Thryth Posted March 7, 2007 Report Posted March 7, 2007 Hello, I wanted to try replying to (at least some of the) comments on my entries this time around. I made two entries for this contest. One that I did not expect much from and one I expected more from. It would seem that I had my expectations backward. Thank you to everyone who commented. ----------------------- Scandalous Entry 05 (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1365) [edited to correct the URL] When I saw this miniature (for all of $0.99US!), I thought that it would be perfect for "Femme Fatale I". I knew it was a very poor sculpt, but for <$1US... I did the skin, metal parts, and stone base for "Femme Fatale I," but that was as far as I got. I painted over the metal, painted the gems, added the shield to the base, and painted the cloak for "Femme Fatale II." I think that my painting has improved in the past year. As an aside, I did not expect people to like this miniature much. Turns-out people seem to have liked this one more than my other entry, which I spent quite a bit of time on. BTW, I don't think it is a mask. The miniature is named "LICH FEMALE with mace (HOT & COLD)" on the Discount Hobbies site, so I assume that it is a skull. @Coneman: Thank you for the comments and suggestion @Bobcat: Correct on all counts, and thank you for the complement. @Maestro, @sniffles, @callumrice, @Coil, @chonk34, @Jabberwocky, @pete-h, @cdukino, @Tyron, @supervike, @Wren, @Art-de-Vivre, @lauth81, @cheddarmonger, @Hinton: Thank you. @gi6ers: Thank you. It is a Mega Miniatures piece. As Bobcat pointed-out, it can be purchased at http://discounthobby.com, although other stores carry them. @Ana: Thank you for the completment. If they want to pay me, I will be happy to help them . I think that it is a parody miniature, I think it is supposed to be an exaggeration. @Duende: Thank you for the complements. For $0.99US, you can't expect much from the sculpt, I suppose. @Bobcat: I believe that it is an old Josef Ochmann sculpt (I believe that the base said "J.OCHMANN"). @mahon: Thank you, I tried . I agree, I was a little disappointed in the sharpness of my freehand. I do not think that I have a steady enough hand. Maybe someone can offer some advice? @orkydave: Thanks. I was not completely satisfied with the skull, either. Trivia Question: Can anyone tell which videogame the symbols from her cloak came from? (hint, it is an old game) ----------------------- Sci-Fi Entry 14 (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1364) Thank you to everyone who commented. I have quite a collection of miniatures from the mid/late 80's, and although most of them are boring by today's standards, I am finding it fun to try to paint them now. This is obviously one of those miniatures. My previous attempt at OSL was for the "Something Wyrd" contest, and many people thought that the OSL was too subtle. I wanted to try again, so I chose this miniature. I asked for advice on painting OSL in the Wyrd forums, and tried to apply it. I initially painted the light on the miniature as greyscale, but couldn't leave well-enough alone, I really felt that the light from the coals would be yellow/orange/red, so... I messed-up the work that I had done. I tried glazing with inks, but didn't like it, tried removing the ink, and added more glazes with paints, which really damaged the initial work that I had done highlighting in greys. Well, that is part of learning. @Bobcat, @gi6ers, @Maestro, @sniffles, @callumrice, @mahon, @Coil, @orkydave, @DESERTDRAGON1964, @chonk34, @Jabberwocky, @pete-h, @Hinton: Thank you. @Ana, @Inarah: Thank you for the comments. Since I didn't envision any lighting from behind, I didn't know what to do. Hopefully I will get better. @Wren, @cdukino, @LavronYor: Thank you for the comments and advice. @Duende: Thank you. The eyebrows were scultped on, I painted over what was there. I suppose that I should have removed them in the cleaning-up phase, or at least tried to have mitigated their huge appearance when painting her. Thank you for the advice. @lauth81: Thanks for the advice. Request: Again, if anyone knows the name/model number of this miniature, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks! Quote
Duende Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 How I hate seeing threads with no replies...... Thryth, first, both your picture links go to your sci-fi entry..... Anyway, I really liked the cloak on your Scandalous entry, I think it would have done much better if the sculpt wasn't so bad, but that's not your fault. And the dwarf is a good attempt at OSL, something I've yet to try myself although I have started a mini with that idea in mind. I do stand by my comment that taking it against a dark background would help make the lighting effect stand out better. See you next contest! Quote
callumrice Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 Yeah, Both pics are the same Tyrth. I liked your trooper and agreed it does look a bit butch. I thought the OSL was actually ok, the back was good, it gave the impression of a really cold spot compaerd with the front but I do agree with the OSL on the face, in that it does look a little like soup round the mouth! Quote
Thryth Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Posted March 8, 2007 Replies! Thank You! Oops! Thanks for pointing that out. I have now corrected the URL. Thanks again for your comments and advice. @Duende: I appreciate the advice, I will have to try to get a darker background when using OSL. @callumrice: Maybe she just finished lunch? Quote
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