Left 4 Dead customs - updated 15 March

[Minion]

Started work on these yesterday and obviously have not go very far. Did some concept sketches on paper from all views, and then transfered to the Muggs with pencils. Doesn;t show up too well on the photos though. I've started painting Bill as he's the easiest to do, and added the trademark cigarette to his mouth
Zoey is goingt to take longer than the others because I have only just added a wire base for her pony tail (not in the photo) and have not even started sculpting it yet.
I'm hoping to get more done later, and will stick up some more progress shots when there is more to show.

Francis


Bill


Louis


Zoey

[CDragon]

Very interesting. I can't wait to see how these turn out.

[Minion]

Finished shots below:











I had a blast working on these. It was a learning experience though, and i've got a few improvements on technique to make for my next ones.

[MutieJoe]

They look good... I think the lack of tattoo sleeves on Francis is a glaring omission, however. To me that's what sort of makes him...Francis, I guess. Nice work on the paint though! Overall they look really nice!

[Minion]

Thanks. I did think about the tattoos, but I was worried it'd look like a Jakks wresling toy. The Undertaker tattoos alwats looked horrible. I need to try and find a good way to make the 'sleeves' look right without being too silly. Maybe i'll practice a fair bit, then give it a go.

[MutieJoe]

Oh, definitely...I wouldn't just go for it without trying first. Personally, it's not something I've ever tried myself so I'm not even sure on the approach. I'd say you may want to mix black with green and water it down a bit...it'll give it more of that realistic ink look, rather than flat black (which would have the Jakks/ Sharpie look) or flat green, which looks dumb. Black mixed with green will look more like real faded black ink...mix into that whatever other colors you can see and use that as a starting place. I'd try it first on some scap pieces of something...Just an idea! Once again, great work!

[Minion]

Thanks for the tip, i'll give that a go and see how it turns out!