Ress is More Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Finished Lenny and a Skeeter. The skeeter is by far the fastest Malifaux miniature I´ve painted so far. Just some drybrushing and a little highlighting. Took me less than 15 minutes I guess 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 A couple of Slop Haulers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armond Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Beautifully painted minis. So smooth and well done! But on a side note... How did you make that tree? It almost looks like a Banyan tree like here in Oki, but also looks like the tress I use to see while living in Louisiana. Got a technique for making it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 For the tree I used 2 sizes of wire (about 1mm and 0,5mm. The thicker ones you twist in the centre untill you are satisfied with the main trunk thickness. I guess I used about 12 for this. Make sure to leave enough length untwisted for the roots at the bottom and branches at the top. You will want these to be rather longer than too short and clip these later on. For the branches at the top you take 2 or 3 of the main wires and twist these into seperate bundles. At this point you can decide leaving out sidebranches where you want them. Clip these to proper length after modeling them into shape. The thinner wire wire I added where I felt they looked natural. These are easily inserted into the twisted bundles. The roots you bend in shape and clip these to form an even base. I heated the roots over a flame and gently presses these into a 50mm base. After cooling down the tree was fixed to the base, no extra gluing was required. Now you make sure your tree has the shape you want I used a thick layer woodfiller to create the bark. By applying this with a brush (about 1cm) with thick bristles you instantly can create the lines you need to give the bark it's distinctive look. You may want to apply the woodfiller a second time to achieve the best result. Make sure to make the trunk and branches look like they are solid, covering up the twisted bundles of wire. After drying it's time to paint and base the tree how you like. Islandic moss is an easy way to create foliage. You jusy glue this on. It's a very cheap and fast way to create a good looking tree. This one took me I guess less then 2 hours in total. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimo Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Very nice gremlins. I really like your bases. They look very natural. Good Job there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentbadger Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Wow, those are beautiful miniatures atop beautiful bases. Everything is so smooth looking. My favourite is the pig's skin tone, even among the rest of these lovely looking pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 And finished she is: The Sow! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikk Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 That sow is pure awesome, mine is just awaiting the green stuff to dry as lots of seems to fix and I'll begin painting. can I ask what colour scheme you used? and also what is next on your painting table? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Thanks Rikk. I always just mix up paints as I go for each mini individually so it's quite hard to formulate an exact recipe. I use almost only Vallejo. The base is a very dark mixture of Beasty Brown, Pale Flesh and black. I add more Pale Flesh for every other layer. For the Sow I used about 5 or 6 layers. Up next will be Som'er and Gluttony. After them the Wong Box, Pigapult and some more Piglets should be next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Needed a break from pigs and green. Gluttony, not really as satisfied as I'd like to be with him but for now he is finished. Maybe I'll do something about his facepaint later... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinncent Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Old Major is my favorite . Great job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Not the best picture (might replace it later on), but he's finished. Now only 2 more Bayou Gremlins and another Skeeter from the box set. The LE Bayou Gremlin also arrived so might as well finish him then. To be continued... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ress is More Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 And some more progress± Finished the bayou gremlins from the Bayou Boss set, the limited one is on the way: The Pigapult: Also finished some scenery lately, I allready posted this in another thread but for completeness of this thread I will also post them here. I am now working on the Nightmare Whiskey Golem and finishing the creative taxidermy set and also Sammy is awaiting some paint. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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