60011 Lem, iconic bard: sculpt & paint D. Schubert

[dks]

Here is my rendition of Lem, the iconic halfling bard for Pathfinder.  I sculpted & painted him in 2009, but didn't have a Forum Show-Off post until now.

 

Enjoy!

Derek

 

  

[Iridil]

Gorgeous eyes! And the fabric on his coat! Inpsiring!

[Neatpete]

Great figure and paint job! That freehand is remarkable.

[Rigel]

Those pant stripes are amazing! Love the leatherwork effect on that coat too. Incredible work!

[Ganryu Kojiro]

How did you manage the tooling/ brocade work on the coat?

Lovely work, super expressive face.

[Glitterwolf]

[Chaoswolf]

I agree!

[dks]

On 9/8/2023 at 4:59 PM, Ganryu Kojiro said:

How did you manage the tooling/ brocade work on the coat?

 

I basecoated and shaded the main color of the coat with less than full highlighting; then I sketched in the larger arc shapes with a lighter color, scribbled in the smaller shapes, fixed any major errors or inconsistencies in the shapes, and highlighted everything (with the highlights placed to look like the shapes were sticking out slightly and therefore catching the overhead light).  I used a very fine-pointed sable brush and just the right thinned consistency of paint.  The original effect is in Wayne Reynolds's painted portrait of the character, so I can't truthfully claim that it was my idea!

 

Thanks, everyone, for the comments!

 

Derek

[Ganryu Kojiro]

2 hours ago, dks said:

 

I basecoated and shaded the main color of the coat with less than full highlighting; then I sketched in the larger arc shapes with a lighter color, scribbled in the smaller shapes, fixed any major errors or inconsistencies in the shapes, and highlighted everything (with the highlights placed to look like the shapes were sticking out slightly and therefore catching the overhead light).  I used a very fine-pointed sable brush and just the right thinned consistency of paint.  The original effect is in Wayne Reynolds's painted portrait of the character, so I can't truthfully claim that it was my idea!

 

Thanks, everyone, for the comments!

 

Derek

Thank you so much. I'll have to give that a shot.

[Max Retainers]

Looks amazing, the freehand on the cloak is killer!

[Poilu_1914]

Another amazing mini! That face and the coat are fantastic!