Dibbler Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I got Dibbler and the Librarian of eBay, and have procrastinated painting them since. Time to do a WIP to get myself painting! The base is green stuff and a cut-up bones ratswarm, with a Happy Seppuku street :) 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsterdoom Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 The base looks great, who makes those models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) I think its Micro Arts Studio :) Edited October 26, 2014 by Dibbler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Psst. Forum commerce rules prohibit direct links. I've seen these minis. They are slightly oversized, well sculpted and reasonably true to the characters, and to my mind kind of pricey (running about twice the cost of comparable Reaper figures). (I haven't yet seen Granny Weatherwax at the ball painted correctly -- the book clearly describes her as picking out a spectacularly black dress, but the painters tend to make it colorful and pastelly.) C.M.O.T. Dibbler is a fun one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencerjohn Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Cool, the base is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiniest rhombus Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Base looks so good! Those discworld minis are too die for, so's the price of em, still, x-mas is coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nice base, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneO'Leary Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I like that base as well. Can you post pictures that better show the figure? I know this sculpt has a lot of character and I'd like to see how you've painted his face (that big nose of his is fantastic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks for the kind words on the base! HappySeppuku, green stuff and time :) They are nice and pricey, no arguments there! Glad I got him at a discount ^^ Anne: He is still unpainted (primed now, tho). That nose is great, indeed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Darsc Zacal Posted October 26, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 26, 2014 Really like that you're basing him on a larger street scene. Looking forward to watching how this project turns out as I'm a fan of both the minis and the books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Some base coats incoming That water turned out way too green, needs work. My recipe for stone has been this: 1. Paint gray. 2. wash Nuln Oil. 3. Drybrush if feeling fancy. I feel like expanding my stone-painting skills, but I don't really know where to start. Any links or ideas? :) Really like that you're basing him on a larger street scene. Looking forward to watching how this project turns out as I'm a fan of both the minis and the books. Felt like the mini deserved it :) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aku-chan Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 My recipe for stone is:- 1) Basecoat Stone Grey, 2) Wash with Black 3) Drybrush Stone Grey 4) Drybrush Rainy Grey 5) Drybrush Aircraft Grey It ends up looking like this If you want to get a little fancier, you can mix up a few basecoats of Stone Grey + Dark Blue, + Dark Green, + Dark Red and randomly paint up individual cobblestones with the different basecoats, then do the wash and drybrush steps. And you get something like this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 That is a guy with a serious mechanical arm! I'll do the differently colored cobbles, and perhaps glaze a bit afterwards if I feel fancy :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araziel Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I always chuck in a few splashes of other colors before I wash the stone. Some green/brown and ochre works well. Ends up showing through a little at the end and gives the stone some "life" imo. I usually use my dedicated drybrush and stipple (well, hard stippling, more like squishing) it on, removing the excess from the brush just like when drybrushing too so the effect doesn't end up too strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Got some paint down today. First I did some light coats of browns and greens, before a heavy black wash and drybrush gray. Not much color: Then I stippled on a bit of brown/green and drybrushed grey, then a bit lighter gray: I like this much better! Got some colors on the apron and merch: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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