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Katma Tui was my first project
to use the new "generic" female body by Mattel. Given
its smaller stature, I felt it was appropriate for Katma, as she's
somewhat short. (She's not an Amazon character!) Aside from the
presence of heels, the base figure was just about perfect. (And
for once, I let the heels detail slide.)
The other inspiration
for this project was the Justice Lords Wonder Woman head used on
this first release of the generic body style. Her hair was shaped
very much like Katma's in the back, and the facial structure was
close enough to Katma's to work, without having to remove any pesky
headband details. I completely removed Diana's hair and reshaped
the cranium with Magic-Sculpt. I then sculpted the hairline and
ears. I finished by slicing off the back of Diana's hair and returned
it to Katma's new head.
The rest is
paint and a laser-printed emblem. I wasn't happy with the existing
Green Lantern logos available, so I made my own in Illustrator.
See below to download an appropriately sized version for your own
projects.
Casimir
Winter 2006
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