kousa\'s WIP thread

[kousa]

everybody are doing it so i have to start my own WIP thread too

1st up is my vladar, which has got some little converting...
the theme is supposed to be very cold and dirt will be added to his cloak
the current pics are bad because of the lighting, sorry about that

and on to the pics!

i would really appreciaty any feedback and tips

 

[Tahn]

If you want your images to show on the post, then copy and paste the bit under the photo.

As for the model, the cloak and helmet are awesome! Could you tell us how you did them?

 

[kousa]

Originally posted by Tahn
If you want your images to show on the post, then copy and paste the bit under the photo.

As for the model, the cloak and helmet are awesome! Could you tell us how you did them? [/quote]

solved the picture problem! it seemed that it tried to insert a smilie in to the pic because the name had unintentionally \"lol\" in the middle of it :D

thanks! the cloak was done with a basecoat of black and GW fortress grey, then blended up to pure fortress grey and then from there to white.
and the helmet was done with a basecoat of black, GW regal blue and white which was blended towards white (a big surprise, eh? lol )

sorry that i cant give you exact ratios as i do everything by eye, if you know what i mean :(

 

[AinuLainour]

Grim, perfect.

 

[Ogrebane]

I think you have too much blood. A little splatter tells a better story IMHO. Otherwise very good.

 

[kousa]

thanks for the nice replies!

Originally posted by Ogrebane
I think you have too much blood. A little splatter tells a better story IMHO. Otherwise very good.

i will make his shoe or whatever bloody so it will appear that he has stomped or kicked someone who has been on the ground (this because what i have understood from vladar\'s fluff is that he\'s a very, very brutal and merciless dude)
and the bigger blood stain because maybe he has kneeled down to the blood pool to pick up something from the body (yeah, i\'m good at making excuses for my crappy painting effects lol )

oh and here\'s a standard for my slaanesh LatD army, it\'s gonna be music themed

edit: by the way, the black is smooth and...well black...but the picture/lighting messed it somehow... ???

a cookie to the one who guesses which band\'s cd-cover this is :]

 

[Brother Tom]

Exsellent looking banner, i have no clue which cd cover that is from though. What would look good for a slaanesh army banner though is some Tool artwork from the Lateralus album, like the one from my Avatar, i would\'nt mind doing that myself if I felt I had the skill. Check this link out for a look at the art which inspired that album, from guy called Alex Grey.

Alex Grey

 

[Ogrebane]

That banner is awesome. Dont know the band either. Not having a go at your painting skills. I think yur painting is better than mine just something I have learnt about blood an gore is to try and hold back a little. The mini is excellent and I will prob vote about an 8 for it.

 

[kousa]

Originally posted by Ogrebane
That banner is awesome. Dont know the band either. Not having a go at your painting skills. I think yur painting is better than mine just something I have learnt about blood an gore is to try and hold back a little. The mini is excellent and I will prob vote about an 8 for it.

no need to explain, it was constructive critisism, no offence taken or anything....i just was trying to explain my twisted vision of the gory event :drool:

oh and the banner is taken from Slayer\' God hates us all album cover....gotta love that CD

oh and here\'s another WIP, small and bad pic working as a teaser (more pics tomorrow as i will put some more work on it)

 

[milb]

You really know how to paint blood. Looks really cool. How do you do that???

Edit: Oops I have written \"I\" instead of \"You\"^^ Shame on me...

 

[kousa]

Originally posted by milb
I really know how to paint blood. Looks really cool. How do you do that???

its a mix of red and chestnut ink, then \"shot off\" from the brush, and finally to the bigger bloodstains pure chesnut ink (not thinned)

 

[Ogrebane]

Yes it would seem you like a little gore. Nice work I like your style.

 

[enterfaith]

Could I ask what colours you use for the bonish type colour on the robes of that rackham figure and the pants of that other figure? I use a similar colour very often but mine looks a tad yellowy.

 

[kousa]

Originally posted by enterfaith
Could I ask what colours you use for the bonish type colour on the robes of that rackham figure and the pants of that other figure? I use a similar colour very often but mine looks a tad yellowy.

it\'s fortress grey shaded with black and highlighted with white in both minis

Ogrebane: that\'s correct! gore always brings some life to grey and cold color schemes....also i like how the blood makes the minis look....brutal! lol

oh and thanks!

 

[enterfaith]

Fortress grey? Are you serious? I could\'ve sworn there was some graveyard earth or something in there. Must just be the photos.

 

[kousa]

Originally posted by enterfaith
Fortress grey? Are you serious? I could\'ve sworn there was some graveyard earth or something in there. Must just be the photos.

yea, i suck at taking photos, but now i found the right settings to my camera so the colors will be shown same as in real life, yay! :beer:

finished the DSD german, most awesome miniature to paint, here\'s the pics:

and here\'s another next to a GW marine so you could get better idea of the size: