Anne Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Hi, this is Isabeau a paladin. I was playing around with nmm and freehand on her shield, armor, robe and cape. Hope you like her! Comments and crits welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Kestrelmann Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Sweet stuff. This is one of my favorite DHL Klocke pieces. Lots of different versions of her out there. Yours look great. Overall really nice, a little rough in few spots, but the shield is my favorite part. Base work is note worthy as well... Keep 'em comin' Paint on Sister! SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercius Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 That NMM on the sword....must contain myself so as to not look foolish....ahem! Thats a fairly nice paint job on the sword, very realistic and stuff.../drool!!! Would you be willing to share your technique and color choices? I can't for the life of me get steel NMM to look decent, I can paint gold all day long, silver and SENMM gives me fits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaGeek Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Beautiful NMM, shield freehand, and gemwork. The skintones could use some improvement, the eyebrows are a bit thick, and the freehand lines on the front are a little uneven. Overall, though, my gosh, what a gorgeous piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookjimjr Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Well, for "playing around", this is astonishing. The NMM is beautiful, the free hand is very nice, and your color choices were well thought out. Keep "Playing Around". Look forward to More. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytflyr Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 absolutely fantastic, I see nothing wrong with it! love the shield, the colors, the nmm, the base, and... well... everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Killer Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Great job, The NMM looks great. I love your color selection. The purple really works for me. Again great paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks for the compliments everyone! The colors I was using for her armor, sword and shield were gradients of Reaper's Ashen Blue, Snow Shadow, Ghost White and Pure White. So it comes out a sort of bluish metal without being too gray. I agree painting white metals are challenging. I haven't ever attempted the sky to earth technique. It looks awesome and intimidating. I only used a tiny bit of the darkest blue for the shadow areas. For the sword highlights I tried to make them be the opposite on each side of the blade edge. Like if one side is in shadow the reverse is light. I'm not sure how accurate to reality this method is lighting wise but I've seen other painters use this technique effectively. I think my blending needs some work on it still, but that's the general idea I was shooting for. Skin wise I was using the Reaper rosy triad, but was debating how to darkline her facial features without going overboard. I ended up using a muddy brown mixed with a little black for the lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercius Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I love how the NMM on the sword came out, going to try and reproduce this on an upcoming mini with my GW paints. Thanks for the color info! BTW: Your blends look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinzig Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I like the freehand, very nice shield dress/tabard thing shes wearing, very good. I think the gems look very good, but to me they blend in with the sword a little too much. The technique is spot on, but without the contrast I don't think they pop as much as they could. I like the gradation of color on the tabard, but can't tell if the cloak was supposed to be the same colors and sort of start where the tabard leaves off...freehand on the cloak is very well done as well. The red vest stands out a bit and doesn't seem to mesh with the rest of the muted colors. -Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Great freehand but that sword for me is awesome. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndgrace Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Wow! I love the freehand on the shield and especially on the robe areas. Thats really fine detail work right there. The face is also really really great! It has the color of life and looks rosy without being too made up. I tried to do the same for my minis always look too made up lol! Love your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajii Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 looks lovely, makes me want to go paint, can't really see alot of details in the eyes though. that is about my only thing i can see, and that is more then likely due to camera rez then anything. everything else is absolutely amazing. makes me feel like i need to improve myself, witch is always a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Love it! Almost makes me want to try NMM again -- that sword is gorgeous. Impressive freehand on the... uh, everywhere. I'll echo Zinzig on the gems: I didn't even notice them until I read that. A brighter red to tie in with the vest might've been more obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Jaw-droppingly stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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