jeanfluflu Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 hey everyone. my name's Jeanfluflu i'm a big stormcast player and i probably have more than 3K points of stormcast (about 2,5K is painted already). Some models are gorgeous (Gryph-hounds, gryoh-chargers, prime and dracoline) but some of them are dead ugly and unfortunately our biggest guys in the battletome is one of them. I recently bought a 3D printer and after looking for decent 3D models i quit and decided to build one myself. Here's the thread where you can follow this journey, i hope i can get this to an end and play my very own stardrake on a table one day. Anyway less talk, more pictures, here's the start of the sculpt, i hope you guys will like this! 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasshpit Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) For the body are you going more Tyranosaur, raptor, Godzilla- ish (walks on two legs) or more like the four legged current model. Personally I'm a fan of two legged. You dont see that in dragon designs all too often. Amazing head sculpt so far though. ✊ Oh and definitely go with a woman rider. 😉 Edited September 28, 2020 by Vasshpit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 I wanted to go for a 4 limbed beast, think big felines here. I would like a silhouette that has some dignity and agility as i find the current model quite chonky. I'll scan my sketches tomorow and share them here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Some of the fast bipedal crocodiles or Allosaur would be good options, but I'd really love to see a pterosaur. The biggest of those would be absolute terror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sttufe Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Any tips or tricks to sculpting you might have? I am really trying to improve in this regard but I'm a) not skilled in artistic endeavors and I'm b) entirely self taught, so its hard for me to improve in this regard, and you seem to be very good. Also very nice model, that head is already 10x better, and it won't be too much of a challenge to make better legs. Edited September 29, 2020 by Sttufe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Sttufe said: Any tips or tricks to sculpting you might have? I am really trying to improve in this regard but I'm a) not skilled in artistic endeavors and I'm b) entirely self taught, so its hard for me to improve in this regard, and you seem to be very good. Also very nice model, that head is already 10x better, and it won't be too much of a challenge to make better legs. Well it goes for sculpting as is goes for anything related to art, practice. I don't know what is your level but general tips are always the same: -do regular exercises (lenght is not important, you can practice 10min if you like but do it every day). -gather references (pictures, models, anatomy figures, other sculptures....etc) -try to get as much fun as you can while doing it. Last point is the most important to me, there's no progress in suffering, learning comes with repetition so put yourself in a situation where you can enjoy such repetitive tasks. I hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Here comes more updates for this one. I put the legs and tail, going for a slenderdragon, something with 4 legs and a thin waist. I'd like a very dynamic pose and some expressive hands and wings, for now the general silhouette is in place, i'll build up on this and pose this as early as i can so i can put the sculpting effort where it needs to be. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 hi there, nothing new concerning the stardrake but i got somedracoth to fill the list. Here's how they look, painting is pretty basic, i really love the hammer of sigmar palette. This is still WIP, i need to finish the base and add some dirt and other aging on the clothes and armor. I'll give more updates here for each piece i finish. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfhead Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Very cool to see your progress. What program are you using to sculpt? your sculpt is looking really cool. Allthough I wonder if it will fit in with the other warhammer models. It might be a bit too detailed? Looking forward to seeing more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) On 9/29/2020 at 11:11 AM, jeanfluflu said: Here comes more updates for this one. I put the legs and tail, going for a slenderdragon, something with 4 legs and a thin waist. I'd like a very dynamic pose and some expressive hands and wings, for now the general silhouette is in place, i'll build up on this and pose this as early as i can so i can put the sculpting effort where it needs to be. Question is if your Stardrake should truly move like a cat? The chest is a bit narrow for a Star Drake, you need to add some more muscles and massiveness overall Edit: The neck seems a but short Edited October 15, 2020 by JackStreicher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) On 10/15/2020 at 9:43 AM, elfhead said: Very cool to see your progress. What program are you using to sculpt? your sculpt is looking really cool. Allthough I wonder if it will fit in with the other warhammer models. It might be a bit too detailed? Looking forward to seeing more I'm sculptin gusing Zbrush, it's a very powerful tool for these kind of organic sculpts and you can add or remove details without worrying about technical aspects too much, you don't have to worry about topology because plogyons are created as you go thanks to some plugins and you can go pretty high in terms of resolution as it is really well optimised (compared to mudbox for example who's a little bit more demanding for your hardware and can't allow you to go as high). About the fact that it may not fit with the rest of the army i'll see how it goes, warhammer models certainly have a very particular way to deal with details. As i posted it earlier i am currently painting the dracothain guards these models are typical warhammer stuff: simple shapes, bold crevices and flat surfaces with charp angles. On the contrary dracolines and palladors for example have very fine details on the faces and legs and better anatomy than stardrake or dracothian that are way more angular in the design, i guess having the armor done right will greatly help and i can get these simple shapes easily right there. We'll see how it goes on the way :). On 10/15/2020 at 11:14 AM, JackStreicher said: Question is if your Stardrake should truly move like a cat? The chest is a bit narrow for a Star Drake, you need to add some more muscles and massiveness overall Edit: The neck seems a but short well i'd like to keep him thin and agile, i know stardrake are looking bold and pretty classical in term of design (long serpent neck, large hands and stompy legs) but i wanted to go somewhere else. I'm not sculpting it to redo what GW has already done, my idea for that is to get closer to what the dracolines or palladors are for example (fine anatomy, dynamic poses and expressive face with sharp details and small texture work here and there). Edited October 16, 2020 by jeanfluflu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sttufe Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Wish I could get ZBrush, probs wouldn't help since I can't sculpt a melted wax statue, I have only one criticism, and that is that the paws (yes paws) dont seem reptilian at all. It might be the angle, but I feel they seem a little out of place. Ah hah, i see what you did. Just haven't added the claws, no criticism here, continue with that lovely model. I cannot wait to see it when it breaks symmetry. Edited October 17, 2020 by Sttufe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraklis Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 8:13 PM, jeanfluflu said: hi there, nothing new concerning the stardrake but i got somedracoth to fill the list. Here's how they look, painting is pretty basic, i really love the hammer of sigmar palette. This is still WIP, i need to finish the base and add some dirt and other aging on the clothes and armor. I'll give more updates here for each piece i finish. did you paint this? its extremely well painted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 8:10 AM, Meraklis said: did you paint this? its extremely well painted! Yep that's my painting job, thank you very much i appreciate the compliment :). Even though i prefer the sculpting of the pallladors or dracolines i should say that the large flat areas of armor and drake scales were a joy to paint, so much that i am currently searching for more of them to add to my army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Hey guys, France is under lockdwon again but i managed to sneak into my local store to buy that magnificent beast that some of us call.....timmy. Well it's time for me to get some sculpting done since i can't have access to my computer where i sculpt the stardrake, so here it is. Basically i hated the fish like head the Tauralon had and got an extra lord arcanum on gryph charger from souls war box that i could sacrifice. The idea was to blend the head of the gryph charger within the tauraon face to make it look more reagal and bird like, i also replaced his front legs with the gryph charger claws to help get more details on the front. Last thing i added some feathers on the front side of the wings (which are truly magnificent) because due to mold constraint the base wings have some strange symmetry that makes them looks like tile and i think my boy deserve better. Sculpting is done with Milliput and i'll probably start painting job next week so if you're interested keep n eye in here ;); Have a great day guys, stay safe! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfhead Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Love this one, excellent conversion. You’ve kept the good parts and improved it. It’s almost more of a hippogriph now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasshpit Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) @jeanfluflu Excellant execution in blending the two creatures together!!!!👏👍 I was never a fan of the original creatures head sculpt either. Well done. Are you going to sculpt feathers and fur along the under neck area all? Edited November 4, 2020 by Vasshpit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 Nah i don't plan to sculpt more feathers, the idea is to keep clean flat surfaces on the body to support the more detailled wings and armor pieces (and of course the character sitting on top of this). Here's the result with basecoat. For the color scheme i'd like to keep some blue/white/pink to fit with the rest of the army. I've decided to draw inspiration from blue jays, such beautiful birds and the rythm of blue/black/white on the wings will bring me great contrast and focus on these important parts. Body and belly will stay white with hints of pink on fleshy areas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) Here's some progress on the painting....lockdown sur is efficient at getting your models done Small update on the head Edited November 6, 2020 by jeanfluflu 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Here's some progress on this one with better pictures. I removed the red on the fabrics on this beast to replace it with blue, i think it works better with a more limited palette. Here's the WIP Also i improved my bases by adding some crushed dead leaves with birch seeds on top to get the effect of an autumn forest ground. I'll do the same on the tauralon, the brown of the leaves and aded details works perfectly with the golden/blue colors. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulcanelli Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Beautiful conversion, stunning colour scheme. Also I like the blue/brown contrast with these bases! 👏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Hello everyone, here's some progress on his front legs, chestplate and i also started the rest of the body. Edit: Here's some work on the base, adding leaves and finishing the paintjob on the rocks and ruins. Edited November 8, 2020 by jeanfluflu 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 And a unit of gryph-hounds using the same technique, i'm going to update all my army with this, i think it will have great benefits when seen from afar. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Not gonna play this dude a lot but i loved the miniature so here it is! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanfluflu Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Here's a bit of progress did these days. My goal is to get two squads of these bad boys, of course following the base techniques i experimented. hope you guys will like it, i'll take better pictures when i have time to do so.H 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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