peebs Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Just started painting up the models from the new plastic Lucius box. Thought I'd start a little mini-blog of my progress and hopefully get plenty of critique from all the great painters on here! Please be as harsh as you like because I really do want to keep improving. First up is Lucius, although he's not looking very impressive at the minute . I've put down the base colours to make sure I'm happy with them, started a little shading on the cloak and have done some vague blending on his mask. Photos: This is only my second attempt at nmm so any opinions about the light placement on the mask would be really helpful! I plan on taking the highlights a lot further but want to make sure they're in the right place first. I'm also unsure about the colour of his cane - I was thinking of trying to make it look silver but I'm not sure if I have the skills to pull that off so any other suggestions would be great. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigmar3 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Looking good so far I'd say. Good idea using blue in the shadows of the red cape. Nmm mask looks to have a solid base to work from and seems correct to me. Looking forward to seeing more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTHATER Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Peebs, I don't think I would go a red cape on a red uniform, it's too much red. I'm not a master painter so mull the idea over with some of the masters and see where they are at with it. Also make sure you make the bottom cloak designs really stick out. Nighthater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebs Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Sigmar3: Thanks, glad you think the mask is looking ok so far. I'm trying to work on pushing the contrast a little more than I usually would with these models, so the blue shadows will hopefully help with that. Nighthater: Thanks for the comment. The coat is actually now more of a pink colour so hopefully that will work better with the cloak. I'm planning to pick out the pattern at the bottom in gold, but will leave that until the main colour is finished. I've done a little more work on Lucius: The cloak and coat both just need their final highlights now, then I'll get the legs done before tackling the nmm on the mask. The border on his coat is actually blue rather than purple - it seems to have gone a little strange in the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 I think it looks absolutely amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebs Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Zfiend: Thank you very much! I'm glad you like him so far. Bit of an update: Should get him finished over the next couple of days. I still haven't worked any more on the mask but his legs are done as are the main colours on the cloak and coat. The white needs some more attention and then it's mask and cane (I'm now thinking of having the cane in the same gold-ish colour but we'll see how that goes!) and all the little details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Can't wait what you do with the whole crew. I think that Lucius is spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigmar3 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Coming along great, I particularly like the wig, that's nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Looking nice, but a couple points of criticism: he looks like he's leaning back a bit, and flesh-toned legs look really odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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