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Favorite Paintings:

Jotuun, Vortun, Bloodmaw

2nd favorite painting: Krull

Why?

The realistic nature of the flesh (and wings on Krull) is astounding.

MOST ESPECIALLY the Maori-African tribal-type scarring that Jotuun has going on. To go over each and every scar.....a true labor of love!

Favorite Sculpt:

Definitely Jotuun....with a hearty "nod" to Krull.

Thanks for all of the responses. I read them all and appreciate the kind words.

Here's the final Tarvax - the Banner Bearer!

Holy WOW this stuff is amazing! The skintones, the metallics, the color choices...I honestly have nothing but good things to say about your work! It's amazing in the purest sense of the word.

~Tim?

Not the op's work.

Jotun is by Bohun. (Bogusz Stupnicki).

winterdyne wrote:
Not the op's work.

Jotun is by Bohun. (Bogusz Stupnicki).

D'oh! Ah well, my comments still stand.

~Tim?

This is some insanely good stuff, truly inspiring. Literally the best painted miniatures I've ever seen. Those archers are missing bowstrings, but that's literally the only (constructive) criticism I could give. The paintjobs are technical perfection without peer.

I'd love to see some pics of your display cabinets!

Thanks for the kind compliments about my collection. To reiterate previous posts I made, these paint jobs were commissioned. I did not paint them.

For those of you that like Bloodmaw, go ahead and select the link below to see a spin of a battle between the Bloodmaw and a party of adventurers in a beautiful Dwarven Forge cavern. Feel free to use your finger or mouse cursor to rotate the image. The adventurers were painted by Alexi-Z (i.e., Natalya Melnik).


http://arq.io/1hs4hwj5x2pa7
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Beautiful stuff in this thread.

Bloodmaw is particularly striking to me.

I can see a lot of immature jokes happening when your opponent takes that "last wound" off Tarvax...

Cool work!

Awesome collection. I agree with most, the Jotun is my favorite of these wonderful lot.

Some of the models are just not sculpted to the level deserving for the skills of the minipainters, for one some have heads that are too small or faceless; which for me is were my eyes are initially drawn to look at.

Would it be possible to post the name of the artist together with the mini?

Ana is my favourite painter over at chest of colours. The decimator dread is just jaw dropping! I'm very tempted to have her do some thousand sons for me

Screw you and your minis and all those who painted them! They look too good, and I thought I could paint.

But on the other hand, my commissions are hundreds of minis at once, so no comparing with that. But a question, how long does it take from you sending them miniatures to painter, to receiving them back? Just curious how long does it take for them to paint those beautiful works. Or you could ask how long does it take to paint those.

Thanks, guys. Here are the latest Bohun models-

Beowa - Human Form





Beowa - Bear Form

very nice...
Bohun is one of my favorite painters...
nice to see him get to paint some of these wicked sculpts...

cheers
jah

Awesome - Bloodmaw is fav sculpt - evocative posing and just cool.

Fav paint job - Guillaume le Pelerin on Horse - Gritty and Bloody - the cross on the sheild is really striking, a robust red that draws the eye.

Great stuff.

Such a realistic, natural look to them, havent seen that style much before, its really delicious.
Cheers for sharing.

Seb's Blunt-Claw! The female corpse on this model is mesmerizingly grotesque.

Thanks for the kind words guys. Those posts make me want to keep sharing with you guys.

Here's Bohun's Kraan-








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Sometimes I'm surprised by what I see on dakka, but I never expect to be amazed or... tbh I've been sitting here for 5 mins trying to think what to say which kind of speaks for itself. First and foremost I am in the gaming aspect of the miniatures world, but lately have been getting more involved with the painting and modelling aspect. From these, I can see why you do it. You dont even need to use them in a game or anything really to get enjoyment out of them. There is truth in your threads title.

Whilst I know that Ill never have anything painted that level, on the flip side I know of the Meirce Miniature range now. Had never heard of them previously but they've got some really interesting things on there. So cheers.

That Krull, OMG.

Amazing paint job. Those are some really beautiful miniatures and paint jobs. Great job.

Thanks for the kind words. It is good to see others that have the same passion and appreciation for beautifully painted models. To be clear (although I have said this many times in this thread), I am merely a patron of the arts. I did not paint these myself, but rather commissioned them to be painted.

Here are a few more Bohun pics:

Aanchuth







Brunchaath

Bloodmaw's teeth are so good that they looked photoshopped.

Thanks for the kind words. I do intend on taking pictures of a diorama having multiple of the models at some point to post, but I will have to postpone that until my basement renovation is done.

Here are a few more models painted by Seb:

Mawdred-

















Carrowek on Horse -
















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If you guys like the Mierce Miniature models I have posted here and are looking to get some at amazingly low prices, you should consider getting in on the next Mierce Miniatures kickstarter, which was just recently launched. You can find it at the following link:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mierceminiatures/darklands-first-edition

Ugh, I really don't need to be encouraged to start buying Ysians now as well. Too many factions....

Do you plan to play Darklands Sorn?

A brand/tattoo/mark on Carrowek's horse! Of course, why didn't I think of that! I've been stuck for a way to break up some of the larger areas a bit (especially as I'm leaving the cloak off) and I can't beeline I didn't think of something so obvious!

@Plastictrees Yes, I will most definitely play Darklands.

Here's Bohun's Daachuch-






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Bohun does great work. Very (non miniature) painterly.

Will you be basing everyone yourself?

Thanks, guys. No, I will not be basing the Bohun models. Bohun is doing that.

I thought I would share with you guys a few of my other models before getting back to the MM models. These were painted by Alexi-Z. They are mainly reaper models with a few Dark Sword and GW models. Please let me know who your favorite painter is: (1) Bohun; (2) Seb; or (3) Alexi-Z.