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Hello everyone!

As promised, here is my humble first attempt at painting... (well, I did paint some horses in multi-colours, but I don't think they count )

I have another couple of wood elves lurking around somewhere which I'll get on to asap.

Comments/criticisms welcome, I know it's not perfect but I don't think it's too bad for a first attempt

The idea behind the cloaks will hopefully become apparent when I upload more photos- for anyone who has read the 'Song of Ice and Fire' books, the idea is loosely based around Renly's Rainbow Guard. I aim for each elf to have a different colour cloak.

xxxx

Hallo, not bad at all for a start.
Are You planning to highlight robe, cloth, etc.?
Keep them coming!

Aww thank you!

Yes I will do, I really am just starting out so its all new to me trying to pick up techniques as I go along.

I have a purple-cloaked elf in the works so he should make an appearance soon! haha xxx

Looking good! I would say the quickest way to give them a really nice pop would be to get some Washes and try them out.

Neat bright colours + matching wash = instant shading and depth, and if you put the work into making the original paint layer as neat and precise as possible, you get fantastic results really quickly.

It also makes highlighting very simple as you can highlight using the same colour you originally used, over the slightly darker washed version.

Thanks for the advice Ifalna, I did do a bit of a wash but I was quite gentle on it, so next time I'll be a bit more confident xxx

It will be interesting to see a whole unit with the rainbow cloaks.

Jormi_Boced wrote:It will be interesting to see a whole unit with the rainbow cloaks.

It has the potential to look bad but I'm hoping it wont lol xxx

Really nice. Unique robe color, I haven't seen that too often.

-Ogryn

better than MY first attempt...

Almost better then me now.

*flips table, walks off muttering*

Norn King wrote:Almost better then me now.

*flips table, walks off muttering*

This actually made me lol norn king.

And good work, see told you it wasn't as 'terrible' as you thought, btw thought i'd let you know, am about half way through making the ewok you wanted, i'll put some pics up when its done...(yours will definately be....a unique army.)

Ogryn wrote:Really nice. Unique robe color, I haven't seen that too often.

-Ogryn

hehe thanks! Someone I mentioned to about it was unsure at first about the pink, but it's not neon pink... so I reckon it looks ok! lol

Warlord Gazghkull Thraka wrote:better than MY first attempt...

haha- you're too kind XD <3

Norn King wrote:Almost better then me now.

*flips table, walks off muttering*

LOL! Don't lie now, you'll nose will grow! Haven't you ever seen Pinocchio? But thanks for the compliment!

J-paint wrote: This actually made me lol norn king.

And good work, see told you it wasn't as 'terrible' as you thought, btw thought i'd let you know, am about half way through making the ewok you wanted, i'll put some pics up when its done...(yours will definately be....a unique army.)

Oh goody!!! Yep, it's gonna be one hell of a battle when Wicket hits the field... ! lol thank youuu <3 xxxx


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Here is my second elf! I like this one more, mostly because of the cloak

Very nice, your coming along really well, need to stop giving you tips or you will be way better than me within the week. =]

really nice models, especially considering its your first attempt. I want to burn my first attempts, i wish they looked like yours. Luckily i have improved......

I second the idea of using washes and highlights, as this wil give your models more depth.....

and since you're a noob, you might want to check this out, its a thread i started:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/416755.page

i asked people to contribute their most useful pieces of advice, and I collected everything in the original post. I learned a lot, and so will you, i guess.

MrMerlin wrote:really nice models, especially considering its your first attempt. I want to burn my first attempts, i wish they looked like yours. Luckily i have improved......

I second the idea of using washes and highlights, as this wil give your models more depth.....

and since you're a noob, you might want to check this out, its a thread i started:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/416755.page

i asked people to contribute their most useful pieces of advice, and I collected everything in the original post. I learned a lot, and so will you, i guess.

aw thanks! That'll come in handy I'm sure and lol about wanting to burn your first attempts! x

Cant wait to see the ewok!

what I JUST realized was that you mentioned a song of ice and fire in the op. the cloaks are an awesom idea, i say! It inspires me to do something Asoiaf related too

have you read all the books? I just finished the fifth one yesterday. What an annoying cliffhanger! If Martin dies before hes finished writing the last books, I'll kill him! lol

For your first attempt (heck, even for a non-first attempt) those are a really great start. As Ifalna mentioned, getting your base coats smooth and neat is the best starting point and you certainly seemed to have achieved that.

Washes don't really do delicate as it's the pooling of the liquid that creates the shading for you.

MrMerlin wrote:what I JUST realized was that you mentioned a song of ice and fire in the op. the cloaks are an awesom idea, i say! It inspires me to do something Asoiaf related too

have you read all the books? I just finished the fifth one yesterday. What an annoying cliffhanger! If Martin dies before hes finished writing the last books, I'll kill him! lol

Aw thank you! I dunno why it came to mind but it did... works for me as I like rainbow colours haha XD

Lol, A Dance with Dragons is sat next to me on the floor as we speak. It's such a massive book! Haven't got very far through it as I have lots of uni work to do :S annoying, as I just read the other ones none stop! Good ole' Martin, definitely not afraid to kill people off is he! lol xxx

Ah yes that remind me! forgot to post up a pic on here, did it on my blog instead =o anyways here you are, wavering as to whether i should give him a spear for you?

endtransmission wrote:For your first attempt (heck, even for a non-first attempt) those are a really great start. As Ifalna mentioned, getting your base coats smooth and neat is the best starting point and you certainly seemed to have achieved that.

Washes don't really do delicate as it's the pooling of the liquid that creates the shading for you.

hehe thanks, it's nice to hear that they're not all bad! And thanks for the advice about washes.



P.s. J-Paint, heheheheh HE IS ADORABLE!!! he kind of looks like he wants a spear... looks like he should be holding something, but it's really up to you! <3 xxx

bubble wrote:

MrMerlin wrote:what I JUST realized was that you mentioned a song of ice and fire in the op. the cloaks are an awesom idea, i say! It inspires me to do something Asoiaf related too

have you read all the books? I just finished the fifth one yesterday. What an annoying cliffhanger! If Martin dies before hes finished writing the last books, I'll kill him! lol

Aw thank you! I dunno why it came to mind but it did... works for me as I like rainbow colours haha XD

Lol, A Dance with Dragons is sat next to me on the floor as we speak. It's such a massive book! Haven't got very far through it as I have lots of uni work to do :S annoying, as I just read the other ones none stop! Good ole' Martin, definitely not afraid to kill people off is he! lol xxx

You are in for some rather big surprises in the end.....

my bro threatened to spoiler it for me all the time, since he had reasd them before. Luckily for him he didnt!

keep up the good painting btw!

MrMerlin wrote: You are in for some rather big surprises in the end.....

my bro threatened to spoiler it for me all the time, since he had reasd them before. Luckily for him he didnt!

keep up the good painting btw!

oh god... it wouldn't be Martin if there weren't a tonne of surprises though! I'm such a nerd for that series, I even have a Daenerys shirt haha anyway, back to the models... wood elves etc...lol XD xxx

I've given the ewok a spear, think it looks much better. Give it to you tonight?

J-paint wrote:I've given the ewok a spear, think it looks much better. Give it to you tonight?

Thank you!!

And look what I got today.... xxx

Nice, coming to 40k now...interesting, but don't do them rainbow

i really want to see how you do those blood angels!

Something Ice and Fire themed? lol kidding

Wicked for a "n00b".

Bravo, miss.

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Nice, coming to 40k now...interesting, but don't do them rainbow

haha, don't worry I wouldn't dream of it

MrMerlin wrote:i really want to see how you do those blood angels!

Something Ice and Fire themed? lol kidding

lol... no, these will be more traditional, I promise

Rusty Robot wrote:Wicked for a "n00b".

Bravo, miss.

hehe thank you lol

I've actually just been reading up all the fluff on Blood Angels and it's safe to say I am totally IN LOVE with them!!! Can't wait to get started on my Sanguinary Guard, been wanting them ever since I saw them months ago. Just worried they won't turn out well as I haven't done many models :s

In the meantime, here is my latest elf. The Blood Angels will be taking presidence for a while now me thinks... nonetheless, I'm happy with the colour of his cloak the face didn't come out very well on the photo, sorrryyyy! xxx

There is a fantastic set of DVDs you could invest in that teach you almost every painting trick under the sun.

"Hot Lead: How to Paint Better Miniatures"

It covers basics in DVD 1, advanced basics in DVD 2 and advanced in DVD 3. Things like wet blending, layering, feathering, NMM, painting the human form, cloaks etc... It rings in at around 8 hours. I am just about done watching it and I already feel like I could paint up a storm!

Seriously great. PM me and I could work something out for you...