfNQQCuLWNV3pP5hZrC3HnzgpqNG_bH8esldNE4PYxOIX6m1YxbYVrosjWEctAZ7JE3Y-wXEFzVk7zLxtwfw4kOX_W/s400/PrePro_Idea2_KnockoutColor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193216791154953362" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-70889772182129236412008-04-15T16:23:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:49:11.899-08:00PrePro Madness!My friend Alex Marino and I are doing a collaborative thesis next year, and I thought I'd share some of the artwork for our pitch this week. Our story is about a superhero and supervillain who get in a fender bender. <br /><br />The car and houses are Alex's designs that I painted. You might also recognize the modified halftrack from a previous post...I'll post our character designs once we have them in a more finalized form!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLdLhrY8c-mpV1E6dFL4Ce9btTQtL3EKIfsLYjZSOcZElId1Xhek2M4u1n3Kt9wHwOvWhpSUejWVnbPZ13DBXRwXWvHO4EH-G0dTo2_cAnN8V2fp7JwXT8KSbMZB2xSpl1ACNe7hHnPkB/s1600-h/PrePro_Idea2_Environment.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLdLhrY8c-mpV1E6dFL4Ce9btTQtL3EKIfsLYjZSOcZElId1Xhek2M4u1n3Kt9wHwOvWhpSUejWVnbPZ13DBXRwXWvHO4EH-G0dTo2_cAnN8V2fp7JwXT8KSbMZB2xSpl1ACNe7hHnPkB/s400/PrePro_Idea2_Environment.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189618636073952482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigNDYdmiGXTvP9RCzYScBmpm5WymIFWHi-Qmyw_a2fU8xXP75pplXCDayNB0oNpFtsHEmzeOHUfyoZEFHXR6FEGLv1cA6iae_hdy1lwScJOmU0pahjUsG90ZHs2Ndo4FGtIwnQjpjy9X9/s1600-h/PrePro_Idea2_SuperCar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigNDYdmiGXTvP9RCzYScBmpm5WymIFWHi-Qmyw_a2fU8xXP75pplXCDayNB0oNpFtsHEmzeOHUfyoZEFHXR6FEGLv1cA6iae_hdy1lwScJOmU0pahjUsG90ZHs2Ndo4FGtIwnQjpjy9X9/s400/PrePro_Idea2_SuperCar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189618636073952498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC-XS1h0jlqI0fTWRD_4OHInbdltY18dO_NrlZud7gcGKfoSJIu3pBqyg57SwvOl01tffR9adieLORYOqNvl9lE4-y2c2R-mHz-jz41_WK9nDMRsW00R8Vxq0bURHAy2prpaDe7e0oE92/s1600-h/PrePro_Idea2_HalfTrack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC-XS1h0jlqI0fTWRD_4OHInbdltY18dO_NrlZud7gcGKfoSJIu3pBqyg57SwvOl01tffR9adieLORYOqNvl9lE4-y2c2R-mHz-jz41_WK9nDMRsW00R8Vxq0bURHAy2prpaDe7e0oE92/s400/PrePro_Idea2_HalfTrack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189618640368919810" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-28083791246828801312008-04-09T05:24:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:49:12.307-08:00Figure Gesture StuffI just realized that I don't have any figure work on here, and I really love gesture drawing so I thought I'd put up these pages from my portfolio. Most of these are from last year, so I have a ton of new work but haven't scanned any of it yet...curses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvcDFBOgDNdo9Lco0LCfEMfuMKwOIQZmiEizMBrPPYDngKJXEqBnPRyKDUC8gVDTVdncUSL7kViqgVpuFfWX5OF-ph8pPcsXLKkZvZAFZXsjy6SML5L5LWniNPgOBWY250U9wpCUrn7R/s1600-h/FigurePage_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvcDFBOgDNdo9Lco0LCfEMfuMKwOIQZmiEizMBrPPYDngKJXEqBnPRyKDUC8gVDTVdncUSL7kViqgVpuFfWX5OF-ph8pPcsXLKkZvZAFZXsjy6SML5L5LWniNPgOBWY250U9wpCUrn7R/s400/FigurePage_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187220970356149410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHAGHlGTeABEysDWZw0BggV0Akmgh9g8BKCxODPHnYEmQCf62DKhYTuaAz8BxMYgwNPmaF4AnoyOqyrjS1Lbt4f0RORFluHcKFIwPRPKc_xz_MycN-xcLLcNNIf8oBqDfvRlZaoQhuSAM/s1600-h/FigurePage_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHAGHlGTeABEysDWZw0BggV0Akmgh9g8BKCxODPHnYEmQCf62DKhYTuaAz8BxMYgwNPmaF4AnoyOqyrjS1Lbt4f0RORFluHcKFIwPRPKc_xz_MycN-xcLLcNNIf8oBqDfvRlZaoQhuSAM/s400/FigurePage_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187220978946084018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHT4vpU-c4NLqx2CRYnx8-84pzVb5M3MKUxCJrJZOhLDXdiAmPhtgyZ76jBC8gatv1PeQ5zm3sxZg3eFZ56hHlj1uDSqyyN8olxMBNns_fW-9zl6I3oRVlND6Z49oC-7KrTlQIl_7_NI_S/s1600-h/FigurePage_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHT4vpU-c4NLqx2CRYnx8-84pzVb5M3MKUxCJrJZOhLDXdiAmPhtgyZ76jBC8gatv1PeQ5zm3sxZg3eFZ56hHlj1uDSqyyN8olxMBNns_fW-9zl6I3oRVlND6Z49oC-7KrTlQIl_7_NI_S/s400/FigurePage_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187220987536018626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddcwDTxYQS7aVZYU_74avhJ-wGZwleexMvInOlYkBg77944MFyvo96cS1bHMLN0Wo91lR-6pgSh-6YxQb9XIEaRvXpoHewDusH5GO1czR59awFfkP04lFrWTrWCCAlXxZeCS1g9ZiwyDZ/s1600-h/FigurePage_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddcwDTxYQS7aVZYU_74avhJ-wGZwleexMvInOlYkBg77944MFyvo96cS1bHMLN0Wo91lR-6pgSh-6YxQb9XIEaRvXpoHewDusH5GO1czR59awFfkP04lFrWTrWCCAlXxZeCS1g9ZiwyDZ/s400/FigurePage_04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187220991830985938" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-45260778226208590202008-03-28T16:35:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:49:12.840-08:00Lip Sync!Here are some frame captures from my lip sync project that's finally finished. Click the link at the bottom to see the finished piece!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1-M2rL-iqCzUaBl9qXKNUlnzDGxFq5j0i89pfx9o8vyy0DAFyluRTOjWABJNyDTt1k3ta4Pj_Mgp5FJA0_X9MTeCkt6gr4VoAzToG-LBfhEpXsqXMaidz1aXoSJMdAWjaodIkD_hI4Ou/s1600-h/LipSync_Cap1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1-M2rL-iqCzUaBl9qXKNUlnzDGxFq5j0i89pfx9o8vyy0DAFyluRTOjWABJNyDTt1k3ta4Pj_Mgp5FJA0_X9MTeCkt6gr4VoAzToG-LBfhEpXsqXMaidz1aXoSJMdAWjaodIkD_hI4Ou/s400/LipSync_Cap1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182940962431241330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU4ifTARTD4VYN_Q2INAq-2hZ1Mk_4ypDL0hnciUvdVpMOd7QnpddRHVJbLFQ2KQ1uvQwApzZXepYSn5wRsnQ9AMw7-4n6Mr7R4sH58mlg1d2mmL-G8DIaJQPaNEN521WNnrFQ6OcFt5e/s1600-h/LipSync_Cap2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU4ifTARTD4VYN_Q2INAq-2hZ1Mk_4ypDL0hnciUvdVpMOd7QnpddRHVJbLFQ2KQ1uvQwApzZXepYSn5wRsnQ9AMw7-4n6Mr7R4sH58mlg1d2mmL-G8DIaJQPaNEN521WNnrFQ6OcFt5e/s400/LipSync_Cap2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182940966726208642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYHf_RcxjsHNq6WLW9nZzK3V4HtuKmWP75M49kMUj2opg8FIrxBcP3TqTExUTr__F57HIJ-7bHlreGOFDTXssF13nkgXwZqzXCeHQA-5dryQ3MQUsQkVh1LUTBYRTlKgQZIE7FjmrOjAJ/s1600-h/LipSync_Cap3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYHf_RcxjsHNq6WLW9nZzK3V4HtuKmWP75M49kMUj2opg8FIrxBcP3TqTExUTr__F57HIJ-7bHlreGOFDTXssF13nkgXwZqzXCeHQA-5dryQ3MQUsQkVh1LUTBYRTlKgQZIE7FjmrOjAJ/s400/LipSync_Cap3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182940966726208658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://webspace.ringling.edu/~gpeltz1/access/cg320/Lip_Small.mov">Watch it move!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430257156128009.post-7175349406153223582008-03-11T05:15:00.000-07:002008-11-13T01:49:13.467-08:00Environment DesignsHey all. Now that I've had a whole spring break to recuperate, here are some environment designs I did recently for my drawing class. Hope all the rest of you Ringling people had a good week off and are ready for a whole 'nother two months of stressfulness ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILMCgt2y_Zdo2fYnEZtTqVdHAvUqbCkZ3mjEtrqMjfvFeBAaDKzwrlADS9dkSoY1T02WIhI8cZEDZvuSRdRJjYDsScYXgIj1P70UWWDDcXJdq0B99liLL9Ee1gbpMEoq8fcxKSdsOdvks/s1600-h/DFA_Env_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILMCgt2y_Zdo2fYnEZtTqVdHAvUqbCkZ3mjEtrqMjfvFeBAaDKzwrlADS9dkSoY1T02WIhI8cZEDZvuSRdRJjYDsScYXgIj1P70UWWDDcXJdq0B99liLL9Ee1gbpMEoq8fcxKSdsOdvks/s400/DFA_Env_04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176459218719313458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxzzrCCOT2onQo6svEPhkewFDIgUxcfebAfIk8LA1tFBTTogomukDgmJK69szNFmJNgLt_96E9PTK9ZQX_n77EyQqUsNjCswbBbLR3jScuZVaUmK9sm9nDEJwiO1q7lp4vyumqfyHwkrG/s1600-h/DFA_Env_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxzzrCCOT2onQo6svEPhkewFDIgUxcfebAfIk8LA1tFBTTogomukDgmJK69szNFmJNgLt_96E9PTK9ZQX_n77EyQqUsNjCswbBbLR3jScuZVaUmK9sm9nDEJwiO1q7lp4vyumqfyHwkrG/s400/DFA_Env_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176459223014280770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D1evh0yV__Y8jpYcXjzksuvMDzaO0__IeJTLQ2vjsi1FG1mugi94EHwCeAUVtMyBCzGPDWXRw-SK66ub6mxeyNU_IB4UYL1EtS8-hAZSGx2ITxtI-UiEHsgiPT3h7jtQNsPCc779DHBt/s1600-h/DFA_Env_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D1evh0yV__Y8jpYcXjzksuvMDzaO0__IeJTLQ2vjsi1FG1mugi94EHwCeAUVtMyBCzGPDWXRw-SK66ub6mxeyNU_IB4UYL1EtS8-hAZSGx2ITxtI-UiEHsgiPT3h7jtQNsPCc779DHBt/s400/DFA_Env_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176459841489571426" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7