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I don't really see the point of instagram (maybe I'm too old school xD) since the pictures are quite small and there are no real discussions going on there.
Very interesting skin for orcs. Do you want them to join your nurgle forces? The pocks and pimples have a great 3D look and I like the contrast between the light greenish skin and pink details like elbows, knuckles, lips and ears. Adds some nice definition to the overall heavy textures and weathering while still fit into the whole picture. The second orc with the cap is my favorit so far. The warning stripes on the weapons create a great frame for the mini and draw the attention to the face.
I miss a bit of that definition on the cybot. Although framed by the weapons and white shoulder parts I kinda get a bit lost in the middle of the model. The red of the eyes should in theory create a strong hue contrast to the desaturated green but I think it could be stronger. Maybe boosting the intensity and saturation of the red of the eyes would already be enough to pull the focus to the head.
Great to have you back and even better that some of the older pictures in the thread seem to return. Was really shocked when I came back and most of the pictures were gone. I use Imgur as an external image hoster and just link the pics into my forum threads. They haven't deleted anything so far (my oldest pic I uploaded there is 9 years old already oO).
Hope in general that forums come a bit more back to life. In my opinion it's still the best place for WIPs/critiques/learning since everything is well structured and sorted, you don't have to follow X amount of people on different blogs/sites. I recently joined a discord for mini painting but I don't really like that it is kind of an endless scrolling down chat with no structure, countless pictures, bits of discussions simultaniously all over the place and mostly one sentence comments. So I don't really get why so many people leave forums for platforms that are less suitable for showing WIPs/finished pieces, discuss/critique pieces or even worse find information/tutorials on specific painting topics. Forums still deliver all that and in my opinion had a great impact on the hobby back in the early to late 2000nds.
When you look at the quality of paintjobs of the late 1990ies and compare those with the quality of 2010 there was a huge jump. It was also very interesting to see how the "pro painters" evolved in the 2000nds when a lot of them were still posting a lot in forums, providing tips and tricks as well as great critiques to beginners and each other. I kinda miss that time a bit but on the bright side there are still some dinosaurs left and maybe some day a few more return or new people join
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