half life

to start off my new blog, im gonna stat with a build i created for a good friend of mine. it was my first commission piece, a helmet from the very popular game half life.
Every helmet starts out the same way, a computer model transformed into a 3D paper sculpture

its then time for resin and fiber glass to make it durable and very strong. and a base layer of black paint

 For this piece a paticular paint scheme as wel as added extras where requested such as blue LED lights in the filters. once the final layer of paint was on and the LED's added the final piece looked incredible

i particularly like the aged looked/ battle damaged as i feel it always looks a bit more natural.