SinDrome Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thanks guys! I'm enjoying painting the bases almost as much as the models. They allow me to experiment with technique quite a bit. I like how the skin turned out on this one way more than the cherub's base. My lady likes them too, even though they are "gross" lol. Oh, Barbaros is almost done, just needs higlights. Going to finish it after work. (Darn work getting in the way of painting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 These are great looking paint jobs!! And I have to say... The very first photos of the Cherub were impressively done. Without any Photoshop work, you managed to make a model, which is VERY light and also VERY dark in other places, come out looking decent on a white background! That's quite difficult to do. Kudos! A white background is best to shoot your models on, though it is very finicky and not the easiest. It really makes the photographer tweak the camera's shutter speed and aperture settings to get everything to come out well. I always hated shooting really subtle, dark models (think Jen Haley style) on my white backdrops. It's so tough to get all the detail to stand out when the differences in shades are so close. The camera only picks up a minute number of hue differences, in comparison to the human eye. Excellent work all round, Sindrome, and I can't wait to see Barbaros! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Finally finished Barbaros! Not sure how I feel about him yet... but I would love to get your opinions etc! Here are a few pics: As usual the pics are a little rough, might have lost a few highlights, but best I could get lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Great job! I like the subtle highlights on his thighs and wings! He really looks as menacing as he performs in the game, so I think you've done him a great justice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks Monkeyboy! I tried to keep the highlights subtle looking, while still bringing them up to a much lighter (almost white) tone in some areas. Hopefully resulting in what I'd assume blue skin would look like. It was a bit of a struggle at first, constantly thinking....Ok you're mostly one color, let's try to give you some character lol. His armored arm was fun though, It was the first time I've tried a really aged/worn look on armor. I like how it turned out. I'm glad the Menacing theme came through though! I've tried to keep that going throughout my Lilith set. She's the only one left! Then on to my next set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 He came out looking good! Now Lilith and we have the set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Very nice blue on his skin, the whole mini, together with his base looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Thanks zFiend, Viruk! If you or anyone else has any critiques/advice, I'd be happy to hear it as well. Still learning, so every little bit helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Been a busy weekend, so didn't do much painting. Also trying to decide on a color scheme for Lilith. Hopefully, will finish her in a day or 2. Then on to Lady Justice's box set. Quite looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Feral Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Great work on Barbaros, smooth highlighting and nice and clean painting. Since you asked for painting advice, I find mixing in a dab of purple into the final shades for non-humane skin works really well. Although I wouldn't want you to go over what you've done already, models like Barbaros and the corpses on the bases would be good candidates for such a technique. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thanks Feral! I appreciate the tip. I will give that a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetoriian Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Great work on the blues and purples, I really like how things have turned out. And by the way the bases are disgusting....which is a good thing, there very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 First I want to apologize for the following horrible pictures lol. My camera and lighting would not cooperate. I'll try to get some more with better lighting soon. Quite a few highlights are washed out. The skin is actually a light skin tone and highlighted, and the hair is shaded and highlighted with red and oranges (in the pic it looks crayola red and all one shade for some reason). Lastly I'm not quite happy with her eyes yet, but that's on me, not the camera . Anyway, without further excuses...Finally here is Lilith along with a group shot. Comments and critiques are appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Good looking crew all together. I like Lilith, good colour scheme. Also seeing the model for the first and painted up it's quite nice actually, you did her honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Feral Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 As you said the red looks a bit flat (nice colour though!), although it might work better but brightening it up a tad (especially the eyes, as they are a focal point of a miniature). Still, great job all around. The limited palette really works across the whole crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Well, I've been MIA for awhile, but I'll hopefully have some new models up in a couple days. My wifes puppy decided to chew through the power cord (into 20 pieces) to my light last week. So I haven't done much painting, but I'm going to repair it tomorrow. So wish me luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Hello all. It's been awhile since I've posted. Been pretty busy as of late. Thought I'd come back and post my latest project. This is a model a friend asked me to paint for him. I'm pretty proud of him, but I would love some feedback from you guys! While, not a malifaux model, I still enjoyed painting him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I'm currently working on The Judge, should have him finished Friday, or Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Finally finished the Judge. Let me know what you guys think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Amazing! The colors are spot on with this Judge! Very different from what I've seen on this model and it really works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Also that Warhammer, isn't bad in any sense of the word, it's quite nice actually Maybe just the wrong audience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Thanks Zfiend! I dunno why but when I first looked at the Judge my thoughts went straight to "cowboy" Vash the Stampede. So I painted him with that kinda in mind. Also, you're probably right about the 40k model lol. I just thought I'd post up my latest project for a friend, while I was working on the judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Well you did a fine job, Trigun is amazing btw I didn't recognize him without his hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog6750 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Love the palid skin on lillith, great looking crew and really nice bases I like the judges coat, really nie colour ties himin with the faction colour. Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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