dgraz Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Finally finished up my Marcus crew...now that the new plastics are out...haha. Some of you old-timers have probably seen a few of these before, but I added a few new models and I re-did all of the bases, so figured I would just post them all for completeness. And my Rasputina crew........ Thanks for looking. All comments and criticisms are welcome. Even bad ones...I can take it. The more you say, the better I get. (That means you can blast me if you want Mako ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 small pics are small. i need pics i can biggify 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Aargh! The pressure! Musn't... say... something... stupid... Quick note that the pictures refuse to show me anything but thumbnails. Didn't matter, I wandered into your photobucket account anyway *grin* That rattler is a gorgeous bit of work. So is the pattern on the cerberus. And... did you manage to speckle pattern the hoarcats? That's just awesome, I love the little guys! And now, I shall commence nitpicking (it is just trivial stuff). You might want to pick out the focal points on the models more, especially the humans. Generally, you want to give those areas a big more contrast in them, push the highlights up more and keep them overall a little brighter. Doesn't always apply, but the faces on the cerberus are hard to pick out from the coat pattern, a touch of ivory extra in your final highlights might have just made them stand out a bit more. Same for Marcus and Myranda. Usually the face is the focus, unless you're going for a very unusual style. You've done it on the waldgeist and it gives him some extra personality. I'd also start looking at stuff like OSL effects with Marcus' flame - a little yellow and orange cast across his body and face on that side would make the flame seem more real and warm. Other than that, it's the usual thing that everyone (me included, and pretty much every other painter in existence) can do - thinner layers, smoother colour changes, and so on. That's just default generic advice though, you've obviously got the control to pull off some quite tricky and subtle stuff like raspy's skirt pattern, so its the weird little things like focal points and using more types of contrast that you can play with now. And those can drive you nuts for years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalkris Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Fantastic work, Dgraz! One thing I'd like to know is how you affixed the Ice Golem's 40mm base to his shiny new 50mm base, if it is not a permanent fixture (you know, in case you want to play 1.5 every so often). So good. ~Lil Kalki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruglyother Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, I guess I can add you to the list of painters I hate...er...envy...er...want to be when I grow up?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks for the comments. Hmmmm......I don't know why you guys are having trouble...if you click the pic it should send you right to my photobucket album. I'm pretty computer uhhhh......derp, so I don't know what else to do.....it opens right up for me....perhaps right click the pic and select to open the link..... You might want to pick out the focal points on the models more, especially the humans. Generally, you want to give those areas a big more contrast in them, push the highlights up more and keep them overall a little brighter. Doesn't always apply, but the faces on the cerberus are hard to pick out from the coat pattern, a touch of ivory extra in your final highlights might have just made them stand out a bit more. Same for Marcus and Myranda. Usually the face is the focus, unless you're going for a very unusual style. You've done it on the waldgeist and it gives him some extra personality. That's good stuff. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 interesting. if i left click on the photo i get just a thumbnail, but if i right click, and select open in a new tab, i get your photobucket with full size photos. the snake pattern is very impressive. love the Cerberus pattern as well, but i see what mako means about the heads disappearing into the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupusFerreus Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Got any tips for painting fur dgraz? Yours look pretty good and I'm about to start on my plastic Marcus crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Wall Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Excellent work. Glad to see you are painting again, as your work is always awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Glad you didn't let any wussy little eye surgery stop you. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jormi_Boced Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 It was weird to get a large image of your work, but once I did, it was really good. I like the glossiness on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Thanks everyone. It's still difficult, but I'm starting to feel more like my old self. Got any tips for painting fur dgraz? Yours look pretty good and I'm about to start on my plastic Marcus crew. Thanks. Just like any other hair...think of it as one solid piece, not individual strands of hair...and highlight accordingly. This is especially true where lots of little strands of hair are actually sculpted on. I paint it dark for the shadow, then I start highlighting with lighter and lighter colors, I'll leave some of the darkness deep inside, but I don't try to do each hair.....I look for where the light would hit....like at the top of curls and such and that's where I do my highlights. Spots and stuff is a bit different.....be happy to get into that if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 oh you had eye surgery? was it a lasik style surgery? I had that done, and my god best money i ever spent in my life. you know you are a dork when the doc asks if there is anything he can do to make you feel more relaxed and with a deadpan straight face you answer with "when the laser cuts the flap, can it make a light saber noise and then when the machine is doing the laser shots to re-sculpt my cornea, can it make blaster noises like the walkers on hoth?" poor doc couldn't tell if was serious or joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 oh you had eye surgery? was it a lasik style surgery? I had that done, and my god best money i ever spent in my life. Yeah, but it screwed up my depth perception. The only way I can paint now is to put a contact in one eye AND use reading glasses. I've always had massive problems trying to use contacts so it's an effort and I can only do it for a while. I didn't even bother for a while, so I'm out of practice...but it's coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Fantastic work, Dgraz! One thing I'd like to know is how you affixed the Ice Golem's 40mm base to his shiny new 50mm base, if it is not a permanent fixture (you know, in case you want to play 1.5 every so often). So good. ~Lil Kalki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 The latest addition, and the first plastic beast.......Cojo..........Rar. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Filthy Marcus player, making me like filthy marcus models, ugh So pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelious1424 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Kojo is **** (but I told you already)!! You're making me want to dust off my paints to start on long awaited projects (like Pandora/Viks/Hamelin). Good to see you painting again man, I know how much it means to you (prob more than playing on some levels!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That is one epic paint job. Love it. The fur really came out nice and real looking. If I had to pick on something (and I know you like me to *wink* ), the most I'd suggest is a very light glaze of sepia on the teeth and bone spikes, just to distinguish them from the fur a touch more. But it's such a trivial thing, I feel bad saying it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That is one epic paint job. Love it. The fur really came out nice and real looking. If I had to pick on something (and I know you like me to *wink* ), the most I'd suggest is a very light glaze of sepia on the teeth and bone spikes, just to distinguish them from the fur a touch more. But it's such a trivial thing, I feel bad saying it! To tone back on the white of them? The arm and back spikes was something I wished stood out more, but wasn't sure of the fix. I thought the teeth stood out pretty good against the dark mouth and pink face.....no? You think they need it too........in that case, what about the talons? Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Talons could have it too - like you say they and the teeth don't need it to stand out, but it would tie them to the spikes if you tweaked them. That would give a touch of that same colouring spread at the top, bottom and sides of the model as you look at it from the front, balancing it out. Not too much on the actual tips of the spikes, but getting a bit more intense as they head towards the fur. It's that join area you want to play with more than the very tip of the spikes. Might be a case of tiny touches here and there, see how it looks, and go carefully and slow on it. These kinds of things are very much personal preference and a lot of guesswork and fiddling... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 You're 'da bomb Mako. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That Cojo is really great looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 First great painted Cojo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Some commission work I'm doing. Disclaimer: I know people have had trouble opening these in the past; you should be able to just click it to go directly to my photobucket account.....or right click and select to open in a new tab. These aren't technically complete, they'll all get some foliage on the bases, but I won't do that until the entire crew is complete. Also, my camera seems to be adding a bit of red for some reason, the reds here are actually much more orange in person. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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