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Empchild i'm sorry for taking your criticism the wrong way... in all honesty i get some of the best advice from you.. i've given what you suggested a go... i've tried to tidy up the free hand, the cloth has a lot more definition though i'm not sure how clear that is from the pics. the the paint on the face still looks a bit thick but i don't know how to correct that really :( ... and ass for the armour i've shaded that down to a matt purply browny black. have a look at the pics and if you have a more suggestions don't hold back it is for the best in the end

well I've got a couple of GD things finished or near finished now. so here they are:

Empire Warrior Preist.






Sentinel





there may be room for improvement so if you spot anything or have some tips let me know. they have to be finished totally be Tuesday evening.

Chris

I understand man don't sweat it. The only trick to a demon is time. As per the priest with the checkers just have one of the sides highlighted. Your checks in the center still seem to look like you layered them.have the lower points of each check be highlighted while your highest are darker. As per the vehicle it look amazing. Can we see the cock pit. Your right their on the empire just another not even an hour on the middle checkers and I think you will have it. Good luck

I love the realistic feel to them, and the priest looks really good. You don't see them with a checked pattern on thier robes that often so I think it stand out a bit more than the regular dark red robes people usually paint them in.

The power cords/tubes may need a little attention - as it is right now they kind of stick out.

Maybe they could be 'dirtied up' a bit?

Other than that, everything looks great!

yeah i know what your saying about them... i think i might just cut them off... it's annoying me a little :/

i love the warrior priest , how did you paint the face it looks incredible , the sentinel is awesomer but i agree with alpharius the ubes look to clean , but thats just me.

'claw

i've been thinking about freehand... and i think there is plenty of room for improvement...

it's not this level yet.

as to the cockpit.



the crewman before being put in. the red thing on his chest has been tidied up now


the lip/tongue have also been tidied up



detail shots

@ blackclaw1 the face is painted with the usual highlighting etc. what gives the shading are a number of very thin washes. i shall do a tutorial at some point at is't too hard to explain without pictures.

SoO

Awesome stuff! Looking very nice! But I do have something to say: the priest is kind of a bit much. The blood is fighting for the eye with the checkers, mostly becuase the checks are also red, while others are that bright blue but it is distracting. It may be too late now, but next time you might want to try painting the checks white and black, it'll be a bit less overwhelming.

dirty up the shoulder armor and upper torso of the driver. He is too clean for a vehicle so worn.

maybe he's the new pilot.

Or a new uniform could of lost it in a card game.

Don't cut off the wires, they stand out. You might consider finding a way to tuck them in by the legs and back, because if those are power chords, they would easily be shot off. Dirty them up a bit. wires get black all over them, just from being used. Also, try to crinkle them some. Put a few indentations in if you can. Of course, this may be more difficult than I think it is; what material are you using?

On to the warrior-priest: good subtle-lighting, but are those bumps on his face supposed to be bruises? If they are, you might want to consider adding some red with a bit of blue-ish purple to them, or some greenish yellow, depending on how long they're supposed to have been there. Greenish yellow comes first, meaning they're relatively fresh (which also means that a red-purple bruise on the cheekbone like that would likely be an immediate concussion, if you want his injuries to look 'fresh')



Anyways, great work as always, just a few things I've noticed, advice, you know. Good luck at the GD!

Yeah, keep the wires, don't snip them off. Just dirty them a bit more, the red looks too clean compared to the rest.
Good job

wow! your models are great!

Wow, they look great! The only thing is that the blood on the warrior priest looks a little bit bright (but that could be the camera) Loving the sentinel!

I dunno if it really matters, but from the pictures the pilots hands look a very different shade to his face. It may not matter. Just wanted to inform you.

Imp. MOnkey

wicked stuff!

Imperial Monkey wrote:I dunno if it really matters, but from the pictures the pilots hands look a very different shade to his face. It may not matter. Just wanted to inform you.

Imp. MOnkey

The way he did it was right with light sourceing.

Don't remove the wires completely, maybe shorten them a little?
They do seem a tad long, maybe a little shorter could sort them out?

Newt-Of-Death wrote:Fantasy is by far inferior to 40k!

In most ways, but Im still very intregued by it. Love Bretonians and wood elves and lizardmen and suchlike, but Im imminently buying a bretonian box set.

What fantasy army are you SoO and do you have any pics O' doom O' those?

sorry too rake this one up but DUDE dont be hating towards fantasy because you can only remember the simple rules of 40k (just kidding i play both and neighter is superior than the other its just whats floats your boat.

back on topic what a great army is this i love it i spend 3 day going trough all the pages and i cant say more than AWESOME.

really dont wanna bitch but you cant run your duel in the duel its too big. but you can run it in the diorama.

o and one last tip after Games Day dont cut yourself on that slayer sword your will wiin. its a bummer i cant go

Hi all

fixed up that wire problem with a couple of simple grey washes






sorry about the blur on the top pictures... the camera must have miss-focused.

... and the finished duel/diorama.





the focus was a bit shoddy on them as well... i'll take some better shots soon but you can get an idea from them

Cheers for the comments!

Chris


And if you want to see me at games day PM me and we can arrange something

That really helped the wires, not they're much more in line with the "condition" of the rest of the figure. The duel is just phenomenal.

Agreed... The wires add a lot to the Sentinel...

As for the duel, it's awesome...

IIRC, while it was WIP you mentioned how you made the leafs... Weren't they some flower seeds or something??

Those washes have really helped out the Sentinel, now it all looks tied together (forgive the pun)

awesome sauces

nice work!

Great work on the freehand for the duel. Great stuff all around I think you deffinately have a very promising future. Gl and let us know how it goes.

Your stuffs bloody ace mate, well done.

Thanks everyone. Cheers Empchild for all your tips, they've really helped!

i'm entering the thunderbolt pilot i painted around christmas and he's now on a funky base!








what do you think?

i've also had a crack at last years GD mini for fun... it took about a day and a half in total...







Please PM me if you'll be at Gamesday UK this year


Thank's again, Chris

Aduro wrote:Super cool. I'm not generally a fan of dirty and weathered paint jobs, but that's done really well so I'll make an exception in this case.

I much prefer them to flat and lifeless paint schemes (even when technically well-painted), and this is a prime example of weathering is done masterfully!!!


The tones and level of realism witht he wear is impressive, and should look great when done army-wide.

I have not seen this models done for this chapter before, and I eagerly await seeing more of your work!