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00:00:00 – 00:57:38
In this video, the creator undertakes the challenging project of painting a figure from the Diablo game series, exploring complex techniques despite limited prior experience. The figure, Lilith, demands meticulous attention to detail, from refining 3D-printed parts to employing advanced painting methods. Key steps involve sealing cracks, aligning parts with pins, and utilizing various shades and primers to achieve desired effects. The creator navigates difficulties with resin materials and the balancing of intricately connected pieces. They follow a detailed, iterative process involving masking, dry brushing, and touch-ups to enhance texture and realism, particularly on the wings, attire, headpiece, and armor—despite some initial paint inaccuracies and unpredicted challenges with materials.
Inspired by Sideshow Collectibles' stylized statue, they strive to emulate a color scheme of browns, blacks, and grays for Lilith, venturing out of their comfort zone to experiment with darker, muted palettes. The creative process highlights the importance of patience, precision, and perseverance in model painting, often requiring improvisation and reliance on instincts. The creator incorporates viewer engagement, thanking patrons and encouraging audience membership for exclusive content. Reflecting on their journey, the creator announces upcoming projects and collaborations, sharing personal stories and insights while emphasizing the joy and excitement brought by the hobby.
Concluding with finishing touches on Lilith's face and promoting their channel, the creator reiterates their enthusiasm for Diablo 4 and invites viewers to celebrate the essence of creativity and artistry, encapsulated in the figure's detailed transformation.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses their ambitious project of painting a dark, complex figure from a game series, despite having zero experience in such intricate painting. They typically paint colorful anime and video game figures, but were excited by the gritty challenge presented by Nom Nom Figures’ new model. Although not a longtime fan of the Diablo series, the creator expresses enthusiasm for the upcoming Diablo 4. They detail issues encountered during the 3D printing process, including printing errors and the need for reprints. The creator also mentions collaborating with a friend for 3D sculpting assistance. Despite initial setbacks, they remain determined to complete and paint the figure, highlighting the learning curve involved in 3D printing and painting.
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In this part of the video, the creator addresses several steps required to refine a 3D-printed model. They begin by sealing off any cracks and shortening the connection pegs on the wings, thickening the connection holes on the model’s back. The head is prepped for attachment with putty to minimize the connection line, reducing the need for extensive sanding and touch-ups later. The creator then fills all parts, including the base, with resin, encountering and managing resin leaks using tape. Post-filling, they re-putty some areas due to potential warping from the resin heating. The creator also prepares a pin installation from the skirt through the leg into the base rock and corrects a mistake in the foot sculpt, adding claws to match the model’s design in the trailer. Finally, they continue painting the parts with greater ease after filling them with resin.
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In this part of the video, the creator is working on a model using soft polyurethane resin instead of hard 3D-printed resin, which they dislike due to its brittleness. They use a six-inch drill bit to align three pieces with a crucial pin for support, but the model’s balance is affected by the weight of the wings. To correct this, they add an additional pin connecting the skirt to Diablo’s skull.
The creator had issues printing the base due to its size, causing imperfections that they decide to fix with putty instead of reprinting. They ensure all parts connect correctly by grinding down mismatched areas and fusing the parts together. After sanding the print lines, they apply a light layer of primer to identify areas needing further attention. The model weighs around 1 kilo (2.2 pounds), and the creator adds a humorous note on preferring the metric system. Finally, they highlight the advantages and frustrations of using primer in the modeling process.
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In this part of the video, the creator emphasizes the importance of addressing areas where supports were located due to their perfectionist nature. Despite recognizing that many people might ignore these areas, they choose to focus on them. They express their determination to strive for perfection even if it is never fully achieved. The creator discusses their usual process, mentioning that they typically leave the bases for last but decided to change the order this time. They confidently proceed with a project involving a burning magma effect, using an old can of black matte paint to save time. They follow an online tutorial, layering white, yellow, orange, and red over a black base, although the result is not exactly as envisioned. Additionally, they decide on a red color palette for painting Diablo’s head, based on the original Sideshow Collectibles version.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses the challenges and techniques involved in painting a complex figure, specifically mentioning the difficulty of working with attached horns. They have to mask carefully to avoid noticeable changes in the paint layering and achieve a stencil-like effect, although some touch-ups and blending were necessary. The creator also expresses uncertainty about painting Lilith’s skin tone due to the unfamiliar dark and muted palette, requiring printed references for guidance. Despite feeling out of their comfort zone, they proceed with a pale buttermilk base and light gray pre-shadings, improvising and relying on instinct throughout the process.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses taking inspiration from Sideshow’s stylized statue of Lilith, especially noting the use of browns, blacks, and grays in her attire for the color scheme. They also extend gratitude to their patrons, listing many by name, and encouraging viewers to become patrons to gain access to perks like monthly meetups, a Discord server, exclusive content, and behind-the-scenes projects. The creator mentions that the model they are working on is highly detailed, which results in a slow workflow involving repetitive masking and shading with pastels.
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In this segment, the creator attempts to make the wings appear translucent using liquid masking, despite the wings not actually being translucent. They focus on creating the illusion of tears and contours on the wings and apply a first layer of masking. The colors chosen for the wings include a mix of green, brown, and black. The creator then proceeds to paint the skirt and sleeves with shades of black and gray. A burgundy base color is used for the horns, intended to let some of the tone show through the subsequent layers. Finally, they add more pastels to enhance the dimensionality of the membrane tears and bring out the texture on the skirt.
00:35:00
In this part of the video, the creator focuses on additional dry brushing to enhance the texture of the surface. They mention using enamel paint over lacquer for ease of removal without affecting the underlying paint. Despite some dissatisfaction with their skills on this type of sculpt, they proceed to work on the skirt and wings, adding more pastels to adjust the brightness of the membrane tears. They also apply black dry brushing to Lilith’s headpiece and enjoy seeing the texture detail pop with this technique. For final touches, liquid masking and masking tape are used for precise lines on organic shapes, especially for differentiating armor pieces from the skirt.
00:40:00
In this part of the video, the creator talks about choosing a terracotta color to differentiate a section of a project. Despite lacking clear references for Lilith’s armor from Diablo 4, the creator opted for gold. Later, after realizing the game was in open beta, and seeing the accurate model, it was too late to change the paint. The creator decided not to repaint due to the complexity of masking. Additionally, there is a detailed process of unmasking latex from a skirt, dealing with issues like paint stripping, and re-masking problematic areas. Efforts to ensure proper curing of the paint are emphasized to avoid repeating past mistakes.
00:45:00
In this part of the video, the creator discusses the challenges of touching up the edges where masking was used on a model, highlighting the inaccuracies of liquid masking. They mention their inexperience with painting bone, particularly in detailing a skull to match the rest of the model as closely as possible. Using a life-size skull as a reference, they aim to add intricate details to other body parts, such as nails and claws, to compensate for areas they feel are less skillfully painted. They address issues with the masking creating non-crisp lines, planning to refine these with black outlines for better depth and cleaner gold sections. Finally, they talk about blending the colors between the face and horns to make transitions smoother, opting to dry brush the skin areas for a more natural look.
00:50:00
In this segment of the video, the creator puts finishing touches on a character’s face, emphasizing her unique features such as heterochromia, with one eye blue and the other grayish-brown. They then attach the head to the torso and work on blending the connection line, referencing past videos for detailed instructions. The segment includes a reflection on the video’s chaotic journey and an explanation of an intended collaboration that fell through due to personal circumstances. The creator reassures the audience that regular content will resume, promising three videos this month, including special features to celebrate the premiere of Sailor Moon Cosmos. They hint at an upcoming Story Time video where they will recount their journey into the hobby while repainting their first figure from 17 years ago, inviting viewers to engage with the content.
00:55:00
In this part of the video, the speaker encourages viewers to subscribe to the channel, highlighting that it’s free and helps them reach a 100K milestone. They emphasize the engaging and entertaining content they offer, express excitement about playing Diablo 4, and acknowledge viewers interested in painting content. The segment ends with a dramatic call to “hail Lilith,” accompanied by music and a message about embracing one’s true nature and beauty through sin.