Cirdan the Shipwright

This figure is Cirdan the Shipwright, my entry for Lord of the Rings Single Miniature at Golden Demon UK 2010. I decided to go with a good quality, simple figure with an emphasis on quality blending, vibrancy and a balanced colour scheme (giving everything a slight turquoise tint that I felt inkeeping with his profession). I built him a base of wooden planks that I painted in a very pale wood to show him on the deck of an Elven White Ship. I'm deeply happy with how the figure came out and, despite the fairly short time it took to paint (about 6-7 hours) think that it has some of the best pure painting on my demon entries for this year. Weirdly, I'm most proud of the sash around his waist. Unfortunately, the figure didn't even make the first cut in it's category. After a little digging I discovered that the judges decided there was a lack of narrative between the figure and it's base and they'd decided to make that the primary criteria this year. This was rather disappointing but there you go...

Posted: 27 Sep 2010

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Elly3438
Great job! Love the work on the face~ I think that's a pretty silly reason to discount a "paint job" for the base. After all, it's LotR Single and not LotR Diorama. Anyways, fantastic painting and I like the colors you chose.
28 Sep 2010
Aliengod3
Sad to hear about the criteria of the competition but the mini is very trophy worthy. The expression in the face is incredible! Great work!
27 Sep 2010
Belly
Love the face, love the base. Also like how you paint blue, it's always a colour I seem to dread painting! Did the optivisor come in handy for the inside of the cloak? :)
27 Sep 2010 • Vote: 10
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