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12-13-2008, 09:02 PM | #31 |
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sooner or later you'll wish you made a custom fodder bin
============================================== well said ! once i said to myself : just two custom ,no more fuss.... but when i finished just my first custom ,the remained tools , parts ,and accessroies could been enough to do another 3 or 4 joes ..... they were totally out of control!!!!!! |
12-13-2008, 09:47 PM | #32 |
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A few photography tips, if I may. No matter how epic a custom is, it can be ruined by crap photos. Here are some pointers:
RTFM: Read the freakin' manual. Honestly. Even if you think you know your camera, you'll learn something by reading it. KNOW YOUR CAMERA: Take the time to get to know your camera. Shoot with it under different lighting styles, with different shutter speeds, in different environments. Does your camera suck in indoor artificial-lighting environments? Then you'll know you'll have to shoot outside in daylight. Having a feel for your camera and being comfortable with it is very important. FREAKING FOCUS: Too many times, I've seen pictures of customs in which the photographer focused on the wall behind the figure rather than the figure itself. I don't care how nice your houseplants in the background are, I want to see your custom. Turn off the autofocus and focus manually if you have to. DETAIL MODE: After having RTFM'd, you'll know if your camera has a Detail Mode (often indicated by a flower icon). If so, enable it when shooting while very close to your target. Even with Detail Mode on, you still have to make sure to focus properly. TURN OFF THE DAMN FLASH: The blinding flood of light will kill all detail, especially when you're very close to your subject. Shoot in a well-lit area, and set up some lights, like desk lamps with bulbs that give white light, not yellow light. KEEP HER STEADY: Be sure to hold the camera steadily. If you have shaky hands, use a tripod, or rest your camera on something. [Example: Put the camera on top of a stack of books and set the timer.] You don't want your pictures to be ruined by blurs. COMMON SENSE: If you expect to get a nice clear shot holding your camera 1cm away from the subject with the flash on, you should not be using a camera. Use your head.
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12-13-2008, 09:55 PM | #33 |
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A tip i could give is
when working on re creating a custom from the old line a good source for a guidline to the figure you wanna remake into 25th style is YOJOE.COM there you can look at the fig and see the details and learn any info on the figure ur creating they have a A thru Z list of evry joe made. i use this method alot it helps bigtime hope this tip was handy to any one who reads it
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12-13-2008, 10:43 PM | #34 |
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yojoe.com is a huge help, i totally agree! my latest Leatherneck custom was done purely by what i saw on the site! not to mention you get the entire figs' weapon/accessory package too!
I cant say enough about a fodder bin, just yesterday i was thinking to myself, what am i gonna do with all these Christmas lights that dont work.........in the bin they went. maybe missle heads on a future custom vehicle! |
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12-13-2008, 11:07 PM | #35 |
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Keeping with the photography tips, purchasing (or building) a simple light box/tent will help immensely with the quality of photos as well. Here are two pics that I took of the same figure recently... first shot I was in a rush and lazy, and did not set up the tent. Second shot I set up the tent.
You can see the even lighting and the lack of shadows using the light tent. I'm not a professional photographer by any means, but I think the photos I take turn out pretty good. Aside from adding the text to the bottom of the 2nd shot, nothing else was done to the photo in photoshop. Here's another tip: for WIP projects, I like to store all the parts for a figure in a plastic cup: Lets me keep everything together so no small parts get lost, as I always used to misplace small things like lightsaber hilts and pouches. |
12-14-2008, 01:20 PM | #36 |
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all great tips! hey administrator lets sticky this one ! i think everyone will agree, we all have gotten something out of this and theres more to come!
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12-14-2008, 03:08 PM | #37 |
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I'll try to add some pictures later, but most of everything I say here has been said in one form or another already.
1. Toothpics - Best to snip one end so it's a small flat circle. This is ideal for eyes and other small round details. The other end should be cut down to an acute angle. This will help with drawing fine line details such as eyelids or words. This pic is showing the same end of the toothpick, just the edge and flat part of it 2. Breaking figures apart - Someone in another thred once suggested using pliers and a sock...after many tries with that method, I couldn't agree more! Take your figure and put it into a sock, roll the figure up in the sock a bit (For padding) and the use pliers to squeeze against the figure's shoulders. The torso with pop open and everything is inside the sock so nothing got lost. The pliers for this method should be very big. Here's the sock, pliers and a Wild Bill. I have Wild Bill positioned like how he should be in the pliers when breaking him apart (I just didn't wrap him up in the sock) 3. Figure stands - Get spares of these! If you're painting just a foot or a foot with the leg attached, the stands will hold the parts in place while you paint and make it easy to let them dry too. Joe stands are better as they have 2 pegs. 4. Mix and Match - Mix and match every part you can. I like to try to make customs that require no paint in the joints, so I'll make a figure out of the parts from 5 different figures just to get the right knees, elbow joints or hands. Yes, I've bought figures just to get one small part like previously mentioned. $7 knees hurt, but the custom looks good 5. Small Bags - Like previously mentioned, little ziplock bags are a life saver. I use these to store WIP and body parts. It's a lot easier to piece together a custom when all your body parts are sorted in individual bags 6. Use Everything - Look at other toylines for parts you may use even if they're not in the same scale. This scene is made using an Aliens playset that is a much smaller scale than Joes and a Flash Gordon Ming the Merciless Throne (Which is about a 5" scale) The snakes on either side of the throne are from the Chap Mei Pirates line. Also the Air Troopers fire is from Star Wars (Whoever figured out that match up a few years back needs to be sainted ) |
12-14-2008, 04:21 PM | #38 |
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2. Breaking figures apart - Someone in another thred once suggested using pliers and a sock...after many tries with that method, I couldn't agree more! Take your figure and put it into a sock, roll the figure up in the sock a bit (For padding) and the use pliers to squeeze against the figure's shoulders. The torso with pop open and everything is inside the sock so nothing got lost. The pliers for this method should be very big.
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12-14-2008, 04:29 PM | #39 |
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Make sure it's very big pliers. The ones I use have 1' -1 1/2 foot long handles and the head can expand to be about 4"-5" wide
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12-14-2008, 04:44 PM | #40 |
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Awesome thread! Sorry guys nothing to add, but I'm planning on starting some customs early next year so I wanted to post to find it again. Thanks for all the tips.
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