Duliniel Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Just finished up Bronn from Dark Sword Miniatures (though he's actually going to represent Bran of Winterbourne Stoke in our Pendragon game). Freehand is definitely not my forte, but I'm pretty pleased with how the griffin on his shield turned out. It's a tad big for the shield surface, but I honestly couldn't paint it any smaller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaGeek Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I think th griffon looks great! Nice work on this, all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuroticGOD Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Second that, plus kudos on the base work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72moonglum Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Great work on a really cool miniature. He looks really pretty gruff and rough and tumble. I think the freehand came out really nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Kestrelmann Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Pretty nice. I really like the shield! That base work is tight as well. Overall, great job on this model. SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 The griffon is quite nice. Painting shield charges too small is a basic mistake many painters make. The size is correct for the shield size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I like it! The freehand is very well done -- I like the way the shield gives the figure a bit of colour without being overwhelming. You've pulled off a grim, gritty, rough look very well with the colour scheme you've chosen, and the highlights on the arming coat and chainmail prevent it from being too dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddot Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Awesome. (plus what everyone else said) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Looks great! I am loving the work on the shield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I agree, awesome work! As the others pointed out, kudos on the shield and mail, but I'd also like to applaud the cloth bits (legs and sleeves). Great job of making them really look like cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duliniel Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks, everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Very nice! The color palette works well. I like the shield and the mail, especially. Your naturalistic shading and highlighting technique suits the mood for this figure. Your high contrast on the NMM sword is good for shiny metal, but the placement of highlights and shadows makes it look more like a cylinder than a blade. A cylinder would have a highlight running along its length like this, with very dark edges. Consider each plane of a blade: there shouldn't be so much variation from top (the cutting edge) to bottom (where the upper edge meets the lower edge); the real variation should be along the length. If we see a lot of contrast in so small an area, we interpret it as a surface with tight curvature or changes in planes, and that's not what you want on a sword blade. I also have some suggestions for a few minor changes. Check out this quick Photoshop sketch: He looks a little too polished and shiny in the sketch, but I hope the principles come through. Hope this helps. Keep up the good work! Derek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I think the freehand on the shield is perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duliniel Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Wow, Derek - that's above and beyond! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerebro1974 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I like it, good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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