Brass Scorpion with loads of freehand

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**odinsgrandson**

Here's a Brass Scorpion that I did for a commission a little while ago. I really enjoyed doing all kinds of crazy freehand and filling those panels. Filling them with grotesque images that would please Khorne was really quite a bit of fun, and worked well with the theme that the mini already has going for it.

Anyway, here he is, with a slew of detail shots.

Also, I've posted him up on CMON for anyone who cares to vote.

**Great White**

You sir, are amazing.

**SagesStone**

Needs more skulls.

Nice work as usual.

**rodgers37**

I just tried to freehand a couple of triangle on my Razorback, and they suck, so I am extremely jealous at the moment, great work

**Lint**

As awesome as the freehand is, I have to say that my favorite part(s) are the metal bits. That's a great job on the patina/weathered bronze effect.

**juraigamer**

It could use some more skulls

FOR CHAOS!

**Moltar**

HAHA that is awesome, odinsgrandson! Great freehand. Looks like it was a lot of fun.

**UnCool Villain**

Lint wrote:As awesome as the freehand is, I have to say that my favorite part(s) are the metal bits. That's a great job on the patina/weathered bronze effect.

I have to agree with this. Your stuff is always superb!

**odinsgrandson**

juraigamer wrote:It could use some more skulls

FOR CHAOS!

You know, I really tried to fit a couple more on there...

**Col. Kurtz**

You, sir, have entirely too much time on your hands and entirely too much talent for your own good.

**deejaybainbridge**

Col. Kurtz wrote:You, sir, have entirely too much time on your hands and entirely too much talent for your own good.

I agree with this comment.

**Jimsolo**

Very nice freehand work. Have you ever done freehanding to this extent on other models? I quite like the idea of gothic and Renaissance style paintings on the sides of Imperial tanks. (Granted, it's been done before, but I still like it.) I love your model here, though. It has a very nice feel to it that I think adds artistry to the model without detracting from it's intended purpose.

**Makaleth**

Love it!
The little bits of blood and the eye is really good... those skulls would have taken FOREVER!!

Quick question, did you have to make the base or is that something that you can buy?

**Seb**

Crazy good.

**VardenV2**

This is way too cool. I can barely freehand a single banner symbol let a lone a whole damn mural of skulls and death. This is truly impressive!

-VardenV2

**HONAW**

You my good fellow are stupendous!

**tom_gledhill7**

That thing is rocking.

**Iron Maiden**

Wow, what an amazing job! Keep up the awesome work!

**CuddlySquig**

dang, great freehand. I always get jealous when I see people who can do it well.

**ghostmaker**

SKULLZ!! great job like always.

**odinsgrandson**

Makaleth wrote:Love it!
The little bits of blood and the eye is really good... those skulls would have taken FOREVER!!

Quick question, did you have to make the base or is that something that you can buy?

Thanks.

I made the base out of a clock that I got from Wal-Mart. You break the clock apart and have two massive lipped bases.

Jimsolo wrote:Very nice freehand work. Have you ever done freehanding to this extent on other models? I quite like the idea of gothic and Renaissance style paintings on the sides of Imperial tanks. (Granted, it's been done before, but I still like it.) I love your model here, though. It has a very nice feel to it that I think adds artistry to the model without detracting from it's intended purpose.

I painted up an old Armorcast Warhound Titan for a different client. Pretty different vision of the whole thing, but that's the closest I've done to this much freehand on a single piece.

Col. Kurtz wrote:You, sir, have entirely too much time on your hands and entirely too much talent for your own good.

Erm... this was a project for a client. Which means that when other people go to the office in the morning, I got up and painted skulls on the side of a brass scorpion.

Yeah, I love my job.

**Pnyxpresss**

Nice work, outstanding free hand. *envious*

**biztheclown**

Great job

**oadie**

That. Is. Sexy!

**LunaHound**

I really want to like it, but i cant shake the feeling of ...
you were going for the FW look with the gray lines.
Then it messed up and you went back to it and draw on the skulls with a pen to turn them into skulls.
Then it looks like something out of a comic page >.<

**Norn King**

^Bit harsh, anyway, great work, whether that freehand be pen or brush it is still good!

**LunaHound**

Norn King wrote:^Bit harsh, anyway, great work, whether that freehand be pen or brush it is still good!

I know... Im very sorry if im wrong,
but its just a feeling >.<

**Deathshead420**

One of the best things I have ever seen. All I can say.

**odinsgrandson**

LunaHound wrote:I really want to like it, but i cant shake the feeling of ...
you were going for the FW look with the gray lines.
Then it messed up and you went back to it and draw on the skulls with a pen to turn them into skulls.

Well, I wasn't going for the look of Forge World's studio mini at all. I didn't even use it as a reference. When I started painting the skulls, it was with the intention of finishing them as skulls, not as glossy spots.

Actually, Forge World's paintjob would have taken me a lot less time than this one did.

**SilverMK2**

Looks pretty cool to me