NMM or Metalics

[slidedog]

Here's a pair of Dwarves I did for a *gasp* GW store competition. I did the Lord in NMM and the Mechanic with straight metallics. Thought it was an interesting comparison, what do you all think? Which one comes off better? I could only enter one of them and the manager at this store said his staff are not fans of NMM so I entered the Mechanic and won the comp. This was for the Book of Grudges contest, thus the books. Let's hear those comments and suggestions, don't worry about hurting my feelings, I have a pretty thick skin at this point, but I am always looking for ways to improve.

[Adenosine]

NICE!

 

Good solid work bro! I am digging both of them. But if I had to choose it would the Mechanic. I like metallic's myself. Either due to the fact that I am still concerned with my skill level with moving onto NMM, Or I am just still intrigued by how if one tries that metallic's come out nice. Just my 2 cents.....

 

Adenosine

The New Guy

[Redhandstudios]

I like the mechanic better personally, dwarves need shiney metal!

[Naughty Tentacle Monster]

You know how to pull off both styles with good skill. Personally I dig metals, so I would vote for the Engineer, but the Thane is very solid and well executed as well. If you were entering a Daemon, I would pick the Thane, as NMMs seem to still be popular.

 

-NTM

[axegrrl]

I vote for the mechanic with the metallics.

 

I can't be certain which areas on the lord are supposed to be metallics. The areas that I think are supposed to be NMM on the other piece need higher highlights and darker shadows to make it more obvious that they're supposed to be metallics.

 

Personal gut feeling: I suspect the guys at the shop don't like NMM partly because they see soooo much *bad* NMM. Yours is far from bad! It's not yet to the point where you see the pic and say "hunh...is that metallic or NMM?" And I think you have to get to that point to win over judges who don't like NMM.

[paleskin]

I actually think the two styles are right for the individual figures,bright and shiny metallic engineer type and doughty,solid,unswerving lordly type

[fieldarchy]

Personally I like both of them for different reasons. The NMM and metallic work on these models looks really nice. I think it depends on whether or not someone is good at NMM or metallics. I think I am better at NMM than metallics but sometimes the metallics looks better than NMM due to color schemes, ability to shade/highlight, etc.

 

Good job. Congrats on the competition and keep up the good work.

[Jabberwocky]

Both are very, very well done. I am a metallics guy in general, but putting that preference aside, I still think the mechanic is better. Strictly speaking, I think both the metallics and NMM could use one more layer of highlights, taking the gold up to say a linen white and the metallics (in some spots) up to a white metallic. The bolts/studs are there, but I think the upper tips of the gears could use an additional highlight as well as the upper edge of the hammer.

 

I think what sells the mechanic over the thane is the contrast. The gold of the thane is very well done, but to my eye blends a bit with the warm brown of the beard.

 

Other random critiques--the book of the mechanic I think could use an additional highlight. I think the bases should be done in something different than the brown you have chosen, but that obviously is personal preference.

 

There you go--no holds barred on the critiques. Congratulations on the win. It is well deserved!

[Madzerker]

NMM is my favorite of the two, nice job!

[slidedog]

Thanks for all of the input, good points all. I definately need to work the NMM guy as bit more, harder lining to separate the beard from the gold a bit more, the tones are too close. And bring up the highlights to white. I appreciate everybody's thoughts, it helps to get an outside perspective after you've been staring at one for just too long.