Gorman Di Wulf

[odinsgrandson]

Here is a Gorman that I painted in such a way that he'd match both my Cygnar and Magnus forces.

 

As an interesting note, the a lot of the colors are "book ended" with opposing complimentary colors. For example, the blue is shaded with purple and highlighted with a yellow color.

 

Overall, I'm happy with how he turned out, even if he is a bit brighter than what I usually do. I'm glad to add that idea into my arsenal, though. Especially with a number of minis on the horizon who want very bright paintjobs.

 

 

[Thaelynne]

I really like the effect. I can definitely see it on some of the female's dresses, with the fancy fabrics that some female figures wear.

[neuroticGOD]

The purple and blue contrast is nice. Wonder if you might make it a bit more uniform with another wash of either blue or purple. Nice work overall.

[Ferox]

Nice work! I'm not entirely convinced by the purple shadows -- not because purple doesn't work in the shadows, but because the purple is a bit too light compared to some of the darker blues. On the flip side, I really like the contrast between the bright, saturated, mostly blue/purple figure and the very desaturated, mostly brown base. Great contrast there.

[Bruunwald]

I actually like the yellow/purple/blue a lot. It looks like that satiny kind of material that changes colors depending on which way you turn it.

[Ddot]

Very cool effect. I'll have to try it on some of the more "regal" minis... doesn't really feel right for Gorman, but very cool effect. Also liked the way you did the browns in a way where they pop without dominating the mini.

[odinsgrandson]

Very cool effect. I'll have to try it on some of the more "regal" minis... doesn't really feel right for Gorman, but very cool effect. Also liked the way you did the browns in a way where they pop without dominating the mini.

 

I think that the bookended coloring worked best on the brown- it really made the color become saturated in ways it wasn't before.

 

To be fair, Gorman here was the expriment. Now that I know the effect that bookending will have, I'll be doing it to minis that I want to turn out brighter. Regal dresses are a good idea.

 

Alas, Super Dungeon doesn't come out until November.

 

 

On a side note, I'd love to get myself some better purples. I'll have to scour Reaper's lineup, but it seems like most brands have one or two purples altogether.

 

Of course, I'll probably end up mixing some darker purples too, but it would be nice to just have some available.

[kanli]

Cool mini and I think I see where you are going with the contrasting colors, or "bookending". I can certainly recommend Reaper's purples. I've got the whole MSP set, and though I don't use every color, it's nice to know they are there! I have come to terms with my constant search for new paint by deciding that I am both a painter and a paint collector!

 

I hear you about the limited purples in most lines. P3 only has one and GW has basically one as well. Warlock (?) Purple is Magenta in my book).I believe reaper has 5 purple/violet triads, and two skin triads that are a desaturated purple (dark elf and dusky skin.) That's 21 purples! I really like the triad 9022-9024. Also, the color burgundy wine, a rich, purplish, well, wine color that is useful for shading green as well as blue. It's dark but still very saturated.

 

Can you clarify a little more, how you choose the colors to "bookend" a specific hue and what the intended outcome is? I know you also mentioned this, when posting on the thread about my Nurgle Chaos Lord. Do the two bookending colors and the central color normally fall in a certain way on a color wheel? Any other examples would be cool to see. Thanks.