AndyG WIP (pic heavy)

Darthmarsh

Active member
Darthmarsh the bear head overhangs the face and casts a beauty of a shadow I've highlighted the face all the way to white but you can't tell it on the photo but n hand no problem.

i thought it was probably something like that.

As Lee says I reckon I could pick your mini's out from a line upon 9 times out of 10. your flesh work is beautiful and really reminds me of Frank Frazetta and the old 80's sword and sorcery films (which is a very good thing) loads of life and colour.
 

SaintToad

New member
This is a really interesting line of thinking, Andy. I'll probably try to give some time to my own judgement of 'your style' (because you deserve compliments!), but I think you could also take your present sense of alienation from your work as an opportunity. Lee probably has a great idea when he suggests that you create a work that forces you to make decisions and devise practically innovative solutions to your technical problems, rather than simply executing the technical process you perhaps feel has become stale for you. I don't think you'd necessarily need to go as far outside your norms as 10-Ball's snail rider, but there is absolutely no arguing with the stupendous results of that 'extreme' stylistic reach.
Take all this with a grain of salt- I'm looking up at you guys from a considerable distance (and you and the others you mentioned are a tremendous inspiration to me). Nevertheless, I suspect that answering the questions you're posing will prove a large step toward the artist you wish to be. I certainly look forward to your efforts, as well as your personal reflections upon them.
 

Dragonsreach

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Staff member
Andy;
In regard to your style conundrum, here's a question:-

ARE YOU HAPPY PAINTING?

if the answer is YES then what the Bolocking Blue Blazes are you worrying about?
FFS you got a Gold at Euro!

You've become a really great painter over the last few years despite your Crocs, so stop being a worry wart.
 

KruleBear

Active member
Andy;
In regard to your style conundrum, here's a question:-

ARE YOU HAPPY PAINTING?

if the answer is YES then what the Bolocking Blue Blazes are you worrying about?
FFS you got a Gold at Euro!

You've become a really great painter over the last few years despite your Crocs, so stop being a worry wart.

^^^^this exactly! I always get excited to see you start a new mini. And if you think about it, even someone with a very distinct style like Skelettet painted that senmm dread.

Happy painting.
 

Maenas

New member
Well just to add to what Dragonsreach and the other mates said... Style will come with time, and if not leave it at the next corner of your painting path....

More important is that you have fun painting and that you keep on insisting in your learning curve, then maybe suddenly you will discover your own style. But for this issue, peeps around here have pointed to where it may be. Or maybe you will become of the chameleon type and can do whatever you please ;)
 

AndyG

Active member
Started on a new mini going for a small one again and one I painted three /four years or so ago. aenur sword of twilight. Going for a dark elf look so desaturated skin with lots of blue in it.
 

Maenas

New member
He's cool, I like him. I'm starting to think I should get more minis...
Don't dare to do it, once you start you cannot stop... I have a couple of plastic boxes topped with minis to paint!!! Please just buy what you are going to paint or you will suffer every painter's pain!! xD

Aenur looks already very appropriate to it's name ^^
 

AndyG

Active member
Cheers guys got my mojo back with this one hit a real bump a couple of weeks back. No update as I've been working very late tonight but a quick photo instead of what I've got lined up to take with me to Salute. Thinking of doing a couple more of marines to bulk out the blood Angels 40k squad and depending on how it goes a couple of other minis I've got in my pile (bgcdazzler buy more minis you know it makes sense!) :)
 

Bailey03

Well-known member
Great looking group of figures. Definitely a lot of amazing work there.

I like the skin tone on the dark elf. Gives it a moody gloomy sort of look.
 

Quantum Man

New member
Really looking forward to seeing these irl, especially Thor, your NMM gold always seems different to how others do it though I can't figure out what it is about it...
 

AndyG

Active member
well been painting it, dressing the mini (working from the inside out ) so it was the mail and the sword and the hand. I must say this sculpt is a classic very old school but still lovely I very much recomend getting it of eBay there's loads second hand out there.
 
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