I think it is a wonderful example. The choice of colours really works well. It's sharp and has so many points of detail you have lavished attention on. Good luck in the contest.
Added the roofing to the adobe building (finished building is shown as an example of what the roof will look like with the skylights &c)
Next is to finish the porch ceilings. Here is what they will look like,
And here is what they currently look like,
I realize that the detail will rarely be seen or even noticed, but, if I don't do it... well, you guys understand. It must be done.
Phenomenal work as always, Red. And trust me, I totally understand the need to detail. It drives me nuts when I've missed something on a piece that other people are already drooling over. I think of it as the integrity of the art.
This terrain has blown my mind and put nearly every one of my own efforts to shame lol
White styrofoam covered in paper in particular is a fantastic idea. I've struggled with white foam forever, having to manually paint on a basecoat before spraying it so it doesn't melt is a real pain, and I tend to avoid foam as a result. Plus all those little pellets that come loose eventually! No longer! Thank you for the genius idea, I never would have thought of doing that!
Now Littletower, why wind me up... Oh, wait. La miniatura is feminine in Spanish, so ella (she) is the subjective case pronoun. I see, you're just doing a word for word translation. Okay then. It would be window frame. Casement windows are those which have hinged frames so they open like doors (vertically generally, but also horizontally sometimes) The horizontal pieces separating the glass panes are transoms, and the vertical pieces are mullions. Now you know all about windows.
Some work on the skylights. Top one is done; the lower two, I am still debating the design. What you see is a mock up of what I think will be best.
Porchs are done
I hope to finish before the end of the month. The punch list is skylights, windows (maybe some casement windows? ) and doors-- do have some interesting ideas for those, and a few other details. I'm close, so maybe...
I like the top skylight, and the bottom ones are great, but they don't match which bothers me, not really sure why, because it does not matter, but it does.
Porch detailing is amazing and stolen, definately using that soon.
On the windows and doors. The bother I always have is working hinges that are to a scale. I can make a hinge, and I can make things open and shut, but often they are so out of scale it looks silly, which is fine in Camkierhi universe, but not in exquisite Redharvest universe. Could maybe try faux hinges and mount the windows and doors on pins top and bottom to rotate.
Anyway, your buildings are amazing and inspirational as always, and one day maybe I will pluck up the courage and do a whole building, instead of craters all the time.
Thanks Ruglud, and re: details-- I've learned to love a size 3 brush while painting the mini(s). Now I'll get a decent sable one, somewhere. HArdly a detail brush but as long as it holds the point, it works a charm for a lot of stuff.
Mymearan, tack. ( I think is the word)
Well Cam, I was not sure so I did the mock-up. I had a better idea shortly after posting the photos. I can think of 2 ways to make hinges in the proper scale, but oh, what a PITA they will be, and not very durable either. I'm still considering the doors for this building. I dislike the look of superwide single doors, but doing double doors all the time gets boring...
Here is the WIP of the skylights as they will be
I'm using one of those plastic CD/DVD cases for the 'glass'.
Gracias, Amigos. Skylights serve a purpose too. They allow units on the roof to shoot at units in the buildings, and serve as handles for lifting the roof. Form and function, gotta love it.
Skylights done, and vent almost done-- just needs some more paint.
The plumbing vents will have to wait until I figure out the interior layout. ( I should have done some floorplans when I started this building what ~18 months ago. Maybe I did. IDK.) Also waiting will be exterior wall details, like vents, &c. But Windows are next. You can see a few are blocked out already. Casement windows would be so cool on the half turret. I should give it a try. After them, the 2 doors. I have some cool ideas there.
...and until tomorrow night to meet my goal of finishing this building before the end of the month. Gonna be close.
Can't believe you are still planning detail. I would part with a great deal to have a tabletop decorated with terrain of this calibre. It is beautiful.
Red Harvest wrote:...I realize that the detail will rarely be seen or even noticed, but, if I don't do it... well, you guys understand. It must be done...
More details!
Everywhere and anywhere, even on other details.
And especially where no one will ever see them again.
But "negative" space is also important. Larger, blank, areas help to make a model look less cluttered even though some areas may have a great deal of detail.
That's something GW could do with learning, now that I think about it...
But yeah, I could go crazy with details. The worry of durability keeps me in check though. Light fixtures, vents, all sorts of utility hook ups, trellises, planters, window planters... Things that would look great but break easily during transport or play Unless I make them, some at any rate, as scatter pieces.
Archer wrote: Can't believe you are still planning detail. I would part with a great deal to have a tabletop decorated with terrain of this calibre. It is beautiful.
Dirty little secret Archer. You can build terrain of this caliber. No, I am not kidding. It is just a matter of patience and practice. It is all learned skill, nothing innate about it.
Windows. Unpainted though. Used clear glass this time. Explanation after the photos.
Now, white frames look nice, but check out my reference photo ( I do, in fact, steal ideas from Real Life. Try it sometime )
Blue frames will look even better. So, I used clear *glass* instead of the blue *glass* I've used on other projects. Those awnings would make nice details, come to think of it. Maybe next project. I hope to have everything finished tomorrow. Only the doors need completion-- intend to have some fun with those, and the windows need the paint. Then done, well, done-ish. (there is the matter of the interior. Fortunately the floors are not glued in place so I can remove them in order to work on them.)
Did not finish. Hobby time was interrupted by that bee-yotch, Real Life. Bummer.
This is where it stands.
The blue does look good. Goes nicely with the 'tiling' in the alcove. Of course, with clear windows, I'll need curtains or window blinds on the inside. Lol.
Ruglud wrote: When can I move in? Looks the business so far
We'll have to see if you qualify for a mortgage first (No, I have no idea what that emoticon is supposed to mean.)
I'm calling it finished, pro tempore. Until the interior stuff is all sorted out anyways. Here we go...
First, someone asked how the roof was done. A close up.
Layers, strips of 110# paper. The vigas are cut from a bamboo skewer.
The doors, which could use a smidge more work, but after the interior stuff is sorted.
In scale, the doors are 88 inches high (41mm) Normal door height is 80 inches. That Reverend Healer is 38mm tall on a 3mm base. Reverend Healers are apparently very tall drinks of water..
Assorted views
And a top down view
Lesson learned here: Do not waste time with the cryovac styrofoam, since it does not like glue at all. A simple layer of 75# paper will do wonders with the white styrofoam found as packing material. Bamboo skewers can be made to work very well.
Now, I must paint some minis. I ordered the next Infinity book, and to get free shipping, I added some minis to the order, thus I need to paint at least that many infinity minis (7) before the book arrives so I do not fall even further behind . It is due to arrive in about six weeks. So I need to paint fast, at least fast for me. I think that Reverend Healer will be next, since it is close enough to being done that I should be able to finish it by this wee end. (Famous Last words, eh?)
Stunning work. The thing I love about your work is you use such every day material and get such fantastic results. That building looks so solid and real. And a table full of this will look a million times better than thousands of pounds worth GW prefab. Simply inspirational.
Great job, final result was really worth the wait!
Outstanding dedication and attention to detail, as one has come to expect.
I'd vote on those if they were in the Gallery (Hint. Besides, I usually get to browse on a tablet that, somehow, has recently decided not to show the pics inserted into a post any more, so, if you don't go through the Gallery, I have to wait until I can get to a proper PC to see the nice photos =)
First world problems, Littletower. Final photos were in the gallery as of last night. But processing them apparently takes time. Ah, but you will have to go to my gallery directly, since the photos in the post are hosted on Imgur, not on the Dakka Gallery. Makes 'em undeletable by say, moderators
Thanks all. The problem is that the next building has to be as good, or it will look out of place.
No squatters. But renters...
The Table of Shame 2016 revised
Looks like 28 more projects to go... sigh.
Yes Ruglud, progress. A good thing. Now to make a dent in the unfinished minis collection.
These are the ones I've selected to finish before the my order of the next Infinity book, Human Sphere, arrives, along with a, erm, modest assortment of minis-- 7 to be exact. I'll have 'til probably after 8 May, but no later than 20 May ( estimates) so 30 days to paint 9 minis. Or finish painting.
Yeah, some are almost done. Why make things hard on myself
I was playing around with an idea for the Malifaux showgirls.
Trying to make it look like satin. Needs work. Much more blending, and I think stronger highlights. Satin reflects light almost like metal, if you think about it. Suggestions? The details on the dress are plenty deep, so I'm not so worried about paint build-up. The rest of the mini however, I'll need to be careful.
And the Light Flamethrower Naffatun, WIP. First on the to be finished list.
Digging the show girl in the red dress. I think it would be cool if you did the trick where in her unarmed hand she had some blood dripping off of the finger. You can do it with a blood effect + a piece of hair or thread. It would add a lot of dynamism to a stellar looking paint job. Cant wait to see her rounded out, especially if she turns out like the biker.
It does look sort of pretty, no. And base coated is maybe 1/3 of the battle for me.
Cleatus, Confession is good for the soul.
Slaveto Dorkness, that would be better than a storage shed of shame, or whatever those rental places call the storage rooms.
Archer, I was thinking of 'floating' very thin layers of a bright red. By floating, I mean thinning it and mixing it with some liquid glazing compound. It is a way to achieve a marble or granite look. I'll need to experiment. The advice I've seen so far is use a metallic paint like silver or gold and mix it into the red. Not doing that. I don't like metallic paints anymore, at least not on minis.
Lorax, The mini is making a "come hither" motion with its finger. Dripping blood might be a bit of a dissuasion, as cool as it would look. Of course, there is that freaky sword it has. So maybe not.
Almost done with the Naffatun
Maybe tonight I'll finish. That hair is some strange stuff.
As for the Table of Shame, if you need any help clearing it out fast, you can always ship some down under, you know? Like, really, down South? You got my address already...
Che, se me perdió la religion, hace muchos años. (you do know the American expression?)
Do you guys still have the package limits? Truth be told, I really must finish all the pieces myself. It is a pride thing at this point.
No progress Monday night. Read "Consider Phlebas" since it was available (finally) as an ebook from my local library. Digital book loans last for 2 weeks, so one must read them quickly. Tuesday night however, finished it. I may touch up the hair and helmet a bit. Some close-ups.
Next up will be the Akalis (mini on the far right in the group shot)
Che, se me perdió la religion, hace muchos años. (you do know the American expression?)
Only the R.E.M. version, though I don’t think that´s what you mean, is it? Or maybe as in losing one’s temper? Or maybe losing your marbles? ‘cause that would explain a lot...
Do you guys still have the package limits? Truth be told, I really must finish all the pieces myself. It is a pride thing at this point.
There are still some limitations on, but lessening gradually. Hope to be back to normal (or as much normal as it gets hereabouts) soon enough.
Read "Consider Phlebas" since it was available (finally) as an ebook from my local library. Digital book loans last for 2 weeks, so one must read them quickly.
Bank’s “Consider Phlebas”, right? I should have guessed the Culture would appeal to an Infinity player, very opposed to 40K’s grimdarkness and oppressive society. Liked it?
Since I’m here I might as well comment on topic too: Painting looks great, good job. Like the hair as is, maybe the helmet could do with one more highlight on the top.
Pose might be slightly strange, even for a flame thrower, but the paintjob is excellent.
R.E.M. as a band from The South, was using the expression correctly. It means to be going crazy, losing one's marbles &c.
Yeah, Banks. I'm ambivalent about the book. I see why it appeals to so many, but I have read much better. His writing is good. His storytelling is mediocre, at least in this book.
Thanks Archer. Good to hear about the color, since I'll be using it quite a bit for this faction.
Thanks Slavetodorkness. It is an older mini too, but well done. The whole Haqq starter pack is well done ( which is partly why I play Haqq. Yeah, I chose my faction for the minis. It worked )
The pose, guys, appears to be a modified "Chick Lean" Ask Mr. Google. it is a real term. Look at the images. In RL, it is due to the weight/balance/size of the weapon. Small people-- men or women-- or people with not much upper body strength tend to adopt it when first learning to shoot. When I was 12, I had the opportunity to shoot a flintlock musket, which is a large and very heavy thing. I recall struggling to hold it level, and my firing pose was, well, a 'chick lean'. For the record, I did hit what I was aiming at. Shoulder hurt for a while afterwards. Black powder weapons are some messy things too. Fun times...
Minor progress on the Akalis
Had to remember how I was painting these guys-- colors used etc. It has been a while, like nearly 3 years sitting in the queue. I hope to finish it by Sunday. Got to stick to the schedule.
Well Graven, one must start somewhere, eh? I like to get the feet painted so that I can glue the mini to the base. I don't want to get paint on the finished base, so I paint the feet first first. It just seems logical to paint up from there.
Thanks JoeRugby. I'm making progess.
I should finish it today. I have at least 22 days before my package arrives, but more like 30 days,with HS and the other goodies. And 8 minis to go after this, several of which are nearly done anyways. I'll make it.
Progress halted for about a week though, Doc. Weather was finally nice enough that I could get out the chainsaw and deal with some fallen trees-- 4 to be exact-- in my back yard. We've had some nasty windstorms these past couple of months. Thing about using a chainsaw though, it really messes up my hands... Shakey the Lumberjack. Takes me a while to recover.
Archer wrote: Looks excellent. I have never managed to do the base first that I see so many people do. Always leave it til last.
Well Archer, I cheat. The bases are printed on 110# paper, the hex pattern anyway. I seal it with a (spray) polyurethane and and use a hole punch. Then I glue it down onto the regular base, which is a homebrew, because I cannot stand the slant sided bases. They are impossible for me to pick up. My hands are not what they used to be, as noted.
I'm calling it finished.
That blue is rather drab. I think the mini would photograph better with a different color background. I may try that tomorrow.
Two minis down, and six more to go to meet the goal. And probably 20-22 days to do it.
Your idea of drab is preposterous. I must also say I find your work really inspiring - I've had a couple of years of real hand problems, but you've shown just what one can do.
Your color scheme is very light/bright, so it probably doesn't stand out as well against that light gray background. Maybe try photographing it on a darker background to bring out some of the shadows?
inmygravenimage wrote: Your idea of drab is preposterous. I must also say I find your work really inspiring - I've had a couple of years of real hand problems, but you've shown just what one can do.
Aspirin helps the arthritis, the other issue, just have to deal with. Sigh. Aging sucks. Now, drab... I like the bright colors (as is readily seen) so, subdued colors might seem drab to me. More on this below
Your color scheme is very light/bright, so it probably doesn't stand out as well against that light gray background. Maybe try photographing it on a darker background to bring out some of the shadows?
Thanks. I was thinking a warmer colored background, to make the cooler colors (blue and green) stand out. See below, for the results.
Thanks. The faction colors are blue and green, so it was an easy decision. and the lazy one
Took a few quick shots using a different background.
Much better photos, I think. You can see the underlying problem with contrast by using a B/W filter. And side by side with the naffatun for comparison.
See it now? Darker, stronger blue will be the solution, IMHO. The green is just fine as is. I have 2 more Akalis, but they are the new digital sculpts, and are noticeably different from this mini, so differing colors should not be a problem. Maybe I'm over-analyzing, but the entire faction (well, sectorial) uses this color scheme. Getting it right matters. Maybe I'll try some washes to darken the blue on this one, but, hmmm, that is generally a bad idea. Using washes is not really a part of my skill set.
Could you dry brush some darker blue into the recesses as a sort of reverse shading? May be slower to build up. But may allow tighter control over the overall effect than a wash.
Looking pretty blooming brilliant to me bud. I can see what you are saying on the blue green thing, but you will always get that unless you go quite extreme on the light/dark side.
Got to say a little something about the NMMMMMMNNNNMMMM. Just brilliant bud, shows in the black and white too, it looks perfectly metalic. Gives me hope for one day.
When I saw that you were painting an Akali, I was expecting it to be one of the new ones. It's nice to see one of the older ones for a change. You did a really nice job on him. For some reason, blue is one of the hardest colors for me to work with. What did you do to make it pop so well? Was that drybrushing, an airbrush, or just plain old highlighting?
Oh, I have the new ones too, the combi-rifle from Icestorm and the spitfire. I'll be painting those eventually.
Glazing. Works a charm with the cooler colors. I mix matte medium, slo-dri blending medium (both from liquitex) and a touch of glazing medium (golden) [I pre-mix it and keep it in a dropper bottle] and thin down with some water+flow aid, and use that with the paint. has to be applied with a brush. Carefully.
Thanks Cleatus. It is an old trick though.
Archer, I may go back with some darker glazes on it. We'll see.
Thanks Cam, but I would call it pseudo-metallic. NMM really is a 2d technique. It works for display case minis because they are viewed from limited angles (and controlled lighting).
Next up may be the janissary, or another 'bot. Still debating.
It's the starter box janissary, this guy, early WIP But I do have the new ones too. However, I've only assembled the boarding shotgun version.
Found the huge size difference a bit disheartening, TBH. I'll get around to assembling the other two soon enough.
Well Ckig, I do dislike the tactical rocks. This seemed like a reasonable way to handle it. I'll probably paint a fair number of them this way.
JoeRugby wrote: It's like he's brought along a sidekick to the action?
He has a mini-me, eh? It's not quite as bad as some size differentials though. I reckon the big one would be (in scale) about 8" or so taller, about the same difference in height between me (6'4") and a man of average height (5'8"). Not that unusual.
Just a smidge more paint. Had a nice Game Night Saturday, so only a bit of painting Sunday evening.
Hey there Red, been a minute. Great progress on your infinity troops. Really digging the scheme! Orange Isnt an easy color to paint really, easily moves into the pink territory if one isn't careful. Yours is looking great. The guns are especially well painted as well on the troops above. really vibrant and striking from even a distance!
Thanks Bebop. I paint them to look good (one hopes) on a tabletop, and not necssarily in a display case. Different style of painting than 'showcase painting'. Both are valid styles though. Depends on what you want to do. I know that at some point, maybe I'll try my hand at some showcase stuff, in the distant future...
Thanks Evildrcheese, and I believe that Iron man was indeed the inspiration for it.
A quick change of pace. I decided to finish the other Reaper Mini robot I had, since it was close to done, and I was having some trouble concentrating-- RL crap messing with my head ATM, so I painted something that didn't have to be really good. It is called ALF-24. I intend to use it as a palbot proxy. Hence the Pan-O colors.
Kept the blue darker than with the Akalis. I think it looks better, but I may try even more contrast next time. The highlights on that light blue really wash out with that lighting too. Hmmm.
ach.... seeing infinity models painted up so nice is always so depressing... i struggle with the bulky GW minis and you paint gorgeous tiny models as if they´re two feet tall...
and currently my right elbow and shoulder are sore....so being limited by your own body...that sucks completely...gute Besserung
Red i think you have found that wonderful spot between tabletop and showcase. its extremely elusive and i generally end up painting everything for "showcase" because of my "ocd" when it comes to things like this. everything MUST be in its spot LOL. Its also painstaking and extremely time consuming. I think the closest i got to finding that zone was my space sharks and each mini was a 4hr paint up, but i did one squad in a week...so thats not bad......anyways, great stuff...love the new addition above as well. staying tuned.
I cheat Vik. I use reading glasses, +3.00 which are like 2x magnifying glasses. You too, gute besserung. Shoulder problems really, really suck.
Thanks Bebob and Cleatus. I think I need to clarify what I mean when I say Tabletop versus Showcase. I am referring to the style of the painting, not the quality, of the painting, or the skill level demonstrated. I think the terms American Style and European Style are also used, but seem less useful, since plenty of Americans paint for the showcase, and plenty of Europeans paint for the tabletop.
Easiest way to spot the showcase stuff is the extreme contrasts used-- much chiaroscuro. When photographed the minis may look like an oil painting. Check out some of the stuff at Massive Voodoo for example. Tabletop style uses bright colors and strong highlights.
Both styles are valid. It just depends on what you like.
That robot is a great sculpt. Your blues are a really nice colour and I think your models are well and truly at home in a display case as well as looking spectacular on the tabletop.
Vik, here is a side by side. One on the right is taken through the +3.00 glasses. Camera was in the same position and distance from subject in both photos.
The difference is quite easy to notice. The magnification is not anything excessive either.
evildrcheese wrote: Nice. Great work on the highlighting, really eye catching.
EDC
Thanks. Infinity minis need eye-catching, given that the nature of the game has us trying to hide the minis on the table as best we can
Archer wrote: That robot is a great sculpt. Your blues are a really nice colour and I think your models are well and truly at home in a display case as well as looking spectacular on the tabletop.
Thanks. Phthalo blue and Dutch blue are everyone's friends I like this 'bot too. Nice character to it. And a fun something to paint on the side.
Bad news. Not much painting this week, a lot of bad stuff in RL. My little group, we even had to cancel our game night, since our host had to spend the day car shopping. His car was totalled in a wreck ( sandwiched). Fortunately, no real injuries.
The Janissary's status is as above. I started on a nasmat-- another 'bot. Hey, they are a fun, no-pressure distraction, so no judging. Here are some WIPs Also, it is an Infinity fig, so can count towards my goal
Thanks Cam. Magnifiers are for the painting. Macro settings on the camera are for the pictures. These days anyway. Even thought I read at least one how to that says do not use the macro. Bah, I think I get better results. I'll believe my own lying eyes over the internet any day.
Thanks BBD2424.
When it rains it pours. It has rained for 10 straight days hereabouts. Although a few days were just sprinklings.
A little more work on the Janissary. It's perhaps 70% done.
Now that I see the Burnt Siena/Terra Cotta combo where many parts are properly highlighted, I must say, I like it.
This will be #4 out of 8 that I want painted by the time the new book + minis arrive, at least it will when I finish it in a day or 2 (one hopes). They are already being shipped to some folks, depending upon how they ordered it. I may not have as much time as I though to get them all painted. Ah well.
Really liking that color combo, very unusual but striking.
About the macro thing, the reason you don't want to use macro is because you want the whole model to be in focus. With macro, you'll get blurry parts which is not great.
True enough. I think the trick is to get the mini on one plane, and hold the camera far enough that it will focus correctly. This is working for me, so far.
Been busy reading ( Ilium and the new Infinity rulebook, and the Malifaux rulebook. Ugh. I hate trying to learn rules from PDFs though. I much prefer printed to digital for that. Fiction in ebook form is fine though.) and had a little time to paint.
I'm not sure the differences are all that obvious from the previous WIP update.
I should get the printed rulebook this week ( one hopes) and the minis. Bad News: looks like I won't meet my goal of 8 painted before they arrive. Good News: I will have 4 painted. I must remain optimistic about the painting.
Thanks for stopping by. Maybe the Janissary will be finished tonight.
Still raining over there? Driving us crazy around here, not used to so much water all around...
Janissary is looking great. Really approve of the colour choice, though it's hard to explain; maybe because it "could" be an actual soldier's armour (it is mostly browns, after all), while at the same still popping? As I said, hard to explain, but liking it
Simmons' Ilium?
Rewording: Hope the Janissary will be finished tonight.
Back to painting. First of all, finally got the shipping notice. All the goodies should be arriving next Thursday, so that's the *soft* deadline.
SlaveToDorkness wrote: Would you rather 8 minis you're unsatisfied with or 4 minis you were proud of?
Hmmmm...
Looks great, Red. You're style is very unique. So unique I can't put my finger on how it's so....unique!
Thanks... I think. I would never have 8 minis that I was unsatisfied with. My inner perfectionist would drive me insane to do something about it.
Littletower wrote: Still raining over there? Driving us crazy around here, not used to so much water all around...
Janissary is looking great. Really approve of the colour choice, though it's hard to explain; maybe because it "could" be an actual soldier's armour (it is mostly browns, after all), while at the same still popping? As I said, hard to explain, but liking it
Simmons' Ilium?
Rewording: Hope the Janissary will be finished tonight.
Yeah, rain, almost every day now. It's better than when it was every day. It is that El Nino pattern in the Pacific. Lots of wind storms too.
Dans Simmons, yes. I'm waiting for the ebook of Fall of Hyperion to become available. This was available though, So I grabbed it. The advantage of library books is the whole due date thing. It forces me to read the things, rather than leave them sitting around, to be read manana.
Color choice was based on the colors one sees in the Painted Desert (you'll have to google it. The images will explain.) Mother Nature knows a thing or two about color theory
So close. Final WIP photos. I need to paint the hands and the weapons. Then it is done. Belongs to the Ages.
I promise better lighting for the finished photos. The lights of the armor are turquoise, but it seems to be washed out in the photos. Bah.
With 1 Week to go, and 4 minis to go, I've lined up the candidates
I'm tempted to finish the four in front. They, along with the Naffatun and the Janissary were the first Infinity minis I bought. Seems fitting I should finish them ( after 4+ years) I may mix and match though. Kirpal Singh and Tabitha the Bolt ( in back, in blue) are really only a few hours of work each ( I write, hopefully). Ah, decisions.
Lies, lies, lies! Package was to arrive 26 May (Thursday) I re-checked the tracking this past Friday, and the estimate had been revised to Tuesday.
Post Office delivers it around noontoday. So much for meeting, or even coming close to, my self-imposed deadline. I suppose that it would be bad form to complain about the package arriving early?
I like that background for the Janissary too. Just need to light it better so that there is not such a prominent horizon line.
Ah, painting. A little bit of color on a few minis. All fairly early WIPs.
Got to do something about that hair color though. Not liking it at all.
The tinbot, arm being painted separately.
It will be painted to match the Janissary.
And Fusilier Angus.
Need more contrast on that blue.
If the thing is delivered and you're not home because you don't expect it, it sits by your front door. An invitation to thieves :( Especially around Christmastime. Or it rains. And the delivery person did not put your package in plastic bag to protect it. Not a good thing.
Quick WIP update
Decent progress. Especially considering the newly arrived distractions
New goal: Paint the minis from the starter box. End of June deadline. Making it easy on myself. I hope. (This set goals and deadlines thing seems to be moderately efficacious.) Then maybe finish something from the Table of Shame.
If the thing is delivered and you're not home because you don't expect it, it sits by your front door. An invitation to thieves :( Especially around Christmastime. Or it rains. And the delivery person did not put your package in plastic bag to protect it. Not a good thing.
this is unthinkable for any german...here you have to ask if a neghbor or a packaging station (postbox for parcels) or the post office gets it back for you to later collect it...standng in line and such things involved...but cerainly never the let it sit n the door step alternative here...dunno why that is a moduss operandi in the US...seems very behind the moon if you ask me...
i wish GW would do some simple poses like the fusilier angus...always battle ready and not something more comedian/ ciivilian/ peacefully like...
It used to be that way here. You had to sign for a package in many cases. If you weren't home, you would get a slip in your mailbox that says you have a package, come get it.
These days, you're lucky if the delivery person even rings your doorbell. Although there is a way to schedule delivery... never tried that.
No painting, but did assemble a few of the recent acquisitions
The center mini is the Limited Edition Mini that came with the new book. It is rather large...
Are not the Games Workshop minis meant to be 'poseable'?
A line from Deuce Bigalow comes to mind... Nice painting progress. I'm considering doing the three early/original blister pack ghulam soon(ish) but mine won't get nearly as much attention.
Deuce Bigelow, ah, another Rob Schneider movie that I missed. Take you time with 'em Grim. They are fun to paint.
Angus needs plenty of work ,Bebop. Soon. It'll get it soon.
It's like time lapse photography, eh? All these WIPs of slow progress?
But close to finished with this one. Still undecided about the hair. I hope tonight, or Sunday, to finish. I'd like to get one more done before the end of the month.
Nice work on the Janissary; good scheme, well done.
Is that a stealth rock he has his foot on? Painted to match the base, nice idea.
Don't be too hard on yourself for not getting all 8 done by your deadline (especially as it appears to have shortened itself several times), you got 4 lovely mini's done which you may not have otherwise done without the encouragement of a deadline.
As for Miss large mini 2016, people come in all shapes and sizes, I think it's better to have a mixture of heights in a miniature collection rather than all be exactly the same height; more realistic that way.
re: pose-able miniature... any miniature is pose-able with a saw, glue and putty. Some are just easier than others.
Yeah, tactical rock. I do dislike those things, so why not paint it in "camo"?
I would have painted 1, maybe 2, then worked on emptying the table of shame. No worries, I'm pleased with the outcome. But not so pleased that I'm willing to rest on my laurels. There is much painting to be done.
Finished the Ghulam, or so I thought. I messed up the face. So, gotta remove the paint and start over... but just on the face. It's not difficult, but it is a little creepy to do. Flensing.
Anyway, back shot. This is completed too.
I should finish the face tonight.
You have made me change up to painting some tiny stuff, and going to have to take a deep breath, seeing your work so stunning is knocking me out a bit, inspiring and brilliant, but guddamit the tiny details!
Quick question how you stripping just a face? Need to know for one of my current projects.
Great work, keep it up bud, these last few models have been truly fantastic. Not that what you did before was rubbish you understand, just been looking at these last few and swearing a lot.
You have made me change up to painting some tiny stuff, and going to have to take a deep breath, seeing your work so stunning is knocking me out a bit, inspiring and brilliant, but guddamit the tiny details!
Quick question how you stripping just a face? Need to know for one of my current projects.
Great work, keep it up bud, these last few models have been truly fantastic. Not that what you did before was rubbish you understand, just been looking at these last few and swearing a lot.
1. Naw, these are really like 28mm- 30mm. However, the new stuff is more like 32mm, or 35mm 2.Cheat. Use magnification. Not joking.
3. Well, I score the paint along a line that will not be easily visible. Then I peel/scrape it-- gently, very gently-- all off with a few tools, including an exacto knife blade ( the tip) and a needle stuck into a dowel rod. Second from right and second from left (these are the tools I used. Yes, I re-purposed an old toothbrush handle to hold an exacto blade.))
The end result
The trick is gently score through the paint in areas where the lines will not be easily visible.
4.Thanks. I think it is the practice thing. I'm getting my sea legs back.
Ah, well, here's a side by side of the old face and the new face. It is an odd face. Wide open mouth, but no teeth. Tiny narrow nose and big cheekbones.
And the final shots.
And for scale
And This mini belongs to the ages. I'll start on another Ghulam tomorrow. Or maybe a 'bot. 'Bots are fun.
Thanks all. A fun mini to paint too. I hope it won't look too out of place next to the newer Ghulam minis. I think I'll paint all of the older stuff before I even look at the newer so that I won't get discouraged from finishing them if there is a noticeably scale difference.
The color was too dark for the rest of the skin*, and to lighten it would have required too many new layers of paint. And, the eyes were not right, nor the nose, nor the eyebrows. Once you have a certain amount of paint on something like a 28mm face you really cannot add more paint without ending up with a blob. After doing a nice enough job on the rest of the mini, the face had to be up to the same standard. Everyone notices faces. I just wish the mini had better hair. Penthesilea has excellent hair. This mini has pasta hair.
*However, this is almost the perfect complexion for a mini like Kirpal Singh or Bipandra, since they are meant to be South Asian.
If you use the technique I described, be very careful on plastic minis. As a matter of fact, I would encourage the use of non metal tools for scraping/peeling. A sharpened craft stick will work, or dowel section, or something plastic.
Still deciding what to paint next. Had an "incident" in RL, so taking it easy for a few days.
Micro tut on point-stripping will surely come in handy in the future, thanks for that, custom tools included (I even have made myself a couple too over time)
Hope it's nothing too serious, will be waiting for the next installment, whenever it happens, no worries.
What's the worst thing that could happen? Totally ruined paint job? Well, I painted it once, I reckoned I could paint it again if I had too Plus, I've done this sort of thing before.
Cam, I thought I had posted photos of the water tower, but apparently no, only photos of the base adjustments :( I'll have to dig around my hard drive this evening to find them-- I know I took some. If not, I'll get some Sunday. (Water Tower and the rest of the hab module terrain, including the comfort station, are at a friend's place for convenience, since we usually game there. He has a nicer basement and room enough for a pair of 4x4 tables. I'll grab everything when I'm there tomorrow and take some new photos Sunday... this time with fully painted minis for a change . It is painted to match the Hab modules and the rest.
Hey Red, was only kidding, no worries dude, don't waste precious model time on it. Paint more mini's. I quite fancy seeing another bot, your faces are depressingly brilliant.
Well, it's already painted. Found some photos in a Folder marked 'year end update' , where the Table of Shame stuff was. Not sure about the how of the pix ending up there. At any rate, the wait is over. I'm really sorry I took so long to get these posted too. I thought I had done so earlier... You ever walk into a room and forget why you walked into it? I't might be related to that phenomenon maybe...
I thought the blue window was a nice shout out to the blue doors on the hab modules. The red warning light on the top was a bit rough though.
As playable pieces go, it plays well. It can be a bit fiddly putting a mini on the catwalk. I think I need to adjust the ladder too. I like them detachable, but even though I added pegs to this one so it will stay on the mesh, it still can be unstable. I'm thinking add a few rungs and a base. It makes an interesting place for snipers. I added the raised base so models that are prone can get total cover.
And I'm remembering 'Screaming woman with machine gun' As Warboss Waazag called the mini. I really need to finish painting that one. ( Thing I've been saying for 4 years now )
Let me know if you want better shots. I can take more once I get the terrain container tonight.
Thanks Red, that has come out great, I see some points I was not so good at, but your painting has made it something great. Really glad it is of use in game, after all that was the point.
Thanks all. The Water Tower, or H2O tower has proven its worth. And perhaps sparked a few ideas too.
Been out of commission this past week. I should be able to resume the hobby this week. I did manage to get all the rest of my minis assembled, so not a total loss.
Well Doc, A very slooow start. Ah well. One is finished at any rate.
GrimDork wrote: Feel better/recover quickly! Bots are coming along nicely
Thanks, quickly turned out to be about 3 weeks. I hear people heal slower as they get older. I am dreading the coming years if that is true.
Archer wrote: You get such an amazingly smooth paint finish. It just leaps off the screen.
Thanks, but really, not any smoother than most work-- and I've seen a lot of painted minis. Keep the paints thin, and the brush clean. I think what you may be seeing is due to the macro effect.
Here's the Engineering Nasmat. All finished.
Apparently it is doing some sort of Tai Chi. I should finish the Medical Nasmat by Sunday. Then maybe back to the starter box minis.
Thanks guys. A little work on the Medical Nasmat. Camera lens was maybe 3" away, on the macro setting.
Almost done, just a little more highlighting and touch up work. And paint the 'hands'. I'm wondering if I should paint a red crescent or caduceus on it.
Desubot wrote: Wow i though the briefcase chick was a 2d painting.
they all look great.
It really is 3D. It is a large mini too ( I'd call it 35mm to be honest.)
It needs much work though. Not sure about leaving the legs flesh toned or painting hose on them.
I do know of 2 ways to paint hosiery, or sheer fabric, It's been a long time since I did anything like that. I will have to practice before I try it on the mini. I'll probably finish the mini entirely then go back and do the hosiery.
I did finish the Nasmat. That means both are done. Final Photos.
And as always, I see areas to touch up. Some of the highlighting needs better blending. Bummer.
A family shot
I won't confuse them on the table, which was part of the reason I chose the paint schemes. Cool little minis. And another Infinity mini painted ( Only 96 to go.)
Nice stuff What do you do for your eyes to get that eyeshadow looking look? Do you just black the spot then dash it with white more proficiently than I can or is there a gimmick?
The 'eyes' on the one on the left? That a dark green (yay accurate color rendering) with a white spot. I just dot the eye with white paint ( almost straight from the bottle thick.) The trick is to use something as a guide to steady the brush tip. I'll see if I can get a photo to show you how I do it.
Thanks guys. Remember the camera is only a few inches away, and on macro, so it would be tough to get that much of a close up in RL unless you had a magnifier. But since I paint with a +3.00 reading glasses ( essentially a 2x magnifier, but less goofy looking that the normal ones) That is how I see the mini when painting.
The bots are amazing. You really are a class above. I too would love to see any tips and tricks especially relating to eyes that you are willing to share.
I missed this page heh. Yeah the bot looks great. Green you say? Interesting. I really need to invest more time into painting faces convincingly. Mostly I paint for fun and if something imperfect bothers me, one of these days I'm gonna line them all up and do all the fixing.
About painting the eyes. Not much in the way of a tutorial. It is under the spoiler.
Spoiler:
I rest my arms-- elbow to wrist-- on the table to steady my hands. I hold the mini and brush like this
I use my thumb as a brush rest to steady it.
Don't 'stab' the tip to make the white dot. Tap the side of the brush point where you want the spot to go. Practice a few times with just a damp brush to get the angles right. Make sure the rest of the paint on the mini is dry. Completely dry. If you mess the spot, simply apply a drop of water, or a really wet brush, and blot off the paint. You may need to use a wet brush to 'brush' off the paint if it has started to dry a bit. Sort of like an 'eraser'. Let the mini dry and try again. ASS long as the rest of the paint on the mini is fully dry, this won't harm it, as long as you don't let the water sit on the mini too long. Don't try covering over the spot and re-spotting. You'll get too much paint build up that way.
I took a break from Infinity mini painting. My little group. we are thinking about playing some Frostgrave, so I'm putting together my little band. I'm not buying any more minis ( well, maybe that new box of Infinity minis, Red Veil... ) so I'm using what I have. First Idea
The goblins are thieves. Then thugs, (empire swordsmen) archers (wood elf wayfarers) men-at-arms (empire greatswords) Wizard and Apprentice ( from a helblaster volleygun crew.)
But now that I'm thinking about it, I could probably put together a gang from just the D&D minis I have. Saves me the trouble of basingf everything again. Hmmm. And the D&D minis are in the painting queue. The ol' WHFB minis are not.
I did finish one of those goblins. It is a Goblin Cutter from the old D&D miniatures line. Started it Sunday night, so essentially 3 painting sessions. But not the highest quality. The mini is pretty terribad. And there will be another to paint. going to use different colors for it. Hate painting the same mini the same way twice or more times. I may want to touch up those highlights on the fabric folds. Too 'stripey'.
Still, painting goblins is always a nice break from 'serious' minis.
Thanks Cam. And there is one more to go. But it is another mini out fo the queue, so progress Always good.
Archer wrote: The goblin is great. What model is it or is it a kit bash?
It is a Goblin Cutter, from the D&D miniatures lines. It is now OOP though. You could get it from either the Tyranny of Goblins Dungeon Command game box, or in the Legend of Drizzt Adventure Game. The latter is still available, but it is the least interesting of the D&D Adventure games, given the "Mary Sue" nature of Drizzt.
Working on the 2nd Goblin Cutter. Trying to make it look different enough from the first.
Still debating the rest of the warband. I'll finish this Gobbo-- this weekend-- and get back to the Infinity stuff. I really need/want to finish at least the old starter box for Haqquislam before I order the new one.
Fantastic work on those red!! I love the character of old models. I feel like they evoke more creativity than the newer more ornate sculpts. A big reason why ive stopped painting GW models for the most part. At least for now anyways....but yes, great work. The gold works well, looks like gold, so thats a win, and the red is an interesting tone that makes the clothes look weather beaten and worn. Perfect for these grimy little buggers. Good stuff as usual man.
Thanks. Good one. Eventually I will paint a vampire.
Buttery Commissar wrote: Woah, that is a charming little guy, and so delicate. Great work. Really like the tiny teeths.
Thanks. I decided gobbo number two gets 'em filed down. Personally, I think the mouth turned out better.
bebopdrums2424 wrote: Fantastic work on those red!! I love the character of old models. I feel like they evoke more creativity than the newer more ornate sculpts. A big reason why ive stopped painting GW models for the most part. At least for now anyways....but yes, great work. The gold works well, looks like gold, so thats a win, and the red is an interesting tone that makes the clothes look weather beaten and worn. Perfect for these grimy little buggers. Good stuff as usual man.
Bebop
Thanks. Unity of design, Bebop. They were sculpted as a whole, not a pieces to be assembled any which way, which is what Games Workshop does these days. Well, all except for the goblins--which are D&D minis-- and the Empire Swordsmen, which are hideous. (IMHO)
Number two is done
I like this one better than the first.
A 2 month absence. Wow. And not much to show for it. Not my ideal summer, the summer of '16. Well, it belongs to the ages now. And the ages can keep it. :|
Did a bit of painting. Some WIPs of a pig that goes with another mini.
As you can see it is tiny --that's a 25mm base. Now, About the thread title. Do I give it 'lipstick' or paint the mouth more realistically, similar to the reference photo (below)? Suggestions. The mini has no mouth detail, so anything goes here.
The eyes, however, are going to be classic anime eyes, or something close. I'm still debating the spots. Bentheim Black Pied I think is the type of pig with those spots. Or Gloucester Old Spot.
Also, bear in mind the camera lens was about 3cm from the mini in those photos. The surface imperfections won't be visible to the naked eye.
Well, it is a chibi pig. Gotta admit: I've never seen a chibi pig before. It was the appeal of the mini, TBH. And yes, no lipstick. Thanks for the input, guys. I appreciate it.
I decided against spots. Too cow-like, IMHO.
Ah, done. I gave it blue eyes. Actually looked up a how to do chibi eyes. The things one learns... And the cute little gold star on the collar/bow
Here it is in relation to the mini it comes with. I'll get around to painting that when I decide what sort of floral designs the umbrella and dress get. I want to do some cool freehand for the umbrella at least.
Thanks guys, Yah, pig was fun to paint. So very tiny too. A nice little add on to the mini, methinks. I have a chibi succubus from Soda Pop minis to paint too. At this point I want interesting things to paint. No more boring.
Not much hobbying done Had to do some repair work on my garage. It is ~50 years old, the garage, so y'all know what that means. A nasty trip down the rabbit hole. You find a small problem, and while fixing it you find another problem, and another... Ended up rebuilding the tool/garden shed annex to it. Good thing I'm "good with tools", eh? Everything is under control now.
Ordered some nice translucent GameScience dice to give as gifts for my friends, since we are playing a D&D campaign-- and have been for 2 years now. I'm going to turn them into dice snobs Chessex, Koplow, not good enough anymore.... But I started in '78 with GameScience, so to me they are D&D dice. (Actually I started with the really crappy dice that came in the blue box. These things, which originally were an educational tool for teaching the platonic solids, according to the guy who wrote D&D.
The dice come uninked
I inked them with a Sharpie paint pen. Which broke, and I ended up pouring out some of the paint ( it's an oil based paint) and using an old brush to finish.
In case you're curious the dice sets have names. Starting from top left: Fire, Ice, Sapphire, and From bottom left: Ruby, Topaz and Amethyst
They came in these blisters
Which I don't like, so I replaced them with some Chessex dice cubes I had lying around. Much nicer way to give them as gifts, IMHO.
These, the ruby set, I am keeping. ( of course they're red...)
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And a little bit of paint on this guy, A Knight of Montesa, very early WIP
Thanks for stopping by. Maybe some more pictures of other WIPs soon. I might even finish a mini.
Thanks guys. Pig was a blast to paint. I hope the mini it accompanied will be as much fun. That mini has a bit more exposed skin than perhaps it needs. I was going to GS some additional material on it, but I'm lazy about such things, so I have to find a painting solution to it.
Archer, paint neatly from the start, and things are easier at the end.
Days are getting shorter-- plus the Daylight Saving Time nonsense, so no time to work outside when I get home in the evenings, unless I want to fire up the Halogen Lamps. I don't. So a little more time for the hobby.
Who recognizes this mini?
This is about 50% done. I'm thinking about a different style of pseudo-metallic for the sword. It's a good mini to experiment on.
Also, started on the remaining ALEPH minis I have, the [left side] Dasyus Hacker ( I use it as a Naga in my ASA) and the Naga Sniper. They are maybe 1/3 of the way to completion.
It's a different blue than the one I used on the Akalis. My eyes tell me that it works better with that green. That is a cool green. (It's a Martha Stewart Craft Paint. Ha. )
Thanks for stopping by, this Doomsday (Election Day reference. No matter who wins, we are doomed.)
Thanks Barzam. I love bright colors on minis. It makes them harder to lose. (gonna admit I don't have 20/20 vision...)
Cleatus they are like that because they are not tumbled. Smooths surfaces and sharp edges mean better randomness-- over the course of 1000's of rolls. But really, It makes them look better IMHO. Like actual gemstones. They are safe to hold, but not to step on. The D4s are less dangerous than others since the apices are clipped, making them less-- a little less-- like caltrops.
Finished the Warrior Familiar (yes, that is what the mini is) A quickie paint job, but A nice way to get back into painting.
The sword did not turn out as nicely as I wanted. But learned stuff, so a win ( a minor win, but I'll take it.)
Ah, so about a 5 1/2 hour drive. Yeah, that's a bit of a distance, even over here. (Except maybe in Alaska. ) A nice little exhibit too.
EDC, nobody but nobody said anything. But forgive them all anyway. The sword, well, I'm learning by doing. Many times pseudo-metallic looks better in photographs than in RL, I think because it becomes 2d at that point ( and NMM techniques are for 2d works anyway.)
Finished another wee robot. This is a Tinbot, and is oddly a controversial mini. It is a marker in game, not a unit, and its inclusion in a box of other figures (Janissaries) set off a bit of a firestorm. Personally, I would have preferred 4 Janissary minis instead of 3 and the tinbot, but, nope. Not to be. It was fun to paint nonetheless.
Freehand on the shield is the Janissary unit symbol. It's about 4mm across. And here, next to the warrior familiar. They make an interesting pair.
Thanks guys. It was fun to paint. So, in the end, a win.
Archer, Doc, the colors are what I'll use for the Janissary minis too. Keep the color scheme unified.
A little more paint on the Naga Sniper. Some WIPs It's proving strangely difficult. tiny details, and that hexagon pattern on the arms is... tedious. It's maybe 65%-70% done.
I doubt that we will Shas. It would be cool if they did.
Finally finished the Ghulam Doctor-- the old one, sculpted maybe 10 years ago.
Not a fan of the mini. I think the reasons are obvious ( things the wrong size like the hands and feet, etc) But it's done. That makes 3 this month. Wow. Some kind of record for me maybe... :S
Now a mini that I do like, more WIPs of the Naga Sniper.
It's maybe 70% done. Painting the hexagon pattern on the arms, a bit of a drag, but I like how they turned out. They look better in RL, when they are not subject to the extreme magnification of the camera. Got to do the face, the hair, the rifle-- a rather inportant part, that, the rifle -- the backpack and then the final highlighting. I should finish before...hmmm... the end of the month.
Ladies are looking great, can see what you mean with the scaling of the body on the older model.
A bit strange but the Naga looks like she has a plain white mask on at present, and it looks good, I know you are just waiting to paint her skin tones, but like the vibe the picture gives. That oriental mask thing, just saying I like it.
Shas, that face looks more feline than simian to my eyes. Still, it would be a start. Every other faction has minis with revealed faces for both male and female, even the Wulver girl. That was a whole thing too, all the Infinity players clamoring for a Wulver Girl. Oh, there was a German player who did a cosplay of the Oznat, last year IIRC. She wore the mask though. Here's her thread http://data-sphere.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=1645 She did a Tohaa cosplay too.
Cam, the mini represents a unit that is essentially an Android. Here is a side by side of my painting and the studio painting.
You can see that I kept the pale look. I'm wondering about the eyes though. Maybe a magenta wash over the white dots? I think it looks android-ish enough as is though.
The Naga Sniper is maybe 90% done now.
And the rear view.
You can see that I need to finish the hair, the backpack and the rifle. Then final highlights. That'll make 4 finished minis this month. Speed painting. At least for me.
Thanks. In all fairness, Cam, the studio photo is really out of focus and heavily compressed. The side by side was more to show the android look rather than showing off.
I'm calling it finished.
That makes 4 painted this month. I really did not have that much time either. I really would like to be able to paint faster.
Morat females are the only ones so far not showing, I mean they gave humanoid faces to Shavshastii females as well. None of the fluff for the Morats so far indicates that they must cover their faces at all times. I wonder if the sculptors are having a hard time trying to make a feminized Morat face? they are brutal looking males so far.
Stellar work on the naga sniper. The color scheme is nutty, and i really do like that. The netting is especially well done as is, to be blunt, her butt. AND the face, great job. The eyes can be left alone, i dont overly feel either way about it, with the magenta or not. my only tiny bit of cc, and i think i know why you have the poker chip bases, if it is indeed for the rules of the game, but i cant help but think they detract a bit from the over all model which is so nice then the base is so jarring that it just yanks me out of the trance of enjoying all the details on the actual mini. Either way, i do love what youve done with her, its a great paintjob and so damn tiny, your detailing is spot on!
Cheers Red
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Bebop, you make a good point. it is indeed for the game. The bases need to show a 180 degree arc, and the model's facing. I thought the poker chip look was an artful solution, and it matched the markers I made for the game too. Me personally, I like minimalist bases. Too much stuff on the base makes me suspicious that the painter is trying to draw my attention away from the mini... I need the straight sides to the base so that I can pick it up. I cannot pick up the slant sided or rounded side bases at all. The way I plan on doing bases for my Malifaux minis is a more elegant look, IMHO.
I suppose I could give some though to changing the Infinity design a bit. I do like bright colors though...
...And yes, the butt. Infinity sculpts seem to have 'dat ass' quite often. Both male and female, BTW.
You're welcome to drop in anytime Grimdork.
Shas, You gotta start a Morat Girl with exposed face movement over at the official forums, only with a better title. It just might work. It did for the Wulver Girl. I for one support it. Maybe when the resculpt the Zerats. They have been having minis with the helmet masks up for a while now. Heck, next time I post over there, I'll try to remember to mention it.
No Doc, and a good thing too. The barrel is bent, and unstraightenable because of the position of the hand and hair.
I don't know Archer. It is frustrating to see so many people paint so well, and so much faster than I paint. I get the feeling there are things I still need to learn.
Ah, update. I remembered the Table of Shame. So, I painted one piece from it. That makes two pieces done for the year. Ugh.
Nothing at all spectacular, but it is done, and off the table.
Got my copy of Operation Red Veil Monday, and it had the Limited Edition mini. So, I did not loose out by waiting for a nice sale. Of course that is 20 more minis to paint...
As for bases. I had no problem with your previous style, but thoughts:
Colours are tricky if the models are going to vary in scheme. Not so much of a problem with a uniformed army as you can pick a colour to compliment the scheme.
The more colours in an army, model to model or unit to unit, the more difficult it is to find a colour for the base that matches them all.
I rationalise the break between a model, the piece of ground they take around with them, and the table, as the "selected" graphic that you see in computer games.
But all that is from someone that paints flames around his bases.
Dr H wrote: ...the "selected" graphic that you see in computer games...
That is precisely one of the things I was intending with the poker chip style. Hence the division between the scenic portion of the base, the hex tiling, and the "selected" portion of the base the white+color rings. It makes finding the mini on the table easier and identifying which the faction to which is belongs.
But these Yu Jing minis are unlikely to see any play. So either I base them for display, or sale. An opportunity to experiment.
More WIPs And the other two which are part of a painting challenge elsewhere
Green is working out well next to the red ochre. These minis may turn out too bright... bah, impossible.
For the face, I think the only real odds will be a slight tint to the skin, the oriental skin is more coffee coloured than our pinky western stuff. That and the smaller facial features, but they are on the model already.
Thanks all. It's just basic blending on the pants. Y'all can do it too.
Busy week. That time of the year. Finished one of the Zhanshi for the painting pledge.
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Colorful. I went all in on the secondary colors too, with the addition of the purple hair-- and the hair did not want to play nice. Not well sculpted hair at all. Decided to play with the porcelain complexion a bit. Interestingly, it works better when you add a dark red to it to darken it, rather than an umber. Face reminds me of some actress, but I cannot quite place it.
EDIT: replaced the photos with better ones, and touched up the hair. Still, it's meh hair.
Now to finish the male before the month's end. And the other female, but the male is part of the painting challenge so it gets priority.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas.
Thanks Graven. It's essentially the studio color scheme, only a bit brighter.
I replaced the photos in the previous post with better ones, and touched up the hair.
Ah, here's some fun
Vaguely reminiscent of an oil painting?
And of course, with oils, I could get really fine detail, because I wouldn't worry about the paint drying on the brush. At some point I may try painting faces with oils. Got to remember to get some of those odorless spirits/thinners at some point. It's the eyes. They need at least the white dot to indicate reflection. Hmmm, maybe some glazing compound to at least make them shine...
Automatically Appended Next Post: Hah. Just noticed over 100,000 page views. Not bad for a P&M blog that features no 40k stuff whatsoever. (well, a bit at the beginning, but that was just click-bait.)
No, not woof! Whistle. You know how to whistle. Don't you?
There is a bit of a Bacall vibe. Neat. Thanks Cam.
Next Zhanshi is finished. That completes the painting challenge pledge that I made. Only 2 minis fully painted this month
I should get a photo of The Table of Shame soon enough. The good news is that I add nothing to the table. The bad news is that I only removed a small amount. And the Table of Fame.
Happy New Year all. Here's to a more productive year for us all
Thanks. I'm having fun with these. Such vibrant color. Me gustan.
Final Zhanshi
♫♫...Oh baby, just you shut your mouth...♫♫
Somebody has to get that reference.
Obligatory close-up. This one had better hair than the other two. I guess hair is a bit harder to digitally sculpt than it looks.
And a family shot.
This finishes the Zhanshi. I think I am going to count number 3 as finished in December, since most of it was.
Hey Shas, I did bring up the female morat unmasked over on the Official Forum. Maybe someone from CB saw it. I linked to that artist's deviant art account too.
Next up the Ninja! Early WIP. Staying with the Green and Orange.
Although much less orange.
Hey Shas, I did bring up the female morat unmasked over on the Official Forum. Maybe someone from CB saw it. I linked to that artist's deviant art account too.
Next up the Ninja! Early WIP. Staying with the Green and Orange.
Although much less orange.
Thanks for stopping by.
Cool! Hopefully they will attempt making good looking maskless lady morats! Or at least as some models, alternate heads with/without masks.
She is so green, you made the Infinity version of Green Arrow!
Thanks GiraffeX. The original Ninja minis had that sort of yellow-green on them, so I figured I'd use it on this one instead of goinf with the studio color scheme.
Done.
A fun mini to paint. First finished for the year. next up will be the Tiger Soldier mini. It too is standing on just one leg.
Thanks Cam. Yep, my own style, more or less. Something all my art teachers (3 really) over the years told all the students to develop. They were not talking about painting miniatures though.
Thanks Grimdork, and here's what's next. Early, early WIP of the Tiger Soldier
It may be the 2nd most interesting mini in the Yu Jing box.
Indeed it is, Doc. One of the girly soldiers isn't, BTW. The absence of 'combat heels' is the clue.
Another WIP of the Tiger Soldier. Maybe 60% done?
I will finish it this week-end. Then only 2 more Yu Jing minis to go ( apart from the Civvie-- that was the one with the wee chibi pig. I got the mini for the pig, and to have another civvie mini, but mostly for the pig.)
I feel like I should like Infinity figures more, but I'm struggling to get them - maybe it's the Manga styling? I do very much like your painting style though, fits perfectly (or so I feel)
Well Ruglud, Graven, it's all a matter of taste. There are a fair few Infinity figs that I dislike too. I don't mind a little manga/anime influence. I've come to like it actually. What matters is that (a) I enjoy painting these and (b) I do a good job painting them. And (a) is really more important than (b)
The studio paint jobs are outstanding, technically, but... the painter ( Angel Giraldez) starts with black primer, which is a good way to kill any brightness a color might have, IMHO. He's still a way better painter than I am. I can't paint black anymore, really. I have the presbyopia and trying to paint dark is just an exercise in frustration. You'll note there is very little or no black paint on anything I've done recently. A darkish gray is as dark as I go (and when next to straight white or other light colors, will look darker than it really is.) Plus, I've always had a preference for bright colors over muted ones.
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry
Never liked the poem. At. All. But it seems a bit better than saying "it's greeeeaaaat!"
Tiger Hacker painted, and it was a bit challenging because of the leg position and the arms hanging way out. Nice dynamic pose though. A cool mini.
I'll be painting the Hsien HMG next. I have to say, it is the least appealing mini in the Red Veil box, aesthetically, to me. There's just something about it. Meh.
As a fan of Manga/Anime, I do like the look of the Infinity stuff.
What I don't like though, is the model poses (more specifically, the way the poses prevent easy modifications, although the catwalk poses of the ladies is a bit much for a war-game, as pretty as they are for display) and the material; which also hampers modification to the models.
I like the plastic "raw material" that GW pumps out.
I prefer metal to plastic, no question. I don't do any sort of conversion work though-- not something that I enjoy doing. Building from scratch, yes, but converting someone else's work, meh. At most, on 'wide stance' minis, I pushing the legs closer together so the minis do not look like they are doing a splits (base is ~50" in scale, and minis with feet hanging over the sides just look silly to me. Desperately Seeking Groin Pull. Ha.)
Here are the last two minis from the box, base coated. The Hsien is on the left, and it's next in the queue. And it is a case of a mini with a boring pose, IMHO.
Plan is to finish it on/before Sunday. Then the final mini on/by the 28th. Real Life permitting.
I like the pose on the left. Nice for zenithal....that thigh plate is a big flat surface with a dynamic lighting if you so choose. GREAT looking stuff Red. As always Ill be honest my back and neck are sure happy with my hiatus of painting infinity models! LOL
Well Bebop, on the issue of the neck and back... I have sciatica problems now. So sitting still for hours on end is not possible. (without opioids anyway, and I'm not going down that road. It's a one way street.)
No real painting progress. I was waiting on a supply drop. My ancient #1 Red Sable brush finally gave its last. Yes, it was called red sable back then. It was an old photo retouching brush, of all things, but was so 'just right' for minis too.
So, got a W&N #1 to go with my W&N #0. For good measure, since I have found a larger brush to be a good thing for a lot of blending work and such, and I was curious about the brand, I got a Raphael 8404 #2. I was using synthetics for the larger sizes before, but y'all know what those are like :|
Going to break 'em tonight.
The antenna or the sword? Leaving the sword bent until I paint it. It overhangs the base by a significant amout and if I straighten it now, it'll will get bent again :| I knocked the mini over right before photographing it. Just left the antenna bent. Like you say, it's easily straightened.
Maybe a bit more progress tonight. Strange days here in our Nation's Capital.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Maybe 65%-70% done? And Antenna straightened. Thanks for pointing that out Doc. (a heads up is always welcome, just in case I had not seen it.)
Will touch up the coat when all else is finished. This mini has parts sticking in all directions.
I expect to finish it tonight.
Graven, it is indeed a creepy mini. ANd strangely spiky
Ruglud, sort of an Iron Man. The Janissary was a better one.
So close to done-- 90% ?
Need to do the hands and weapons, and that silly spiny backpack. And touch up the areas where paint rubbed off because this mini does not fit nicely on a 25mm base at all. Should finish tonight, barring any unpleasant RL surprise. That means only one more to go from this set.
Red Harvest wrote: The antenna or the sword? Leaving the sword bent until I paint it. It overhangs the base by a significant amout and if I straighten it now, it'll will get bent again :| ...
I was looking at the sword at the time, but counts for anything bent. Makes sense, it is one of those things that are best fixed later. But also easily forgotten.
One thing you can be sure of when posting on the internet, people will point out things.
Hopefully they do this in a polite and constructive manner and not in a sarcastic jibe like "at least in metal you can straighten bent parts". But you can't have it all your way.
Yah, everyone on the internet has an opinion. And so many of those opinions are utterly unpolluted by facts. Amazing, isn't it? (I'm not referring to anyone in this thread. Just to be clear.)
Sword was a fun paint because of the weird coloration. The colors are supposed to represent different types of weapon-- explosive, armor piercing etc. On the studio paint jobs anyway.
Early, early work on the Zuyong, the final mini in the set. Yay!
It has even more orange than the previous two.
I'll do a family shot of all of them when this is done.
I miss your terrain work. Anything coming up soon?
(The Infinity models are very well painted, so I can appreciate the quality, but I'm not a fan of the aesthetic, so can't love them the way I do your terrain work.)
Ah. Well, I seem to have accumulated a lot of minis that need paint. So it may be a while before I get back to terrain work. I do have the Table of Shame to clear. I only finished 3 pieces from it last year.
I'll clear something from it this year, maybe in March?
However, I've noticed that I forgot to post these photos of a tower, a tower which I made years ago (like 15 years ago) So, new to you you guys, right?
I was looking for terrain to use for Frostgrave, just in case my group gets around to playing it anytime soon (Lots of RL distractions this past year. ), and found the photos. Never did figure out how to make the interiors playable on towers.
Y'know Ruglud, for me and countless other Baltimore Oriole fans, Cal Ripken Jr. is Ironman. (and yes, at the stadium one could hear Ironman from Black Sabbath when Cal came to bat...) Hard to believe he broke the consecutive game streak over 20 years ago. Seems like yesterday.
Oh, Everyone did note the Mordheim bits on the tower. Nice little terrain details included in that box, BITD.
Finished the Zuyong. Still have no clue what the name means. Don't really care either. May the devil take the color orange. Ugh.
And the family shot
Ninja is the coolest mini in the set. I think maybe the Tiger Soldier is next. No matter, all painted. It feels nice to be finished with the set.
I think I need to cleanse my palette (pun intended) after all that Orange. Maybe a paint a goblin, or something from the Table of Shame. Or Both.
Beautiful work. I can understand the feelings for orange, but it is a sweet job well done. Also the group shot shows it the best, but I do like the size difference in the models, better than every single one being exactly the same height!
Thanks Guys. Well Cleatus, I opted for a quick paint job on a D&D Goblin archer mini. It is a terrible mini, but now, at least, it is painted. It is from the same set as the goblin knife fighters and the bugbear berserker shown earlier in this thread. The set also has a weirdly muscular troll, and a cool barbed devil ( Which will be painted purple. because I can.)
And that makes 5 for the month
Cam, the Heavy Infantry minis are huge compared to the others. Which is fine by me. Powered Armor guys should be noticeably larger than light infantry guys. The one with the sword really belongs on a 40mm base, IMHO. That sword hangs a good 10mm off a 25mm base. I'm tempted to make a 40mm cozy for the thing, just to protect the sword and the flowing coat.
See how well it fits? ANd the more I look at this photo, the more convinced I am that I need to do it.
Ruglud, very sturdy. They are balanced fairly well, and they don't have spindly ankles. In the case of the Tiger Soldier, the sculptor added a tactical rock under the foot for support/balance, so there is plenty of flat surface contact with the base. Now, the Zuyong-- most recently painted-- is heavy and leaning significantly forward. It's a bit front heavy.
In the backdrop, the screens are from images I found attributed to the Prometheus movie. The floor is from a Star Wars Miniature Game papercraft set. Cam passed the files to me a few years ago. ( Thanks again, Cam ) I have 219 minis to paint. When they are done, maybe I get some new ones. A friend has that box Star Wars assault. It has the AT-AT in it?
Nice work, the Goblin looks great, I know the sculpt is not up there with todays standards but it still has character. I agree completely on the base size. Latest looks nice, brilliant work as always.
Sorry and I do not want to cause any offence here, but I look at some of these infinity models and think they would make brilliant 40k assassins. No idea how they compare, and not even sure if assassins are still a thing, the latest model is a perfect example.
This terrain has blown my mind and put nearly every one of my own efforts to shame 
) hope she does well in the Comp.
It would be window frame. Casement windows are those which have hinged frames so they open like doors (vertically generally, but also horizontally sometimes) The horizontal pieces separating the glass panes are transoms, and the vertical pieces are mullions. Now you know all about windows.
) and doors-- do have some interesting ideas for those, and a few other details. I'm close, so maybe...
Unless I make them, some at any rate, as scatter pieces.
(No, I have no idea what that emoticon is supposed to mean.)
. It is due to arrive in about six weeks. So I need to paint fast, at least fast for me. I think that Reverend Healer will be next, since it is close enough to being done that I should be able to finish it by this wee end. (Famous Last words, eh?)
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