Evaine Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Hi all! I'm Evaine. I'm a new-again miniature painter - Malifaux has me started again after about a 10 year break. There are quite a few more resources available now than when I started painting in my late teens/early 20s (for example: the internet!), so I feel I've already improved on my techniques quite a bit. One day, if I'm particularly brave (or intoxicated), I might be convinced to post examples of my early work. For now though, I'm going to focus on my Malifaux minis. I'll put pictures of my completed work in this post and my WIP in separate posts. In addition to working full time and having a family, I'm kind of a compulsive perfectionist, so don't be surprised if my painting seems to crawl at a snail's pace. Current WIP: Freikorps (entire box set) Completed: Johan, Convict Gunslinger, Ronin x 2, Viktorias Edited April 6, 2012 by Evaine Added pictures, updated lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) My primary crew is the Viktorias, so I decided to start with their box set. However, my painting is very rusty so I chose Johan to paint first as I don't really use him in play. Here's the first WIP pic (from 14/08/11). I've only done the face and torso at this point, and base coated the boots - the rest is primer: My current WIP (from 17/08/11). I've only base coated the cloak and the haft of the hammer. I haven't done anything with the metallics yet. The tatoo on the back of his left shoulder is my first attempt at free-hand ever. Edited August 17, 2011 by Evaine Added pictures & post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 wow! Nice work Evaine! Johan is looking awesome there! I look forwards to the rest of your toys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wow really nice job the green really sets of the skin tones. You've learned well and quickly. Love the freehand tattoo, now I know who to get to do mine if I ever need any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Looks great, love the tattoo. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread, keep it up Evaine your doing a grat job so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thanks for the comments all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kerr Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Beautiful skin tone, lovely painting. Can't wait to see the rest! My only suggestion would be to tone down the eyes with a glaze or two- looks like you have used actual white for the eyeballs. Many painters tend to use an off-white for the whites of the eyes, and a dark grey for the pupils, as it makes the eyes look less glarey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 @Jon Kerr: Thanks for the comments and for the tip. I will definitely try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmiles Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nice work! I'm looking into getting the Vikis box, myself. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread. My only suggestion would be to tone down the eyes with a glaze or two- looks like you have used actual white for the eyeballs. Many painters tend to use an off-white for the whites of the eyes, and a dark grey for the pupils, as it makes the eyes look less glarey. Yeah. I use P3's Frostbite or Citadel's Space Wolf Grey for the whites (but I do a colored iris instead of a black or gray pupil). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Well I tried to sleep more than 4 hours today after my night shift, but the phone kept ringing so I got up and painted instead. Current WIP pictures: Trying to decided what to do with the base - I'm thinking I might keep the rocks black so they look like slag. It would go well with the mining part of M&SU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisonfrog13 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 solid johan, i am so digging the mix of colors, they're expressive without murkying up the mini. (that was a complement , i hope it comes across that way) i look forward to seeing the rest of your crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 @poisonfrog13: Thanks! Ok, here's the final product: So 1 mini down, only about... 25 to go. Curse you, Gen Con! Now I have to decide what to paint next. I don't think I'm feeling brave enough to tackle my Viks yet. I think a Ronin might be in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osoi Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Solid job on Johan, keep up the good work. I would give a Ronin a shot next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kerr Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Awesome paint job!..... but you need to blast that bad-boy with some matt varnish! He looks a bit shiny and the varnish will take that away. The stuff I use is Army Painter Anti-shine, but I hear Dullcote is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Thanks - I'm aware of the varnish. I thought I had some matte, but apparently not. Unfortunately, there are no all-night craft stores around, so I'll go pick some up today. I decided to post the pics anyways because: a) I'm impatient if I didn't post them right away, I was likely to forget about it for at least a few days or possibly weeks as I tend to get busy/lazy and not get back to things. I'll post some new pics once he's not so shiny. Edited August 19, 2011 by Evaine Added to post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 i can point you in the direction of a good matt. Or you can use mine Sunday. Gloss first to get a good seal then dust matt to get ride of shine. Otherwise great job Curse you, I used to be one of the better painters in the group but now... you girls and your 3 -4 months experience have pushed me towards the bottom lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 @Durek: Now, to be fair, I probably originally started painting minis at the same time or even before you (remember how you like to point out how old I am?) and I did it for several years. You've just never seen any of those minis because I haven't finished unpacking yet (see above comment about getting busy/lazy). Besides, your minis look good too, and I still rely on you for pinning/conversion advice. He's already sealed with gloss and apparently semi-gloss varnish (which was supposed to be matte). I'm going out of town today so he won't get finished with matte until at least Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 The skin came out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's been quite a while since I last posted. I hadn't painted in a couple of months, but I finally started again last week. Since then I've finished one model and started on several others. Here's my finished Convict Gunslinger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I've also started to work on my Sonnia avatar. I haven't painted Sonnia herself yet, but here's the dragon. The highlighting/shading on the yellow doesn't show up very well in the pictures, for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Great job on both, Seen the gunslinger, love the tattoo (need a close up to show the freehand off) First look atthe avatar and... wow great shading and highlighting. Yellow is such a pain, I know lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) Finally decided to look up the manual for my camera so I can take better pictures. That being said, my camera's at least 5 years old so some of my pictures will still be grainy. Here's a close-up of the tattoo on my Convict Gunslinger. Edited February 17, 2012 by Evaine Replaced blurry picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonn Agram Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 funny! (and well done I might / should add...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaine Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Time for some works in progress! I've been trying to get my Viks and Ronin painted. They were some of the first Malifaux models I got and I finally feel comfortable enough painting to tackle my Viks. Edited February 8, 2012 by Evaine Replaced blurry photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Four at once eh? lol Great job on the eyes, can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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