Competition wips

[Ivan]

that head... I have serious flashbacks of Carpenter's The Thing... scaaaary and really highly disturbing image 
nice clean sculpting

[Sinister Jester]

Ivan: Thanks you so much! I try lol

Sixsideddice: Thanks for the info, I too remember something like that from my old AD&D days.....

[Sinister Jester]

Now to add some more figures for the competition

First off I started this:



Here a scale shot:



Then I added the rest to make it become a ghost:



Right side view:



Left side view:



Back view:



Let me know what you think....

[Sinister Jester]

My next entry is a little different

This is an Orb Beast. It has razor sharp teeth and six long tentacles. It is not known whether the beast floats or walks on it's tentacles as it appears to do both. The beast normally finds a dark corner or ceiling to hide in the shadows. It will normally wait until a lone party member is either separated or wandered off on their own to attack. It will normally attack if detected too then take off to hide again. If it can it will drag the prey to it's lair to be consumed. It's lair is normally a ledge or opening high on the wall or ceiling of the dungeon. It's lair is normally littered with body remains and parts of body remains of the unfortunate.

Orb Beast in wip:






Orb beast front view:



Right side view:



Left side view:



Back side:



Top view:



What do you think?

[Sinister Jester]

A scale shot of all the little monsters I've done in this thread next to a Reaper figure for comparison

[Leon]

Some great imagination you've got there!   

Thoughts on them all, from left to right:

The misty head thing - I like it.  Nicely sculpted, cool idea, although it does look a bit like it's dragging a pair of balls behind it... 

The orb beast - Probably my favourite.  Simple idea, well executed.  It could maybe do with a bit more of a 'body' under the chin area, and maybe the tentacles in slightly different positions to each other? 

The ghost - Not sure on this one.  I think the face is putting me off, it looks a bit cartoon-y for me.

The worm - Great head, nice detail on that.  I'm not sure on the pose though, it doesn't look completely 'natural' to me?

All in all though, very nice work, and thanks for entering

!

[Techno]

I think Leon is right about the ghost....Would probably work better with the eyes and mouth less 'formed'....Just elongated 'holes' might look less 'cartoony'.
Personally, I like the worm as it is....But again, Leon is right about the mist beast's ...."ahem"....testicles....But once painted, that probably wouldn't be an issue at all.

Having said that....Alll in all a great bunch of beasties...Great stuff !....Great detail!

Cheers - Phil

[Sinister Jester]

Thanks guys 

as to the mist guy, that is exactly what I was going to say paint the stones to match the dungeon floor and it will look good. 

The Orb Beast tentacles are placed 1) for ease of casting. I didn't want to have separate parts  2) to cover the wire I was using to mount the body to the base

The ghost... well I thought at that size, the eyes and mouth would show up and be easier to paint? I can change it, to be more menacing maybe?

The Wyrm... I was thinking when it is not burrowing, it scuttles across the land like an inch worm? I also wanted it to fit on the base size that was listed. Plus you can cut or mount it however you need. I figure some people would want to cut him and mount him like he was coming up out of the dungeon floor or wall......

anyhow I might have one more if I get motivated to finish him before I goto GenCon

[Leon]

as to the mist guy, that is exactly what I was going to say paint the stones to match the dungeon floor and it will look good. 

The Orb Beast tentacles are placed 1) for ease of casting. I didn't want to have separate parts  2) to cover the wire I was using to mount the body to the base

The ghost... well I thought at that size, the eyes and mouth would show up and be easier to paint? I can change it, to be more menacing maybe?

The Wyrm... I was thinking when it is not burrowing, it scuttles across the land like an inch worm? I also wanted it to fit on the base size that was listed. Plus you can cut or mount it however you need. I figure some people would want to cut him and mount him like he was coming up out of the dungeon floor or wall......

anyhow I might have one more if I get motivated to finish him before I goto GenCon

Cool, I really like them and I'm looking forward to seeing the new one if you have time.