automaton
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hello everyone, I usually don\'t post here but I thought you might like to have a look at my entries from our GD this year, seeing as photos from the event aren\'t really emerging online.
Well I had 3 entries - an ork nob for 40k single category, aragorn for LOTR single and a dark elf for fantasy single.
The ork was strongly influenced by allan c\'s orks, which are so amazing! I wanted to do something similar with the metallics, bionics and yellow armour plates, but tried to go in my own directions with things as well, especially the skin, which I tried to make a more unusual colour. Instead of the brighter green normally used for orks, I went for something a bit more natural, with blue and purple undertones etc. - this is how I imagine orks looking!
FOr aragorn, I wanted to be as faithful to the movie as possible, and match the colours as well as I could - I also tried to use a more natural painting style with less stark and exaggerated highlights, meaning he is quite dark and drab - as he is in the movie I think haha. It\'s a bit tricky to get good photos because of that though...I think that sort of style doesn\'t come across as well in pics, especially on the tiny LOTR minis. But oh well haha
ANd the dark elf, I was imagining him in the cold, frozen wasteland environment of the dark elf land of naggaroth, and tried to show this with the colours of the mini - the strong relationship between the colours and dull tones were meant to simulate the low-light, winter environment - not so much bright contrasting colours because of the duller, cold light. And I think this also reflects the cruel nature of the dark elves.
As far as results go, I was fortunate enough to win the gold with the ork and aragorn, and the elf was a finalist but missed out getting a place.
there are bigger pics, better quality etc., on my site here: http://guildofharmony.com/gallery.php
here is the link to the pics if you want to vote:
ork: http://www.coolminiornot.com/139786
aragorn: http://www.coolminiornot.com/139783
dark elf: http://www.coolminiornot.com/139785
Well anyway, I hope you like them!!
-sebastian
Well I had 3 entries - an ork nob for 40k single category, aragorn for LOTR single and a dark elf for fantasy single.
The ork was strongly influenced by allan c\'s orks, which are so amazing! I wanted to do something similar with the metallics, bionics and yellow armour plates, but tried to go in my own directions with things as well, especially the skin, which I tried to make a more unusual colour. Instead of the brighter green normally used for orks, I went for something a bit more natural, with blue and purple undertones etc. - this is how I imagine orks looking!
FOr aragorn, I wanted to be as faithful to the movie as possible, and match the colours as well as I could - I also tried to use a more natural painting style with less stark and exaggerated highlights, meaning he is quite dark and drab - as he is in the movie I think haha. It\'s a bit tricky to get good photos because of that though...I think that sort of style doesn\'t come across as well in pics, especially on the tiny LOTR minis. But oh well haha
ANd the dark elf, I was imagining him in the cold, frozen wasteland environment of the dark elf land of naggaroth, and tried to show this with the colours of the mini - the strong relationship between the colours and dull tones were meant to simulate the low-light, winter environment - not so much bright contrasting colours because of the duller, cold light. And I think this also reflects the cruel nature of the dark elves.
As far as results go, I was fortunate enough to win the gold with the ork and aragorn, and the elf was a finalist but missed out getting a place.
there are bigger pics, better quality etc., on my site here: http://guildofharmony.com/gallery.php
here is the link to the pics if you want to vote:
ork: http://www.coolminiornot.com/139786
aragorn: http://www.coolminiornot.com/139783
dark elf: http://www.coolminiornot.com/139785
Well anyway, I hope you like them!!
-sebastian
