77061 -- Kord, the Destroyer

[Prex]

Nicely done!

[Kormydigar]

Absolutely wonderful brushwork.

 

I have an observation about the sculpt:

 

What's the deal with the tiny heads?  This is one of several barbarian sculpts I have seen with tiny heads. Do these guys just worship Thrud and try to imitate him?

[Dr.Bedlam]

Now I have a horrible picture in my head... a tribe in the frosty waste, a group of furclad barbarians, who practice a hideous rite of passage on their young... by locking their heads in these hinged steel head molds, so their heads can't grow any bigger, and finally, when you're a MAN, and have reached a large and brawny size, the shaman comes forth and unlocks the steel head mold... revealing a tiny, perfect, lantern-jawed, small-craniumed noggin, mounted atop shoulders that would shame Zeus...

[Slashhamster]

A very richly done mini. The metal on the weapons is top notch.  I also like how wood-like the axe handle is. My only issue is that the wolf pelt is too blue for my taste.  But that's not really a mistake or error.  Just a difference in style.

Thanks, and to be honest, the blue is a bit of a mistake.    It's a bit too much.  I like high contrast, but overdid it here.  I need more practice shading/highlighting white.  Another figure I have in process is wearing a white jacket, so I'll try to take what I learned from this one and improve.

 

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I think a big part of showing off your work is taking quality photos.  I put some of my process and thoughts on the subject in Doug's excellent miniature photography post.

 

[Paintergeist]

Shading white is such a pain.  That's why I prefer to highlight up to white rather than shade down from it.