Dire Fish-Lizard

[AntiMatter]

Hi all,

Up from the depths comes the Dire Fish-Lizard. I sculpted this a while back and it was good to finally be able to paint it properly. This one was almost entirely done with ink washes and glazes, with edge highlights using opaque paint to finish it up. This one will be going into a painting guide that was part of the latest Kickstarter for ShadowSea/DeepWars (Rise of the Draconids) to show the glaze technique for painting scaly beasts. http://antimatter-games.com/games/draconids-pledge

[AnneO'Leary]

I do like this sculpt, you are most talented. The depth of colour and smooth transitions you achieved are phenomenal.  It would be nice to see the painting guide for this and learn your technique. 

[pcktlnt]

I am loving the color and blends. Wow.

[AntiMatter]

Some of the progress shots

 

 

[Sirithiliel]

The sculpt is awesome! It was one I was admiring =D If i had gone into the KS, i would've grabbed one. What a beautiful paint job too!

[TaleSpinner]

I love your sculpting style!  This is the sort of thing I love to sculpt and you nailed it!  Now I want to know if it will be available for purchase somewhere.

 

As for the painting, that is a fantastic technique.  I've personally been playing more and more with glaze effects and want to use a similar concept when I attack the wyvern I sculpted a couple years ago. 

 

Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

 

Andy

[dsmiles]

You continue to amaze me.

[AntiMatter]

I love your sculpting style!  This is the sort of thing I love to sculpt and you nailed it!  Now I want to know if it will be available for purchase somewhere.

 

As for the painting, that is a fantastic technique.  I've personally been playing more and more with glaze effects and want to use a similar concept when I attack the wyvern I sculpted a couple years ago. 

 

Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

 

Andy

 

http://antimatter-games.com/products-page/miniatures/deepwars/scaly_horde/dire-fish-lizard/

 

But check the front page of the site for info on a sale.

[joshuaslater]

call him, Bitey.  great sculpt and paint.

[AntiMatter]

I love your sculpting style!  This is the sort of thing I love to sculpt and you nailed it!  Now I want to know if it will be available for purchase somewhere.

 

As for the painting, that is a fantastic technique.  I've personally been playing more and more with glaze effects and want to use a similar concept when I attack the wyvern I sculpted a couple years ago. 

 

Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

 

Andy

 

That is an excellent wyvern also. It practically screams for painting in this style. Doing each scale highlight will be a bit of a pain but you probably do careful edge dry-brushing to accomplish the effect since the scales are raised. The ones on the fish are cut in so drybrushing doesn't really work.

[Sirithiliel]

 

I love your sculpting style!  This is the sort of thing I love to sculpt and you nailed it!  Now I want to know if it will be available for purchase somewhere.

 

As for the painting, that is a fantastic technique.  I've personally been playing more and more with glaze effects and want to use a similar concept when I attack the wyvern I sculpted a couple years ago. 

 

Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

 

Andy

 

http://antimatter-games.com/products-page/miniatures/deepwars/scaly_horde/dire-fish-lizard/

 

But check the front page of the site for info on a sale.

 

 

oooh *bookmarks*

[Inarah]

Very nice effects! 

[Kharsin]

*throws down brushes* This is superbly delicious! Both a beautiful sculpt and a phenomenal paint job! Those transitions are gorgeous! I like to play around with glazes, but haven't really messed with inks yet. This makes me feel like I'm missing out... LOL! Awesome job!

[AntiMatter]

*throws down brushes* This is superbly delicious! Both a beautiful sculpt and a phenomenal paint job! Those transitions are gorgeous! I like to play around with glazes, but haven't really messed with inks yet. This makes me feel like I'm missing out... LOL! Awesome job!

 

Better pick up those brushes then :)  The way I painted this figure is actually pretty easy to pick up once you get used to how the ink behaves, and especially using the matte medium to change its consistency for washes and glazes.

 

Here is a link to the ink. Liquitex makes the ink and the matte medium.

 

http://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-professional-acrylic-ink/

 

There is also some Golden Fluid Acrylics used here, mainly the very dark red and the yellows. Translucent color is the key to keep the white undercoat showing through.

 

http://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-fluid-acrylics/

Edited September 23, 2014 by AntiMatter

[Shakandara]

And why are you not teaching classes at ReaperCon? He sculpts, he paints...

 

Lovely, as always, Eric.

 

~v