Swordmasters of shiny death....
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- Skybreaker
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Swordmasters of shiny death....
Are at last completed! I've been housebound with a sinus/tooth infection so I was able to force myself to blast through these puppies...
I have also taken a few (ahem 50! ahem) pics on the way if I ever gather the strength to do a 'step by step' topic.
Anyway, I am really pleased with these. I feel my painting is becoming a bit more consistent and the palette choice is making an impact.
Please let me know what you think!
I have also taken a few (ahem 50! ahem) pics on the way if I ever gather the strength to do a 'step by step' topic.
Anyway, I am really pleased with these. I feel my painting is becoming a bit more consistent and the palette choice is making an impact.
Please let me know what you think!
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They are gorgeous! And you painted 50 I get bored after 2.........
Oh they need pupils, they look like possessed elves, apart from that Fab!
Oh they need pupils, they look like possessed elves, apart from that Fab!
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Heh, every topic someone mentions the eyes, I should have it in my sig!
My elves don't have pupils. They are inspired by the previous edition images of the solid-black pupilled elves (although I chose white, since black looks satanic). Makes them look a bit more than tall, thin men
Eärendil has it right BTW, it's 50 pics - painting 7 of these guys was enough to drive me nuts!!
My elves don't have pupils. They are inspired by the previous edition images of the solid-black pupilled elves (although I chose white, since black looks satanic). Makes them look a bit more than tall, thin men
Eärendil has it right BTW, it's 50 pics - painting 7 of these guys was enough to drive me nuts!!
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Oh!Eärendil wrote:he took 50 pics, he didn't paint 50 SMs
I'm sleepy.....
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OK, I'll try this next time. Really I haven't painted so many minis (other than years ago when I played Dwarfs, badly), so each time is a learning experience.Yvalyn wrote:Very nice, although I find the white dots on the gems a bit big. It would probably look better if they were a bit smaller.
I especially find gems hit-and-miss once they get larger than the size of the gauntlets. (this is a part-way-through shot with only the green gems painted - you can see the gauntlets on the left look good, IMO the swords less so):
I'd like to say there was a better reason, but this is it... When I was painting the first one (mounted Prince), I whited the eyes as normal, left it to dry then while I was waiting, happened to flick onto that page in the old rulebook with all the black-eyed elves. His eyes were white and I thought black would be weird... so I didn't experiment!Yvalyn wrote:I'm curious, why did you choose white for the eyes, wouldn't another colour look better if you don't paint the pupils? Somthing like green or blue (both can be dark or light).
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Certainly people would ask less if I'd forgotten to dot them in if they were green or blue or something.. but I kind of like it.
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Thanks guys, it's good to get praise but also each time I post here, I pick up tips for the next time... that's why I haven't bothered to post 'em anywhere else.
It's either metal LSG (spearmen) or a chariot I think. I need a few days to rest my brain though - you know I painted those golden scales individually (really!)
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Brilliant, utterly briliant. Your Swordmasters have to be among the best I've seen.
For my best models I always painted the armor scales individually so I can completely understand why you might be feeling tired.
For my best models I always painted the armor scales individually so I can completely understand why you might be feeling tired.
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really nice work - consistent and well considered - The colour pallette works excellently!
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Well done. But, I think there are too many conflicting colors; green, silver, gold, blue, red. The white eyes with no pupils dont work.
On the other hand, the bases are nice and the painting is clean. Blue and gold with a little silver works nice.
On the other hand, the bases are nice and the painting is clean. Blue and gold with a little silver works nice.
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We'll have to agree to disagree on the eyes, I think.Lord Anathir wrote:Well done. But, I think there are too many conflicting colors; green, silver, gold, blue, red. The white eyes with no pupils dont work.
Hmm. I brought in the alternate gem colour to try and add some colour variation to the minis - so that they look more like individuals than zombie clones.
I did my Prince with red gems only (otherwise he was a mix of silver and gold with blue robes, neutral horse) and I thought afterwards that it was a bit bland.
Do you think it makes them too choppy/changey though?
I think I have to agree with Anathir on the gem thing... especially for the SM's who have one color gem for their sword and one color for their guantlet. It gives them that christmas look, but red and green tend to do that.Skybreaker wrote:We'll have to agree to disagree on the eyes, I think.Lord Anathir wrote:Well done. But, I think there are too many conflicting colors; green, silver, gold, blue, red. The white eyes with no pupils dont work.
Hmm. I brought in the alternate gem colour to try and add some colour variation to the minis - so that they look more like individuals than zombie clones.
I did my Prince with red gems only (otherwise he was a mix of silver and gold with blue robes, neutral horse) and I thought afterwards that it was a bit bland.
Do you think it makes them too choppy/changey though?
I do think multiple colored gems can work in some instances, but this doesn't seem to be one of them. Just my two cents.
Other than that they look amazing. I wish my character models had half the detail your SM's do.
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Yes, please!
What paints are you using?
Are those Foundation, basic GW or Vallejo?
A detailed color pallette would be appreciated!
I've asked other painters before and was sadly ignored...
I ask so I can experiment and try to improve my techniques.
What size brush do you use primarily?
I have a Standard, Small Dry, Detail and Fine Detail--all GW.
What paints are you using?
Are those Foundation, basic GW or Vallejo?
A detailed color pallette would be appreciated!
I've asked other painters before and was sadly ignored...
I ask so I can experiment and try to improve my techniques.
What size brush do you use primarily?
I have a Standard, Small Dry, Detail and Fine Detail--all GW.
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