MamaGeek Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 This one is a Dragonblood Miniatures model. They manufacture some really nice sculpts, but their line is very limited. I painted this for a friend of mine, as a tabletop mini, to represent his D&D lizardman character. He asked for red, which gave me so many, many headaches. (You can read the WIP here, if you really want to torture yourself.) He neglected to specify the other colors, so I didn't ask. When I showed him the teal, he said he would never have picked that, but he thought it was cool. I chose it because it's on the opposite side of the color wheel from red, and would lend the figure some balance. Special thanks to the following Reaper forum members, who provided useful advice along the way: Jabberwocky, ollikickflip, odinsgrandson, MidnightLurker, and Heisler. (Apologies to anyone I may have forgotten!) And here's the CMON link, if you like to vote. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixminis Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Good stuff & the teal & basing creates mucho harmony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I think you did an awesome job! I love the lava! and I do think that you definitely made a good choice with the teal color! I made sure to put it in a vote for you! I gave you a 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulfthehunter Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I love what you did with the model. It looks very salamander-ish. As for the teal, I di dnot realize you used teal till you mentioned it. I think it balences out the other colors quite well and I love the NMM on the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanael Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Oh. My. Gawd. This is simply a gorgeous piece. Makes me sorry I didn't follow that WiP! I think we can all sympathize with the struggle that is "red," but you've certainly licked that beast. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 The figure is very sweet, and the base just awesome. Fantastic work, wish I could do something half as good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaGeek Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Thanks, all, for the compliments. This one was a real challenge, so I'm glad you like how it turned out. The base was actually not that hard. This is how I did it: Create the base 1. Glue a few pieces of oak bark to a standard plastic base with super glue. 2. Brush some watered-down white glue over the bark to seal it. 3. Apply white glue in between the bark to create lava. Let it dry. Glue will thin. Repeat application of glue until desired thickness. Paint the base 1. Prime the base with white primer. 2. Follow this tutorial. The lava base in the tutorial actually looks much nicer than mine, but that's the best I could do with the materials at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Glad to help, Mamageek! Oooh...I like this alot. The lava base is sweet. The reds came out very good and the contrast with the quiver makes for a really sharp looking piece--one of your best yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Nice finished product, the WIP was very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewen Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 WOW That is badass! nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty kahn Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 That is freakin sweet! I have got to get some of these to proxy in for my Reptus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerdrew Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 This rocks - excellent work. I have to say that it is possibly the best lava base I've seen yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Mama most excelent work!!! I am jealous, I was experimenting with a lava base months ago and yours kicked my butt.... Excellent work on the red lizardman as well I like the teal. It works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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