Adrift Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 One of the characters in my DnD game has magically and permanently befriended a winter wolf as a companion. This is a newer model and with the armor and all, it really suited the player's style perfectly. I wanted more white, but she insisted on significant darker tones so that it wouldn't stand out too badly when they weren't in snowy terrain. Hope you enjoy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital [email protected] Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I am always jealous of other people's work with fur. I SUCK at it, I just don't have the eye for it. Thanks for sharing, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiosama Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The naturalistic base is a great touch to this mini. Excellent work! A tad surprised you went with Circle Orboros' green for the armor if this is for a non-Hordes game. I'm imagining those armor plates in some sort of ice blue and silver. I think it could work. A great job as is, though! My 2 yen, Akiosama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 That's hilarious! I tried convincing the player in question to let me paint it with a winter wolf feel of bluish tones, but her character is known as the Emerald Queen and insisted on the green. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty kahn Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The fur texture is awesome! Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neatpete Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 nice fur pattern on this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I like your crisp detailing on the plates, and I like the variety of tones that you incorporated into the fur, so it isn't just a single value of gray. The variegation on the upper legs/flanks, though, looks patchy and unnatural. On your next wolf or other furry animal, I would suggest smoothing out those sharp divisions between colors by mixing the halfway colors and scribbling them along the boundary. That is, after you paint colors 1-3-5-7, then add colors 2-4-6 in between. When I paint fur, I often use wet-blending to set down the base coat, and then use a succession of washes and highlighting (even drybrushing, if the sculpted texture is suitable) -- going up and down, up and down -- to get a realistic simulation of the variety of colors over the body and even from the inner to the outer end of the hairs. Examples by me: http://www.reapermin...detail/IG_602_2 http://www.reapermin...detail/IG_604_1 http://www.reapermin...detail/02878_ds Anyway, have fun in your game! Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thank you so much for the suggestions! I'll be sure to work that in next time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I love the wolves from Privateer Press. I have just about all of them! =) including that war wolf! The detail is beautiful! You did a great job painting this piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoyfrog Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Awesome job I wish I could do that well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMLament Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very nice, great mix of green and golden yellow on the armor plates. Nice coat on the wolf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Coggeshall Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 This is awesome. :) He looks like Link in the Twilight Princess when you turn into a wolf. Excellent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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