Corporea Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Looking great! Those stones are adorable! for the vines are you going to add birch seed leaves? that would probably be an easy leafing project. I can send you some if you don't have any! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 lol, well alrighty then: no tutorial until I finish the project! Since I officially have permission now, I can stop feeling guilty for not putting out another video yet and channel that extra energy back into the RCon project! Looking great! Those stones are adorable! for the vines are you going to add birch seed leaves? that would probably be an easy leafing project. I can send you some if you don't have any! Actually, you must have seen into the future and foresaw this day, for you already gave me some at RCon last year! Adding them to the vine is actually a really good idea (it's looking a little minimalistic and could use some flair), and I'll have to do that as soon as I start adding the greenery! Also, I think I have this really cool idea for converting a dwarven tankard into a flower-watering pail, so I think I might whip that up real quick. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimusprimer Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 This looking fantastic so far and I'm enjoying watching your project unfold ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Well, another late night of painting yielded a little bit of progress on the diorama in the form of some of the accessories: Nothing too technical, and I'm having to strike a careful balance between achieving quality results and not pouring too much effort into less important pieces of the composition, but I think things turned out rather neat. I'm excited to keep working on the little character-adding pieces of the diorama, but I should probably revisit the stone pathway sooner rather than later if I am indeed going to do so. Either way, though, Easter break means I should hopefully be done with the base by the end of the week! Or, that's the plan at least; I want to leave plenty of time for me to work on the mini herself as this whole thing is meaningless unless our beautiful mistress of song is a suitable focal point! 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The accessories are looking great! I know you don't want to get caught up too much in the details, but I thought some very subtle weathering on the bench might be a nice touch. Just a hint where some of the paint might have chipped away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 The accessories are looking great! I know you don't want to get caught up too much in the details, but I thought some very subtle weathering on the bench might be a nice touch. Just a hint where some of the paint might have chipped away. Good idea! I'll have to put some thought into how best to accomplish that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Looks amazing. Somehow I'm picturing Hasslefree's Old Adventurer on the path. He's an old guy leaning on a stick. I can totally see him walking in that diorama. Any way great work. Love all the little things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonator Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! This is amazing.. all that detail.. Oh so well done ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 7, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well, it took one day longer than I was hoping, but I now have the base pretty much finished. Essentially, I just have the two focal points of the composition (the picture and the actual mini) left, but I'm cutting it close with only about three weeks to go! Sorry about the poor quality pics, but I can already tell that getting this thing to photograph nice is going to be a challenge. Also, HUGE, REALLY AWESOME NEWS: I am going to be a guest instructor at ReaperCon this year! I know it's somewhat late notice (Bryan just added me to the schedule today) and that most of you already have your class schedules all figured out, but, if any of you still have a little bit of space, I'll be doing three classes: Blending with Layering -- Thursday 4-6. I'll teach color choice, highlight placement, and (of course) blending on 77052: Aina, Female Valkyrie. Non-Metallic Metal: Exotic Colors -- Friday 12-2. I'll show how to do crazy NMM colors like I did on my vampire and Space Rambo while we talk about how to do NMM in general on 77063: Duke Gerard. Eyes Without a Face -- Saturday 4-6. Could I go to ReaperCon without teaching an eyes class? Of course not! But, unlike my video, this is all hands-on for everyone! We'll pay homage to Billy Idol with this song-inspired class using 89012: Lem, Iconic Bard. Anyway, I really hope to see some of you there, but, whether in a class or not, I can't wait to meet all of you and talk painting, so stop by and say "Hi" to the crazy guy wearing the headband! 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted April 7, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 7, 2015 Meant to post sooner, but life got in the way. I LOVE everything you've done with this piece! As fun as the fish-scale pathway was, I think that making the stones more uniform was a good call; otherwise, it would have distracted from the mini (which I'm super excited to see how you're going to convert her!). The pillars will frame her beautifully, and the rim around the top of the wall does a very nice job keeping the focus centered. I like the paint job on the bench, with the gradiation (is that even a word) of the greens along it. I'm also totally loving your bird bath! Will there be a little birdie on it, or would that be too distracting? Also, HUGE, REALLY AWESOME NEWS: I am going to be a guest instructor at ReaperCon this year! SQUEE!!!! I'm very very happy you said something here, I was so sad that I didn't get a single blending class. And now I get to take a class from you!!! :D Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 That base is looking great! And awesome news indeed, for those that will be going to RCon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporea Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 beautiful! I love the varied heights of the flowers- it looks very natural. And congratulations on teaching!!! I'm so excited for you! I know you'll do awesome!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 The accessories are looking great! I know you don't want to get caught up too much in the details, but I thought some very subtle weathering on the bench might be a nice touch. Just a hint where some of the paint might have chipped away. Good idea! I'll have to put some thought into how best to accomplish that! With something like that I would probably go with a sponge technique to do the chips. The issue will be how much chipping you really want to do. Personally while it would add interest I don't thinks it terribly necessary. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 just a little bit of stippling, or as Heisler said, a sponge technique along the leading edge of the bench, where it would get worn with the legs of people standing up and sitting down is all I would think you could try for. I fear any more than that would look out of place, even if it was realistic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Thanks a bunch, everyone! @OneBoot: Awesome! I can't wait, and I hope you find the class really useful! @Willen: One day we'll meet up at RCon! @Corporea: Thanks! I wish I could have gotten in one of your classes, but everything sold out so quickly! I can only hope my classes have such good attendance. @Heisler and ShadowRaven: I was thinking about trying something with it, but I ended up gluing it down, and I think I'm going to leave it be at this point. I really like it's strong colors, and I feel it's simplicity helps set off the other things on the pathway. If I do decide to add some weathering, though, I will definitely avail myself of this technique! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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