Gareson Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Well I have seen a lot of great paint jobs on this great sculpt so I wanted to do something a little different in terms of paint scheme. I dropped the shield just because I couldn't get it to look right with the figure's pose and he has such a great stance...I thought he was better without it. As with all Reaper minis...a pleasure to paint! I chose to make him an "older" guy with a litte wear on his leather and armor...and of course a five o'clock shadow to boot. I had every intention of painting the eagle on his chest, but in the end I liked the look of just a "stamped" form without color. When I was one brush stroke away I dropped the mini in a Brown Liner glaze I had made for his armor...and had to go back and do some serious touch ups! I experimented with some of the demi-metallic suggestions of Anne Foerster in the Dark Sword DVD(not perfectly executed...but it's a starting point)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuroticGOD Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 The skin tones, eyes and armor are great and the leather work on the belts are also very good. The robe itself appears a little dull/muddy and could potentially be more enhanced with a brighter highlight. Also as a suggest, consider strengthening the highlights on the embroidery around the robe. Really fine work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Nice work -- the metals and the face are very well done, and all the details are nice and crisp. I agree that the cloak and tabard look a bit flat, but I don't think they should get much more highlighting -- maybe another layer at the most. The cloth's job is basically to serve as a backdrop to the pouches and buckles and scrolls and books and stuff, most of which are high-value. I'd go with deeper shadows on the cloth, and maybe a very controlled wash on the red-brown trim for the cloak and scroll pouch to bring out the detail. Also, nice work on putting green and red right next to each other and not making it look like Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareson Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Thanks for the feedback...both the affirmations and constructive criticism. Highlighting cloth is indeed a w.i.p. for me. I used to "over highlight" and have chalky contrasts between highlights and shadows...now I find myself erring the other way...being overly subtle. The green cloth you see on my Silas was higlighted with about 45 layers of ultra-thinned highlight color. I probably need to add more pigment to my highlight mix. I suppose as I've been overly aggressive with highlighting in the past, and overly subtle more rcently, maybe its a sign that I am zeroing in on a happy medium! I appreciate the critique because although I was generally happy with my finished mini, I did wonder if I had enough contrast on the cloth...feedback from other folks is helpful in this regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Big thumbs up for leaving off the shield. That really looks like a two handed mace anyway. Nicely painted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Nicely done! You accomplished the grizzled veteran look quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakulm Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Very cool style you have :) Hope to see more of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethohman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I like it. Looks better than the one I painted (but I did it in about 1/2 as a speed paint for a game session coming up). And you are correct on the shield - I could not figure out how to attach it without it looking wrong, so I also left it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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