precinctomega Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'm new to Malifaux, having picked it up partly on a whim and partly just because I love new games and can be fairly sure of finding opponents locally. But I hate playing with unpainted minis, so I'll be getting my first crew - Shamus and the Rotten Belles - painted up tout suite. I decided to go all out on Shamus with a view to entering him in the Salute 2011 painting competition. I wanted him to look as sharp as his reputation but without any over-bright colours. The model is already very cartoony with that enormous hat and the funky zoot suit, so I chose a subdued colour scheme to drag him a little way back into the realms of conceivability. The purple on the hat and kneepads give him a bit of flair and tie him in with his Rotten Belles, who will also be dressed in themes of purple and grey. Other views of Shamus: Right - Rear - Left Here's a wip shot of the Rotten Belles: Very early days, as you can see. I've actually nearly finished Sybelle, but forgot to take a picture of her. I'll get around to that in due course. The Rotten Belles (and Sybelle) have their flesh painted with Citadel Dheneb Stone and washed with Thraka Green to give a starting point of a nice, unhealthy, slightly rotten tone. That's then worked up through more Dhened Stone to a Dheneb Stone/Space Wolf Grey mix with pure SWG at the highest points. R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Alleycat Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Love the Zoot Suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkin Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Lovely work Omega. Very nice colours on Seamus and the belles are looking well so far. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Looking great! You managed to get a game yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka73 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Loving the Seamus. He looks very dapper or something like that lol Looking forward to more!:proud: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karn987 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'm new to Malifaux, having picked it up partly on a whim and partly just because I love new games and can be fairly sure of finding opponents locally. But I hate playing with unpainted minis, so I'll be getting my first crew - Shamus and the Rotten Belles - painted up tout suite. I decided to go all out on Shamus with a view to entering him in the Salute 2011 painting competition. I wanted him to look as sharp as his reputation but without any over-bright colours. The model is already very cartoony with that enormous hat and the funky zoot suit, so I chose a subdued colour scheme to drag him a little way back into the realms of conceivability. The purple on the hat and kneepads give him a bit of flair and tie him in with his Rotten Belles, who will also be dressed in themes of purple and grey. Other views of Shamus: Right - Rear - Left Here's a wip shot of the Rotten Belles: Very early days, as you can see. I've actually nearly finished Sybelle, but forgot to take a picture of her. I'll get around to that in due course. The Rotten Belles (and Sybelle) have their flesh painted with Citadel Dheneb Stone and washed with Thraka Green to give a starting point of a nice, unhealthy, slightly rotten tone. That's then worked up through more Dhened Stone to a Dheneb Stone/Space Wolf Grey mix with pure SWG at the highest points. R. Dude the Pin Stripes! I love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 what did you use to do the pin stripes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precinctomega Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Umm... a paintbrush? I think it was my Daler-Rowney Series 34 watercolour brush. I think it's a size 0. Possibly a 00. I got it second-hand and the haft is a bit knackered but the bristles are just perfect. And I abuse my brushes something rotten. R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas-L Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I know some ppl who are using pointed toothpicks to paint eyes. I think it would work for those stripes, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I have found doing stripes in pen works also. Excellent work my good man, it is good to see a fellow Resser these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Feral Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Great stuff, I like both the purple, the stripped suit and the symbols on the base rim. Good job and I look forward to more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Pin stripe.... I like ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwergenkrieger Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Fantastic job, well done! ZK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I agree, the pinstripes are pretty inspired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precinctomega Posted April 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 A toothpick to paint stripes? I find it strange enough that people use them for eyes. With stripes, you have to have a smooth flow of paint from the instrument to the surface, which you just couldn't get with a toothpick or cocktail stick. Anyway, I've made some good progress on Sybelle, so I must update the thread today. I don't know why I got it into my head that he was "Shamus" rather than "Seamus", but I think I'll keep calling him Shamus even though it's wrong. This is my Shamus and he's different from your Seamus. None of this doppelganger nonsense. R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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