For The Muzzle & Front Cap, I Printed Them With A Raised Chamfered Lip So I Could Sharpen The Edge And

For the muzzle & front cap, I printed them with a raised chamfered lip so I could sharpen the edge and then use them to cut slightly into the foam.

Then they got superglued into place

For the round details, I wanted to try and cut them out with a sharpened tube because I didn't want to try freehanding a circle with a knife. It turns out you can 3d print cutters from PLA and after sharpening with sandpaper they work ok! They do need frequent re-sharpening though.

Cut out part of 2 of the big circles, glued to the other big circles, then added the small circles on the other side - and the hinge details are done

Propped up like this for a progress shot because I don't want to glue the cylinder in before painting.

Not much left to actually make before painting either...

More 15-minute pose doodles

Some illustrated info on the marine humanoid species, in case you ever run into one. The main differentiating factor is that one will befriend you whilst the other one won’t hesitate to drown you in an instant🤔

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So I’m gonna be 100% honest – I’m personally still figuring out a thought process for where to put hard shadows, and honestly I don’t usually like doing all black hard shadows. But generally speaking, when I’m working in black and white (or even in color) my priority for where to place hard shadows goes like this:

1) Where it looks coolest

2) Where you want the viewer to look (and conversely, where you want the viewer to look away from)

3) What logically makes sense in terms of general lighting.

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