SilentSurfer's Laboratory: Come up to the Lab & See What's on the Slab.

[jungle jom]

The eyes on Draper... WOW!

 

[SilentSurfer]

Thank you, guys. Yes, hopefully my thread is back on track.

Marty looks awesome Nathan.

Can't wait till you get to the Sosa Marty heads!

They are in progress. I started 15 heads all together, but finished the Trevor Martys first.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Man, you really nailed the 5 o'clock Shadow on Don...and that vein detail on the temple...

Can't stop staring...

Beautiful.


PS. I'm diggin' the black background the most.

Okay, black it is. I've always liked it better myself, but people sometimes comment specifically about the gray when I use it, so I thought I'd try it for some head shots. I have to be careful with the black though cause the camera tends to make the contrast too high and wash out the subtle colors. Your Draper actually looks much nicer in person than he does in those shots. Black backdrop, black hair, and pale skin made it hard to capture the true skintone well. I had to adjust it back in Photoshop and it's still not as rich.

 

[Dark Passenger]

A blended neck plug? Holy crap what a great idea.

Paint ups look great as usual. I expect nothing less.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Great, now everybody will be asking me to blend neck plugs.

Here's another good shot of Don.

 

[Rotfish]

Really liking the blended neck plug on Marty. That extra work really shows.
As far as the paint-ups go, both are absolutely gorgeous. I can't get over how real those eyes look.

And the skin tones!

 

[stshammgod]

They both look awesome! Congrats again Marf! 3 In a row!

They are in progress. I started 15 heads all together, but finished the Trevor Martys first.

Woot!

 

[SilentSurfer]

Thanks again.

And a special thanks to Cavlcade for hooking me up with the his copy of the shrunken Indy PF head. Soon, my own Indy will look like this.

Now, back to the paint table. Lots to do.

 

[Scarpredatorfan123]

Wow Nathan, how do you get those eyes on those heads to look so realistic they look amazing!

 

[ashkanls]

Wow Nathan, how do you get those eyes on those heads to look so realistic they look amazing!

...........

 

[BlitzOUT]

You have achieved amazing skin texture
And the eyes really bring the piece to life. Well done.

 

[chilipep66]

Nathan, so incredible as always!! I really hope to be lucky enough to have you paint up my Don Draper as well. I have been waiting for far too long to throw all my money in your face!

 

[SilentSurfer]

Thanks.

Wow Nathan, how do you get those eyes on those heads to look so realistic they look amazing!

It's a 8-9 layer process, and a trade secret. Hopefully I'll find time somewhere this year to do some tutorial videos or something.

 

[ShortRound]

Gotta say, although the black back drop looks better. I see a lot more details in the paint/face with the white back drop.

Either way, they came out great. Thank you so much Nathan. Can't wait to get mine.

 

[SilentSurfer]

The heads I painted in this batch all look the same, but the one in that pic is actually yours, ShortRound.

 

[ShortRound]

The heads I painted in this batch all look the same, but the one in that pic is actually yours, ShortRound.

Oh I'm sure they are, I was just merely mentioning that the white background brings out more detail in the paint. At least to me it does.


And thanks. Looks awesome.

 

[ShortRound]

Wow, Dane! Congrats on this. What a beaut! So jealous. Gotta pay Trevor for one of these already.

Great, now everybody will be asking me to blend neck plugs.

Here's another good shot of Don.

 

[tbay]

Draper, Indy and Marty look so lifelike. I didn't know that Draper was released already, I have to have one of these sculpts!

 

[small_studios]

Great, now everybody will be asking me to blend neck plugs.

Here's another good shot of Don.

Nathan you did a fantastic job on Jon Hamm. The skin tone especially on this one looks great. Im still suprised that Sideshow isn't having you paint for them anymore.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Well, they seem to be doing fine without me. But, thanks to three individual Freaks here with connections, I now do paint masters for four different companies.

And now I KNOW Sideshow wasn't paying me what the work was worth. I sometimes get paid more for one statue now than what Sideshow was giving me for three of comparable quality.