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 CancelledApocalypse wrote:

 Geifer wrote:

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Geifer - A really fun little model, with beautiful work done on the blue and white clothing and a really nice glow effect on the bow. I realise SW scale is a bit smaller than 40k, but is she as tiny as she looks? That base almost seems to swallow her!

Thank you. Legion models are actually a little larger than 40k models, albeit usually skinnier with less exaggerated proportions aside from the head. Omega is a skinny kid, of course. She is only 24mm tall in that pose (bow excluded).

She'd be around 27mm tall in a straight pose, compared to a 38mm tall adult male Jango clone.

Incidentally that made her the perfect candidate for last month because I don't think I would have gotten a larger model done in time.

Oops! Not sure where I got them being smaller from, then... Well, you learn (or relearn) something every day.

Imperial Assault maybe? I think those models are smaller than GW's. To be fair, it's easy to think of Warhammer models as the larger ones by default due to GW's embiggening fetish. Primarchs somehow doubled in size between when I started 40k and the first plastic loyalist was released...

 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Ha ha, what an interesting model! Can't say I've ever seen that version of Elrond before, but he certainly has character! The red cloak and light leather(?) armour are well shaded and highlighted and the face is full of character. I particularly like that we can see there are orcs nearby... Nice work!

Thanks Glad you spotted the blue blade - I thought the sword's sculpt was quite plain, so that seemed like an easy way to jazz it up a bit.

JoshInJapan wrote:
Exki: I like the way you really leaned into the lighting, with one whole side of the model in shadow. I have never achieved that effect in a satisfying way.

Thank you JoshInJapan! Atmosphere was definitely something I tried to focus on. Glad it worked out

CancelledApocalypse wrote:
Ezki - Absolutely fantastic piece, and my favourite of the month by far. Beautiful use of light and shadow, the OSL is great . The only thing I can find to criticise negatively is the lighting on the fingers of the left hand - it's a little too strong. From the position they're in, direct light from the flame should mostly be blocked by the flared end of the staff and the nobbly portrusions just below the fingers. There would be a bit of bounce light from the floor, her thighs and the loin cloth/dress fabric, but that would result in a much less strong yellow on the fingers - unless the fingers are glowing themselves, in which case there should be some OSL on the staff itself, around her fingers. But, other than that tiny downside, this is far and away the best paintjob of the month, imo.

Thank you so much CancelledApocalypse!
Nothing negative about criticizing. I'm happy to hear what I can do to improve!
Your notion is absolutely right. The fingers kind of look like... carrots? Something that I will definitely fix if I'm to take this model to another competition in the future. Thanks!

CancelledApocalypse wrote:Thanks Ezki, I'm pretty proud of this one, though as time has gone on I'm seeing more and more things I think I could have done better. I'm going to have to bite the bullet and learn to do proper nmm on armour, I'm at the point where I'm pretty confident doing it on blades. I just know it'll take a ton more time, so I'm reluctant to do it at the moment - especially as I'm always rushing to finish at the end of a month.

NMM definitely takes time and I totally understand. I'm usually in the same boat, rushing to finish the final steps haha!

XvArcanevX wrote:
Thanks for the feedback and comments Ezki. I know what you mean regarding the angles on the pics. Truth is, this mini has a lot of different surfaces, with a lot of different tones and textures, that are all obscured or out of view depending on how you view it. For instance, and most obviously, the skin is actually a tiny part of the figure obscured by the tree bark, spear, hair and helmet. The beetle wings are brighter on the back due to being somewhat in the background/underside of the figure when viewed from the front, so I didn’t push the contrast as far at that angle. So on and so forth.

It was a challenging thing, but then in truth I find every mini kind of challenging, haha. At some point though I just tune into a look and go for it. Enjoying the process is key for me.

Anyway, love your entry, I always think you achieve buttery smooth blends/glazes and I think you excel with skintones. I really enjoyed the OSL and thought it added a lot of atmosphere to your entry.

I can’t say I’m familiar with the artist you mentioned. On the topic, that gives me an idea for a thread! Recommended miniature artists for viewing etc

Enjoying the process is what really matters! Something I forget way too often.

Thank you for your words. I'm glad you think that the skin tones work, as it's one of the most uncomfortable subjects for me. I'm way too obsessed with the smoothness that I lose track of what I'm actually trying to achieve and eventually making a mess of everything. Then I go back and forth mixing the mistakes, until I get too frustrated. Then, on the next day, I might come back to it and it does not look that bad haha. To be honest, the camera smoothens the skin quite a bit. Especially the face is quite rough in reality.
Glad you like it though!



See you in the next one!

CancelledApocalypse wrote:
XvArcanevX - I think this is clearly one of the best entries this month, the blues are rich and gorgeous and the greens are striking. I particularly like the deep blue carapace of the insect and the base looks fantastic. If I had one complaint, though, it would be that there are a lot of similar blues and blue-whites clustered together - the skin, the wings, the spear haft, the metalics, the hair - which leads to a bit of difficulty separating the details for the viewer. I think they could have been broken up slightly with different maybe more desaturated colours to stop them becoming overpowering. Otherwise, though, it's a fantastic paintjob and well worthy of your podium place.

Thanks for this feedback, I appreciate you taking the time to give me your thoughts. Very happy you liked the mini as much as you did and I thought your entry was superb and amongst the best too! Regarding the blues, yeah you’re probably right there! I suppose I could have tried to work in more desaturated greens perhaps, or maybe even just chosen a plain steel finish for the armour and shield. Not sure. I think part of the reason I ended up going ‘all in’ with the blues was my desire to test the Scale 75 metallics I’d bought.. haha

Anyway, thanks again for the feedback..