Counts long and winding thread of improvement and excess.

[TrystanGST]

Rust isn't too bad - brown and a little orange. Good work on the skellies.

 

[count zero99uk]

Ah well almost finished but thought id get a pic up before the light completely went for the day.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks as allways for your support

Great community here, for the pros as well as us hacks.

 

[TrystanGST]

Looking good! If I had a army full of guys like these, I wouldn't be so embarassed to play the the gaming store.

 

[count zero99uk]

Here are 6 more Skeleton Troops from the Dwarf Kings Hold board game, so thats all 12.

Next are 10 Skeleton Revenants. Ill be doing there robes Red so I hope I can pull that off

See how they go.

 

[count zero99uk]

The revenants are takeing shape

Also did my first red i dont think it looks too bad, comments are allways welcome

Just looking forward to playing with a fully painted set

Take care out there.

 

[count zero99uk]

Ho hum more done.

Got the armour finished, looks better than i thought it would. The more i look at the red cloth the happier i am. Anyway heres a piccy.

Comments as allways would be welcome.

 

[kathrynloch]

Hiya count! Now that red really does look spiffy! Nice job on a difficult color! On your next project down the road when you paint red, try popping those shadows and highlights even more. But don't let that suggestion take anything away from these guys - well done!


On the armor - with gold or silver metallics. If you add washes of various colors...as in wash red let dry, wash blue let dry, and so on. Green and purple work great on gold. The washes add a lot of depth to the metal and look really nice.

 

[count zero99uk]

Thanks Kathryn

Been a hectic few months, been dealing more with my head, but now ive got a new painting desk just need to pick up a new lamp and a new camera now.

Brother borrowed camera to go to a Stone Roses concert and well it didnt come back.

So hopefully should have some more updates soon.

 

[KruleBear]

Count, i like the blues and reds you have achieved on the skeletons. These are going to look sharp on a gaming table.

 

[count zero99uk]

Cheers everyone.

Well managed to get some painting done today, admitadly its not a lot, not a lot at all, but its a start. Get the paint flowing as it were.

Also i noticed that i never put up a finished photo of the first batch of revenants. Im still trying to get to grips with my new camera so when i get a nice pic ill post one in the meantime heres them milling around on my desk.

There is another photo on my blog as well as a photo of my new paintstation

Thanks as allways for looking and ill try and keep momentum going this time.
Brian.

 

[10 ball]

In the eye sockets and deep recesses go to real dark brown or even black. It will make them pop out more. Good work.

 

[count zero99uk]

Hi all, jsut a quick note to ay ill not be updating things for a while, could be a week or could be some months depending on how long it takes the benefit people to pull there finger out. Please see this for full details. http://brushwars.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/there-may-be-some-delay-in-my-posts-7/

Please pass the link onto anyone you think needs to know there not alone if they are going through this kind of situation.

Take care and as allways thanks for your support.
Brian.

 

[count zero99uk]

Hey all, managed to get the revenants finished . Really pleased withmyself considering the pressure im under at the moment. Trying to use it as some kind of therapy.

Anyway here you go

All comments welcome.
Cheers Brian.

 

[TrystanGST]

That's how painting should be. I enjoy it most when it's just for me; just for fun. Contests can be fun too, but the deadlines add stress. And when it stops being fun, you're doing it wrong. Just ask Elly.

As for the revs - I'd like to see a little more separation between the armor plates, but overall quite nice.

 

[count zero99uk]

Yeah splurging on gunmetal grey and a drybrush of silver dosnt win any prizes but it got them finished, and there good for the game .

Maybe next time ill spend a little more time, i mean ive only about another 100 of these to do, so at this rate, say 5 years.

But seriously, these are done for me to play the game with more that just grey plastic. Im trying to get my skills up but Im not sure that these models would have been the best to do them with. Maybe next time.

Thanks for the comments Trystan

Take care.

 

[KruleBear]

Congrats on completing some minis. I need to get that done to get some closure on my current minis.

 

[TrystanGST]

Those are great gaming minis. Considering every time I've been to a store, most of the armies are either primer or bare plastic, you've already got a big lead!

 

[count zero99uk]

Trying to work out what to paint the dwarves. Im really at a blank.

I was thinking just leathers and metals for the shoulders.

But im really not sure, Im open to suggestions. These are meant to represent a group of adventuring dwarves rather than a military unit. So i was thinking maybe doing it different for each one.

Also the models are a bit busy, so im having dificulty picking bits out, anyone have any advice for that?

Cheers as allways.

 

[KruleBear]

The browns of the leather make sense to me for adventuring dwarves as i would think they would try to blend into their surroundings more than a regiment. And if you do not like it, the brown makes a good base for other colors. I would probably go for dark colors on the metals like chainmail (or whatever gw calls it now) for the same reaon. For a distinctiveness, paint each shield differently to indicate they are not a cohesive military unit.

I find with a busy mini i just need to start laying base colors before i get a good feel on how to handle all the detail. Heck, sometimes i am just about done with a mini when i realize a bit of detail is not what i thought it was and it needs to be modified.

 

[count zero99uk]

Hi all, right made a start on them. Decided to start with the armour. Let me know what you think.

Remeber these are to game with but im still trying to get better

Ive done Gunmetal Grey - then a wash of watered down black ink, then a light brushing of Natural Steel, and finaly a Very light brush of Silver. All VMC paints.

Not sure if the colour change is stark enough, or if it will look better when its against a coloured mini rather than just a black mini.