03292: Almaran the Gold, Paladin With Flaming Sword

[Fanelia]

First time posting here, but not technically my first mini, I think i threw some paint on half a dozen space marines about 12 years ago, not touched a brush since then. Decided to get back into the hobby with the most recent bones kickstarter, as we play alot of D&D, and thought I'd best have a practice before then.

 

So here is my paladin of St Cuthbert for a friends D&D shackled city campaign, and given the volcanic, dungeon-crawly setting, I wanted to try and go for a darker look for the mini, rather than traditional blingy shining look. I didn't feel confident with my skill trying to paint the glow from the sword on the armor, I was afraid I'd mess it up and ruin the whole mini, so I didn't attempt it. Any tips and advice are more than welcome, I want to try and improve as best I can before this time next year when the bones cometh.

 

 

 

 

[Glitterwolf]

Very nice

[jscurrier]

That's super nice work.

[Marvin]

Very nice work!

 

 

Really like the shield.

[Inarah]

Nicely done.

[Chaoswolf]

You're off to one heck of an impressive start; nice job on him!

 

Welcome to the forums.

[knarthex]

Looks pretty Darn good to me!

 

and Welcome to our halfway house for Lead Addiction!

 

I'd say you are in the right place! Ask all you want, Ub3r_N3rd will likely answer your question before you finish typing it! Or someone else will...

Folks around here love to help, Lord knows, I ask a lot of questions!

So don't be bashfull!

 

8)

George

 

stupid elf spell checker!

 

(Yes I typed elf, not the word that looks like @$$)

Edited September 5, 2015 by knarthex

[BLZeebub]

Looks great.  I love the contrast and color scheme.

[Citrine]

He looks very nice! Welcome back to the hobby, remember to have fun :-)

[Dai-Mongar]

I love that you've gone for a darker look. That armour looks great, and I'm digging the glowing sword. I'm sure when you're ready to try your hand at OSL you'll blow us all away!

[Pingo]

I like what you did with the eyes. The little shadow under them helps emphasize their shape and makes him look like he's just a little battle weary.

 

How much of a beginner did you say you were? Because this is solid work.

[Fanelia]

Thank you all very much!

I had real trouble with the fire on the sword, kept looking too yellow, or too uniform, sorry, but what is OSL?

As I mentioned in my post, before this I have painted maybe 5 or 6 of a friends space marines when I was in my early teens. Other than that, I own a few assorted minis for d&d, but never painted them, this is the first of my own I've painted.

[Dai-Mongar]

Thank you all very much!

I had real trouble with the fire on the sword, kept looking too yellow, or too uniform, sorry, but what is OSL?

As I mentioned in my post, before this I have painted maybe 5 or 6 of a friends space marines when I was in my early teens. Other than that, I own a few assorted minis for d&d, but never painted them, this is the first of my own I've painted.

 

OSL = Object Source Lighting = What you were talking about with the glow from the sword. Or the glow from the lantern in your avatar, for that matter.

I can't say I've worked up the courage to try it myself.

Surely you've got some other artistic background, though? Because Pingo's right, that's really nice work, especially so for someone who hasn't touched a brush in over a decade.

[Melkavar]

Very, very nice! I may have to use this for inspiration since I just got the Bones version of Almaran on Friday.

[Auberon]

Welcome to the forum!  You've done better that most of us for a first post.  If you are practicing for the KS Bones I would recommend practicing on Bones as well.  Not only are they cheaper than metal it will let you get used to how they handle.

 

Very, very nice! I may have to use this for inspiration since I just got the Bones version of Almaran on Friday.

 

While I assume that my Bones Almaran suffered from first production run issues that have since been resolved, it's worth checking his face for a miscast.  Mine was bad enough I just turned it into a scar.  Let's see, pics from old posts...