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AndyG
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Looking cool dude very nice deep contrast there I particularly like the bell great depth to the picture. Great seeing you look forward to what your going to do with this skaven piece. By the way I found the ratmen warp fire thrower team and plague globe thrower. Will post em over if you like they are good but proper old school.
SkelettetS
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cheers friends 
been slacking over easter but now i managed to paint something... think i had enough with the freehand here.
although i still have to do proper highlights and some weathering on it. then its only the backside left, ughghg think im doing mostly just a lot of runes there though.
Soon, Dukes of Bavaria competition in Germany. Saturday...
been slacking over easter but now i managed to paint something... think i had enough with the freehand here.
although i still have to do proper highlights and some weathering on it. then its only the backside left, ughghg
think im doing mostly just a lot of runes there though.Soon, Dukes of Bavaria competition in Germany. Saturday...
Hi Skel,
just amazing, breathtaking, awesome, not believable... I am missing any words do describe how wonderful this freehand is... It is just great how you manage this well fitting colouring and those smooth transitions between shadows and highlights, always to the point, in 3D-mini as well as in 2D-freehand :worship!:
Perhaps some day I'll have the possibility to admire one of your minis in real world.
Do you participate in the competition, if so, with which mini? Anyway - wishing you all the best, in case of
(BTW: How do you manage to keep up painting and modeling altogether with your family...?? Or have you given up to sleep at night...)
just amazing, breathtaking, awesome, not believable... I am missing any words do describe how wonderful this freehand is... It is just great how you manage this well fitting colouring and those smooth transitions between shadows and highlights, always to the point, in 3D-mini as well as in 2D-freehand :worship!:
Perhaps some day I'll have the possibility to admire one of your minis in real world.
Do you participate in the competition, if so, with which mini? Anyway - wishing you all the best, in case of
(BTW: How do you manage to keep up painting and modeling altogether with your family...?? Or have you given up to sleep at night...
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wargamesculptor
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Stellar work on the banner Skelettets, look forward to seeing what you do with the model
SkelettetS
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thanks friends
DunE; yeah im entering the competition, not really sure with what minis yet but probably the Rhinotaurus and Nurgle Toadrider. perhaps something more.
yeah i have partly given up sleep that is true, but now jr head to bed much earlier than he used to (kindergarten taken its toll hehee) so littlebit more time. 4-5hrs sleep/night is pretty fun in the long run though, but what you gonna do...
DunE; yeah im entering the competition, not really sure with what minis yet but probably the Rhinotaurus and Nurgle Toadrider. perhaps something more.
yeah i have partly given up sleep that is true, but now jr head to bed much earlier than he used to (kindergarten taken its toll hehee) so littlebit more time. 4-5hrs sleep/night is pretty fun in the long run though, but what you gonna do...
BloodFather of Kharnath
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Yes, an artist like him must have a number of attributes that set them apart. Ya fun to watch his work.
Congrats Skellettet on your numerous victories. Shoulda placed first!!!
In response to 70-80 layers being painted to achieve Skelettet's Godliness, I'm sure this is true. While I apply a lot, it's not that many. And I probably don't use as many mid tones or in between tones as I should. While I mostly glaze layer, I also will inevitably wet blend and feather. This isn't planned, it just happens this way.
But I must ask, when doing a freehand like the above banner, surely you don't glaze as much as normal. Some of your bolder lines must be done with less dilute paint, yes? I'm just trying to imagine how I would ever glaze a freehand like this with so many details and it just seems insurmountable. It has to work somewhat like drawing a picture would...at least I hope so : )
Our jr goes to the kindergarten as well. But even though he doesn't alyways take a "power nap" around noon any more since a couple of weeks, he is still (or again? *lol*) so awake in the evening, that it is between 8:30 and 9 pm until he sleeps finally. Every second day, it's my turn to bring him to bed, and in some cases, it happens to me that I fall asleep beside him. Or at least, I am getting so comfortable then, that it becomes a bit difficult to pull myself together and start to paint during the last hour of the day
Perhaps I should try your strategy and teach myself to manage with only 5 hours sleep
Perhaps I should try your strategy and teach myself to manage with only 5 hours sleep
SkelettetS
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thanks!
no, the paint is not that heavily diluted when freehanding. i guess the consistency of the paints comes with experience. to watery and everything just floats or noting happens, too thick and you got a physical trace of the paint that isnt that great after a few layers. some of the things are glazed a lot though, like on the green flames and the "background".
you know that sounds exactly like home i turn him to bed every second day, and its bloody easy to fall asleep and get "robbed" of the evening. i do force myself to paint when i finally get the time, even if i many times rather slack in front of the TV. when i take up the brush i usually get energy
no, the paint is not that heavily diluted when freehanding. i guess the consistency of the paints comes with experience. to watery and everything just floats or noting happens, too thick and you got a physical trace of the paint that isnt that great after a few layers. some of the things are glazed a lot though, like on the green flames and the "background".
Our jr goes to the kindergarten as well. But even though he doesn't alyways take a "power nap" around noon any more since a couple of weeks, he is still (or again? *lol*) so awake in the evening, that it is between 8:30 and 9 pm until he sleeps finally. Every second day, it's my turn to bring him to bed, and in some cases, it happens to me that I fall asleep beside him. Or at least, I am getting so comfortable then, that it becomes a bit difficult to pull myself together and start to paint during the last hour of the day
Perhaps I should try your strategy and teach myself to manage with only 5 hours sleep
you know that sounds exactly like home
i turn him to bed every second day, and its bloody easy to fall asleep and get "robbed" of the evening. i do force myself to paint when i finally get the time, even if i many times rather slack in front of the TV. when i take up the brush i usually get energy
BloodFather of Kharnath
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That makes sense, thanks Skel. I think I have found the sweet spot for this. Now all I have to do is be creative and artistic.
How do you make your banners? Specifically, the cloth part? I thought about making a bunch of tattered banners out of GS and practicing my freehand.
How do you make your banners? Specifically, the cloth part? I thought about making a bunch of tattered banners out of GS and practicing my freehand.
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SkelettetS
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its made of milliput. its great for making really worn pieces, just mess it up a bit on the edges. the benefit with milliput is that you can sand the surface and get it reeeeeally smooth.
