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This little piece of work was inspired by a painting I did some months ago (included in the pic above).
Mainly I wanted to depict a pivotal and memorable scene from the Horus Heresy,
namely Blood Angels Primarch Sanguinus defending the Imperial palace´s Ultimate Gate
against the forces of chaos, personified in the Bloodthirster Ka´bandha.
The daemon is a little less prominent in the painting compared to Sanguinius´ imposing figure, which is all very well, he is going to lose, after all…
But the pose and look of it had potential for more, so I wanted to do Ka´bandha justice with a Miniature (although by the size of the thing it cannot realistically be called mini any more;
The black rivets around the portal are standard round bases, to give you an indication of scale).
I really wanted to use a little gimmick I had planned: glass bead as the daemons eyes, which have a real nice effect, but only were available in one size, so the daemons size would be strongly influenced by this.
As I realised just HOW big the ´Thirster would be, I used the idea of the portal (no, i´m not a Stargate-fan as I have yet to see a single episode, by the way, although I saw the motion pic once) just to save a lot of Magic Sculpt (which is brilliant, especially for large mini´s).
As it came to pass, this proved doubly fortuitious as the portal gave a strong visual anchor as well as another nice touch:
I drilled from the portal´s backside straight through the daemon´s back and head, and now the eyes can be lighted from the inside.
Being even less than a white belt in electronics, I use a simple battery torchlight which can be hidden in the body cavity.
The portal will of course be filled with blood (not REAL blodd, stupid), and as the Daemon breaks through, it oozes down to the ground forming a rough star-shape…
The daemon´s axe is skull-shaped as are his armour pieces to further show his allegiance to Khorne, which will more or less make the paintjob traditionally (red/black/brass),
with the portal possibly kept mainly black to represent obsidian.
I still am unsure if I will leave the sculpt of the portal itself the way it is, as I fear further ornamentation could fuzz the focus away from the daemon itself?
Please tell me what you think, comments are highly appreciated!!
Happy Painting to you all and thanks for watching!
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Viewer comments:
Lord Putridus
17-Sep-09
#303103 |  | Rating: 10
Holy crap that is awesome - I can't wait to see Sanguinius!! |
Matt Cexwish
27-Mar-09
#288499 |  | Rating: 10
You know, I consider you one of the most ambitious painters I have ever seen... About your painting, there are some "but´s", that is something you can improve and master... What one cannot possibly learn is passion and natural skill... And I think you have a lot of that...^-^... Do the Sanguinius next, compose them in an Epic Diorama and I am sure you will be allright...
Ah, and please, please... Go to a Painters Workshop, invest some money to learn some really simple but extremely effective Techniques... and you will be more then allright... ...
By the way, where you from...?... |
pitcube
27-Mar-09
#288494 |  | Rating: -
AT LAST!
i just finished the mini´s paintjob (RELIEF BEYOND BELIEF).
It is posted as pic no.: 217607 if anyone is interested in seeing the full monty...
See you there... |
pitcube
25-Mar-09
#288247 | | Rating: -
First of all: THANK YOU ALL for the time you took and especially for the comments you posted!
I am quite busy painting the mini right now so stay tuned!
The idea with breaklines on the portal itself works out quite good, so big thanks to you, Keeper of Shadows!
As to which mini i used: i sculpted the whole thing myself (apart from the chains) as there was nothing else available; even the Forge World ´Thirster is dwarfed by this one...(and sculpting is the main part of the fun!)
So, thanks again and Happy painting! |
pistache
24-Mar-09
#288134 |  | Rating: 10
Is it WIP? I'd love to see it finished, what mini did you use for the Bloodthirster? |
Mauganra
22-Mar-09
#287947 |  | Rating: 10
fantastic work! |
A Luna
22-Mar-09
#287893 |  | Rating: 10
Go paint it! Awesome sculpt and idea |
Zoro
22-Mar-09
#287877 |  | Rating: 10
Has to be in the top 10! |
Keeper of Shadows
22-Mar-09
#287870 |  | Rating: 10
Well, maybe some dent and break-line here and there in the portal could look nice...
Anyway, great idea... I loved the blood oozing and forming the symbol of chaos.
Congratulations! Waiting to see it finished and painted! |
atacam
22-Mar-09
#287863 |  | Rating: 10
Well that really is some top notch sculpting, really.
Looking back over you other work, this without exception is your best work so far. I do like the Female avatar as well, you have to check that out people.
Oh BTW if you ever think about doing Sanguinus in this pose, I just have to have one 
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