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For the Emperor! ??? hang on... Senatus Populusque Romanus!!

I thought it about time that I done some painting as i've been totally bogged down with band commitments, TT stuff, and choppy/sticky/sculpty things lately. Here is another quicky that I started a couple of nights ago just for fun.

The colour scheme was kinda obvious really given his occupation, though his under-garments came out rather blue/grey in the pics which is strange, as it now looks a little 'baby' compared to the pure grey IRL. lol
(must add some browns in later methinks)

I went with the snow thang purely because he looked rather well wrapped up with all that fur and stuff, and only noticed the studio job had done the same last night after I had finished up. It turns out he's not called a 'Forgelord' as was stickered up in my FLGS, but some wierd roman name that translates VERY badly from Spanish to Latin to English!

Was chuffed with his eyes, which I successfully painted iris' in for the first time in ages (used to do it well when I painted as a kid), and the Eagle freehand wasn't too much of a chore either tbh. Had a couple of hours spare and though what the heck, got excited by it once finished, and slapped the snow on before I realised i'd forgotten to do the FH lettering I wanted! Derrr...

Anyway, enough rambling Orki!

Hope you likey peeps.

Great mini - superb freehand on the cape!

wow, really awesome job

Thanks for the comments guys.

Yea the freehand on the cape is just crazy. Easily the best part on the whole mini

Nice job mate, Ive always liked snow bases. Almost did my Orks in snow, but decided they felt more like desert at the last minute

This is awesome!
Where is the model from?

looks stunning, reminds me of the opening sequence of gladiator...^^

Gorgeous miniature! This is the most relistically painted character ive seen on Dakka in awhile. The colors and tones are great, the placement of the snow is perfect, the skin tone is awesome....its a 10 my man! The only, ONLY criticism I could possibly provide is the emblem is a bit to bright with regard to the rest of the garb. It is a fantastic freehand job and painted incredibly neat, just a little too bright. Still, great job and good color selection....absolutely professional!

Thanks peeps.

Matty - It's from Tale of War.

Element - Ta mate, I agree actually. The Eagle could do with more shading-in towards the recessed folds, to tie it in with the rest of the cloak better. The brightness is ok but the range isn't really supportive of the whole.

Ta.


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Updated my gallery with this now if anyone fancies a vote.

Cheers