André's WIPs

[mminiatures]

It looks very good, the only thing that looks a bit off are the highlights on shoulder area of the cloak, they might use a bit more blending.

[dogfacedboyuk1]

This is looking really striking Razh!! Colours are working well together. Keep going...............

[bruenor]

Bloody hell that looks wonderful, gonna be a stunner of a piece!!!

[mousekiller]

Looking great mate. I think black is a great way to go, will definitely help his head to stand out from the rest of the piece.

[razhburz]

Thanks very much for your comments


now I have no had much time for painting. though I just got my painting area back, though a improved one. this is my first try at black hair i think. is it okay?




Thanks for looking,

Andre


now when I see the pics i think the front is good and the back is bad (of the hair that is)do you agree?

[roguetrader]

i like the hair mate, shaping up nicely indeed

[dansemacabre]

i like the skin among all, anyway very very clean and smooth job so far!

[wolffang]

Wow, long time since I checked this thread.
Amazing work on that elf. He's looking awesome.
How did you do the skin though?

Cheers, Wolfie

[mutantpotato]

Looking better and better The hair looks good, though I like brown better. And the eye looks awesome. I love the shading ;D

[razhburz]

thanks buddies

sorry MIL I thought I had posted my skin recipe, must have been somewhere else. here it is anyway:

I started with a basecoat of equal parts dark flesh mixed with bestial brown and just a little codex grey. After this I started to add Elf flesh for each highlight stage ( also under the hghlighting I added a little of Fortress grey, two or three times). I did this till I almost had pure elf flesh, though it had a bit browner tone. then I mixed bleached bone to the mix one or two times and last I added some skull white. the final thing I did was to give it a glaze of dwarf flesh.

[razhburz]

time for update, i have strted on the sword. but I could not consentrate on small detailsso I decided to do the base. its the fist time I do a snow base. I am pretty happy with it.




ta,

Andre

[Tim C]

Wonderful matey if this doesn't win you a prize I don't know what will.

[mutantpotato]

Andrè, thats awesome. Great work mate

[razhburz]

Thanks buds ;D

update time! I think the tones are abit more like they are in reality on these pics.



Ps sword is not finished. the black dot will be painted as a blueish gem I think.

Thanks for looking

Andre

[Tim C]

Looking good mate, is this nmm on the sword blade it is hard to tell which is not bad if it is. What is up with the top of his hood is it the picuture or have you done something with the colouring?

[razhburz]

thanks mate

it is not NMM, I'm not brave enough for that just yet.
I feel the sword look a bit strange actually, how shall i improve it?

Its just the light from one of the lamps reflecting in the hood I guess.

thanks
Andre

[chemicalcaveman]

I was just about to comment on that too!

Looking amazing Andre mate, absolutly top drawer. As Tim said, if this does not win you a prize I don't know what will.

[bruenor]

Kicking all kinds of ass, if you don't win something we'll send the boys round, to ask why, after all this wirk!!!
Snow looks great too!!!

[greenstuffguy]

Ithink youneed to consentrate the silvery higlights more along the adges of the blade and blend them in. Then dilute black so that there is almost no color in the water and paint it in in the areas where there would be more shadow highlight and repeat till you have got something with shades and highlights in the correct places, like NMM but with mettalics. Also I would advise you to do something wiht the tree stump. Like shade it with a bluey grey or glaze/wash it with brown then LIGHTLY drybrush the upper part, the problem with it atm is that it doesent look like very much work has gone into it and it lowers the quality of the piece. I might also suggest that you repaint the treestump to a blackish colour to contrast with the snow.

GSG

[razhburz]

thanks guys

ok here is he again with a shiny new sword. things I've painted since last update:
Sword hilt, bracelet and the straps holding his leg armour up.




I have also undercoated the sword now, i wish I had not. i was not carefull enough and now i have small black dots on quite a few places

[tadme48]

This is looking really good. Although grenstuffguys comments are fair I think the tree stump works for me.

[mutantpotato]

This mini is looking better and better mate. I think this has to be your best to date!

[razhburz]

thanks Tim#2 and Mikkel

here is he again. not very good pics I'm afraid.




the leather don't look as bad IRL. btw do you have any suggestions on what colour i should paint his other braclet in (the one whp is black on the pic)

[Tim C]

Looks awesome mate, as for the Bracelet I would go with green to match the cloak or black. Gold could work but looking at the sculpt I would say that it is a leather item and not metal at all.

[bruenor]

I'm amazed at all the detailed work you've put into this one André, superb!!!