Making a Spikesnout, my second machine! | Horizon Forbidden West Fan Art Sculpture

It’s time for a new machine!! Horizon: Forbidden West has been out for a while now, and you can bet that I started working on a machine as soon as I finished the game. There were SO many amazing ones to choose from, it was really hard! I ended up going with the Spikesnout and had such a great (and hard) time working on it.
If you love the world of Horizon, check out everything #beyondthehorizon ! There are so many amazing artists showering this world with love.
‪@StudsonStudio‬ built a glorious Tremortusk from the game, so be sure to check his build out here: • TREMORTUSK! The Bigges...
Also, check out these wonderfully talented people who helped bring Forbidden West to life!
Noshir Dalal, the voice actor for Kotallo: / noshirdalal
Spikesnout concept art: www.artstation... Daniel Joustra
Area Lead for Las Vegas Ruins area: www.artstation... Steven de Vries
☕Want to buy me a coffee? www.buymeacoff...
If you want to use the materials I tried, please consider using the affiliate links below!
Main Materials Used:
Sculpey Firm: amzn.to/3Wk0z9o
Liquid Sculpey: amzn.to/3Dhz3QT
Super Glue: amzn.to/3sU3Uyx
Arteza Acrylic Paints: amzn.to/3SHjXtY
Artist’s Loft acrylic paints: amzn.to/3U33D7L
Glow-in-the-dark Acrylic Paints: amzn.to/3U4OClO
Clay Sculpting Tools: amzn.to/44ktbCS
Bronze Wire
Tin Foil
🎼Music Used:
The Phantom Follows - Harris Heller
Humble - Harris Heller
Child’s Play - Harris Heller
Dissonant Whispers - Harris Heller
Mount Never Rest - Harris Heller
Deja Vu - Harris Heller
Lucid Dreaming - Harris Heller
Stirling Keys - Harris Heller
Equilibrium - Harris Heller
Calling the Sun - Harris Heller
Huntress - Harris Heller
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[@LazyOrca]

Liquitex ultra matte medium has made even the shiniest acrylic paints dead matte for me! 👌🏻

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

ooooo, I will get some today!!! Thank you so much, you're a lifesaver!

[@LazyOrca]

@@MelissaDawnMakes Happy to help!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

I picked some up and finally have some things to matte-ify! I'm so excited to try it

[@LazyOrca]

Hope it goes well!

[@user-gv9qq6ih3q]

omg you deserve so many more subs!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@user-gv9qq6ih3q that's so sweet of you! Thank you for liking my work! 🥰

[@seangoatcher2888]

Was super excited to see another video of yours pop up, and it was amazing. Your super skilled and super fun and relaxing to watch. Keep up the amazing work and I can’t wait to see what’s next

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you, I really appreciate it!! I'm doing some planning today. So many ideas, so little time!

[@jasonkane2868]

very calming to listen to, the attention to detail is also great

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you so much!!

[@altugozhan]

perfect, love how much effort you put into every detail. Great job hope you get the recognition you most deserve

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Aww, thank you so much!!! That means a lot!

[@mistingwolf]

Ace of Clay uses Folkart Matte acrylics, and they are definitely not shiny. Maybe they'll work for you? The sculpt here was amazing; I can't imagine trying to assemble such a complicated machine!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Ooo, Ace of Clay!! I haven't watched that channel in a while and now I want to go watch things haha! I should pick up more Folk Art, you're right! I use a Folk Art black (and some metallics) and they're super matte... And thank you!! It was a really fun build, even if it took ages haha!

[@rvt_art_]

I love your nice and relaxing voice!!!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Aw, thank you so much!!

[@Zorae42]

Absolutely amazing job. Am happy to wait as long as it takes for the next one!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

That's so nice of you! Thanks so much for waiting for this one!! 🙏

[@dermonch7959]

Damn, you got some talent! Looks amazing!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@darkfaerytales]

Amazing

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@Ky-kx2hd]

Your videos are so fun! I love to watch them with my kids; I subbed after watching your Behemoth build (it helps that I'm also a bit obsessed with HFW 😅)

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you!! I'm also obsessed, if you couldn't tell 😂 I'm probably going to end up making another machine this year! I've got a couple ideas 😁

[@3miliano216]

Your art is incredible. 👏👏👏 I love watch this videos. Can't wait for the next one 🤗

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed this! 😊

[@gamingstuffdobegamingstuff9279]

AAAAAHHHH, IT'S HORIZON: FORBIDDEN WEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLZ SAY IT PROPERLY!!!!!! IT DRIVES ME CRAZY

[@mmart829]

OMG this is so amazing. I just picked up some FIMO mass from the local department store so I'm definitely going to try something like this too.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Yesss!!! I hope you have so much fun! Have you worked with Fimo before? I've always found it a little soft and sticky for my liking, but I wonder if that's changed? Please let me know!

[@mmart829]

@@MelissaDawnMakes Oh I'm a complete amateur I'm afraid. I did 3 nudibranch sculptures using FIMO. You had to do the outer layer as a sort of blanket that you put on top of the body. I don't remember having too many problems? FIMO is the go-to brand here in Finland which is why I used that. You can get Sculpey from more specialized hobby online stores but the price is usually twice as much.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@mmart829 oh wow, I had no idea! I would love to check out your nudibranches though, they're always so colorful and cute!

[@mmart829]

@@MelissaDawnMakes It seems I can't post external links. The nudibranches can be found on my Instagram. The link to it can be found on my About - page. You'll have to scroll down a lot though since I made them in 2021.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@mmart829 good thing I'm really good at scrolling! Heading there now!

[@-MrFozzy-]

Irritatingly good….absolutely fantastic

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Haha! Thank you!

[@hans-sniekers-art]

Yoyru sculpts are truly out of this world! I was excited to see another video pop up for you, it just took me a while to watch it. The amount of detail in the paint job and the magnificent body are astounding! Such a dedication for your craft c: I love the way you drw out the plates and then cut them out later! Just a beautiful, beautiful statue. Take care of yourself and looking forwad to the next one c:

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Aww thank you so much!! That made my day! I hope you're doing well, thank you so much for watching more of my stuff ☺️

[@artbychroma]

Welcome back!!! Can’t wait to see what you make next! P.s- beautiful work like always

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thank you so much!! I'm still trying to decide what's next...hopefully something quicker this time haha!

[@heroesytumbas]

A while back I started collecting a line of mech beasts from a 90s manga until it became too rare and expensive. Besides some of the cooler ones never got produced. So I decided to make some myself to at least complete the bad guys. Luckily I found your Behemoth video just yesterday, and now this one, and they're encouraging because of how good they turned out.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Oh, that's awesome! What manga was it? Best of luck making them!! I'm sure they're turning out great!

[@heroesytumbas]

@@MelissaDawnMakes Thanks! Is called B't-X, is about warriors who ride sentient mech beasts powered with their own blood. It starts with the hero in a quest to find his brother and ends up saving the world, you know the deal, has a vintage 70's style look, so not as modern or complicated as those you make. I'm still gathering reference material from the manga panels (since there are no design sheets) to decide with which one to start and the pose. I have my favorites but I'd like to start with the one that seems easier haha.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

That sounds really interesting! I'll have to look it up some time. My vote? Go with your favorites!! Who cares if they're hard? Do I wish I'd done a watcher instead? Yeah, kinda. but STILL!! It's so cool to have some of my favorite machines

[@heroesytumbas]

@@MelissaDawnMakes Yeah, you're right. Btw, what did you use to make molds to avoid sculpting the same part over and over? One of the mechs is a Hydra and sculpting one head instead of nine would be a great help haha.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@heroesytumbas I use a two part mold putty! For something as detailed as the hydra head though, I'd probably suggest doing a pourable silicone instead. The putty tends to not like 3d shapes and gets bubbles in corners. I typically buy my silicone from Smooth-On. The Oomoo 30 is an excellent choice!

[@megachu9948]

Glad you made it through the c-virus! I was fan boying myself when I saw your return with this delicious Spikesnout. Insta-like!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Thanks Megachu!! I'm really glad you were excited about the new machine!! :D COVID hit so hard...I never want to have that again haha

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Oh alsooooo.... I'm starting work on my next nook! It's not from anything in particular, but I'm hoping to accomplish some vaguely Ghibli vibes! 🤞

[@megachu9948]

@@MelissaDawnMakes Had it too and it made me appreciate Vitamin-C, let me tell ya lol and I swear if you do Ghibli anything I'm going to break that like button so hard :D.. . .

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@megachu9948 haha! I've definitely got a few more Ghibli ideas in my idea pile!! I'm glad you're also better!

[@megachu9948]

@@MelissaDawnMakes There is still the lingering cough which plays in my favor in crowds aha Did you always have a flair for sculpture?

[@WolchBot]

If you want the whole thing matte, you can also try a matte varnish at the end, then it shouldn't really matter how shiny the paint itself is. But I would definitely try it on a test piece first because sometimes it can fog up the piece which sucks if it is something you finished.

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Matte varnishes are awesome, but so scary! I definitely fogged a piece before and it still hurts, haha! Do you have a favorite brand?

[@WolchBot]

@@MelissaDawnMakes I have used Liquitex, and it has worked well most of the time, but I know how terrible it feels to ruin something you spent so much time on

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@WolchBot fingers crossed! I'll have to give it a try sometime!

[@Yeetzagamer]

You should do a Slaughterspine now!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

😂😭 maybe! But thinking about modeling all the guns is terrifying haha

[@Yeetzagamer]

@@MelissaDawnMakes fair enough

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

@@Yeetzagamer maybe one or two more chill projects and then I'll go hard again 🤣

[@Yeetzagamer]

@@MelissaDawnMakes sure thing!

[@Ky-kx2hd]

Maybe try a wash (oil wash?) to reduce the cactus shininess?

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Ah! I've never actually used oils before; do you have any tips? I'm a bit intimidated by the cleanup process and fumes 😅

[@Ky-kx2hd]

@@MelissaDawnMakes I'm just getting started myself, but I highly recommend this video by Black Magic Crafts! It's a great intro to oil washes and how to use them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWTOmmSkr61osLMsi=LlJ-q5uW6G7UWzDH

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Ooo, thanks for the link! Checking it out now!

[@Ky-kx2hd]

I know the Spikesnout sprays like a skunk, but there's no WAY he's not inspired by a Giant Anteater!

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

100000%!!! My little head cannon is that the spray makes sense since he's kind of an "ant exterminator" if eating ants qualifies as exterminating 😂

[@poteznyszkodnik]

What about apex Slaughterspine from HFB?

[@MelissaDawnMakes]

Yes, but also 😭😭 that would be so hard!! Haha