Ted Kord 441 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Male Barbarian from the Bones KSII 34 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
babbles 367 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Your shading is nicely done - especially those muscles! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limey72 9700 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Nice figure and I agree great shading Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitterwolf 204619 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Nice. Love the shading Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Kord 441 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks. I got the first Reaper paint caddie 9001-9111 so am experimenting with the different flesh triads on minis I don't care so much about before tackling some of the really scantly clad female minis that came in bones. (the elven dryad, Alastriel, succubus from dark lord add-on) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaoswolf 115532 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Very nice. It looks like your experimentation is paying off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unidentifiable 557 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 That looks super! If you're open to mild criticism, the only thing that I'd suggest is to thin your layers a bit more. The transition between the colors is quite stark, and if you thin the paint a bit more they will blend together much more nicely. It's more obvious on his back than anywhere else. You might need to do 2-3 passes, but the result is that you won't be able to see where one color stops and the next begins (or at least it will be less apparent). I'm guilty of this myself; most times I just want to finish a mini and can't be bothered. Most times you can't even tell until you have a camera pointed at it. Regardless, this guy looks great and is certainly worthy of being shown off. Bulging muscles abound. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ub3r_n3rd 152256 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Looks good! I'd like to see him properly based as any good barbarian needs a cool bit of ground to stand on as he wades into his enemies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Kord 441 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) That looks super! If you're open to mild criticism, the only thing that I'd suggest is to thin your layers a bit more. The transition between the colors is quite stark, and if you thin the paint a bit more they will blend together much more nicely. It's more obvious on his back than anywhere else. You might need to do 2-3 passes, but the result is that you won't be able to see where one color stops and the next begins (or at least it will be less apparent). I'm guilty of this myself; most times I just want to finish a mini and can't be bothered. Most times you can't even tell until you have a camera pointed at it. Regardless, this guy looks great and is certainly worthy of being shown off. Bulging muscles abound. You are right. I would normally water my paints more but I didn't think this one through much, just sort of cranked it out. Changed the loin cloth from green to red halfway through and did the helmet in bone and it looked awful so painted over in silver making a detail-less mess of it. If I had taken my time I'd have done a lot of things with thinner paints. I also would have looked at an example of what the musculature on a back looks like instead of guesstimating. Had I known it would turn out as good as it did I would have taken the time and done it all more carefully. Edited April 14, 2015 by Ted Kord Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willen 9611 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Looks nice. This is one of the few figures of the KS that, at first glance, disappointed me the most. That back looks like a shapeless bump... you are saying there is hope? Or what you did basically was drawing the muscles in? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reaperbryan 21 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 Posts found in violation of forum guidelines, and posts that quote those violation, have been removed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasonator 29612 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 Well Done ! Like the balance of color you did on that flesh tone ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Kord 441 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) . Edited April 16, 2015 by Ted Kord Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Kord 441 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Well Done ! Like the balance of color you did on that flesh tone ! Thanks! I in no way did it to correct any short comings of this mini. It was perfect and completely anatomically correct. Please do not ban me o' great reaper forum moderator. I promise never to criticize another reaper mini. Edited April 16, 2015 by Ted Kord Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkymadigan 4886 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 It's old already, Ted. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
