Hinton Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Most of you probably have no idea who I am, but I used to post here a bit. I stopped posting here mostly because I started painting minis from companies other than Reaper. It wasn't anything against Reaper; just branching out and expanding my horizons. Anyway... It was a year ago in September (2006) that I painted my very first miniature, Ragnor the Barbarian from Reaper. It was definitely a fun experience and ignited the passion (obsession?) for miniature painting. I always said that I wanted to go back and paint another one to see how I had progressed and I finally got the chance. The first one (either on top or on the left, depending on your screen size) is from 2006; the other is the most recent one. I still have a long way to go and my basing still needs some work, but I think I have improved since that first attempt. I've used the same photo from 2006 as well, just to see (and show) how my photography has progressed along with my painting. Edit: there are a couple of places that are a bit rough that I should have cleaned up, but I didn't see them until after I had uploaded the pictures. Yet another lesson learned. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faol Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Very nice especially the hair and boots very Conan like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanker22 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Good job on him, the basing looks really good as well. Can really see the difference between the skin on the two different pics. Looks like a lot more highlighting and shading on the more recent one. Big improvement Think the skin tone could use a bit more brown and red to give him a more rugged taned look though. From the pic it just seems to look awful yellow to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks for the comments. @tanker: Yeah, the skin does need work. As I said, I still have a long way to go. I'm reading up on using washes and glazes on skin to give it a more natural or realistic look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voladilk Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Wow mate. You have definitely come a long way since last year. Nice work on the redo. Very well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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