A WIP Thread by Fluisterwoud

[oistene]

That shield looks great!

 

[fluisterwoud]

Thanks guys. The colors used on the sword were: Army Painter Pure Red, Reaper Master Series Burgundy Wine and Vallejo Model Color Ivory. I used those three colors by themselves and in different combinations. And lots and lots of glazes.

Here is a pic of the shield on the bust. I still have to make a leather strap before I can start painting the bust:

 

[Teronus]

Nice shield Flu, is that going to be one of your CB entries?

 

[fluisterwoud]

Unless the organizers take the forum's advice and add a bust category, no. I already have a large scale entry that I've been working on since the last comp ended. It's a mounted goblin guy riding and elk.

 

[Teronus]

Unless the organizers take the forum's advice and add a bust category, no. I already have a large scale entry that I've been working on since the last comp ended. It's a mounted goblin guy riding and elk.

Interesting, yeah I tough afterwards about the no bust category, slow of mind

 

[BloodASmedium]

Sorky guys spoke to jen haley myself and she said because the Chibi was added only last year and had such a huge turnout and many asked to have it be I poke a steady category they went ahead and added "best chibi" to the menu and due to that she claimed they are already bogged down with categories and now their even more weighed down with the chibi,it will be in the not so distant future before any bust categories come into play..I know it sucks.....but great work flu man are you making huge gains..well done.

 

[fluisterwoud]

As cool as the Chibi's looked last year, I would have no problem sacrificing that category for a bust category, haha. Thanks for putting in the work and finding these things out.

Start of the bust, the metal helmet:

 

[fluisterwoud]

Here's some face work

Edit: Did a little more shading

 

[ten ball]

Nice work. The eyes have a certain stare that's a bit off imo.

 

[fluisterwoud]

Yeah I agree about the eyes. I think the majority of the problem is with his right eye. The eyelid highlight is too strong and just makes it look like he has a really wide open eye.

Alright bit more work and tried to fix the eyes.

 

[fluisterwoud]

Alright, almost done now.

 

[KruleBear]

He looks so sad . Good painting.

 

[MagmaPainter]

Damn that hair looks great, almost real. The eyes look good, I think it's just the angle of the bust he looks like he is leaning back and kind of looking down in a thoughtful way. In most cases you want the eyes to kind of come out from the top eyelid. Great looking paint job.

 

[Digganob]

I was thinking the hair looked real too.

 

[Maenas]

I like the helmet it looks really nice. Do I see an attempt to add texture on the green cape? (I am not sure because of the pic, and because I am really tired today xD)
Colour of the hair is really nice too. I am with magma about the eyes... it seems to be looking down like thinking or remembering something.
Let's see how fits that beautiful shield that you made. That celtic motif of it is good too!

 

[fluisterwoud]

Thanks everyone. Maenas, I did try adding texture. I was using Yellow One's viking bust as a reference and damn, I don't know how he does it. It's insane.

Here he is with the shield and optional nose guard

 

[Maenas]

The addition of the shield is super. I did not like the shape of the sculpt, but now with the shield I find it has a nicer profile. I would venture that I prefer it with the nose guard.
And the texture thing that YellowOne does is just craziness (Chinese work as we say here in Spain)... maybe for the next time even thinner strokes will work better <--Easy to say but I don't think I could accomplish it xD

 

[fluisterwoud]

Well, it's up in the gallery now. http://www.coolminiornot.com/386854

 

[KruleBear]

Voted and if you have not seen it, you should check out Milosh's Napoleon wip. Gives some neat examples of creating cloth textures.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums...apoleon-s-face-SBS-amp-WIP&highlight=Napoleon

 

[oistene]

Agree with Maenas, shield looks great and I prefer it with noseguard, too. Fine work, flu.