Patrick Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Here is Reaper's fantastic Wood Elf King (#02934) sculpted by Werner Klocke and painted using Reaper Master Series paints. He features considerable freehand knotwork and was entered as the Dark Heaven Legends single small entry at ReaperCon '06. This majestic Lord of the Woods stands atop a custom sculpted treestump adorned with tiny brass-etched leaves. His armor is finished in a fine metallic gold and is layered with gloss coats to create an authentic shine. The rest of the figure is finished with Testor's Dulcote to insure lasting protection. This was the figure I've been practicing all that Celtic knotwork for! I love painting that stuff! Vote here! Bid here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjsallison Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I saw this at RCon and fell in love with it. Keep on rockin, Patrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I had the pleasure of seeing this in the case and it is beautiful. The pic doesn't do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixminis Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Very nice composition - lurve it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastertickles Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Yes a truly great work! The knots are nicely done and the base is fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordoftheleaves Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Ive always loved Klocke's work, and this piece is one of his masterpieces. You have done a great job, I love everything about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Thanks folks! It was a blast to work on! I wanted to build the theme around these three MSP colors, 9082-Jungle Moss, 9063-Ghost White and 9110-Oiled Leather. The cloak is based with Jungle Moss and then highlighted up with 9034-Muddy Olive and a bit of 9095-Clear Yellow. The main knotwork on the back of the cloak was blocked in with Oiled Leather, outlined in Jungle Moss mixed with 9136-Walnut Brown and then highlighted with 9095-Clear Yellow up to 9061 Linen White. The side panels and the front coat tails are 9063-Ghost White shaded with a wash of 9020-Twilight Blue. The knotwork was finished with 9034-Muddy Olive. Since I don't paint NMM, I wanted to work out a process for the gold armor. I based all of the armor on 9110-Oiled Leather and then covered that with thin 9050-Antique Gold. I highlighted that with 9051-New Gold. The armour was antiqued with a 9028-Muddy Brown wash and then lined in 9136-Walnut Brown using a gloss medium to preserve the shine to the metallic surface. The base is built on a 1" (25mm) Reaper Warlord plastic base which has been scored around the perimiter to simulate wood grain. The tree was sculpted from Magic Sculp and scored with the same wood texture. The fungus on the side of the tree was sculpted with green stuff. Sand, static grass and brass etched foliage was added to finish off the ground cover painted with various browns and greens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Terrain Monkey Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I love how you make all the freehand on the back of the cloak look so clean and simple, like it was knot-work at all! Mua ha ha ha ha... You already know I think it's a great piece. For those of you not at the Con, now you know it too. I'm going to go drink more caffeine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztidjuggalo78 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Its great to see some pieces done to that quality with Metallics!!! Alot of great painters use NMM but I still like to see metal surfaces done with metal!! Superb job all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonepainter Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Very nice. I am curious as to where you get your inspiration for the knotwork. Do you use reference material or just wing it? I have attempted this many times and get lost part way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawgiver Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Gorgeous! Love the nonstandard base. Superb freehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhandstudios Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Great freehand work, fantastic base, and I am so happy to see mettalic paints in use!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Kestrelmann Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Sehr gut. Ich mag das. Nice colors and smoove blends... The FH work is not too shabby either! SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousekiller Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I think it is amazing. Definitely put a vote of 10 in for him. I believe strongly that without a proper base a master painted mini will only look of average quality. You have achieved a master paint with a master base, so bravo. Great sculpting with those trees, I really like the mushrooms added. Also, that freehand is awesom... I could keep going, but I think I will just finish with... WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Thanks! And like John says, it's starting to be "knot" work at all. The illusion is to make it look easy. In reality, it was two hours on the coattails, two hours for each side panel and four hours on the back of the cloak. I used a pattern adapted from a Celtic knotwork book by George Bain (thanks Eastman!). I don't have the book handy at the moment but there are lots on Amazon.com. As for armor, I don't paint NMM for political and aesthetic reasons, but I do admire painters that can pull that off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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