Grenadier unicorn 6003l from Elves of the Sylvan Brotherhood

[Nial ap Morai]

I occasionally go thru my inventory of old minis I had from the 80s  to see if I should redo. The unicorn was good for me to practice creating a pond’s edge and shadows on white. Probably still need a bit of practice with the white 

[Darcstaar]

Lovely base.  The white could use a little darker shadows, I think.  Great classic figure.

[Glitterwolf]

Looks great, I agree a little dark grey wash would make the white stand out more.

[Nial ap Morai]

9 hours ago, Darcstaar said:

Lovely base.  The white could use a little darker shadows, I think.  Great classic figure.

 

4 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

Looks great, I agree a little dark grey wash would make the white stand out more.

Thanks, i wasnt quite getting the shade right and re-did it a couple times.  I will try again before I seal it.  Thanks for the advice!

[Chaoswolf]

I agree with the advice  those guys gave you. You did a good job, but going that little bit further will make it better. 

[Grand Slam]

Very neat base! Tight detail work as well. 

 

As for tips on white...I've found that, when painting something white, it's helpful to use as little actual white as possible. The next time you're looking to get some practice in, consider basing in a very light gray (the kind that is very nearly white). Then, you can keep mixing in bits of actual white as you build up highlight layers (and save the extreme highlight areas for the parts that will be painted pure white). Of course, a gray wash can also be a helpful component if you're wanting to get some more definition/contrast in there (depending on the nature of the model's details). Anyway, I hope that makes sense and is somewhat helpful. I'm still tinkering with it, myself. But the results tend to be favorable.

[Nial ap Morai]

19 hours ago, Grand Slam said:

Very neat base! Tight detail work as well. 

 

As for tips on white...I've found that, when painting something white, it's helpful to use as little actual white as possible. The next time you're looking to get some practice in, consider basing in a very light gray (the kind that is very nearly white). Then, you can keep mixing in bits of actual white as you build up highlight layers (and save the extreme highlight areas for the parts that will be painted pure white). Of course, a gray wash can also be a helpful component if you're wanting to get some more definition/contrast in there (depending on the nature of the model's details). Anyway, I hope that makes sense and is somewhat helpful. I'm still tinkering with it, myself. But the results tend to be favorable.

Thanks, I will try that!