Hellcow 910 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 It's not obvious at all which ones you feel are rushed. Because it's all beautiful! I love it, love the color balance, love the black skin, love the obsidian blade. It's all awesome. Glad I'm not the only one thinking that! Just a beautiful piece - very evil/diabolical looking. Looks like the classic Grazz't Demon Lord from the 1E AD&D Monster Manual 2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Metalchaos 12408 Report post Posted January 5, 2014 Beautiful work, the rubies are amazing and the skin blending in wonderful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flow 417 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Agree with everyone else on the skin tone selections - it works very well here. I've a fire giant lurking around that I need to paint, and I'm wondering if something similar might work with him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Farm Boss 111 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Wow this is fantastic. Newbie question, what did you do to get the skin to blend so well? Feel free to just direct me to a link. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cassu 3129 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Jen...this is so freaking HOT!Love it so much. A very inspiring piece to be sure, always loved your use of deep shadows and bright highlights. He is simply stunning. think I must buy this mini now, you've totally sold me on him. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jen 1733 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Wow this is fantastic. Newbie question, what did you do to get the skin to blend so well? Feel free to just direct me to a link. Not exactly a simple answer there. For starters, this is a large mini - probably equivalent to a 54mm human. I found it a little easier to get smooth blends on the larger areas than on a human-sized mini - you've got more room to go from one shade to another. I started by putting on a solid base of my mid tone color, then worked down into the shadows, then up into the highlights. I was mostly using a layering technique. So, I used thinned paint of each of the intermediate colors and used multiple layers of this thin paint to build up the color gradually and smoothly transition from one shade to the next. There are lots of tutorials on the technique available, but I'm afraid I don't have links to any of them handy. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youwashock 1797 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 I was going to ask if he was larger than a normal figure, as I am not familiar with the sculpt. There was something about your paint job that made him have...presence. It made him seem larger, even with nothing else for scale. Great work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
