Math Mathonwy Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I hope to get this crew into playable condition before February - we shall see whether I succeed or not. Started with a Void Wretch. I went for a purple-grey that highlight to light green. I'm thinking dark green for the claws with sharp highlights so that I can do Tara's blade in the same way. But what to do with the eyes? I was at first thinking just black with maybe a white dot, but maybe I should choose something that would pop more since they are kinda the main detail? A blazing bright orange, perhaps? Edit: hmm, maybe a bit big that pic. Well, at least you'll see the paintjob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancor709 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I think orange for the eyes or a very bright blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I like it a lot, the purple nicely contrasts with light green. Actually, it's probably the best choice of colors for this creature I've seen so far. As for the eyes - orange sounds good to me, a bit warmth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 thanks for the giant closeup pics. I honestly never noticed that they have 3 eyes per side of the face. i think i like them more for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Keenan) Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I think either a bright blue or bright e**in yellow. I just got done painting some plaguebearers about the same green color and I did the yellow eyes. Looked pretty decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ned Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I used a very similar colour scheme on mine and the bright blue eyes contrasts nicely with the subdued body colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickienogger Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I would vote orange glowing bright eyes for your models. This is because I feel the existing paint scheme gives off a 'warm colour' feel to it (although purple and green are technically cold colour) the purple is almost more maroon and my gut feeling concludes that the model is a warm color scheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyFreak6 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Looks great so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jormi_Boced Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Really like the blending on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Hemmetin hienon näkösiä! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I did go with the bright orange and managed to finish the whole trio: Rather happy with them. The pics are a bit rubbish (there's so little light here this time of year) but I'm delighted that I liked the blending best on the other two rather than the first one. And the eyes worked rather nicely. Not 100% sold on the claws - they look weirdly drybrushed for some unfathomable reason. But yeah, next is the herald herself, Tara. Hopefully still this month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 love them, the paintjob is even more impressive when I can see the three of them together. Still, I'd probably add a touch of yellow and a tiny bit of white highlight to their eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Mudd Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 The models look great and the green claws work... Mudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Thank you so much for the feedback, much appreciated! love them, the paintjob is even more impressive when I can see the three of them together. Still, I'd probably add a touch of yellow and a tiny bit of white highlight to their eyes I actually did add a tiny bit of white to the bigger eyes (you just might be able to make it out in the last pic) but yeah, yellow would've been better. Might still try that, but the problem is that the smaller eyes are miniscule and I'm not sure whether I'd be able to add visible amounts of yellow while still retaining the orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Onhan ne hemmetin paljon hienompia porukalla. Taraa odotellessa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 And then there was Tara. I have had her painted to a certain level for ages but decided to finish her for the Ropecon tournament. Which was good since I won best painted with her in the lead. Hooray!The pics came out somehow not very good despite that I usually get nice results from my light box. Not quite sure what I did wrong but here goes anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannibalBob Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Did you drill out the hole in her chest? It does not look like it, but I would suggest doing so. It enhances the look of the model a lot more in my opinion and it is absurdly easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Great choice of colours Math. She looks so bleached out like she's only half there, very thematic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 They are really quite eerie in person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrehorseman Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I really like the contrast you have going on these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Great choice of colours Math. She looks so bleached out like she's only half there, very thematic. ^^ This. Totally agree. I like the color you have going on there for the boots....probably my favorite part. Though to be honest, I kinda wish the boot and tunic colors were reversed. The human eye is automatically drawn to warmer colors so as I look at her my vision keeps dropping down to her legs and I have to force myself to look back up. If her boots weren't so big then her face would probably be enough to balance it and pull your eye back to the center....but they're huge so they become dominant. Not much you can do about that now. It's not enough to be unhappy with the model, I'd still happily put it on the table.....but it's a color theory thing to keep in mind for the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thank you so much for the kind words, everyone! Much appreciated!Did you drill out the hole in her chest? It does not look like it, but I would suggest doing so. It enhances the look of the model a lot more in my opinion and it is absurdly easy to do.I always thought it a bit gimmicky but you might be right. I'll look into it if I can find a drill bit that's the correct size.^^ This. Totally agree. I like the color you have going on there for the boots....probably my favorite part. Though to be honest, I kinda wish the boot and tunic colors were reversed. The human eye is automatically drawn to warmer colors so as I look at her my vision keeps dropping down to her legs and I have to force myself to look back up. If her boots weren't so big then her face would probably be enough to balance it and pull your eye back to the center....but they're huge so they become dominant. Not much you can do about that now. It's not enough to be unhappy with the model, I'd still happily put it on the table.....but it's a color theory thing to keep in mind for the future.You are totally correct. This mini is also all wrong in the dark-light -side of things as well in that it gets darker towards the upper parts which is completely the wrong way around. Neither has been done on purpose, mind - I'm just not very good at planning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannibalBob Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I always thought it a bit gimmicky but you might be right. I'll look into it if I can find a drill bit that's the correct size. I don't view it as gimmicky, but I can see how someone might think that. I think it is more of an obvious conversion than a gimmicky one. You won't get major originality points for it, like with other interesting conversions. Pretty much everyone is going to think of it. I think of it more as drilling out barrels on guns on minis. It is an obvious conversion and absurdly easy to do, but it does greatly enhance the end result despite how simple it is. In her book artwork, where she is in pose for the nightmare box set, the hole is depicted as being quite large and the artist emphasizes that you can see through the hole to the other side. I think the miniature is better when it duplicates that emphasis. It also allows you to paint some fun gore effects on the inside of the hole. I think your crew looks great, and you don't need to drill out the hole in her chest, but I stand by the opinion that it would improve the look of the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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