Welcome to Craft Wondrous Item, where the Know Direction Crew show you all of the neat things that they’ve been crafting! Today, Private Sanctuary Podcast’s cohost, Guidance’s author, and self-stylized Everyman Gamer Alex Augunas is going to be showing you the techniques he used to sculpt a model for his kitsune kineticist, Hein Hwan!
I swear, folks, I actually DON’T sit at my desk all day and sculpt kitsune! (Although wouldn’t that be fun ….)
At any rate, you might be thinking to yourself, “Hey? Where’s the Man Behind the Screens today?” Well folks, I’m sorry to say that NO ONE is sitting behind the screens today, as Anthony is off galavanting with his lovely new bride on their honeymoon. (*Cue ‘D’AAAAAAW’ from the readers*)
To make matters more complicated, I offered to fill in for Anthony today, but I ended up getting sick on Saturday with an illness that ultimately leaves me in no right mind for explaining anything to a 5th Grader (which is what I do for part of the day at work), let alone all of you wonderful ladies and gentlemen. Luckily for me, I spent some of my free time last week converting a Reaper Miniatures Babau into a kitsune for my personal use at the Philadelphia chapter of the Pathfinder Society AND I even ‘accidentally’ documented my process for creating it. (I kept sending pictures to my friends, who asked for updates considering how drastic the conversion was for this character. Again, I don’t usually document my work unless I know I’m doing a Craft Wondrous Item segment in the near future.)
At any rate, all of these strange coincidences lead to the creation of today’s article. Enjoy the wonder of my transformation of an ordinary pit fiend into a fantastic, occult kitsune! You guys go ahead and read this, and I’m going back to bed. Sound good? Okay! Enjoy the gallery, and I’ll see you back at the Know Direction Network on Friday for another fantastic Iconic Design!* Take care!
* Unless you’re that complainer who complained about me doing an article with a catfolk PC. Seriously dude? SERIOUSLY?!
Alexander “Alex” Augunas has been playing roleplaying games since 2007, which isn’t nearly as long as 90% of his colleagues. Alexander is an active freelancer for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and is best known as the author of the Pact Magic Unbound series by Radiance House. Alex is the owner of Everyman Gaming, LLC and is often stylized as the Everyman Gamer in honor of Guidance’s original home. Alex also cohosts the Private Sanctuary Podcast, along with fellow blogger Anthony Li, and you can follow their exploits on Facebook in the 3.5 Private Sanctuary Group, or on Alex’s Twitter, @AlJAug.
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- This picture, taken by Reaper Miniatures of a Reaper Babau, is what I started with.
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- My first order of business was to sculpt Hein’s armor onto him.
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- Once the armor was done, I filed off the devil-barbs and sculpted a tail.
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- Here’s a better look at the front.
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- Here’s a better look at the tail.
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- Next, I started sculpting fur onto the bare arms of the babau.
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- After the body was done, I began working on fine detail for the head.
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- This is the miniature fully converted.
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- I wanted a brown-furred kitsune, so I started with a brown base coat.
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- For the leather armor, I used black topped with dark gray, then highlighted with a lighter gray. Afterwards, I washed everything with black.
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- For the fur, I added some sepia-colored ink for more flush.
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- Hear, I highlighted the fur with a light beige.
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- The beige was ultimately TOO pale, so I added more Sepia wash, then highlighted with a thin coat of beige mixed with light brown.
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- Finally, I added some beige with white highlights on the lower jaw, ears, and tail, darkened the eye area, and added a splotch of black for a nose. Complete!
