MGMPainting 2023 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Here is one of the Empire Battle Wizards I painted this month. His book made him my favorite. It's one of my first real attempts at freehand, especially that small. 45 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ub3r_n3rd 152256 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Wow! Amazing freehand in that book and very nice paint job! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erifnogard 58596 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 I love that color palette. Great shading as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kay13 14512 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Wow! I love him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aard_Rinn 6594 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 ... Dat yellow. Gorgeous. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CashWiley 36484 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 I'm really torn on this one. The freehand and yellowy orange is SO good, but then the rest of it looks flat and unshaded. Great for the table, but those two standout elements really shine. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MGMPainting 2023 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 The paint job on this model was only ever intended to be nice gaming quality and not display, so I'll take that. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CashWiley 36484 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 The freehand and rich saturated color fooled me :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
malefactus 53923 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 You've done a FINE job with both the painting & the base. The freehand brings the piece to another level. GREAT WORK! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seej 1826 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 The book and yellow shading on the front of the mini look fantastic. The back and staff are flat by comparison, but definitely a high tabletop standard. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshuaslater 1890 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 I'm really torn on this one. The freehand and yellowy orange is SO good, but then the rest of it looks flat and unshaded. Great for the table, but those two standout elements really shine. I'm going to disagree. This model looks like it's alive and will jump off the table. Fantastic painting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nissiana 875 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 Gorgeous book freehand! Definitely a nice focal point for the mini. He'll look great on the game table! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MGMPainting 2023 Report post Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate both the compliments and criticisms. I used this model as an opportunity to grow my airbrushing ability and practice a little freehand. The robes were entirely airbrushed when before this model I would have done the shading by hand (and since rough blends bother the heck out of me, it would have probably been quite time consumimg to get it this smooth). I actually primed and did all the colors from shadows to lights on two battle wizards in about 30 minutes with the airbrush, which is a huge improvement for me. The other wizard is purple/blue and I'll try to post him soon. My overall goal was to decrease the amount of time required for gaming models. The freehand was done on a whim, when a blank book bothered me and just the red lining wasn't enough to fix it. Edited May 29, 2014 by MGMPainting 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seer of the Pitt 3226 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 30 Minutes for 2 of these is a pretty darn good time to clock. Great Work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MGMPainting 2023 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 Sorry I was unclear, I meant 30 minutes airbrushing, which was pretty much just priming and cloaks and robes. The details took time beyond that. The book itself was about 20 minutes. Admittedly, I am not super thrilled with the staff. That is actually a purple gem in the middle, but the pictures don't show that too well, unfortunately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites