jah-joshua Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 hey Reaper people... my latest job for Dragonblood went up on their site yesterday... this is a small unit of lizardmen, painted to look like southern alligator lizards... they are up on Coolmini if you would care to vote: http://coolminiornot.com/237050 these guys were painted almost exclusively with the GW washes... i don't often undercoat white, but this was a great opportunity to experiment with tinting more than painting... first the pics, and then i'll break down what i did for anyone interested: very few parts of the mini are actually painted in the traditional sense... for the main body, a heavy wash of Gryphone Sepia was slathered all over the mini, except for front of the shield which was washed with Ogryn Flesh... next, a heavy wash of Devlon Mud went over the Sepia, while the shield was given a few more layers of Ogryn Flesh... the body was pretty much done at this point, but the lizards needed a pale underbelly... this was done with P3 Menoth White Highlight as a basecoat, and a couple washes of Sepia... a little cleanup with the white again, and its good to go... the shield was given a few more layers of Ogryn Flesh... i think in the end it was about ten layers to get a nice rich look... the leather was basecoated with P3 Bloodstone, and washed with some Mud, and a thin layer of Black... the wood was given the same treatment, but without a basecoat, just washes over white... for a spot colour i chose red, and used it for the belts and ties on the weapons... a simple basecoat of P3 Sanguine base, a layer of P3 Skorne Red, a shot of P3 Flesh Wash (which has a nice dark red wine tone) and the reds were good to go... the tongue and eyes got the same treatment, but his the eyes being amore intense red, and tongue bein' a little more pink... the flint is painted black, and highlighted with P3 Coal Black, followed by some P3 Trollblood Highlight... the stripes on the back are straight Coal Black over the brown... once i sent 'em off to the boss, he slapped some bone highlights on just about everything to bring everything out just a little more... not a bad result for an experiment in a completely new style and approach to painting... thanks for lookin'... cheers jah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted November 17, 2009 Moderator Share Posted November 17, 2009 They are beautiful. I absolutely love them. It is nice to see others using nature as a guide. These models fit a need I have; where can one get them? TS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIGIL Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Jah, these are stupendously good man. Really, that is probably the best version of lizardmen I have seen yet. I commented and voted over at CMON. You deserve a lot of credit for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 They are beautiful. I absolutely love them. It is nice to see others using nature as a guide. These models fit a need I have; where can one get them? TS Dragonblood minis. They have some nice stuff over there. Fantastic unit, Jah! Definitely reference folder material. Thanks for the recipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaGeek Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Any chance you could upload the pics to your post directly? PhotoBucket doesn't play nice with everyone's firewalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Killer Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I like the natural look of these lizardman. I am going to have to try out your technique some time I love the effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilwarin Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 These are absolutely beautiful; so natural! I love the detail throughout, they look so realistic. Very nice work, indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Gorgeous work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruunwald Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Holy cow, those are sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggypop Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Very nice work, thanks a lot for adding the steps you used, this helps a lot for us, newbies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez5767 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Jah, this is some of your best work I think. Really great job. Pez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Wow! Really beautiful work! The colors and painting skills are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 thanks everybody... i wish i had as much fun painting these guys as you all have had viewing them... these guys were a pain in my backside, as it was so completely different from my usual approach... the character for this unit will be a breeze now that i know what i'm doin'... Eric Louchard's idea to paint these guys like Southern Alligator Lizards was quite inspired... very nice animal to reference... i really look forward to doing a green one that i found a wicked picture of while doin' my research... cheers jah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmaster Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Awesome looking lizards . Very realistic paintjob ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 These are some of the most amazingly painted, 65 EP, random-encounter miniatures I've ever seen! Thank you very much for the "How I Did It" run down. For future reference, I can safely say that I'm always interested in reading these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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