14296 Warlord Familiars - Skeleton

[Samedi]

And another RVE leftover finished!

 

I painted the crystals during RVE during Erin Hartwell's crystal painting class and then decided to use them as a background for the little warlord skeleton I had lying around on my shelf. While I'm happy with the overall composition of this piece a few things went wrong:

 

1. The varnish on the crystals stayed tacky. While this is probably a user error on my part I'm not really happy with the overall performance of the translucent bones material (even when painting it) and I'll avoid it in the future (Bones USA looks very promising, though, and might actually be an alternative to pewter for me)
2. I wanted to add interest to this little scene with some eerie water effects. I tried greenstuffworld's lime green water effect. To make it pop a bit more, I base coated the "deepest" part of the water with a mixture of white and MSP green goo. Turns out I greatly misjudged the opacity of the water effects and now I'm left with chalky spots beneath a somewhat unimpressive slime. Oh well, you live to learn! 

 

All in all I learned a lot painting this up, but now it will go to the back of my vitrine. I do like the skeleton, though. 😇

C&c very welcome, as always!

 

[ShantyShakin]

I love that you tried something different and experimented with new materials. It's a good way to improve your current skill set. Nice job on the piece too!

[Glitterwolf]

Very cool!

[Krassling]

Maybe you can give us a shot from another ankle. It might look interesting from a lower point of view.

[Samedi]

2 hours ago, Krassling said:

Maybe you can give us a shot from another ankle. It might look interesting from a lower point of view.

 

Here you go 🙂

[Poilu_1914]

I think it turned out great, the eerie water effect looks rather toxic, which I believe to be a plus.

[KruleBear]

I agree. This is a beautiful little vignette. 
 

For the translucent Bones I have had good luck with Tamyia Clears-especially if you want to keep some of the transparency. 

[Chaoswolf]

11 hours ago, ShantyShakin said:

I love that you tried something different and experimented with new materials. It's a good way to improve your current skill set. Nice job on the piece too!

I absolutely agree with this.

[Samedi]

Thanks for all your comments, I'm happy you like it!

 

It's a lot of fun for me to try out something new - especially when it has do do with a new product.

I have WAY too much niche products lying around on my painting desk, like crackle paste, vomit effects, liquid chrome, snow paste, color shifting metallics, pigments, you name it - many of which I have yet to try out. Buying this kind of stuff is one of my many weak spots in this hobby...😊

I understand that there's a learning curve to each and every one of these products so you don't get to nail it on the first try. But that's what those minis come in, to which you don't feel too attached. You can try out a lot of stuff without fearing to ruin your favourite mini. And you can have a lot of fun during the process!