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funnymouth

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i havent completed a painted mini in some time. lots going on in life, and ive been spending all of my free \"mini time\" on learning how to sculpt. this guy has been sitting there all along, halfway done. all he needed was a few hours of attention to finish him up.
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he is supposed to fit in with my other skeletons and i think he fits nicely, though i was a lil torn about the metallics - i can do much better now but i wanted to be consistent.
for the most part he was fun, and easy.
i resculped the outstreached hand and the armored foot on the (i removed it to get him off the cast base).
enjoy, and let me know if you like it (dispite its simplicity)
funny
 
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Legacy Account

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I like the metallics - the sword and shield are particularly good. Old and battered.
Didn\'t realise you\'d resculpted bits either! Good stuff :)
 
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Manus

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yes very cool, think skeletons can be quite difficult to make interesting because so much is \"has to be this color\", but you pulled off a fine job. I think the weathering on the shield is just top of the line, seen a lot of people trying to pull that oof but none as good as this. looks like you stole it from a grave? Let us know how you did it.
 
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funnymouth

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wow! thanks for the great positive reply guys!

im more than happy to share my methods.
ill start with the oxidized copper (because its easy, and i dont have much time at the moment ;) )
i start off with a base coat of fiery orange, and then i cover it with many thin layers of dwarf bronze, mixed with a tiny bit of fiery orange, to make it look a little \"warmer\". i then wash the areas i, want oxidized with skull white, allowing it to pool in recesses. i let it dry, encouraging \"water spots.\" i then do several thin glazes of hawk turquoise over the whitened area, keeping it thin, and uneven. i then take a final pass with skull white, and again allow it to pool. once ive finished with the oxidation i take a bit of dwarf bronze with firey orange and go back over all of the places where it would likely be rubbed smooth.
sounds like a process but its actually done quite quickly.
next up, the brass...
 
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GreenOne

I paint my thumb.
Glad to see you still painting Funny.
Cool guy, like the bones, tough some extra highlights be nice, around the face especially. The weathered metal is great as usual, the shield I like less, the green weathering seems forced at some spot ( Too solid) and missing away from the embossed \'face\'. I like the \'white\' gems, tough I don\'t know it any such gems exist.
Watch out not to get too involved in that \'life\' thing, and all those things that can prevent a guy from doing some serious painting :p
 
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funnymouth

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Originally posted by GreenOne
....and missing away from the embossed \'face\'.
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i was going for two different metals there (the face being one, and the shield being another).
<shrug> something ill continue to work on i guess.

as for the gems, i got the idea from another painter here on cmon who used them on some rackham undead. i liked the idea and now all of mine incorporate the idea.
here are some real examples.
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edit: wow,my first mini in the 5\'s for a long time, im really losing my touch.
 
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treide

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Very nice! The only thing I can nitpick is that his bones look too clean compared to his armor and cloth. That may have been what you were going for, though. Is it really scoring in the 5 range - what a bunch of bologna!
 
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funnymouth

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well, it was at the time. looking up now :) thanks guys.

you know, i really agree with your comment completely. in retrospect i should\'ve dirtied up the bones more. ... ah well...on the next skeleton then! thanks again for the comments guys!

edit: since im painting another skeleton soon, any specific advice would be great too.
 
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supervike

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I missed this first time around!

Great weathering on that shield.

I do feel for the skellie though....he can only point down.
 
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