Dueling Jedi

[odinsgrandson]

This is a diorama I created.

 

Last year, I got to talk to Jeff Grace (he's responsible for a lot of great minis from Dark Sword, Privateer Press, Reaper and others).  We talked a little bit about how easy it would be to make some of his Dark Sword minis into Star Wars characters, and how cool it would be if someone made a diorama of a dueling Jedi and Sith and entered it into the painting competition.  Naturally, I agreed that such a thing should happen.

 

I'm not totally sure that he meant it as a challenge.  I think sometimes people get surprised when I run away with an idea like this.  But here is the result.  It received an honorable mention in the Masterclass competition.

 

I have posted this to Coolmini for anyone who cares to vote.

 

 

 

[Clever Crow]

Saw this at GenCon!!!  Such an amazing piece!!!!  GREAT WORK and GREAT OSL!!!!

[Willen]

Speechless. The scene works beautifully, even if the character on the air's cape does make it seem she is flying backwards, which is contrary to what I would assume from the aggresive, kicking forwards stance...

[Dontfear]

Nice clean OSL work!  The scene suffers a little from a lack of focus though.  It feels like a technical exercise rather than a story.  Although I really like that the characters engaged in the duel are interacting with each other.  so often you see a scene like this and its just two models standing on the same base.  It is nice to see them doing something.  I think with a little sculpting work it could have made the scene more compelling.  have him grabbing her ankle or look like he is swinging his sword at her or even have one of them striking a blow.  Add drama or some subtle color to draw the eye to a particular spot.  It just lacks that little extra something.  I'm with Willen too, her cape just doesn't work. 

 

Well deserved recognition on a very well executed piece.  Really good job.

[ub3r_n3rd]

Very cool scene, love that you modded some DSM figures to do so.

[dsmiles]

 

 

[JasEriAnd]

Love the lighting from the sabers. 

[hosercanadian]

Very nicely executed.

 

But, and this is an important concern, you didn't make one for me.

 

Amazing work.

[Jasonator]

Beautiful color balance...and well played highlighting.

Really Great Painting, thanks for sharing this.

[Rextacy]

You continue to wow me! This is breathtaking. The OSL is crazy!

[seej]

Wow, the OSL is fantastic. The cloak does make for odd story-telling, as Willen pointed out. Maybe the Jedi kicked, and is now being force pushed backwards?

[SpeakerDad]

Honorable mention??? This is outstanding!

[seej]

I'd also like to point out these are the best painted lightsabers I've ever seen.

[Slendertroll]

You're SURE that's all paint? You didn't wire up some tiny LEDs in those lightsabers? Very impressive work! I read the green-sabered Jedi as being Force Pushed away by the Sith.

 

I want to ask for technique tutorials, but the whole piece is so well put-together and so far above my level that I don't even know where to start!

[Willen]

I'd also like to point out these are the best painted lightsabers I've ever seen.

 

Yeah, some people really DO master painting with actual light, it seems.