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I can say honestly this was my favorite miniature to paint. I really tried to pull out some stops with the painting. I worked to give the figure a clear focal point at the eye. The hair spines fade light at the base to dark at the tips, and then I went back to give each tip highlights the other way, light at the tip. Did this to match the way the trolls are portrayed in the illustrations. With the flesh tones I was working from a new understanding of how light works on flesh, call it 'saturation in the middle.' The idea is that as the light traces the curve of the flesh, the lightest and darkest places will be less saturated than the middle tones, at the middle of the curve. Thought most of the flesh is done with grays, this way I was still able to use intense blues, but also keep a relatively realistic look to it. I was trying to paint him as a real giant blue troll would look standing in natural light.
Also one of the first figs I painted using P3 paints. Overall I'm just really pleased with how he turned out.
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dgraz
03-Oct-08
#271718 |  | Rating: 10
11! You Win! |
Aliengod3
04-Jan-08
#246286 |  | Rating: 10
I bought this mini based on the strength of your paint job so I have to give you a ten. Your color choices are great as is your paint job. Obviously I have my own color scheme in mind but it was your work that inspired my fingers to transport me to the PP site, and your work also inspired my bank account to fork over the money to purchase it, haha! How long did it take you to paint? |
Guy
11-Sep-07
#235221 |  | Rating: 10
That is something I would never like to ecounter, every, that deserves an 11 but it doesnt go that high. Well done! |
Dropkick Murphy
23-Mar-07
#219254 |  | Rating: 10
Simply beautiful. |
bragon
12-Mar-07
#218239 |  | Rating: 10
warf, very good and original!
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Gypsy
09-Mar-07
#217897 |  | Rating: 9
Whoa, the spines look so bloody awesome! I might even have to shamelessly copy that if you don't mind.  |
Machinepriest
07-Mar-07
#217712 |  | Rating: 10
Jesus H Christ on a bicycle... This Troll is INSANE!
And I thought that the "standard" Troll Mauler looked brutal. This is pure adrenaline, muscles and rage. I really like the way you painted it. A beast like this would look kinda silly in a "cartoony" paintjob which seems to be pretty standard with Trollbloods. Great work. |
Howard Tayler
07-Mar-07
#217615 |  | Rating: 10
I own this model as well, and know exactly how hard it can be to paint -- for starters, there's just so MUCH of it. Your color scheme is great, and you've done a beautiful job executing on it. Excellent work, spooktalker. Excellent, excellent work. |
Lemmingspawn
07-Mar-07
#217571 |  | Rating: 9
WOW, nice skin tones, and I especially love the way you've blended the tones on this sucker, nice work! | |
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