Bailey03's WIP
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Demihuman
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Looks good! There were some tatoos that looked nice on the 5th dimmension blog facebook page i think... On Grunkful. he painted the tattoo really early and then kept working it backing into his skin as shaded the skin up. Came out very natural looking.
Seems like you shoul dbe fine though, just do what you did on the face
Seems like you shoul dbe fine though, just do what you did on the face
BloodFather of Kharnath
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I left remarks concerning him on the Gokan thread but I'll just add here, again, that this is so damn artistic. That orange brown is a good choice. I plan on painting mine along the lines of Automaton. He has an excellent tutorial on skin tone painting here on CMoN, and this so happens to coincide perfectly with the skin tones I am choosing. Much like yourself, Automaton does an excellent job of explaining his techniques. The best in the biz, I'd say from a student perspective. Actually, you, him, and Sprocket have all taught me quite a bit from your tutorials. AndyG taught me a ton about NMM, though he doesn't do tutorials-I had to interrogate him and send him money .
What is my point? I have no earthly idear.
. What is my point? I have no earthly idear.
BloodFather of Kharnath
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Pretty damn awesome, those Norsemen. Or Norse Gods, I should say. Man, I wish I was a faster painter. I am a 2.5 months per mini kind of guy. I suppose I could step it up. Too often I am just not thoughtful enough about my time. I need to condense things and become a mini per month kind of guy. That way I could fit in projects like this one.
Furthermore, I have to notify you about the Conan: Hyborean Age Kickstarter-to-be. It hasn't started yet, though you can go to FB to check them out. Some of the sculpts you'll see are meant to be part of larger units, so while they're still extremely awesome, they are cannon fodder. However, sculpts like the mummy and shaman are just stupid good. I dare say that this will be the biggest thing since Kingdom Death. Speaking of which, the KD sculptor is also in on this, as well as my personal favorite Stephan Simon. So if I have anything to point out to people and get excited about, it's this. I will definitely be backing it, big time....
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Bailey03
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Thanks! I took a look at Sprokets blog and the 5th Dimension gallery. Some very nice tattoo work.
Canny, ha, I would love to see someone paint this guy up in a full lion-o scheme. Not sure I quite follow your comment about dark ones over light though.
BFK, Automaton does fantastic work. His skin tutorial is really indepth, a great source for information. As for painting slowly, well I start things quickly but am slow to finish. I've got a lot of projects in the works but I've only put up 4 finished figures in my gallery this year. And thanks for the heads up about the Conan Kickstarter. Those are some really nice looking sculpts and a lot of great concept art.
Canny, ha, I would love to see someone paint this guy up in a full lion-o scheme. Not sure I quite follow your comment about dark ones over light though.
BFK, Automaton does fantastic work. His skin tutorial is really indepth, a great source for information. As for painting slowly, well I start things quickly but am slow to finish. I've got a lot of projects in the works but I've only put up 4 finished figures in my gallery this year. And thanks for the heads up about the Conan Kickstarter. Those are some really nice looking sculpts and a lot of great concept art.
Bailey03
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I still plan to add some tattoos, but first I opted to do the tartan. Painting a tartan pattern is one of those things that seems really difficult and intimidating, but it's actually not nearly as hard as you'd expect. If you can paint stripes then you can paint a tartan. It's just a matter of breaking down the pattern and starting with the major stripes, then piece by piece adding in the other details one at a time. I put the full description in the tutorial on my painting blog, so take a look if you're interested.
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Bailey before you go doing the "Ink" check carefully on Celtic Tattoos.
Modern versions which abound now may not be as close to the original workings and their mythological origins.
Celic tattoos often had a "Real" meaning to them and not we're not just decorations and their placement(s) were similarly as important.
You can learn a lot from the right sources, Kevin Hearne's "The Iron Druid" books give some pointers.
Modern versions which abound now may not be as close to the original workings and their mythological origins.
Celic tattoos often had a "Real" meaning to them and not we're not just decorations and their placement(s) were similarly as important.
You can learn a lot from the right sources, Kevin Hearne's "The Iron Druid" books give some pointers.
BloodFather of Kharnath
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Wow. Lovely, lovely tartan. You know me, rarely do I offer few words. Consider it a result of my being blown away by this...
Silverwulfe
New member
Incredible body of work... glad I finally caught up... you lot keep distracting me with all the extra links! Thanks for sharing so many of your techniques and perspectives on how you paint what you do. I have a long way to go, but finding stepping stones of progress makes me believe that in a few years time I can make steady progress and bring to vision what I can see in my mind. Sure makes me wish I had started doing this years (decades) ago!
You have a phenomenal teaching ability, especially with the cropped photos that show detailed progression and your willingness to take the time to set it up and actually explain not only what you did but what you were trying to create. I felt frustrated not really being able to comment as I worked through the WIP over the last few days (yes, days!). Currently I am enjoying the Gokan experiment and you say some of the technical things may be simple, adapting a straight line to curves is perhaps not as simple as you would lead us to believe. I also enjoy seeing the reference photos you link that spark your own inspiration and your adaptation of them.
Simply and honestly, thank you!
You have a phenomenal teaching ability, especially with the cropped photos that show detailed progression and your willingness to take the time to set it up and actually explain not only what you did but what you were trying to create. I felt frustrated not really being able to comment as I worked through the WIP over the last few days (yes, days!). Currently I am enjoying the Gokan experiment and you say some of the technical things may be simple, adapting a straight line to curves is perhaps not as simple as you would lead us to believe. I also enjoy seeing the reference photos you link that spark your own inspiration and your adaptation of them.
Simply and honestly, thank you!
fluisterwoud
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Another superb start to a model. I'm always in awe of your skin work. The tartan looks great as well, how frustrating was it to paint? I've wanted to paint a model that calls for a tartan for some time now but haven't had the chance yet. If you're still researching tattoo ideas, here's a bunch of Pictish designs that could be used.
