It caaaaame from the DDM Pit!!!!!!!- Harbinger set Skeleton-Show Off

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

Finally I'm done! Had started this earlier this year, but got a bit delayed by the Sir Forscale competition. I blame/thank ReaperBryan for getting me involved in it, it was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about what I was able to do. After that was the busy Hallowe'en season, and since then there's been some personal issues preventing me. But I managed to buckle down and got it done, so I'm happy with that. 

 

WIP here: http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/69726-it-caaaaame-from-the-ddm-pit-harbinger-set-skeleton-pic-heavy/

 

So here it is, paired with one of the original miniatures to show the contrast:

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry for the brightness of the pictures. All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with the outcome. While I wish I had more time and patience to work on the bones themselves, I just wanted it done. I learned a lot through the experiments I put this one through, and on the last day I even started using a homemade wet palette. Quite pleased with it, I'll be using it a lot more.

 

When I saw the dynamic pose of the skeleton I thought it was too good not to use it in some way, hence the stepping over the log. Not sure if I'll start on another DDM miniature that I have ready, or start on some of my Bones backlog. Time will tell, I suppose. Hope you enjoy it all!

[Glitterwolf]

Nice!

[Kangaroorex]

Nice work. Why am I seeing these 2 in a dance competition? Undead line dancers for the win!

[knarthex]

Good work!

You might want to take some black paint and do around the edges of the base though to give it a more 'finished' look...

[vegascat]

Very nice looking skeletons!

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

Good work!

You might want to take some black paint and do around the edges of the base though to give it a more 'finished' look...

That's probably something that I'll do today if I have the energy for it, but I just wanted it done so that I can move on to other things. I think I have a new victim already.

[VolksFest]

Great job! Verdigris and rust looks very realistic, kudos on those. And the base is simple but effective. Very well done.

 

Edit: As a little advice, orange spots, areas on or at the edges of dark blotches work well with very rusty metal objects.. The corners, edges and pointy parts etc. tend to corrode more so they could be more orangey..

 

Check these out for examples:

 

Rusty Blade 

 

Rusty Shield

 

Rusty Helmet

Edited December 13, 2016 by VolksFest

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

Great job! Verdigris and rust looks very realistic, kudos on those. And the base is simple but effective. Very well done.

 

Edit: As a little advice, orange spots, areas on or at the edges of dark blotches work well with very rusty metal objects.. The corners, edges and pointy parts etc. tend to corrode more so they could be more orangey..

 

Check these out for examples:

 

Rusty Blade 

 

Rusty Shield

 

Rusty Helmet

Awesome, thanks for the advice!   That's why I'm using the DDM miniatures, they're a cheap way to experiment techniques on. Next time I'll use more Citadel Ryza Rust on them.

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

Just a small update, took knarthex's suggestion and cleaned up the edges with Reaper Pure Black after filling out the basing right to the edge:

 

 

[knarthex]

Looks much better!

Your eyes are no longer drawn to the rim of the base...

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

Looks much better!

Your eyes are no longer drawn to the rim of the base...

Yep, noticed that too. I know that this is just an experiment, but I suppose I should start getting into good habits early.

[knarthex]

Another tip brought to you by Ub3r...

[Chaoswolf]

That's quite an improvement over the original version; great work!

[CorallineAlgae]

Wow! That's some serious improvement. Love all the rust.