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Post by lebaron on Aug 29, 2014 21:27:24 GMT
**UPDATE 29/08/14** So I had nothing to do tonight and I did a full skeleton squad. The Blood Squad! Games Workshop minis. [/a]
Hi there! About a week ago I started to paint my new bought minis and I thought I would share some pictures of them here. This thread will be an ongoing one as I will paint some more in the near future. Any comments are welcome! First, my 2 earth elementals that I posted for the august mini war. Reaper Bones minis. After those I did some characters, starting with the one I cared less so I could try some stuff as it was my 3rd mini only. This is Maestro the magnifique. A bard that is played by my co-player. Metal mini Then, I did the "famous" warrior that you can see in all the pictures of my story-line (can be found here: dmscraft.proboards.com/thread/1758/story-line-first-crafts-updated). This is the mini of one of my players and I think it came out great. Metal mini As I was satisfied with the results, I did my own character: Sibjorn, cleric of Baldr and Eir, bringer of life! (Dwarf Life Cleric with Norse mythology). Reaper Bones mini. And finally (for today), since I bought a good and precise brush (that I did not have, the eyes above are made with 1 hair of a broken brush...), I did the 3 Chaos Warrior that I bought this summer. I think those are my greatest work (for now). I think that they really look terrifying, even more so when put together. Games Workshop minis.
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Post by skunkape on Sept 3, 2014 20:18:12 GMT
Nice skellies!
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Post by beetlewing on Sept 7, 2014 6:35:42 GMT
**UPDATE 29/08/14** So I had nothing to do tonight and I did a full skeleton squad. The Blood Squad! Games Workshop minis. Your painting skill is really great, and please, take this as constructive criticism: I think you need to explore washes, at least for your skeletons. In the images below you can see what a difference that one simple step can make... I use a brush, rather than "dipping", and think it makes all the difference in the world. I use a brown wash for the bones, and for aging their weapons. Just a friendly thought
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Post by lebaron on Sept 7, 2014 13:23:04 GMT
Do not worry! Positive criticism is always welcome. I want to do washes, Jason gave me a video showing "magic wash" and I wanted to try that. I do not think every miniatures need a wash, but the skeletons would need one for sure. My next minis will be ogres and those would need a wash too.
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Post by tauster on Sept 7, 2014 13:31:02 GMT
Another tip: try using very watered-down colors for washing instead of magic wash. I found that often that works just as well.
Other than that: Beautiful work!
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valas
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Post by valas on Sept 7, 2014 15:56:18 GMT
Do not worry! Positive criticism is always welcome. I want to do washes, Jason gave me a video showing "magic wash" and I wanted to try that. I do not think every miniatures need a wash, but the skeletons would need one for sure. My next minis will be ogres and those would need a wash too. Here is the wash recipe I use. link
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DM Michael
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Post by DM Michael on Sept 10, 2014 23:15:43 GMT
**UPDATE 29/08/14** So I had nothing to do tonight and I did a full skeleton squad. The Blood Squad! Games Workshop minis. I agree with beetlewing that you should give them a wash. It is a quick and easy way to improve their look. Did you spray paint your models black first? I can see we have chosen almost identical colour schemes. The main difference is that I have painted mine with "bleached bone" and not "skull white", and I have given mine a wash. The bone was washed with "Devlan Mud" everything else was washed with "Badab Black" (except the banner which was only drybrushed). Before I glue my GW miniatures to the base, I cut out small pieces of the sprue and glue that under their feet. This raises the model about 2mm off the base. That way I can add sand to the base and not have the feet covered by it. In My opinion GW miniatures often lean too much forward. - Yes, I know it should look like they are charging, but I prefer my models to stand up more straight. Therefore the front sprue part is slightly higher than the back. This way they lean a little less forward. Finally I make sure some of the electro static grass extends down the sides of the bases, I think that makes them look cooler. I spent about 2½ hours total assembling and painting each of theses models. So it took me a couple of weeks to finish them. (That is why I prefer to make Dungeon modules rather than paint models. I can make 4 standard modules in the same time that it takes to paint one model. And those four modules looks a lot more impressing on a gaming table than 1 model.) Does anyone know how a skeleton can blow a horn? Or is this the kind of stuff you shouldn't think too much about?
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