Feb 2008 Challenge - BtVS 8/Angel 6 Novels (x12)

[MsBig]

February 2008 Challenge - BtVS Season 8 & Angel Season 6 Graphic Novels

Create a custom of any character depicted in the Buffy Season 8 and Angel Season 6 graphic novels, "The Long Way Home", "No Future For You" and "After the Fall".

Rules for Customisers

1) You can state your ideas for what you intend to make. You can post in-progress photos, if you like, as well as finished photos.

2) Remember, this challenge is just to give us some unity during this month. You are still encouraged to produce any custom you like that is un-related to this challenge and post it in its own thread.

3) If you post photos of your custom in this challenge thread, please don't also post it in a separate thread.

4) This challenge will last during the month of February only and the thread will be locked on 1st March to make room for the next challenge. Please plan to finish your figure by February 29th.

5) You can use any format of custom in this challenge. It can be Mini, Palz, 6", 12" or bust.

6) Only photos of 600 pixels wide, or less, are accepted. Wider photos will be deleted.

Rules for Non-Customisers

Everyone is encouraged to comment on the works shown here. This thread is for chatting about the theme, posting photos and sharing ideas but please keep it on topic.

Gallery

This is a quick view of completed customs only. Please scroll through the thread for recipes, details, progress photos, multiple angels and reference photos. I'm showing them in the order in which they were completed.

emarie -

Official Representative of Worfram and Hart (Ghost Wesley)



Vampire in Denial Gunn



Bi-Curious Nina



Time Warp Baby Liam



JBrow - BtVS Season 8 Issue 1 Cover Buffy



customizer452 -

Giant Dawn



Season 8 Xander



Jsebold - "The Long Way Home Pt. 3" Amy



CraigO - "Season 8 - Issue 2" Willow



R.Slayer - Against All Odds Buffy



itmustbebunnies418 - Anywhere But Here Buffy & Willow

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BuffyFanOne - Season 8 Buffy



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[MsBig]

I'm afraid I won't be entering the challenge this month. I've got a back-log of commissions to make and none of them are for BtVS Season 8. Sorry!

I hope others will participate in the challenge. The last 4 have had very little response. If this one doesn't either, I'll probably put the challenges to bed.

[Jess]

I have several ideas for this challenge. But I, like Sasha, have a lot of commission work to get done (plus other things I have planned), so if I can find the time I will definitely participate.

-Jess

[EndofDayss]

I have one finished I'm entering. I just need to fix a droopy eye problem, and rephotograph. On the topic of monthly challenges, maybe we could change it up a bit to get people more involved again. I think the custom of the month has been going very well, and is easy to participate in since it's so open.

Why don't we make the themed challenges a bi-monthly thing, or maybe even seasonal - every three months (fall, winter, spring, summer)? Either way it would give people more time to work on customs they have planned, and also more time for those who mainly to commissions to get a commission that fits in. Plus, since there is a gap between them people have a chance to build up there excitement about it sorta speak, and we won't risk running out of theme ideas.

[idstartarevolution]

Hey, I won't be entering this one because I don't have nearly any figures to work with. I've never made any customs before in my life but I think I canmake some good ones pretty easily if I can just get some parts. Whatever you do, don't ever stop custom contests. Once I start getting more and more figures to work with I will definently be customizing and will definently make some figures for season eight.

[emarie]

I'd hate to see an end of these challenges too. Maybe you could change this months' title to include comic Angel too? I've seen a couple people comment on wanting to do some and I'm currently working on a bunch.

[MsBig]

Feb 6, 2008 17:05:35 GMT -5 emarie said:

I'd hate to see an end of these challenges too. Maybe you could change this months' title to include comic Angel too? I've seen a couple people comment on wanting to do some and I'm currently working on a bunch.

Yes, OK.

In the interest of getting some entries in this month, the challenge is now open to Angel Season 6 as well.

[emarie]

This first one was the easiest but it was still fun.

Official Representative of Worfram and Hart a.k.a. Ghost Wesley

"Now Angel, I'm sure they weren't trying to kill the humans. They were trying to enslave them."

[EndofDayss]

BtVS Season 8 Issue 1 Cover Buffy

I truly think one of the best things about the Season 8 comics has been Jo's beautiful artwork, so I decided awhile ago to make some customs based on the covers. This is the first, Buffy from the first issue cover.

I used a Charmed 1 Phoebe torso/legs/arms, with a MAC2 Buffy head, and a dlx hand, along with a scythe and WWWillow B Base. I sanded the torso and sculpted the tank along with the flowing hair. I made a few adjustments from the original image that couldn't be captured right in the custom like the position of the torso/hips and the hand in the pocket. I also had the flowing hair rap back around her arm and the scythe rather then blowing out like in the original image. I decided to just paint the 'Buffy' part of the logo as I thought the rest would be to small and look sloppy as a result. She's also glued to her base for stability.

Comments are always welcomed. She is for sale.

[emarie]

Vampire in Denial Gunn

"See, someone fancies himself a white hat because he's got a soul. Thinks he gets in touch with the man he was. Funny thing, though. Maybe the man he was wasn't all that good to begin with."

[naturallybuffbuff]

My goodness, what head did you use for that Gunn??
It seems like it would work great for D.L. From heroes..

[somethingblue]

I'd hate to see the challenges end...not that I ever finish anything. But I really love the themed work we get to see.

[Jess]

Great work so far everyone! It's good to see a diverse array of customs. Especially of Gunn, since we don't see very many of him around.

I have some ideas for this challenge, but it all depends on if I have the time to do them. I hope I do.

-Jess

[MasterPizza]

Great customs, is it a professor x head for gunn?

[emarie]

NaturallyBuffBuffy/MasterPizza: Yes the Gunn head is indeed a Professor X head. I got it from the body Wes is using which is from Marvel Legends. (Thanks to whoever it was on Fwooshnet for suggesting the body for Wes but the jacket is from movie Xavier.) I just widen the nose a little.

My lighting is a little off so I don't think you can see Gunns' scar, which I suppose is to close to flesh tones. Also it makes Ninas' dark blue pants look black. Maybe I should redo the pants?

Bi-Curious Nina

"No! It's the sun/moon situation! They're both out at once. Do you have any idea what that does to a werewolf?



And though it didn't come out as well as I hope here's another one.

Time Warp Baby Liam

"Guuuurg. Dark, Warm gone."

[MasterPizza]

Emarie great likeness, funny angel baby.

[emarie]

Thanks, I'm having fun with the season 6 Angel comics. Baby Angels' head came from a mold but that and the spike hair is a silly combo.

[itmustbebunnies418]

All of these customs look great so far!

The Gunn head is great and works well for him. It's nice to see customs of him. Although, my only nitpick would be his skin color. He looks a little red...kinda/sorta (could be the lighting).

I love the 1st Cover Buffy JBrow! She is great...although I'd love to see the pic of her that you used in your siggie. The likeness is much better with the front on shot IMO. Nice job.

I actually have a custom that I've been working on (for what seems like forever now) that could possibly fit in this challenge, so YAY! I just hope I can have it finished by the end of the month...

I started it way back when, because I just loved the scene so much (it might be a cover, or a page from a comic...no hints for you! lol). It's not from "The Long Way Home" or "No Future For You," which are the listed comics in the rules, but I hope it'll work none the less...

Who knows, I'll probably forget to submit it to this thread anyways...as I always forget about these challenge threads. *Crosses fingers* that I'll actually remember (if I finish it on time, that is).

[Customizer452]

This is my custom figure of Giant Dawn. The Xander over in the corner is there to show scale. I made the Dawn from a large Bratz doll. I completely repainted her. I gave her a new skiin tone and designed a new shirt to match Dawn's. I allso made her necklace. I changed her eyes and lips to resemble Dawn more.

[Customizer452]

This is my custom figure of Xander from season 8.