Darth Ennis, just sent you a PM!

Knowing that the head & the hair are from two different sources makes that head all the more amazing.  Great work integrating the two. 

... the Findswoman

I remember suggesting for you to use that Antilles head, but damn - I didn't realize the resemblance was that good!  This really does look like you, excellent work!

 

You mean the Ep. III Raymus Antilles head?  Yes, that would have been a great match for Ennis, too.  I've been seeing a number of those at my Target, and if I ever decide to do a Darth Ennis custom...

... the Findswoman

Hooray!  The Monster Garage arrives at JediDefender.com! 

Darth Ennis, that Barriss is a big improvement over the original one.  What head are you using, by the way?  That isn't a Baroness, is it?  The only criticism I have is that her face looks a little too green, in a Lily Munster sort of shade of green -- but that might just be the photo. 

And great use of dollar store parts on Snoova (who, as Gregorbian says, definitely no longer looks like Chewbacca).  Seems like these dollar stores can be a real treasure trove for customizers!

Always enjoy seeing your stuff -- keep it coming, and happy customizing!

... the Findswoman

Jedistyle, it looks like the head from Jedi youngling Jempa from the Ashla / Jempa 2-pack, but alas, I've forgotten what species that is... The SW official site's Databank is silent on the issue.  Chewie?  Anyone?

... the Findswoman

Happy New Year, Talon!  Yes, you're right, "matte" and "flat" are synonymous.

I'm not sure of the chemical makeup of Testors Dullcote, but I use it with acrylic paints, and it's just fine.  With it and other similar sprays, it often takes more than one coat before things look truly matte / flat. 

As for Testors Dullcote, you may be able to order it from the www.testors.com website, tho' it may be a bit pricey ordered from there. 

Best of luck, and happy customizing! 

... the Findswoman

As for a CD rom, I remember talking about that before.  I could probably still do that, though I'm not sure how I will get the words on them, as the last few stories have them typed under the pics rather than actually part of the jpegs.

 

This may be a really wild suggestion, but what if you put them into PowerPoint? Each frame could be a picture with its accompanying text below, which is abt the simplest sort of PowerPoint presentation there is.  And they'd be in a nice, easy-to-navigate frame-by-frame format, just by virtue of being PowerPoint. 

Of course, this is contingent on whether or not you happen to own PowerPoint -- but there's always Kinko's, I suppose! 

... the Findswoman

Chewie, I promised you some more Rykrof Enloe commentary, and here it is! 

More wonderful work, as always.  It's hard to know what to say and to give many intelligent criticisms on these photonovels because I have almost no experience making them myself.  But even so, I never cease to be impressed by the work and time you put into this series.

I too was glad to have a recap of the events on Dathomir, if for no other reason than I hadn't read that one in a while! 

I always enjoy what you do with light & shadow in these things, and you did some really nice stuff with "night effects" in the Dathomir chapter (no. 16). The campfire scene and the evacuation scene (mentioned by In Rem) are good examples.  But in some of those scenes, the lighting seems flatter & duller than in others.  For example, the solo photos of Asajj, the Witch, and then Kala Mly Shundi on dathomir all seem a bit too green, Kala in particular.  Also, the photo of Rykrof inside the compound at the computer seems to have the same greenish cast as the outside shots, when instead he's inside.  But that's just me being nitpicky, I guess.  :p

Like Quazar, I too like having intrigue and mystery in the SW universe, and you've done a really good job with that.  Good storytelling is what turns a photocomic into a photonovel.

It's neat to see the two treasonous alien senators introduced -- I remember oohing & aahing at them in a customs thread some months back, and I'm looking forward to see what you'll have in store for them in the story.  Of course, since their "treason" is against someone like Palpatine & co., they could still turn out to be all right... of course, you alone know. 

Like In Rem, one of my favorite shots was the post-Coruscant-explosion shot -- very realistic, and very bleak in a way that fits the situation. One of those shots that makes you forget you're looking at something made with action figures!

And of course the soft goods Anakin in Palpy's office jumped out at me -- so that's the Evolutions one, is it?  Not bad at all.

All in all, more excellent work again!  Now I'll go say some things about no. 18.  And if you ever decide to put all of the installments on a CD-ROM together, please do let me know -- I would be very glad to have one! 

... the Findswoman

Okay, this may not really be the proper place for this question, but this is a thread about photonovels in the Customizing section of the forums, so I figured I'd give it a try:

I always enjoy seeing "up close" the wonderful figures that "star" in photonovels, so how about this: what would peple think if there were threads devoted to all the customs from a specific photonovel or series?   It's a great way to get an even closer look at teh fine work people do when making these photonovels.  Now come to think of it, maybe there already is such a thread for Rykrof Enloe customs, which would make sense since Chewie makes so many fabulous customs for that series.  And Quazar once had such a thread for customs from the Interactive Photonovel, though I don't know where it is anymore.   Anyway, to get to the point, this is something I would love to see more photonovelists do. 

And now, on a completely different topic... Vator, exactly what is going on in that bar table scene with Mon Mothma and Bail Organa?  It looks as though he's in the process -- emphasis on process -- of getting down on one knee to offer her an engagement ring, or some such... I guess i should read the photonovel to find out, shouldn't I? 

... the Findswoman