Bailey03's WIP
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KruleBear
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i agree with Moe. I can see what you are going for, but it is not working for me with only one tree in the diorama. ...let's see if we can provide more suggestions to make the looming deadline more stressful! Lol
Bailey03
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Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
Andy, I'll have to check out the Busch ones.
Sionid, I will be extremely disappointed if the dino doesn't get in there as well. In addition to the competition this weekend, I'd like to enter this piece into the Rainbow Brush competition. The live one is at Gencon, but Wamp is hosting an online version. As far as I can tell, there aren't any restrictions on the online entries so I don't think the other competition disqualifies it (but I could be wrong). Anyway, that should provide the extra incentive and time to finish the piece like I had originally planned.
Moetle and Krule, I see where you're coming from, although it doesn't bother me as much. In terms of realism, you can google epiphytic ferns and see plenty of examples of them growing on tree. Plus the moss is doing a pretty good job of holding them in place so removing the ferns would be difficult. At this point I'm more hung up on the color difference between the green of the fern and the green of the moss. But when I paint the ferns and top part of the moss I will correct that.
Andy, I'll have to check out the Busch ones.
Sionid, I will be extremely disappointed if the dino doesn't get in there as well. In addition to the competition this weekend, I'd like to enter this piece into the Rainbow Brush competition. The live one is at Gencon, but Wamp is hosting an online version. As far as I can tell, there aren't any restrictions on the online entries so I don't think the other competition disqualifies it (but I could be wrong). Anyway, that should provide the extra incentive and time to finish the piece like I had originally planned.
Moetle and Krule, I see where you're coming from, although it doesn't bother me as much. In terms of realism, you can google epiphytic ferns and see plenty of examples of them growing on tree. Plus the moss is doing a pretty good job of holding them in place so removing the ferns would be difficult. At this point I'm more hung up on the color difference between the green of the fern and the green of the moss. But when I paint the ferns and top part of the moss I will correct that.
TheLost
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I have to be honest, but I don't see what everyone else sees... this piece looks amazing just the way it is... the colors look well balanced... nothing is in your face, and everything in the piece flows together nicely. Nothing catches your focus overwhelmingly, and at the same time, you can focus on the entire piece. I think you should leave your work as is.
But then again, I paint for fun and not for competitions, so I don't know how it works for competition painting. Either way, another masterpiece in my book (so much so that I have the image saved in my inspirational pictures folder on my computer )
But then again, I paint for fun and not for competitions, so I don't know how it works for competition painting. Either way, another masterpiece in my book (so much so that I have the image saved in my inspirational pictures folder on my computer
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Sionid
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I think all will be well once those ferns are painted.
As far as Rainbow Brush goes, I know the one at GenCon follows the actual GenCon competition rules (two entries per category, no winners from other contests, etc) but I don't know about the WAMP one. Whatever you enter it in, it's a real knockout.
As far as Rainbow Brush goes, I know the one at GenCon follows the actual GenCon competition rules (two entries per category, no winners from other contests, etc) but I don't know about the WAMP one. Whatever you enter it in, it's a real knockout.
Bailey03
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Thanks, Vartan! The color difference bugs me a bit, I'd like a more seamless transition... but I haven't finished with that part yet, so it's to be expected!
Sionid, yeah, I took a look at the full GenCon rules and noticed that. This piece hasn't won anything yet... though I'm hopeful it will do well at the Bay Area Open. In the Wamp version of the Rainbow Brush the rules posted in the competition thread don't say anything about following the GenCon rules. And what's posted there doesn't say anything about restrictions on past entries, wins, whatever. I will probably post the question to the thread to see if they just forgot to say it or if there really aren't any restrictions. Of course, in the meantime not knowing will help motivate me to keep working on the piece after this weekend... so maybe I should wait a bit before I ask. =)
Sionid, yeah, I took a look at the full GenCon rules and noticed that. This piece hasn't won anything yet... though I'm hopeful it will do well at the Bay Area Open. In the Wamp version of the Rainbow Brush the rules posted in the competition thread don't say anything about following the GenCon rules. And what's posted there doesn't say anything about restrictions on past entries, wins, whatever. I will probably post the question to the thread to see if they just forgot to say it or if there really aren't any restrictions. Of course, in the meantime not knowing will help motivate me to keep working on the piece after this weekend... so maybe I should wait a bit before I ask. =)
TheLost
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No problem
I'm still trying to figure out how you painted the plants to look so life like. What colors did you use? As far as I can tell there is some blue and green mixed together. As always, I am a super fan of your work
Bailey03
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Thanks, I used a number of colors. I'm not super happy with my Reaper greens, so I pulled out a couple of the Badger Minitaire greens (Dark Green and Boring Green). For shadows, I mixed the greens with purple, which I think creates that hint of blue (though Boring Green may be a bit more teal). For highlights I used Reaper's Ghoul Skin. The big leaves on the far left were a mix of green and Muddy Brown.
Just a quick announcement for everyone, tomorrow the Bay Area Open is having online voting for their People's Choice Awards. It should be open tomorrow from 8 pm - 9 am Pacific Time. To vote, you need to go to the Draconic Awards Site and then 'My Panel' to create an account or login. From there you should see a tab at the top labeled 'Judge.' That should show you all of the entries and allow you to vote on your favorites. I'll be entering and so will Demihuman, so check it out and vote (even if it's not for us :smile: ).
I didn't have time to take any pictures last night, so I'll post some of Sorondil after the weekend. In other news, I got a package of figures from Kingdom Death. Last week they posted a bunch of new figures (and a couple old ones) to their online store. As always, they sold out fast. But I was able to snag a copy of the Distracted (54mm NSFW lady) and the Flower Witch (this was the figure in the piece that took 3rd overall at the Crystal Brush competition). Both are gorgeous sculpts. The Distracted piece is very delicate and will be a challenge to assemble (definitely not for novice modelers). Lots of thin and tiny resin pieces and no obvious way to pin it to the base. When I do start on the Distracted, I'll probably put her in a separate WIP thread just so this one is safe for work.
Just a quick announcement for everyone, tomorrow the Bay Area Open is having online voting for their People's Choice Awards. It should be open tomorrow from 8 pm - 9 am Pacific Time. To vote, you need to go to the Draconic Awards Site and then 'My Panel' to create an account or login. From there you should see a tab at the top labeled 'Judge.' That should show you all of the entries and allow you to vote on your favorites. I'll be entering and so will Demihuman, so check it out and vote (even if it's not for us :smile: ).
I didn't have time to take any pictures last night, so I'll post some of Sorondil after the weekend. In other news, I got a package of figures from Kingdom Death. Last week they posted a bunch of new figures (and a couple old ones) to their online store. As always, they sold out fast. But I was able to snag a copy of the Distracted (54mm NSFW lady) and the Flower Witch (this was the figure in the piece that took 3rd overall at the Crystal Brush competition). Both are gorgeous sculpts. The Distracted piece is very delicate and will be a challenge to assemble (definitely not for novice modelers). Lots of thin and tiny resin pieces and no obvious way to pin it to the base. When I do start on the Distracted, I'll probably put her in a separate WIP thread just so this one is safe for work.
Bailey03
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It's been quite on this thread for the past week. I haven't had much time to paint since the Bay Area Open, but I've been doing some model prep and today finally broke out the paints (even if it was just for base coating). I've got some exciting projects lined up including the Bonner piece (Cyanolith) and a 90mm historical I picked up on eBay over the weekend. Unfortunately there's a lot of prep work in both those projects, so I decided to start on the Northumbrian Warrior so I can do some painting in the meantime. By the time he's finished I should have at least one of those other two big projects ready to go, at least that's the plan. I'm also tempted to turn the Northumbrian piece into another tutorial. Maybe I'll write up an SBS article or just post it to my blog. We'll see how it goes.
Anyway, here's the start for the Northumbrian. He's a 54mm figure from Latorre. I had a few minor tweaks. I used some of the photo etch accessories for a belt and strapped his shield around his back. I wanted to add something to his free hand, so I thought I could use a horn I've got left over from another project. I thought about giving him an axe instead, but I didn't want to weigh him down with too many weapons. As you can see, he's just held together with sticky tack. For the painting, his right hand/spears will be left off. So will the horn, his dagger, and the shield.
Not much painting to show, just a quick base coat. I'd like to do this as a winter piece and hope to use colors to reinforce the cold feeling. While I understand the idea behind warm and cold colors, really applying it well is something that I'm still not comfortable with. So it will be a learning experience and I'm certainly open to any tips or suggestions as I go.
Oh, and I also found this while poking around online for reference. It's a scan from one of the Osprey books (not sure which one), but the sculpt is clearly based off the third figure in the image.
Anyway, here's the start for the Northumbrian. He's a 54mm figure from Latorre. I had a few minor tweaks. I used some of the photo etch accessories for a belt and strapped his shield around his back. I wanted to add something to his free hand, so I thought I could use a horn I've got left over from another project. I thought about giving him an axe instead, but I didn't want to weigh him down with too many weapons. As you can see, he's just held together with sticky tack. For the painting, his right hand/spears will be left off. So will the horn, his dagger, and the shield.
Not much painting to show, just a quick base coat. I'd like to do this as a winter piece and hope to use colors to reinforce the cold feeling. While I understand the idea behind warm and cold colors, really applying it well is something that I'm still not comfortable with. So it will be a learning experience and I'm certainly open to any tips or suggestions as I go.
Oh, and I also found this while poking around online for reference. It's a scan from one of the Osprey books (not sure which one), but the sculpt is clearly based off the third figure in the image.
Northumbrian Warrior always kinda makes me smile seeing as Northumbria was where I was born.
Bbut I'm just wondering about the blue cloth, BLUE dye was in credibly expensive for cloth an mostly restricted for Royalty.
Most dyes of the period were natural and organic based so tended towards Browns, Greens and Ochre based colours and no detergents so dyed clothing faded easily with washing however sporadic.
I shudder to think of the smell of the Mail protected from rust with animal grease as well.
Bbut I'm just wondering about the blue cloth, BLUE dye was in credibly expensive for cloth an mostly restricted for Royalty.
Most dyes of the period were natural and organic based so tended towards Browns, Greens and Ochre based colours and no detergents so dyed clothing faded easily with washing however sporadic.
I shudder to think of the smell of the Mail protected from rust with animal grease as well.
Gandalf the Grey
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no wonder your listed as a super freak with knowledge like this.
It has nothing to do with my age, honestly.
Just been fortunate to read a great deal and have a quirky memory holding weird things yet forgetting how to tie my shoelaces some days.
Gandalf the Grey
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Or was it because you was actually there !?!?!
BloodASmedium
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That's my boy...gr8 job bails.
Arkhareon
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Great figure from great sculptor. We look forward to your version ...
Dragonsreach - time traveler...? Many things begin to make sense for me now
Dragonsreach - time traveler...? Many things begin to make sense for me now
Damn caught out.Dragonsreach - time traveler...? Many things begin to make sense for me now
Yes I am a time traveller.
Bailey03
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Thanks, DR. I'm glad I picked a piece you've got a connection with!
Very true about the colors. I had picked blue more for the feel of the color rather than any thought on historical accuracy. I plan to do a winter base covered in snow, so I wanted a cool color for his clothing. Purple is a very regal color, so I wanted to avoid that. And, while green can be cool... it also feels like more of a spring color, so I was tentative to pick that for a figure I wanted to surround with snow. I could do a cool shade of brown... but then I get a scene that is all brown, grey, and white. The only place to add a splash of color would be his shield which faces the rear of the figure. I could try for a dull cool gray-green. I don't know, I'm trying to picture that next to the snow and I worry it will fight still fight against the overall feel I want for the piece. What do you think?
Oh, and on a side not, I had planned to do some sort of border design on his tunic. So, while not a king, he was at least going to look somewhat well off!
Demihuman
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This looks like a good one to practice some freehand on. I love the work-a-day feeling on some of these medieval historic guys. All fantasy and day dreaming aside it must of been a tough time to be a human. Can you imagine putting that helmet on? "Hopefully if I strap this pot to my head it will buy me enough time to poke holes in the other guy with my pointy stick before he can club my brains out..." brutal.
Bailey03
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Yeah, I agree. While there are plenty of historical figures representing kings and chieftains, there's something kind of neat about a figure showing your average warrior of the time. Sort of a peak into a specific moment in history. Not idealized, just what someone might have actually looked like 1200 years ago.
On a side note, looking at the plate the figure is based on, he's labeled as a 'thegn' or thane. So, while not royalty, he was at least part of the upper class and perhaps well off enough to afford some nice clothes. I will think about some other options but, in the end, I may sacrifice a bit of historical accuracy to achieve the look I want.
On a side note, looking at the plate the figure is based on, he's labeled as a 'thegn' or thane. So, while not royalty, he was at least part of the upper class and perhaps well off enough to afford some nice clothes. I will think about some other options but, in the end, I may sacrifice a bit of historical accuracy to achieve the look I want.
Gandalf the Grey
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Sacrificing historical accuracy !!! Your sounding like a film director.
