Moderator OneBoot Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Bleurgh, I'd planned to sleep another hour or so, but my brain is like a toddler on Christmas morning. "OH BOY! Is it time to wake yet?!" Body: No, now go back to bed and get some more sleep. Brain: But there's so much to dooooo! Body: Well at least close your eyes and rest for another 45 minutes if you can't sleep. Brain: But-! Body: BED, YOUNG LADY. ~~~~~~~~ 6 hours ago, OneBoot said: Oh and I also drybrushed a bit of Blade steel on his chainmail in front with Blade steel. Haha oh wow, I was so loopy this morning. "Yo dawg, I hear ya like Blade Steel..." 2 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Just one note, the gem on that staff is fantastic. 1 hour ago, Crowley said: Yes, that really is a well done gem... I'm gonna have to get her and the dwarf in metal I think... Thank you, friends! It's really very rough close up, but I've been trying to apply three principles I learned in Tish Wolter's "Good fast painting" class at ReaperCon: 1) Don't bother with anything not actually visible when the figure is resting on the table; shade it and leave it. 2) Painting is all about optical illusions, so oftentimes you can get away with giving the impression that something is there, without having to fully paint it. 3) Remember that unless it's for a competition, the closest you'll usually see the mini at is arm's length. Don't bother with details unless they're visible from that distance. It's really been helping me to stay focused on the important areas instead of narrowing in on the backs of shields and undersides of cloaks and such. Gonna be another prob 30 mins for me to wake up proper and stuff food in my face, then it's back to work! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D Edited April 5, 2018 by OneBoot 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargs Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 No, there is no sleeping! You must set the record for fastest completion while accomplishing the goblin rulez challenge! Says the guy who wouldn't even be able to get one of the adventurers done in 7 days even without restricting himself to the goblin rulez. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Gargs said: No, there is no sleeping! You must set the record for fastest completion while accomplishing the goblin rulez challenge! Says the guy who wouldn't even be able to get one of the adventurers done in 7 days even without restricting himself to the goblin rulez. Ahaha well, while your confidence in me is flattering, I have zero plans to set any sort of speed record here. I'm perfectly content to leave that honor to @buglips*the*goblin. While both general practice and doing these Challenges have increased my speed, I'm still not a particularly fast painter. I prefer to spend my time focusing on fun tiny fiddly details, which is one part of why these 7 day Challenges are, well, challenging for me. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Not sure I'd have the heart to use a $70-150 figure and not put all the effort into detailing. Gimme a month and the brush of my choice and that would still be challenging to me! Yeah yeah... simple green... but I don't want to resort to that or deal with scrubbing! You are brave/insane for these 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Cyradis said: Not sure I'd have the heart to use a $70-150 figure and not put all the effort into detailing. Gimme a month and the brush of my choice and that would still be challenging to me! Yeah yeah... simple green... but I don't want to resort to that or deal with scrubbing! You are brave/insane for these Understandable! But for me, not only did I not pay that much for it because Kickstarter, I know that I can purchase the adventurers again later and repaint them to a higher standard. Which is why I'm not nearly as focused on them, and why I will be taking slightly more care with Dragon and, to a lesser degree, the terrain. Going to tackle Robin first, since looking over him he's like 75% done already. Yay for enveloping cloak and long beard! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Popular Post OneBoot Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) The soundtrack for today is Blue Man Group. Colors! A more solid layer of Green liner, tidied up the face with Rosy shadow, first pass of Dragon copper (a lovely new-penny orange metallic): Oiled leather on the leather stuff, second pass of Dragon copper: Super blingy! There's something near the end of his beard, plus the bracelets(?) on his left forearm that I couldn't tell what they're supposed to be, so I was like shrug *make SHINY*. Also, while doing this I remembered I forgot to do Buff's belt buckle, so I did that super quick: Huzzah! --OneBoot :D Edited April 5, 2018 by OneBoot 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Guindyloo Posted April 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Cyradis said: Not sure I'd have the heart to use a $70-150 figure and not put all the effort into detailing. Gimme a month and the brush of my choice and that would still be challenging to me! Yeah yeah... simple green... but I don't want to resort to that or deal with scrubbing! You are brave/insane for these I know OneBoot got hers from Kickstarter, but I purchased all but Ma’al Drakar at full price specifically to do these challenges. The challenges are a special kind of crazy and they take a special kind of crazy to do them, but I sincerely never would have painted these huge figures without them. And believe it or not, even though it’s a lot of paint slopping and not worrying so much about the result, it not only made me a faster painter, it made me a better painter as well. It’s like a 7 day boot camp where you’re your own drill instructor. Paint faster or die trying. I have almost died 4 times, but now I paint faster. 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumalis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Really like the colors on brave father Robin! Very curious how he'll turn out! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I totally believe it will make you a better painter! It is a skill to get paint applied consistently and expediently. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie was taken Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Dragon Copper! For when you don’t want steel, but also don’t want gold. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Popular Post OneBoot Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2018 Moar colors! Dragon green: Grass green: Clear green: Highlighted the leather things a bit with a mix of Oiled leather and leather brown, then leather brown: Time for the staff! When I liberated it from the binder clip I'd used to make sure it didn't get lost, I found that it squished the handle a bit: Meh. At least it's symmetrical! Mahogany brown and a light dusting of oiled leather on the staff (here, hold this while I take your picture): Dwarven gold! Because why not. :D Second coat. Also, now I'm stuck holding it like this while it dries. It's all sorts of fun painting it like this, like trying to paint something stuck to a toothpick. "But OneBoot," I hear you say, "why not just leave it in the binder clip while you paint it?" Well, I would have, except I'd already taken it out, and I didn't want more dents in it. After a dab of superglue, Robin is DO- wait why is his beard shiny. D: Oh bother! Looks like I somehow sideswiped him with my brush; both his hands, his beard and the staff are now Dragon golded. Hey, at least it wasn't his face; I think I would have legit cried if I'd had to redo those eyes. After some patching up, Robin is DONE! (again, aside from the base): Gonna take a break, maybe a brief walk. I'm having serious focus issues, which is why I didn't spend more time making the cloak look nicer. Even the Creative Gremlin is being quiet. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hey, still nice work on the greens! Did you just glue the top of the staff on, or pin it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Crowley said: Hey, still nice work on the greens! Did you just glue the top of the staff on, or pin it? Glued; I don't have any pins fine enough, and even if I did I'm not steady enough right now to try to drill into something that tiny. I'd probably end up drilling through his face somehow. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted April 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looking good!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Guindyloo Posted April 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 That’s how that beard paint happened. I think it was also your subconscious need to make all things shiny taking control. All joking aside, he looks really great! Enjoy that break, you deserve it! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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