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X-Plus Garamon repaint....I'm psyched!
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Author:  ungawa222 [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:27 am ]
Post subject:  X-Plus Garamon repaint....I'm psyched!
I sent my X-Plus "Big Garamon" resin statue to painter Rick Cantu- commissioned him to improve upon the utterly shitty factory paint ops.
Just received this progress pic this morn- YESSSS! :shock:
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NOW I can see the cthonic, gelatinous weight of the lips!
NOW the irises are at the perfect proportion to the whites, with the perfect degree of Gara-walleye!
And the drybrushed highlights...only about a hundred times more natural...

And this is still being worked- the eyes are going to be glossed, with just the slightest, naturalizing tint of red oxide mixed in; Rick's also gonna do some more work on the overall skin surface (face/torso/arms) that's really gonna make this piece pop in a particular way...can you say "Basil Gogos"? :wink:
Author:  hypermook [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:43 am ]
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Wow---looks just like your avatar!
Author:  silent killer [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:32 pm ]
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these things are just so cool. id be interested to see where this ends up going.
Author:  redhanded [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:54 pm ]
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freaking lethal!
Author:  thousandeyes [ Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:25 pm ]
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Very cool 8)
Author:  bianca [ Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:29 pm ]
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Nice! It will be cool to see the before & after pics on this one.
Author:  ungawa222 [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:02 am ]
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Resurrecting this thread, as I’ve just received a pic of the finished statue from Rick Cantu…I love what he’s done!

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I actually nixed the idea to do a full-on Basil Gogos-style paint scheme, with all sorts of contrasting color accents- I feared the piece might become a bit too busy, if we went that route. I’m really happy with the way this has turned out; sorry I don’t have a pic of the un-repainted statue at hand, but take my word for it: it’s a huge improvement!
Author:  plover [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:55 am ]
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Awesome! How can you not love Garamon?
Author:  locomoto566 [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:18 am ]
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Frickin' sweet!
Author:  rhinomilk [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:24 am ]
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very nice! even got the gangsta pose goin on to
Author:  mangakaben [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:27 am ]
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rhinomilk wrote:
very nice! even got the gangsta pose goin on to


Break yo-self foos!
Author:  ungawa222 [ Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:37 am ]
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plover wrote:
Awesome! How can you not love Garamon?


I know, right?!?
I'd like to buy the world a Garamon....

Lemme tell ya, I am well-ready to display this huge hunk of resin Gara-goodness! He was a major grail for me: hunted him for five years, beginning in '99; had a few frustratingly close misses along the way; finally scored him in October '04- amazingly, tho, I have never yet put him out on display. I was waiting to get the repaint done, hunting around for the best person to do the job, backburner-ing it and spending money on other things, etc. Finally I found Rick, but I had to get on his waiting list- add another 7 months.

Can't wait to get him home, plug him into his awesome base (featuring a little Semi-Ningen at his feet, in an arm-sweeping "TA-DA!" pose), and give him his rightful place of honor in the Gara-case.
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