oistene's WIP - a mostly dead space

[oistene]

Thanks Krule! I'm feeling that I am getting done with this guy now. I'm considering a little extra battle damage (there's plenty added to the sculpt, but the leather might need a bit more), but before that I'm going to take a deep breath and try to make a flame effect on his sword. I've never done anything like it, so... it feels more than a little scary, particularly as I'm pretty pleased with what I've done so far.

 

[EpicMiniArt]

looking awesome. You got any plans on that massive sword?

 

[oistene]

Yes:

The clue here is that this should look like living, moving flames, and not like a flame design. Doing a lot of holding my breath while I paint here. Okay, back to work.

 

[EpicMiniArt]

that is gonna look banging when its done

 

[oistene]

Wish I was confident as you are! Okay, first glaze in, going for the next color now. Gotta wait for it to dry and it is killing me.

 

[Gandalf the Grey]

It already looks like the flame is creeping along the blade, really hope you hit this as it will look the dogs nadgers

 

[EpicMiniArt]

hair dryer is your best friend

 

[oistene]

You know, we don't have one - my fiance's hair blower just died on her the other day. Instead, I fight the boredom by posting for every step. Progress:

The red got a bit fussy up on the point, hopefully I can straighten that out when I am done.

 

[Gandalf the Grey]

Two colours in and looking wonderful

 

[oistene]

Two more colors, two to go! (probably)

I'm more confident now, but at the same time I regret making it so fuzzy to begin with. Hope I can clean all of that up...

 

[oistene]

Also - that big dent in the middle of the blade, any idea on how I should paint that?

 

[oistene]

Done! Some black smoothed out the edge between the flame and the metal, and removed all the pink fuzzy. All in all, I'm happy with this result - it got better than I feared.

Model needs some clean-up here and there, it is not much, maybe an hour of work. Going to feed the kids, then finish this guy off. So many projects, so little time.

 

[EpicMiniArt]

looks fantastic, I'd personally add a few more hot spots where the yellow parts of the flame fork out. You'll make it look blazing hot

 

[oistene]

Something like this?

Or at the ends of the points?

 

[Zab]

yep, in the yellow where it is hottest. The tips of the flames tend to go from red to black because they are "coolest"

 

[EpicMiniArt]

yep, hot parts yellow/near white. mid temp orange, cool temp red

 

[oistene]

Sorry for the lack of finished pics - I'll post that once I get them based and completely done. Once I was done with the sword, I was quite pleased with it, but once I let it rest for a few days I didn't like it after all. I've done the whole thing wrong, it looks like a painted flame, not a living one as I intended. So next time I try something like this I'll make lighting or apply glow to the whole blade. However, I'm keeping it as it is, since I am happy with my technique, just not how I used it, if you understand what I mean.

Either way, moving on. Rathor is really close to being done, got the mask and weapon to do and I need to see his skin in daylight. Probably done tomorrow:

Also, gotten a lot of progress on this guy, Shadris Arikim, his armour is pretty much done, so once the Rathor is done it is skin and hair time for him:

 

[oistene]

Got a lot done yesterdays, the two guys above are done, just need a final look-over today. No pictures, 'cause I'm mean like that.

Also got some stuff done on ugly here, for the Gods and Monsters contest:

 

[ten ball]

Great metals. Thats not a mold line I see running down the leg above the knee?

 

[oistene]

.... I think it is a scar, he has lot of those. Got to check that. If it isn't a scar, it might become one now.