Popular Post oxazejam Posted November 12, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hey everyone. Recently got a Malifaux commission from a friend, which is a bit of a break from usual GW stuff I do. He collects Guild as far as I understood, and the first batch I've chosen was The Latigo Posse. I was asked to do a bit of Dia de Muertos theme, and as I can't sculpt my options were limited to painting. I've settled for simple face make-up and colour choices because of time restraints. I've uploaded individual photos to my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oxazejam/albums/72157665974425119 Any feedback would be much appreciated. Next 2 miniatures I'm currently prepairing are Abuela Ortega and Peacekeeper, both in plastic. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Fantastic! I love the sharp highlights and the smooth blendings. This will look very good on the table and still very good right before your nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haychdee Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 These are beautiful, such a nice clean paint style. Look forward to seeing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall78 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Nice work on the red leather colour of Perditas jacket. May have to give that a try myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxazejam Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Thanks a lot for your kind words. Clothes and skin are definitely very demanding parts on any model, and since these are mostly just that it was a fun challenge and useful experience. I couldn't really take good photos of smaller models faces, especially Perdita, but I hope Santiago is a good example of how they look. 2 hours ago, Stonewall78 said: Nice work on the red leather colour of Perditas jacket. May have to give that a try myself. Thanks. All reds were actually done the same way. I use Vallejo paints, colours were MC Burnt Red for basecoat, then lined and somewhat blended shadows with MC German Black Brown, same but reversed for highlights with GC Bloody Red (not sure if that paint is supposed to be so thin, but mine is and it kind of helps with the blendings), then edge highlight with the same colour + a little bit of MC Ivory. Once all colours on the model are up to that stage I do little spot highlights with pure Ivory to bump up the contrast just a bit more. At blending stages I usually go back and forth with thin layers to pull it off just right, so having some sort of wet pallete helps when I'm dealing with mixes rather than pure colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall78 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 6 hours ago, oxazejam said: Thanks. All reds were actually done the same way. I use Vallejo paints, colours were MC Burnt Red for basecoat, then lined and somewhat blended shadows with MC German Black Brown, same but reversed for highlights with GC Bloody Red (not sure if that paint is supposed to be so thin, but mine is and it kind of helps with the blendings), then edge highlight with the same colour + a little bit of MC Ivory. Once all colours on the model are up to that stage I do little spot highlights with pure Ivory to bump up the contrast just a bit more. At blending stages I usually go back and forth with thin layers to pull it off just right, so having some sort of wet pallete helps when I'm dealing with mixes rather than pure colours. Thanks for the run through. I use Vallejo too so I will have to see if I have those colours to give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxazejam Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Peacekeeper is done. Rather quick paintjob (2 days) considering somewhat tricky cleanup and sheer amount of intricate details. Client suggested to make it rusty and battered, and in the end I wanted to achieve "rusty metal" look rather than "metallic rust", if that makes sence, so all effects were applied in moderation. I've added two little cheap jewelry chains to leg and arm to enhance the industrial feel and bulk it up a bit. Painting itself was done with brushes exclusively, it took a lot of patience to pick out all rivets and recesses one by one. Rough metallic highlights were done sparingly with a piece of sponge, later touched up by hand where needed. I also painted two cables in red and blue to tie it with the gang, little bit of OSL was done with the same blue as well. Hard to catch reflective surface on photos properly. In real life, of course, all transitions are more "alive" and noticeable. Bigger pictures + 2 more angles are uploaded to the album, link to which is in the first post. Cheers! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall78 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Looks awesome. I just finally started painting my metal peacekeeper last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RStrickland Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I admire your work! These are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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