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laphon1 wrote:
I got curious, too. You said that you used Chessie and Griffin for your Cherubs. Did you ever use John for any of the Wizards? Something about my small Wizard and Wind Wizard remind me of John. (At least as he appears in the photo taken at the Windstone Holiday party and posted in the “What We Look Like” thread).
Yep!He’s my resident wizard model.I sometimes even made him pose.
Dragon Master wrote:Hi I was just wondering if you have ever considered mkaing the russet color that we all LOVE so much a regular color line?? I think the enire dragon live woudl be breath taking in this color scheme. How difficult are they to paint??
They are easy enough to paint, it is just that they are very similar in color to the ruby and flame colors..and not as vibrant as either. I painted these curl dragons like this because everyone liked the one I posted a pic of in my gallery.He happened to be not-quite ruby or flame, so he got called by a different name
SilverArrow wrote:Once again, another story/tidbit question for you. With all the talk about possible retirement of some of the unicorns I was curious as to what your inspiration was for the Grand Unicorn? He’s a departure from the rest of family and quite impressive. Also, now knowing the problem with the casting medium and appendages did you have difficulty finding a pose that would work?
I forgot to answer this one , sorry! Hey if I miss something, just ask again! The grand unicorn is an attempt to do a unicorn in the Heraldic “Rampant” pose. I wanted to have a front foot out, cast in pewter, but that was overly ambitious. He originally had a crown around his neck, but John said it looked stupid , so I took it off. Yes, this pose was really pushing what we could do with mold making! If it had been cast in a two part mold, it would of been easier, but it is cast with a one part mold! I am always trying to escape the “blob” shape usually required for our stuff to cast well.
Phoenix wrote:to retire a color?
I was really sad when I found out the emerald color would be retired as that is the color I collect. So I was wondering how you make the decision to retire a certain color? I know it adds value to the pieces I have, but will be sad when you eventually come out with new poses for the dragons and there won’t be one in emerald. 🙁We retire a color when we feel like it. We usually feel like it if a few things happen:
A. Sales really slow down for a color,
B. We didn’t like it much in the first place, because it is a pain to paint, or
c. We liked it, but have gotten REALLY tired of it!siberakh1 wrote:drag0nfeathers wrote:See, I had this funny idea that will probably not happen, but I was going to set up my black male griffin with the white mom (hopefully the auction lasts more then 1 minute and I get one, LOL) To make kind of an odd couple family since I missed out on the White Males.
I had the same idea! I just hope my income tax comes in before hand 😯 I should be getting it soon. There will be more Pearl males too, not that I am trying to shove your black males aside…
dragonmedley wrote:If and when you make the Muse available, will he/she/it come with one of those cups?
If that’s what you want! I aim to please.We should just include a cup with each one… with no explanation..
Greater Basilisk wrote:😆 😆 Please show the pics, Mel, so we can decide whether they look stupid! I like the idea of spotted chicks, too. Black female and a white or albino – whichever male is still available directly from Windstone – and I could make myself a odd family in the original colors too.
Hoakay.. It will have to wait till I get back though. We are off to Oregon tomorrow (Not stopping in Stockton this time) I’ve got The Muse with me to work on, and a dixie cup to put over it at night.
drag0nfeathers wrote:So I see that the first Mother Griffin to be put up is going to be the White one. *wicked excited* I know this is a total shot in the dark, but what kinds of chicks do you plan on painting when they come around? Are the going to match the sets?
See, I had this funny idea that will probably not happen, but I was going to set up my black male griffin with the white mom (hopefully the auction lasts more then 1 minute and I get one, LOL) To make kind of an odd couple family since I missed out on the White Males. So here’s my idea, black and white spotted chicks! Like maybe on just the kitten parts. Kind of like the little flap cats that were released about a year ago. LOL! It was a cute passing thought I had. I could easily enough get one black chick and one white chick too though, but you know I like to be difficult =) Ha! I actually did test paint some griffins like that!
They look really stupid. It is hard to do convicing spots with paint unless you paint every hair along the edge, like those great model horse painters do. I may keep trying though, I love spotted animals, and that is a cute idea.Romeodanny wrote:I allways wanted to know (alright not allways, just the last few days) are your girl and boy cherubs modeled after Chessie and Griffin?
I also wanted to know if there is any touch up paint left over from the wings? My girl cherub is missing a chunck out of her wing. (Poor baby). Or does anyone know what colours are close to it?Yep, those are Griffin and Chessie. Not exact portraits, but pretty close. The girl cherub’s wings are a mix of copper and gold acrylic paint, I think, and the boy’s are just straight copper acrylic paint. We don’t have that paint anymore, but it is easy to find.
whippetluv wrote:DUDE…when the white and russet ones go up will someone PLEASE get me one!
These are properly detailed this time.
Arlla wrote:They look like scary little avacados with one eye bigger than the other. And they can’t stand on their own. ^_^ They’re adorable, in a freakish sort of way… I wouldn’t want one right by my bed when I go to sleep…
They do look like scary little avaocados, but if you can’t sleep, it is only because the Muse wishes you to go create something instead. He-she-it will stare at you until you do. A dixie cup fits over them nicely.
Nytetyger wrote:Hi-
Was it ever revealed if the muse was going to be sold? I’ve kept a spot on my desk for one, just in case… I’m really not into PYO– the arthritis and carpal I have made me stop sketching, and painting is about the same… but so help me I’d paint up a muse, if only to keep me giggling on bad days. 😀
thanks!
Ah, yes. The Muse. The Muse hasn’t made an appearance in the casting room yet, but he-she-it will soon.
You cannot mess up the Muse. I already did that part for you. They will be for sale when they deem the time is right..
I will post a pic when I get one.Arlla wrote:😕 I just feel really stupid. I was sitting right there watching them sell! I had every oportunity… I just though there would be more. Moral of the story: buy everything. No matter what. saving money be damned.
Not that I am trying to push our product, or anything.. but if you buy something and don’t want it, just re-sell it! You might make money on the deal.
WolfenMachine wrote:ME TOO!! *WAVES HAND* dont forget me 😛 Cuz I missed them too! I can say I now have THE FULL LINE in green….minus said fledge 😥 I’m second in line.
And Melody, have you considered using another brand of paint that might have the same or similar green colors? If you painted up other dragons (laps, scratchers, OW) since they’re not part of the immediate family and close relatives (the fledgeling), they COULD be slightly different. I’d be happy with a green OW, even if he wasn’t a PERFECT match for the family. He’s older, so maybe age has dulled, darkened or lightened his scales 😉I suppose we could do that,it really wouldn’t be that hard to mix some matching paint… but I really hate mixing paint myself. I just don’t do it. This green paint was custom mixed for us, so we had to purchase it in large quantities. We could get more made, but we would have to order a huge amount of it again… and I don’t think there are really THAT many people that would want more green dragons!
Arlla wrote:Now I KNOW you have more than enough to do already, and I know that even if this were a possibility it would probably be far, far in the future…and I know that it’s almost certainly not a possibility anywaybut I’m asking anyway for askings sake.
Have you considered doing families for your existing PYOs? You’ve already sort of got a start on the dragons – there’s a baby and bigger, more adult one…or maybe even just mates? Though I know there are probably hoards of forum members who would love to paint a griffin chick… Oh yes. I have another adult dragon for the family, very unfinished. It may be a long time till he is done though, I have so much other stuff to do! I think I’d rather do some some other subjects first, besides dragons, just to touch more and different interests, but I would like to make families of the dragons, griffins and wolves. Cats. I gotta do cats too.I agree, you need griffin chicks. It would be so neat to have a matching hand painted family!
