dks Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 This is Seltyiel, the iconic eldritch knight (fighter/wizard) in the line of Pathfinder miniatures. You can see the concept art, by Wayne Reynolds, here: link to Pathfinder wiki. The concept art is quite complex, and Werner Klocke simplified some of the details to make a figure that could be cast in only 3 pieces, but I decided to do some conversions to make the figure closer to the concept art. I carved and converted the fire demon to make it more slender and spiky (including adding the long tail), but I also reworked the hair, the pommel of the sword, the necklaces and earrings, and some other details. I added the hair (putty) hanging down in front, after I had painted his face. For the base, I made a rock out of putty and then added more putty to simulate lines of powdered chalk in a pentagram shape. (Yes, I know that he does not fit within the cylinder projected from the circle of the pentagram. I wasn't rigorous about the mechanism of any summoning that might be going on.) Enjoy, Derek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargrin Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Wow! Eyes are stellar as well as the fire bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 good lord, Derek that is friggin sweet! the mini is almost identical to the artwork, ha ha. Love the fire "bat-spell thingee", I like your additions. Its funny I was looking at the bit & was thinking something doesn't look right---now I know what it was Awesome work Derek-love seeing what you'll come up with next in the Pathfinder line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Your work continues to amaze me. Sprinkle some magic painting fairy powder my way would you? You must have a magic painting fairy held captive somewhere in your workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty kahn Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Wonderful as always. The little fire demon is amazing. It really looks like its burning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 good lord, Derek This. Saved for future study. And thanks for providing shots of the green-stuffed mini before priming; that's helpful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIGIL Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 vell vell vell, What haf ve heyah? Aaaahh, Eksssellent vurk herr Schubert. Yu haf managed to evade my qvestions at der Uber GenCon, but yu cannot esskap me for longk. ve shall see com der Oktober gatherign uff der arteests uf der Reaper miniaturezen speil. Machen Sie sich gefasst mein herumhüpfender Baumotter!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 What he said! Awesome as usual, man how do you paint eyes that small with so many layers?! The base is fantastic as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 WOW cheetos coming right out of his hands! amazing ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlady Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 What an amazing face! That expression - sultry, arrogant, a little mocking - wow! And you do the *best* eyes....the added earrings are a nice touch, too. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargrin Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 WOW cheetos coming right out of his hands! amazing ;) LOL (for real) I wish I had this ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Kestrelmann Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Very nice DKS. Love the conversion and paint work... Who is this Werner Klocke you speak of? Again nice stuff thanks for posting this... SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 Thanks for the compliments, everyone. @Cyradis: If the wards on my imprisoned painting-fairy's cell ever fail, it'll probably make a beeline(/fairyline) for your place. @Warlady & JimL: Yeah, I carved the corner of his mouth up to give him that little smirk, and it took careful work (with a #0 Reaper Kolinsky sable brush) to get the eyes properly narrowed. @SK: Werner Klocke is a quasi-mythological German personage who seems to have been abducted by pirates shortly after finishing the Seltyiel sculpt. In his absence, SIGIL seems to be preserving the presence of umlauts and capitalized nouns in this forum! Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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