French Flair aka the Allan and Cyril effect

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t_haye2

Guest
ah...the french gods...well, they\'re only coming to the UK to get their FINGERS CHOPPED OFF!!! mwahahahahaha!!!!!( me just being jealous here...)
 
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hivemind

Guest
I was gonna say...

Find them and kill them. They\'re obviously aliens sent here to demoralize us with their unnatural skills before they take over the world.
 
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U4-Welcome

Guest
Yup, he\'s French. Jérémie Bonamant. Multiple GD winner too, in fact. And this mini is amazing. :( I want to paint like this.
 

finn17

New member
Well....

Originally posted by Corvus
If I\'m correct, this guy called \"Bragon\" is also from France. You\'ve got to see his latest work:
In the \'Who Inspires You\' Thread. Bragon was the first name that came to mind:flip:
 

Klute

New member
Yeh that Bragon floats my boat alright.Saw his stuff a while back.
Jeremie Bonamant Teboul is the guys name and here a link to his website.
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Well worth a look.:D
 

supervike

Super Moderator
a step ahead...

It does seem like they are (the french masters) painting on an entirely different level than most of the world.

It is amazing when you see what flawless masterpieces, even as the blown up image, this work is. Then you remember the actual size of the mini, and you are floored all over again.....

Do any of you remember a while back here in the forums, someone linked a russian site with incredible freehand miniature work?

Absolutely breathtaking.
 

supervike

Super Moderator
ah yes....

It was you, wasn\'t it!

Thanks for refreshing my memory, and double thanks for linking the forum page. That stuff just makes you shake your head in awe.

Here is another \"french flair\" I just happened across as I was voting....

http://www.coolminiornot.com/54819

I think I would give my left \"you know what\" to paint like that. Oh hell, I already have two kids, I\'d give my right one too....

:D:Dlollol
 

beh

New member
Originally posted by supervike
I think I would give my left \"you know what\" to paint like that. Oh hell, I already have two kids, I\'d give my right one too....

LOL! That\'s hillarious supervike!

Man, these sure are something, eh? Gosh, I don\'t want to sound too much of a \"fanboy,\" but man, that one of Alexi Z\'s \"Chaos Dragon Ogre Shaggoth\" is remarkable. The blending, shading, and what not is so smooth and sleek--it looks like an illustration!

Wow. Just :wow:
 
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Hi-lite-r

Guest
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I pmed allan when i first got an account here... took him a few months to reply, but i asked him about his metallics... Basically its like all the rest of these insane french painters styles. Its all wash techique. Even with the metals. basically he said he washes boltgun and the starts layering up with very thin app. of boltgun, chainmail and thinned inks. Damn them french... they are too good. Anyone up for another communist uprising to shake them up a little more?
 

Zora

New member
Yeah, \'Vike...

Originally posted by supervike
It was you, wasn\'t it!

Thanks for refreshing my memory, and double thanks for linking the forum page. That stuff just makes you shake your head in awe.

Here is another \"french flair\" I just happened across as I was voting....

http://www.coolminiornot.com/54819

I think I would give my left \"you know what\" to paint like that. Oh hell, I already have two kids, I\'d give my right one too....

:D:Dlollol

I\'d give your right and left one, too, to paint like that.;)

Makes me wish I\'d asked for some more painting skill for my birthday...lol
 

supervike

Super Moderator
my how generous....

Originally posted by Zora

I\'d give your right and left one, too, to paint like that.;)


I can\'t be just giving them out all willey nilley...

Besides, I am rather attached to themlollollol
 

Zora

New member
I\'m just trying to be nice...

Seeing as your birthday was this month, I don\'t want to take BOTH, so we\'ll just cash them in for 1/2 the talent, each, whaddaya think?:rolleyes:

Yeah, Alexi Z\'s stuff made me poo my pants. LOVE his conversion of Lelith. And the freehand on the mounted lady model shown earlier in this post is disgustingly good.

I can\'t PAINT that well, and they have freehand to boot! Sheesh...

Ah well, just means more eye candy.
 

GunjiNoKanrei

New member
I really love the French stuff. I am lost for words when having to describe their works.

Originally posted by Zora
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Yeah, Alexi Z\'s stuff made me poo my pants. LOVE his conversion of Lelith.
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Alexi_Z is a she by the way and she is from Moscow/Russia. But I agree - definitely awesome stuff.
 

Zora

New member
Ooh! My mistake!

Apologies to Alexi Z! HER work is absolutely stunning! It doesn\'t matter where she\'s from, she\'s amazing...
 

hawkwood

New member
dumb question

can someone define \"freehand\" for me? sorry im a little out of date.

yes all the painters mentioned are very good indeed.

hawk
 

supervike

Super Moderator
Freehand is basically just painting on a design or letters or anything that isn\'t sculpted.

Like in this example

http://www.coolminiornot.com/54819

The shield design is painted on, its not a decal, or sculpted design, thus freehand...

Hope that helps...

;)
 
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