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I think you may have said earlier that it was your first NMM, but I don't think it sank in....your FIRST try at NMM?!?!?!

Yeah, the white slashes do look like scratches, I think making it chrome will give it all the glossiness it needs.

What you have so far would make my attempts look like a child's! No, scratch that your work makes my painting look like a child took their fingerpainted art, and put it in a blender, then smeared THAT on a wall, then hit it with a brick, just for good measure!

To say I envy your work is an uderstatement! Keep up the excellent work!

And yeah, what El Vic said! Just so you don't get a big Ego from my praise, I should say that the tip of his nose is, I think, too shiney.

Rogue Wolves wrote:you know what i think it is that dosent make it look reflective to me, is that you painted it in layers going from dark to bright like you normaly would, so there isnt that large of a contrast as if you had white on dark blue or black to look like a shine

-not entirely sure what you mean by this, but i THINK we are saying the same thing. In other words, theres too much of an even gradiation from highlights to migtones to shade. I think a starker shade and a sharp white highlight line for the blue should help.
@ Jake, unfortunately there is only so much i can do now about the slashes, lest i repaint the whole thing :( Ill be updating again with some clean up on the arm
@ Vik, i mean the design AROUND the gems...

ok...hmmm... i had that misunderstood...ok...but if you change...i just looked through your gallery...and i cant recall how the design then would look in purple bronze... maybe i have to just sit and wait^^

vik you should know i cant type what i mean, but bebops hit it right on the nail, thats what i meant

just so you can see that the left arm isnt a total disaster....this is not a 400% zoom here...pretty much a normal shot. >_<


with touchups im not worried about it, the hand and bicep especially needs some cleaning up. but the wrist bracer is pretty close to ok

That chap is turning into one exceptionally stunning model. You have great brush skills, I wish I had the patience and could break the habit of painting platoons at a time . . . one day.

Keep up the good work, it's brilliant.

to be fair here bebop... we have to say that the arm of siad prince is quite horrible looking ...i think the arm suffers from the long fingers and maybe too many gems in the first place...

also thanks for the "normal shot" now a bakside so we could see the not zoomed chrome would be nice too!^^

I have learned to anticipate what Vik wants to see before he asks and take that picture/angle! lol

we all fear Vik's eye's but at the same time we love it

Vik´s eye... now on sale...if you order now you get a pair of said eagle eyes and a free beak too... order now...our telephone lines are now open to your calls... all orders that are within the first hour will also receive this special once in a lifetime jar of earwax...all controlled and natural produced...

NOOOOOO the fame has gotten to his head and Vik lost his sanity!
wait how can Vik lose something he doesn't have?

point prooven...

Hi guys. Yeah Vik, the arm is a drag as far as the sculpt is concerned. Ive started on the cloak. This model is pushing me to me limits and im starting to lose control! The transparency effect of the silk trimming is much easier to accompllsh on a small scale. The cloak is proving to be much tougher. Also, the iconography on fringe of the cloak is proving to make this whole thing tougher even still. So without further ado is VERY WIP progress on the sllk cloak. Its starting ok, The grey line in the middle of his waist is supposed to be the sash hes wearing, but i may just paint it blue....dunno...obviously more shading and smoothing is needed, but i *think* im on the right track...

first: have you done somtehing on the chromed sail? it looks diffrent... could be the angle of the pic tho^^

as for the cloak... i think this looks really interesting... tho i have to say you really doesn´t go easy on yourself when you do a mini like that^^ that is one hell of a difficult combination of colors i think...so this cape/coat should look later ona s a seethrough material...did i understand that right... boy you have some ideas...

hehe yea vik, im nuts. So you have it correct, the cloak is see through. So...yeah....everything underneath depending on the angle should show through slightly....essentially, ill mixed a drop of the armor color and a drop of the mesh color into the base coat of the silk. then ill add more basecoat to each then begin to mesh that color with stright silk highlights till they are one then the silk highlight will take over and tie the whole cloak together. Thats the idea anyways...it worked out of the front sash and stuiff like that but its alot harder on a bigger scale...
also, yeah i added starker highlight and shade, it looks alotbetter, but i simplly CANT photo it right, its keeps reflecting the light, seriously!!! so your seeing a kinda outa focus with a strange light sourced version of the chrome. im trying to photo it better for you, im really pleased with it in person, so hopefully that says something.

aye... that says a lot^^

and boy... i have never seen someone pull this stunt on a mini before...what will they think of mext... you seem to push yourself into new areas of painting constantly...and there i thought this mini was special due to the blade made to look like a crystal and all those gems... now you pull that trick out of your hat... from your description the whole prcess sounds totally complicated... so it is one of the occasions i am thankfully it is you painting that mini and not me... the little strands of my remaining sanity i treasure^^

and

yeah more pics...^^

wow, that is skill. I like the painting with the silk, it looks really nice

You did it again my friend i giving your cloak a standing ovation ( and now people think i am even crazier but not a crazy as you)

that made no sense, fatty.
How cn you be more crazier than some one but not as crazy at the same time?

OT: Looking great as usual bebopdrums2424

more progress more pics....the bronze emboss is preliminary basecoat stage.
more gems done

more blending on cloak

looking good so far, i like the colors chosen for shades on the white amazing work as always

awesomeness

@ Matt. whoops my bad typo but on my defense i had a long hard day at work and at rugby so sorry for my blabbering.

OT. the see through silk looks epic even from different angle's how did you managed that?

Beebop=skill + Win!

That is Golden demon standard painting

Wow! You've really impressed me with your latest work! That's ace!
Really like the armour. Very nice.

i disagree with you captain.
the skill Bebob shows is not Golden demon worthy.
Golden demon winners dream that they can paint as well as Bebob.

i like the bronze lines you added... suits the cape very well...

fatty wrote:i disagree with you captain.
the skill Bebob shows is not Golden demon worthy.
Golden demon winners dream that they can paint as well as Bebob.

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fatty wrote:...Golden demon winners dream that they can paint as well as Bebob.

well Bebop i guess this is one for your sig..