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This one was a bugger to photograph. You've got to zoom in on that main image, it was the best I could do. The idea here is a tropical landscape unrealistically afflicted by winter. I couldn't find as much reference material as I would have liked, I thought that this concept would have been done more. I did find some games where it was used, Crysis, Donkey Kong and Warcraft I think. Given that 'apocalypse' is a Mayan word, that's where I took my theme from. I imagine that these fantasy Mayans have used necromancy to survive the apocalypse, which in this case is some kind of deadly second ice age. This was the best jungle I've ever made, it's a shame I had to ruin it with snow.
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neveroddoreven commented on icatsai's gallery image in Round 4 [Murphy's Law] - Silver Finished
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I spent a week and a half making a big complex diorama for this round. There was something very mediocre about the whole thing, and I spent most of the time in despair and self loathing, so I threw it over my shoulder and decided to have some fun instead. What I ended up with was something that I made just for me. I've done models like this before, the multicoloured psychedelic kind of thing, and they are always divisive - some people liking them and others thinking I've made a mess. Silly cosmic abomination! You can't read, you don't have eyes! I took inspiration from acid art, particularly Alan Forbes, whom I've been a huge fan of all my life. For some reason I've never tried adapting those motifs into miniature painting until now, it's a perfect fit being all brushwork. When I showed the model to my brother, I pointed out the texture I painted onto the cloth areas because I thought it may be too subtle to notice. He told me it'd be weirder if I didn't do a freehand texture at this point. So I've got that to live up to now.
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Water Skink
neveroddoreven commented on neveroddoreven's gallery image in Round 2 [Water, Water, Everywhere...] - Gold Finished
Thanks for the kind words guys! A lot of comments about the eyes. Funny thing is, I found them to be one of the easiest parts. They're so big on this model that you can cram a little extra detail in there. I really wish I had more time. A busy work rota and 2-4 hours of sleep each night interfered with how much I could have put into it. This probably would have been the best thing I'd ever done or at least my favourite if I had spent another week on it. -
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neveroddoreven commented on icatsai's gallery image in Round 2 [Water, Water, Everywhere...] - Gold Finished
This is absolute madness! The scale of it and machination of all the individual parts, all for a time sensitive competition? That takes some serious fortitude. I couldn't do it, I keep mine simple and still struggle. A few parts I particularly like ; The algae on the boat's underside - nice touch, an easily missed detail, the leather texture on the hats is nicely done, shading green skin with red - I do the same thing with my gremlins, the clever model choices and their application, and the use of the beach ball and rubber ring to raise the humour level just enough. You must have had a image in your head and just ran with it. It's awesome, love it. -
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neveroddoreven commented on Infern0's gallery image in Round 2 [Water, Water, Everywhere...] - Gold Finished
I like how this piece dominates your attention from just one or two angles. It's just like a 3D painting. There's a great quality to the lighting, especially the way it contrasts with the water. The light (as well as the shadows it produces) is warm and soft, serene and still, and the water is the opposite. It's a narrative contrast as well as a colour contrast. On the subject of colour, there's also the great usage of a limited gamut, with the hues brightest on the subject itself. All in all it's a great diorama. I only wish I could see some more pics. -
Water Skink
neveroddoreven posted a gallery image in Round 2 [Water, Water, Everywhere...] - Gold Finished
I had a few ideas for this round, but decided on a safe one instead. I've now painted five of these, it's one of my all time favourite miniatures. I based the feathers on pheasant tails, then added other colours as glazes. The freehand scale patterns are great fun. I've used this on many Lizardmen models before, but this is perhaps my best execution of it. I used screenshots from the recent Total War game as reference. Another go with resin as water effects too, with the same tricky problems. I suppose it looks ok though. -
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neveroddoreven commented on Infern0's gallery image in Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished
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"Union Workshop", Iron Painter 2017 Round 1 - OSL
neveroddoreven commented on SevenThirtySeven's gallery image in Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished
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Phoenix Ablaze
neveroddoreven commented on Whirler's gallery image in Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished
I really like the softness of the lighting on this one. The use of a neutrally coloured light doesn't interfere with or overpower the colours of the subjects in the scene, specifically their clothing. My only criticism is maybe the missed opportunity of some lovely soft cast shadows, but that may have required a starker light, and ruined the tone of the piece. Really nice work. -
Not THAT dead ... yet
neveroddoreven commented on Sagrit's gallery image in Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished
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icatsai Round 1 - OSL
neveroddoreven commented on icatsai's gallery image in Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished
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Will o' the Wisp
neveroddoreven posted a gallery image in Round 1 [Object Source Lighting (OSL)] - Finished
This looks better in photographs than it does in my hand. Lots of experimenting going on here, multiple light sources, coloured shadows and the like. This was also my first attempt at an open casting with the water effect resin, which left a large meniscus that had to be cut down. I tried to hide it as best I could with some floating leaves on the surface. -
Once again I had to use whatever I had available for this theme, being too poor to buy new models. there were going to be lots more rats on the base, more of a tide of rodents, but it just didn't turn out that way. As usual I had fun playing around with freehand stuff. Especially on the robe, I gave it a rough linen look to contrast with the velvety cowl, then dirtied it up with a few layers of mud. The whisker pores are freehand too, the cheeks are actually smooth. Overall I'm not sure how I feel about this one, I wish I gave more consideration to colour composition. I'm happy to have made it this far though. It's been an endurance.
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'Armed and dangerous' made me think of the criminal element, and burning police cars. It's classic slow-mo walk away from something about to explode, casually reloading and wearing shades. Badass incarnate. The wall was made with layers of card with a paperclip neon sign. Sculpey and miiliput for the street. The plume of fire and smoke was made from Sculpey too. Whenever I have a little left over putty from a sculpting session I make little piles of dead leaves to use on bases, and I used a lot of them here too. This one was a really fun project, but I have no storage space whatsoever right now so I'm going to tear it down for spare parts.
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Actually, I'm rocket scientist - Iron Painter round 3 - Wyrd Science
neveroddoreven commented on ConqueringWyrm's gallery image in Round 3 - Wyrd Science
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Desolation Engine
neveroddoreven commented on hunthor's gallery image in Round 2 - Better Off (Un)Dead
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Better Off (Un)Dead - Neveroddoreven
neveroddoreven commented on neveroddoreven's gallery image in Round 2 - Better Off (Un)Dead
Thanks for uploading this for me Curtis. Sometimes computers just don't like me. Lots of fun freehand stuff going on with this one - the floral patterns, the leather texture on the back of the cloak, rusty bits on the armour, and whatever the smoky thing is supposed to be on the blade. I haven't used metallic paint in over a year because I just couldn't get the hang of them. It looks ok on this one though. -
Better Off (Un)Dead - Neveroddoreven
neveroddoreven posted a gallery image in Round 2 - Better Off (Un)Dead
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Mannequin in the Mirror
neveroddoreven commented on RustAndTheCity's gallery image in Round 1 - Pretty in Pink
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