When I was deciding how to decorate the Mugg, I first looked at what would suit its shape. The Muggs are quite bulky, so I decided not to decorate it as anything female, delicate, etc. I wanted to make the Cursed Knight or Ice Knight as it's mostly recognized as because (in my opinion) the Muggs are more suited for superhero type designs, although the Ice Knight may be more of a villain.
After deciding on the Ice Knight, I already had some ideas that I knew I wanted to incorporate. One of those ideas and my most favorite was to use an LED light for the flame on its helmet. I also had in mind how I wanted to make the cape along with the fuzz and chain. I'm glad that I was able to complete it as how I imagined (which almost never happens for me :P).
Working on this was very fun, but did come with its challenges. Painting in the body and armor went pretty smoothly. I only had problems with how I was going to paint the waist because it's stick thin in the game. I decided to just paint the sides of the Mugg darker to create the illusion of it being at least somewhat thinner. My biggest problem was finding an LED to light the flames. I don't have any experience with electronics- even with the aid of tutorial videos, I wasn't sure how to fit all the components inside the flame without the light being too high or too noticeable. My dad helped me out with this. He had this head strap sort of thing that had an LED light on it for when you work in dark areas like the light on a miner hat. He took it off for me and removed the plastic dome lens to make it less bulky. I was able to set it on the top of the Muggs head, securing it with superglue and clay. You can turn it on and off too :D.
Materials used: white primer spray paint, acrylic paint, glow in the dark paint (for the face), matte spray finisher, air dry clay, pom poms, gold ringlets & brads, black thread & fabric, wooden dowel, LED light, white tissue paper, and superglue.
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