Lizardman Hunting Party for Dragonblood Minis

jahminis

New member
hey CMON...

my latest job for Dragonblood went up on their site yesterday...
this is a small unit of lizardmen, painted to look like southern alligator lizards...

here's the link if you would care to vote:
http://coolminiornot.com/237050

these guys were painted almost exclusively with the GW washes...
i don't often undercoat white, but this was a great opportunity to experiment with tinting more than painting...

first the pics, and then i'll break down what i did for anyone interested:

lizmenB_1.jpg

lizmenB_2.jpg


very few parts of the mini are actually painted in the traditional sense...
for the main body, a heavy wash of Gryphone Sepia was slathered all over the mini, except for front of the shield which was washed with Ogryn Flesh...
next, a heavy wash of Devlon Mud went over the Sepia, while the shield was given a few more layers of Ogryn Flesh...

the body was pretty much done at this point, but the lizards needed a pale underbelly...
this was done with P3 Menoth White Highlight as a basecoat, and a couple washes of Sepia...
a little cleanup with the white again, and its good to go...

the shield was given a few more layers of Ogryn Flesh...
i think in the end it was about ten layers to get a nice rich look...

the leather was basecoated with P3 Bloodstone, and washed with some Mud, and a thin layer of Black...
the wood was given the same treatment, but without a basecoat, just washes over white...

for a spot colour i chose red, and used it for the belts and ties on the weapons...
a simple basecoat of P3 Sanguine base, a layer of P3 Skorne Red, a shot of P3 Flesh Wash (which has a nice dark red wine tone) and the reds were good to go...
the tongue and eyes got the same treatment, but his the eyes being amore intense red, and tongue bein' a little more pink...

the flint is painted black, and highlighted with P3 Coal Black, followed by some P3 Trollblood Highlight...

the stripes on the back are straight Coal Black over the brown...

once i sent 'em off to the boss, he slapped some bone highlights on just about everything to bring everything out just a little more...
not a bad result for an experiment in a completely new style and approach to painting...

thanks for lookin'...

cheers
jah
 

jahminis

New member
this is after eric finished 'em up...
the shields, the leather, the wood, and the stripes all got hit with some bone...

cheers
jah
 

ScottRadom

Shogun of Saskatchewan
This is just about the coolest stuff I've seen from you. I'd call the experiment a raging success! I hope you try it on something else soon, and I htin kthew bone highlights really add to the mini's, So I think you should consider adding them into the mix next time. Well done!
 

generulpoleaxe

New member
The gw washes realy worked a treat on those Jah, if it was quicker than your normal techniques then it could be an idea to switch painting methods. :)

top work bud :)
 

jahminis

New member
hahahahaha...
i'm so amazed that these guys are getting such a good reception, as i hated painted 'em...
it's nice to experiment, and get paid and published at the same time, but i prefer to paint with my style...
i like me some Space Marines!!!

i'm enjoying pushing my boundaries though, for sure...
Eric Louchard has been a very good influence for that, and a patient, understanding, boss...
his watercolor style is very cool...
he makes it look way too easy...

it's very frustrating to work so hard on perfecting the 'Eavy Metal Marine style, and then jump right into something new, and completely opposite to my normal approach...
it's good for my growth as a painter though...

thanks for takin' the time to comment and vote...
it's very much appreciated...

cheers
jah
 

ScottRadom

Shogun of Saskatchewan
Well between you and Wappel you guys got me hooked into ttrying soem Lizard stuff. I went out today and bought a big chunk of a Warhammer army. I haven't even thought of collecting and painting an army for playing in a couple years. I don't know if I should thank you guys or be pissed off!
 

jahminis

New member
hahahahaha...

i'd be pissed!!!

oh, and...you're welcome;)...

you better have bought the Stegadon...
best lizardman kit ever...

cheers
jah
 

ScottRadom

Shogun of Saskatchewan
Nah, not yet. See I know I would enjoy the Stegadon, but it's been a long time since I did any kind of RnF, so I picked up a battalion box of a bunch of that stuff. If I am going to burn out and get army fatigue on the RnF early, no point in getting the Steg. But I did manage to paint up 3 skinks in 10 minutes with the aid of a hairdryer and those washes. Nothing fancy but it beats what my A-Game was a couple of years ago so I know they'll look fine on the table. Now I gotta pester James Wappel to see wht kind of a list he uses. And I'll look into getting some dragonblood mini's too for some characters. If things keep on track.

Oh, to speed things up I went with the black primer, then the white primer from above highlighting thingy and that helped a little too. I think. I'm just painting up blue dudes but I am ripping off your tech for the saurus warriors for sure. I think it'll be a nice unique look for a warhammer army!

TY Jah! Or go to hell. Not sure which yet. I know which one my wife would use!
 

demonherald

New member
I like these guys noticed em on the gallery yesterday .....
interesting reading you've done em with the washes certainly works for te leathery skin and the simple colour rang lends a more natural feel than the usual lozard explosions of colour we see.
I like em.
 
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