Metarix Studios

AFOL who enjoys Superhero and Medieval Fantasy LEGO photography! 📷🏰🦸‍♂️ Check out my LEGO Medieval Fantasy series Age of Wonders!

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Hello people of Tumblr

My name is Metarix and I am an AFOL (adult fan of LEGO) from Chicago! I’ve been an avid LEGO builder since the age of 4 and have been a Lego photographer for around 7 years now!

Some of my favorite LEGO themes that I enjoy to build and photography are, Lego Superheroes 🦸‍♂️ and Lego Castle 🏰. I also enjoy creating original stories of my own. I currently have a medieval fantasy adventure story, Age of Wonders going on my Instagram, which will surely be posted here too!

Hope you guys enjoy my posts!

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❤ Feature: @metarix-studios

After dedicating some photographs (previous featured) to show you how interesting photos without minifigures can be, today I want to give a twist and bring a photo full of minifigures. Here's this epic scene from @metarix-studios

The scene is populated with figures throughout the frame, but there is a clear distinction between the "good" group, which is on the more colorful side, versus the "evil" group, on the more monochromatic side. In the center and well focused, there is the ghostly face, almost aligned with the viewer's gaze, of one of the warriors who has different weapons and armor, revealing himself to be the leader of the group and the focus of attention in the image. I loved the customization for creating each character and also the use of simple but creative constructions for the scenery. The bricks of different colors, the plants and the relief of the soil by layers of sheets ensured a good texture. Lighting favors the storytelling. The bluish (nighttime) light contrasted by the orange fire helped to create the idea of opposition between the enemy groups and the predominance of the green color helped to balance the scene within an interesting palette.

Finally, one of the things that caught my attention the most about this photo is the ability to work with a multitude of information and still maintain a cohesive message in addition to searching for inspiration in different sources, such as RPG games, since the scene is very characteristic of these games.

Thank you @metarix-studios for sharing with us this excellent RPG battle scene!

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“What did I tell you! 88 miles per hour!!!”

Day 1 of 7 Days of Back to the Future!

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The Return of the Pumpkin Knight

It’s the time of the season again. When the temperature begins to drops, and the nights gets longer, the mythical Pumpkin Knight appears to conquer its rightful land.

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Traveling under a Starry Night

Nights End and Thea continue their journey to a Lumerian Knight Base. Upon their journey they come across a castle ruin where they decide to take refugee for the night. A castle ruin that happens to be very familiar to Rix.

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I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.

Found this great Metagross build over on bricklink studio galley by changuk99, and I just had to build it myself. I always loved the shiny ver of Metagross so of course I changed the colors to fit it to my liking!

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My name is Miguel O'Hara.

I'm this dimension's one and only Spider-Man. At least I was. But I'm not like the others. I don't always like what I have to do. But I know I have to be the one to do it.I'm this dimension's one and only Spider-Man. At least I was. But I'm not like the others. I don't always like what I have to do. But I know I have to be the one

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Age of Wonders Figbarf 17

L -> R

- Wicked Witch: Wicked but not too wicked to turn green

- Dragon Knight Commander: You see him on the battlefield, run

- Flame Knight: You can just feel the fire radiating within him

- Norse Warrior: Fierce warrior that needs no man

- Elemental Mage: Wielder of a vast elements

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Falcons Charge!

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Second entry to #bc_tipfest photo contest on @brickcentral

I used the tips Use a Screen, Pose Your subject

1. Use a Screen: The entire mountain/field background is a image projected on my iPad. Im a location where a view like that it impossible to find and shoot it so, using a digital screen background is an easy way to get around that!

2. Pose Your Subjects: All the minifigs and horses are aligned parallel to another to show that they are all charging across the field as a coherent group. The Commander is set up front with a much grander horse, while the others are not so far behind, following his lead.

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Streets of Farinworth D + E

Here are parts D and E of my Farinworth street build! Part D is a mini-stable, and start of the River & Bridge, while Part E is the tavern section of the build!

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Hard Working Scientist

I work in a lab as my day job and I recently got some citizenbrick heads, so a perfect opportunity for a photoshoot! 😆👨‍🔬🧪

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Streets of Farinworth A+B+C

Parts A,B,& C of my Farithworth city build. Includes the Apothecary, Black Falcon Base and Blacksmith’s Shop

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Starting something new over on Instagram, where I am posting easy to digest part and build technique guides for those who want to get into more original LEGO building for their displays and minifig photography!

Here’s the first guide of many!

Each guide will have a specific theme and will showcase the pieces used to help build that type of creation! And at the end of the list, all the parts used in the guide will be listed for you to search and purchase yourself, whether it be from LEGO.com or sites like bricklink!

Hope this account will help all those who are struggling to get into the more creative build side of the LEGO Hobby!!

You can follow and learn more over @ my new Instagram account here!

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Real hero’s help with the clean up

After their fight with the Masked Bounty Hunter, both Nights End and the Lumerian Knights help the Black Falcon Knights and the residents of Faradin to clean up the mess made during the conflict. It’s a group effort to restore the steers to their beautiful state.

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The Final Run

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I’m going to be honest. I haven’t been really closely watching the Flash since CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. But the final episode is airing today, and I thought I would make a quick Flash post because only it. The show will always have a special place in my heart. The Arroweverse in general is what got me into DC comics. And although my love for the arrowverse may have died down over the years, I will always be thankful for the universe it introduced me to. Hope it goes out with a banger tonight!

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📖TIP: Framing Camera Shots - Close Up and POV

This week we’re getting up close and personal with our little LEGO friends… so close that your minifig can sneeze all over your lens. To take LEGO close-ups, you’re going to need a macro lens that has a very short minimum focusing distance. A super macro lens capable of macro photos of insects would be the one you’re looking for, not all macro lenses can get quite that close.

Overview Wide Shot Full and Medium Shots >Close Up and POV Shot<

Medium Close Up

The Medium Close Up Shot frames your subject from the chest and up. Think of this as your standard minifig portrait. This shot is mainly to highlight the personality and emotions of your subject.

Close Up

The Close Up Shot is all about the head. Generally, we humans look at a person’s eyes first, so make sure you get the eyes in focus. I suggest using manual focus with a small aperture (the higher the number the smaller the aperture, so f8 and up).

Extreme Close Up

The Extreme Close Up frames the eyes or other details. In film, framing just the eyes gives the viewer a sense of the character’s inner emotions, it can also be an extreme close up of various accessories and builds.

Detail Shot

The Detail Shot is a variation of the extreme close up where we are focusing on an object or accessory. It is used to highlight a storytelling element in the scene that the viewer may not notice.

POV Shot

The purpose of a POV Shot is to make the viewer feel like they're part of the scene. One way to achieve this is to have a limb extending from the edge of the frame, as if the viewer's hand is interacting with the subject. In this example, I chose a dragon's POV, with his claws grasping the knight.

Over the Shoulder Shot

The Over-the-Shoulder Shot is another way to make the viewer feel like they're part of the scene. Shot from behind the shoulder of the observing character, it makes the viewer feel like they're standing just behind the observing character, looking at the subject.

There are many shots that I haven't been able to include due to how long this article is getting, but I hope this helps inspire you to create some great LEGO photography. Thanks for reading!

~@glowingbrickette

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Flowers for a Beautiful Lady

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First entry to BrickCentral’s May theme of Flowers! A heroic knight collects a bundle of flowers for a beautiful lady.