vegel Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) hi everyone, had been painted a few of reapers and now with the new releases I am back to Wyrd's I did a repaint of the performer... so here are the pictures.... Updates: Edited April 14, 2011 by vegel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegel Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I don't know why but I got the sense that she looks reall confident? anyone got the same feeling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkin Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Looking good so far Vegel. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Luck Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow. That afce is simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 The eyes are rocking. They really look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegel Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Thanks guys ^__^ but I still fail on getting a smooth face for her oh well. on to the mid section and shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Will parrot the comments about the face (well the whole head actually), it is very well done. The reds however look a bit gloppy and dead to me, could just be the lighting however. This is definately an improvement over her blue period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamwyrd Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Something about her eyes astounds me. Like she is smirking, in a "I'm better than you", kinda way. I don't know why but her eyes to me draws your attention like the focal point of a painting, even though they are the smallest detail on a model. Nice job. EYES!!!!! (Fooli Cooling reference without the brows. Lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Is it just me or does her face in the close up pic remind you of Phoebe from Charmed (Alyssa Milano)? (not that i watched it of course ) Cracking job! Can't wait to see the finished article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Is it just me or does her face in the close up pic remind you of Phoebe from Charmed (Alyssa Milano)? (not that i watched it of course ) You kidding she was the only reason I watched the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegel Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Updated with newer pix I used to watch charm too! stopped at the first season though... i like the black hair girl.... well I tried to make the dress look less lumpy by adding lighter shade of red to it, did a lot of washing and highlighting.... I so wish that Wyrd will push out some more pretty girl mini steampunk style and less on the horror ones... or perhaps it's just this stage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hey Vegel! Saw these over at Cool mini. Just love that new face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegel Posted April 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 thx i am planning to re do the other two showgirls' face. . . if i ever get around to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegel Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precinctomega Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Getting a smooth finish from your paints is a matter of dilution and patience. When you make up your basecoats, always thin the paint on a palette until you can see that it's nice and smooth with no lumps or clumps. Then wash your brush and, with a clean brush, take paint from the palette and apply it to the miniature. You may need to apply two or three coats to get a good, solid basecoat, but as long as you make sure that the paint you're putting on is smooth before you apply it, you should end up with a good smooth base from which to work. The other option for smooth basecoats (which still involves dilution, of course) is to apply your basecoats with an airbrush or spraygun (I recommend the former). With practice, you can even apply initial highlights and washes with an airbrush, too. R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegel Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Thanks for the advise!! I got a little one (3yrs old) and don't wanna use any heavy equip (pump) or cans... so.... With metal mini, do you think it makes a real difference if I sand the surfaces until it's shiny? would that make it smoother? thin the paint on a palette until you can see that it's nice and smooth with no lumps or clumps. Then wash your brush and, with a clean brush, take paint from the palette and apply it to the miniature. That is a good tip thank you I think I might get two different brushes to do it, one to carry and to mix, one to paint with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precinctomega Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Sanding the minis won't make any difference. Sometimes (very occasionally) washing them will make a difference to getting glue to adhere, but will have little or no effect on painting them. You do sometimes get minis with a grainy finish to their surface but these are miscasts with a bad batch of metal and should be returned to the manufacturers and replaced. Using separate paintbrushes to mix and to apply paint can be helpful, but shouldn't be over-emphasized as a technique compared to just getting the consistency of the paint right. You might like to look into making yourself a wet palette, tutorials for which can be found all over the place (Google "homemade wet palette"). R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka73 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 You kidding she was the only reason I watched the show. Its repeated on sky all the time. EErrrm the Girlfriend watches it Oh and the paintings pretty good too lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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