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Very nice, should look good. Is Jacques going to be for a specific army, or just neutral? You'll have mine to do at some point too, but gotta pick up the correct base, mine are square 25mm! Feel free to back burner the Eldar, Gencon is much more of a crunch than the ongoing projects we have.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Very nice, should look good. Is Jacques going to be for a specific army, or just neutral?

Ordenstaat colors:

@WM: Gotcha. I appreciate it!
Guardians are all very close to completion, and I'll probably end up popping back and forth on them if I find myself waiting for the Endless figs to dry.

Last bit of progress for the night-
GS work is all complete. Found a couple bubbles that needed fixed, and smoothed out areas here and there that needed it.

I also got the bases for the Summoner and Demonite done. I went for a flagstone path look, with the edges of the stones vanishing into the surrounding dirt. Static grass will accompany the dirt areas. Tajir also got a little cactus on her (now neatened up) base.



Tomorrow, so long as the weather holds, we prime!!

ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS/ ORK FLYERS.

Ok.. i'll wait!

lol, i think I'll agree with Solar on that one.

 IceAngel wrote:
lol, i think I'll agree with Solar on that one.

Look at me hanging with the cool kids!

You damn kids get off my lawn!
I'll get to yer planes soon enough!





Everything got primed, so lots of blocking out colors today, including a bit of toying with an albino skintone for Tajir. The Adept and Miasma Thrall are furthest along, currently, with all of their major areas blocked out and washed.

No pics yet, but likely expect a few tomorrow.

(Ork Flyers coming soon!)

Aaaand chugging along with painting progress...





At this stage, the Adept is at his base washed layer, while the Thrall is at his second layer and wash of skin tone.

I'm definitely considering picking up a few of these models for myself- Really liking em!


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Ah man.... How is it that the tiny models always give ya the most trouble?

This here is the Minor Demonite, essentially a familiar for the Summoner.




The first image is the initial version. However it looked off to me, so I went with more purple on the arms and a pink breast, as seen in the second picture.

I just dont know, though. Something just isnt working on it, and I cant figure out what.

For purposes of reference, here's the official art of the summoner and Demonite:


And so I turn to you, oh faithful readers (even you Huron-worshipping traitors! )

What should I do?

Hmm, seems like a tough one. The art has it with more of a coat over his body that the model itself appears not to have as much of. Not sure what to do, tbh.

The Demonites are constructs meant to hold demons within them. The Minors are made from soft materials: feathers, cloth, wool, etc. A patchwork look to the front would be okay, making it look freshly sewn together from a mix of dyed wools.

Overall, they're looking great!

hmm the offical pic looks like two different shades of purple, maybe a watered down purple wash to blend in the pink?

I think I'm leaning towards orange. Yes, paint the entire thing orange. perhaps with some stripes!

PRAISE HURON!

@miska: Thanks! I do like the patchwork concept, though getting it across on the model might be a challenge. Were the front smooth I could easily freehand patches and stitchwork onto it, however it has that fluffy furry texture on it, making freehand difficult. I will definitely be messing around with it.

@GiraffeX: Seems like a pretty sound plan. its already been washed with two different colored purple washes, though the pink is such a light shade that it truly gets lost in it. I'll definitely be messing with it- some more washing might just do the trick!

@IA: Orange and striped, eh? If I didnt know any better, I'd think a certain someone has a certain obsession with a certain traitorous, rebellious someone.

PRAISE THE EMPRAH!


Oh, and I guess I should note- the Demonite model is only slightly larger than my thumbnail! Teeny little guy!
Thanks for the ideas, guys- definitely gonna be playing around with a few new ideas you guys have given me.

Anyways, I completed the first group of models today!

Tajir Serai:


And a close up, showcasing the albino skin tone and eye details:


I dont know what it is, but I find myself -really- liking this model. It just turned out (to me, at least) so well! Everything just fell into place so well on this model... I think I might have to snag a copy for my own personal collection


Also completed today were the Adept and Miasma Thrall!





C&C is greatly appreciated and encouraged!

Now on to the next batch!

Whoa! Very nice, Ramos. I agree with you about Tajir Serai. Beautiful work. The skin tones are fabulous, and I really like the robes, especially the purple and turquoise. I think the eyes really bring the model to life. Nice job on the pommel of the dagger, too.

I really like the skin tones on the Adept. (Reminds me of Harry Potter, for better or worse.). The baubles on his belt are really well done, too. And the book is cool. But, although I'm normally all for yellow, his robes seem a little lackluster. Not much depth. Compare his pant leg, for example. Don't get me wrong. It's still wonderfully painted. That's just my reaction.

Miasma is really nice, too. I really like the blue... what? bones? stones? They look nice, in any case. The teeth really stand out to me, too.

Really nice work, my friend!

The Miasma Thrall has crystals erupting from its skin, it's been corrupted/infected, sort of a jrpg-fantasy zombie.

Great work, everything came out perfect!

Hmmm.... I do see what you mean on the relative flatness of the robes, YB. It definitely isn't shaded as heavily as the pant legs, partially because the sculpt doesn't have as many folds and recesses on the robes, which the shading would accentuate and exaggerate. Primarily I didn't want to pollute the otherwise very smooth coat of yellow (and shades) I got on it.

Heres a slightly better pic of the colors. This also gives you a better view of the eyes- I actually could put COLOR in em! Hes got some giant eyes.



Granted, even in this pic, the colors are squashed a bit by the camera- the blending is rather subtle in real life. Not helping this is that the colors I chose to paint the lining and the robe proper are really close to one another. In retrospect I might have gone a few shades darker, perhaps even starting with a brown.

All that said, i think it definitely looks better in real life- the colors are far more discernable.

One of these days i really gotta invest in a lightbox...

Beautiful job Ramos. That lizard is exceptional.

Tajir is looking fantastic really love the skin tones.

*drools*

Those look fantastic man!

All three faces came out really well!

Thanks a ton guys! ^ ^

I think I'm definitely getting into the rhythm of painting faces... For the first time, I actually started a model by painting the face! This is the other BF mini in this group: Jacques!

Yay for faces! faces as they say are the faces to the soul!


and I LOVE that albino lizard skin detail! omg that is some super smooth paintwork right there dude! simply top notch!

I want to see you start an army of the lizard force, so the bulldogs have something to shoot

Well if you two play, let me know!

Thanks nerd! Have to say your tutorial on faces is definitely helping me refine my technique

WM & Alf: As much as I like Tajir and a few of the models, I don't think my interest is any more than artistic. I don't think I'll ever start a BF army (granted "never" is a long time...). I'm much more of a sci-fi and high fantasy guy. Not to mention I definitely don't have the money to support another (really -any-, at this point) gaming system. My job search is continuing to be a fruitless endeavor, so who knows if I'll ever be money ahead... :/

All that said, I wouldn't mind getting in a game or two to try it out... From what WM has been tellin me and from what I've seen of it thus far, it seems pretty solid.

And Jacques is complete! Four down, 8 more to go!




Up next is the Summoner and Minor Demonite.





The Demonite got its pinks washed with Leviathan Purple, and its tone is much closer to its wings now... still a lot of playing left, I think...

Monsieur Mouse is looking mighty fine there. This is like a new speed record for you, its like Gencon is in 2 1/2 weeks or something.

Looking good Ramos.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Monsieur Mouse is looking mighty fine there. This is like a new speed record for you, its like Gencon is in 2 1/2 weeks or something.

14 Days till showtime, but we leave for it on the 12th.

Excellent! Thanks you guys!

I'm definitely putting the pedal to the metal as much as I can right now. I figure I have exactly a week to finish the remaining models (give or take a day). I want to have them finished and ready to ship by the 8th at latest (would LOVE to get em done by the 7th), ensuring their delivery before they leave for GenCon. Doing a little math it looks like Im going to need to actually speed up a little as I've 8 models to do in 7 days!!

The hard deadline actually really helps a ton, Im noticing- rather than having an admittedly "whenever" mentality, having a deadline is giving me the push forward to keep going.
It also helps keep me occupied, rather than fretting about employment and the like, so thats a benefit, too. I've been making it a point to send out no less than 5 applications per day... Hopefully one sticks soon!

In unrelated news, I seem to have struck gold today with a rib rub I threw together.
So my dad calls me today and tells me to throw the ribs in the oven so he can grill em when he gets home. He says I should sprinkle on a bit of this steak seasoning my mom likes, but it was just then i had a thought. What about a rub?
I dont know if it was a bit of culinary serendipity or a result of me watching a ton of Good Eats whilst painting, but I whipped together a rub and wouldn't ya know- We ended up with some of the best ribs I (and even my parents!) have ever tasted.

3 racks of pork ribs vanished into thin air xD

>_>

We may need an extra glass case over Jaques and Tajir... I might be drooling all over them at GenCon!

Fantastic job man