Orchid_Noir Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Base is done with cork. As I told a friend, I think I looked at more coral reef pictures over a 24 hour period working on her than I did in the previous 24 years. Tail is in Createx Airbrush paints (used with my kolinsky, though), blade aside the rest is in the Reaper good stuff. Image linked due to exposed baby feeders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 That's pretty cool and I really like that base. Could've maybe put a few things in there to simulate seaweed or something to give it a real underwater feel, but it's still great. Nice skin tone and the manta ray looks great. Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humansquish Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Wonderful piece Orchid! Great use of metallics. Her eyes are stunning as are the skin tones and manta ray. Being nitpicky I think the coral could be brightened more. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhaidra Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Wow, I LOVE it!!! She turned out really great, the colours are fantastic, smooth blendings, her face is just amazing and the Base looks really great too. Only thing I don't like is the sword. In my humble opinion there is no need to put a sword in her hands and also the painting of the sword hasn't the quality like the painting at the mini. I also thought about to paint her with metallics because Fishes also look metallic but I wasn't shure about the idea, now I see that is is an good idea, that looks really great. Can we get a link to cmon? I would like to rate her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstar Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Yeah, that all works well. The metallic sheen is very pretty with those orangey reds and golds. The base frames the mini well, all those warm colors really work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 That's pretty cool and I really like that base. Could've maybe put a few things in there to simulate seaweed or something to give it a real underwater feel, but it's still great. Nice skin tone and the manta ray looks great. Very nice work. Seweed and reefs usually don't go all that well together. They are contestants over the same sources of nourishment. An anemone or two wouldn't be wrong though. Beautiful work and your study of coralreefs seem to be paying of! Pics are better than watching real live ones to, they're hardpresses by clumsy diving tourists who accidentally break them and stuff... Much better to dive in the baltic sea. No wildlife to disturb since... well there hardly is any But that's OK because there is no sight anyway in the murky water so you're not missing what you can't see... NO no, I'm NOT envious at people who get to dive in warmer climates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlavanish Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Very nice. First use of a cork base I really like. I could do without the sword though. Seems out of context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchid_Noir Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 Thank you all. The sword. Her hand needed something in it with it's pose, I decided to take a different direction than I had seen and accepted that not everyone is going to like it, I knew it when I did it. On seaweed, anemones, urchins, etc... I was afraid of getting started and not stopping before the "crap-out factor" got crossed. I thought about bringing the coral up brighter, but I, again, was concerned about taking away from Pearl too much. I'm already thinking about what colors my next one of this piece is going to be in. Oops, forgot to add her cmon link as requested, I just got her up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastman Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 The way you painted her looking up makes me think she just grabbed some surface-dweller's sword and is taunting them - "come and get it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artists Wren Posted November 18, 2006 Artists Share Posted November 18, 2006 The gold fish effect is wonderful, and her face is so lovely. Cool job on the coral, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmaster Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Very nice work and presentation . I also love the colours you have chosen . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chika Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Great job, Orchid! I like the koi color scheme. What did you use for the base? It looks absolutely fantastic. I like the addition of the manta on the base. It really adds an under the sea feel to the mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchid_Noir Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 The way you painted her looking up makes me think she just grabbed some surface-dweller's sword and is taunting them - "come and get it" Oh I like that! I hadn't seen her that way yet. Great job, Orchid! I like the koi color scheme. What did you use for the base? It looks absolutely fantastic. I like the addition of the manta on the base. It really adds an under the sea feel to the mini. Thanks The base is cork sheet cut to appropriate shapes, glued together, then ripped apart with tweezers, lots of fun to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skavenbabe Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Another beautiful color scheme for this fabulous figure! There are so many different ways she can be brought to life and I can't wait to see other varieties of one of my favorite minis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axegrrl Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I saw the base and thought "nice coralline coverage on that live rock". I might have taken the coralline a bit more purplish. Love the way the metallics worked out on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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