supercalisto Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Very cool I like the pastal colours for the girls. I went the other direction and made mine super bright or very dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Looking good so far! I hope the stage works out for you - from where I'm sitting it looks great. Cassandra looks fantastic with blue hair. I'm almost tempted to steal the idea and repaint mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Alright. The base of the test scene is finished and colored. Here is a Picture of it within our gaming dens home made ventilated spraying box. There is quite a lot left however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 That's one seriously impressive piece. And Cassandra makes a really good contrast, with her cold colours. Good work all round I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) You didn't think that was all I was going to post did you? I hope not. We were playing the Pathfinder rpg game and I did what I usually do in this occasions. Paint or assemble miniatures. First I added some blobs of flesh coloured paints to look like a face. No really,that is a face. Promise. Alright I paint some outlines. See it now? Who the hell can that be? Maybe some shading will help. A little bit later. Couldn't make a transition photo because a copy me jumped out of a mirror and tried to kill me. I am a bit more multitasking then most but painting, playing and eating gaming candy at the same time is my limit. I cannot take photographs because all my hands are busy and my feet are terrible painters. I have my limits. Oh damn, that was shiny. but that is the only image I have of that stage. I finished it and clear coated it three times for safety reasons. Meaning if someone scratch it blood will flow. Now there are only details and models left. Which currently is nothing more then a sketch and I didn't feel like finishing this stage yet. So I painted the Mannequins, I just didn't have time to put them on their bases. I will show them next time. Edited August 24, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 And that goes from impressive, to staggering. And with buttocks too! I think if anyone scratches that, you're not only allowed, but legally obliged to find something sharp and jab them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Everything gets better with buttocks. Thanks for the comment but that will probably not help me in any way if that actually happened. ... Hey, I have almost painted everyone from my Colette crew and need some more models to do. The stage will be worked on because I think the idea is to cool not to make. But... I thinking about another crew, but I am not sure which. 30-35p and not Gremlins because I've just painted 200+ goblins and orks and do not want to do any more of those tiny models. Suggestions? And not Seamus even if Molly is tempting. Seamus tries to kill my girls far to often. Edited August 24, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rameses Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Try the Molly box crew with Rotten Belle's, Dead Doxie's, Madam Cybelle and Yin aka Penny (well you need the 10 thunders book and a proxie for Penny). I only suggest this crew set up because you've already shown you like a challenge by taking Colette, so I figure another challenge like a Molly crew can't be too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Don't have the book yet but its on the way. I want to read about that penny first before deciding. I am however not a fan of Sybelle even if the doxies companion rule makes them so much better. But like I said. Molly is tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rameses Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Can't blame you too much I've gonna on record before about not like Sybelle's sculpt. But then again that's what proxies are for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wow your work really is stunning, and i love your stage piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelante Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Two things, one I'd probably varnish it with "real" varnish for a better finish and those eyes need reworking so its more sultry and less...bewildered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) pixelante Two things, and I am sorry. The picture on the stage is not good, not good at all. More things then the eyes needs to be fixed. But I thank you for the comment. But its good enough for a test and the half an hour / hour or so I put on it. I really suck with non-digital colour painting. I much rather sketch. Oh well, and the real varnish then. Yes, it will e much better. That is why I plan to use it. Have you used the stuff before? It stains everything and takes hours to dry. Some of them smells horrid on top of that and it takes days for it to stop. I just want this small thing finished with what I got and play. Sorry if I seem grumpy, I feel like I've failed with the Mannequins. I will fix up the paints later because I am on a deadline to be done by monday so we can do a mini-turnament. As the Coryphee Angelica models for some reason haven't arrived yet I will have to proxy things. Something I really didn't want to.... Maybe this makes me grumpy as well. Were was I? Oh right, Mannequins. I pinned them, worked the shadows and you know the rest. Edited August 24, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 All I can say is... the shoes, the colour blend and wash failed in every step. I will need to fix them up later. A helping hand? Damn, now when I am watching these I see that I completely forgot the scrollwork. I feel damned unfocused today. This makes me sad. Oh well, Colette left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Alright, sorry. Mannequins done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Cool stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL1113 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Cool way to build the bases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelante Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Well a light coloured varnish wouldn't change the colour too much, I think what you've done is neglected to seal the paddlepop sticks before you painted them, which is why the paint looks patchy. You can either seal them properly and paint them again or try the varnish, though you should try a test piece first so see if thats the effect you want. As for drying a day in the summer sun is a good way to get it dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) Oh that. I want it patchy. Like its been re-finished several times through the decades. In a perfect world it would be a bit more de-satyrated and not as bright. The only thing in real life that does not have colour variations throughout itself are modern paints, fabrics, etc and thats when its new. Thats why I've mixed in a little bit of colour other then blue in the white of their clothes. The flash from the camera however overpowers it, its much more noticeable when you look at them in real life. As for the stage. I hope details such as curtain and stage prop sift the eyes perception of the colour of the stage. That is the next thing to do on this test. If the answer becomes no. Then its time for sandpaper to remove a bit of the paint and desaturate it a bit. I am currently drilling and adding nails for some of the boards. Its boring as hell. Edited August 26, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Alright, Colette times. My master model. I wish I could paint the Coryphee or Angelica but they haven't arrived yet. Oh well. I was going to drill her foot but the drill slipped and too out most of her heel. Great start but it was just to take the knife and clean it as good it could before drilling again and fixing the heel with green stuff. I took the opportunity and added a feather to the hat. Some white base later and I was ready to start painting. I started to paint the skin like I always do. But this time I wanted to try something different. Usually I paint the skin in no more then three different skin tones and using most of them in thin watered layers. This time I used six and mixed them on the table. Something I haven't done before. I made the skin look more patchy then I am used to but I continued while shaking my head. I made the lips and and hair while swearing about the eyes. Eyes and me are often a hit or miss affair but Ill try my best. Are there any tis out there on how to paint the eyes? Its to late for these models unless I go back and fix them, but maybe I can do it on the rest. Some shading and the steeps after this one I forgot to take pictures. I was having to much fun talking to my buddy who was painting the copycat killer. I however pondered on how to hide the corpse of said copycat if it suddenly disappeared and therefore no longer threaten my girls. *Intermission sponsored by the fumes of clear coat, the side effect of protecting your paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) and here the finished model after a non photo taking jump. I added lots of gold in it at the hems and shoulders to show her master status. And them as a group... I WANT THE CORYPHEE TO ARRIVE!!! and I need to take a better photo of Colette Edited August 27, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Just a image of GW40k Sister of Battle model. Still waiting for Coryphee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) I am continuing testing things on the scene. The first try of the curtains failed miserably. So I am currently pondering on that conundrum. I decided to make the entire curtain piece removable for the test and will do that on the full version as well. But I don't quite know how I will plan that. And a model I've been tinkering with for a while now. Edited August 29, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshard Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Alright, gaming night again, Delta Green this time and that mean another painted model. Yay! Primed and drill have been made beforehand so all I needed to do was to start with the blue shadows. Damn I like when I remember to prepare models. I usually forget to do so except when it comes to smoothing them out before spraying. Looking good, I choose a steampunk mad female scientist to be my... let say female Ramos. Fine, I just liked the model and as my prop maker on for the Colette crew and their show. Its not my fault wyrd hasn't filled that position yet. She made a steampunk prop that is a moon with clouds? I am almost sure of that fact. And finally. I said that I would get a better picture of Colette.... and probably failed gain. Edited September 3, 2012 by Nightshard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Ooo, I like Colette's stockings. It never occurred to me to paint them white. They look really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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