Viruk Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 The freehand looks amazing. Also, white robe nicely contrasts with black skin tone. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suvalas Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Excellent work on Ama no there! Beautiful colours and free hand flowers. Must have taken a lot of patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks all. I have lost all motivation to ever attempt to improve my skills. You win. Don't do that....how do you think I got here. An art degree and over 15 years painting minis.......and there are still plenty of people out there that make me look like a chump.Excellent work on Ama no there! Beautiful colours and free hand flowers. Must have taken a lot of patience Thanks.....patience....yeah lets call it that. Sounds better than psychosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnternalVoid Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Okay I like that Ama No Zaku, I really like that skin and how it goes with the robe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Okay I like that Ama No Zaku, I really like that skin and how it goes with the robe.Thanks. Wasn't a tough decision....researching Oni they're pretty much either black or red....red would have clashed horribly with the pinks I was using so it had to be black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnternalVoid Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Okay I like that Ama No Zaku, I really like that skin and how it goes with the robe.Thanks. Wasn't a tough decision....researching Oni they're pretty much either black or red....red would have clashed horribly with the pinks I was using so it had to be black.True but I find doing black like that for skin is not always easy to do well. If you don't do the contrast with the lighter spots right it just does not look right. Likely why I have seen far more orange and red oni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhallan42nd Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I think I know who those models went to... Did I see them at the Nova Open, possibly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannibalBob Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I was not really a fan of the white and green color palette you chose for most of the Ten Thunders, I think the execution was fantastic, I was just not a fan of the color choice. But that Ama No Zako is truly fantastic. That color scheme REALLY works great for that model and you really hit it out of the park on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 True but I find doing black like that for skin is not always easy to do well. If you don't do the contrast with the lighter spots right it just does not look right. Likely why I have seen far more orange and red oni.Thanks again. The longer you work with a color the better you get at it...I've done a lot of blacks...cool blacks, warm blacks, neutral blacks....it's one of those colors that 'paying attention' really helps with (thanks art school)...I always tell people to look...I used to have a picture of a black bear that I would post and if you look at it it's really only black underneath....the closer you get to the sun the lighter it gets...and if the bear is clean it will go all the way to a white glint almost like metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannibalBob Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Is the patch of ground next to the cobbles supposed to be a top-down view into a Koi pond? If so it looks really good, but I think you should put a coat of gloss varnish over the top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I think I know who those models went to... Did I see them at the Nova Open, possibly?Quite possibly Pretty easy to identify I would think.I was not really a fan of the white and green color palette you chose for most of the Ten Thunders, I think the execution was fantastic, I was just not a fan of the color choice. But that Ama No Zako is truly fantastic. That color scheme REALLY works great for that model and you really hit it out of the park on that one.Thanks. The color scheme was based entirely on the cherry tree. Most of the colors (with very few minor exceptions) are all from the cherry tree The general rule is that if it looks good in nature it'll look good elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Is the patch of ground next to the cobbles supposed to be a top-down view into a Koi pond? If so it looks really good, but I think you should put a coat of gloss varnish over the top of it.Yes it is. If you look back through the last few pages of this thread there are a few more (including a nice shot from above that shows them all). You may be able to see the glossy shine on those. Once the model gets sealed I'll go back over that spot with gloss and take better pictures to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannibalBob Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Is the patch of ground next to the cobbles supposed to be a top-down view into a Koi pond? If so it looks really good, but I think you should put a coat of gloss varnish over the top of it.Yes it is. If you look back through the last few pages of this thread there are a few more (including a nice shot from above that shows them all). You may be able to see the glossy shine on those. Once the model gets sealed I'll go back over that spot with gloss and take better pictures to post.I figured that it might have been the picture, or the model had not been sealed yet. A gloss coat over the top of something that is supposed to look like water seems like something too obvious to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dez Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Fantastic stuff, the cherry blossoms are beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Fantastic stuff, the cherry blossoms are beautiful.Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Yeah I'm speechless. Nothing to say.You are one hell of a painter man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandages Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Ama NOOOOOOOOOO! Well, about 70 little flowers later....couple of cell pics to appease myself that she's finished.I just printed this off and stuck it the photo frame where my wedding picture used to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyxlatch Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I want to see this with my hands!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thanks a lot everyone. This was a pretty difficult model for me to finish for some reason....I'm glad to see it was worth it. I just printed this off and stuck it the photo frame where my wedding picture used to be...Mwuahaha....tell your spouse that I appreciate the sacrifice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Very cool. I like it - some good inspiration for me as I'm just completing my Yan Lo crew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Very cool. I like it - some good inspiration for me as I'm just completing my Yan Lo crew!Thanks. Glad I could be of service I look forward to seeing it....you're a good painter too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 A few updates (I updated the post with Ama No Zako with real pics instead of the cell pics) here's Shen Long:And did a few Arcanist masters: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Damn you and your never ending skills. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Fantastic work as usual. Your painting skills are very high but you also manage to add a brilliant touch of your own to everything you paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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