MAXXxxx WIPs

[Zab]

That's a tough model, way to push yourself.

 

[Gandalf the Grey]

I agree that the jump with the sky grey looks a bit too much on the photo. How it looks IRL will answer that.
overall starting colour choice looks good.

 

[MAXXxxx]

2 new wips.

Progress so far.
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Left arm closer. The question is: does the transition look ok, or too weird and I should use other colors. With the extra, that I want to have warm colors on the white for shading, so no blue/green suggestions please
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[Demihuman]

I think the white to orange will look good. It's hard to tell with out more paint on the model. That's a pretty involved sculpt and it is difficult to see what the different parts a re e supposed to represent.

 

[MAXXxxx]

So Progress for this week:
- Skin mostly done (some tones, glazes, maybe some highlights are missing
- Armor the same (NMM trim missing, no idea if I want to change the armor's colors or not)
- some basecoats on leather straps and bones

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And a 'fun' video I found on torrent. It's one of the first video tutorials from 2003. I was saying that the GW-DVD is sh*t, but compared to this it's stellar. The video is supposedly show how to paint really good quality minis.
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1. the presenter
2. What is this thing called thinning?
3. one of the finished masterworks
4. drybrushing done wrong
5. weathering... not really.

if someone is ready for the horrors I found a youtube version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGH_kc9TZ0
It's an eye opener especially if we compare it to... let's say even the current free GW YT vids.

 

[oistene]

I really like the plates there. Skin need more pop, but you said you would add more highlights, so I'll wait it out.

As for the video... No comment.

 

[ten ball]

shit !!! Andy they have found our video..........

*slams door on way out*

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

For 2003, he had some advice that is important even today. I think since then with the Internet its become a lot easier to actually learn to paint well. In 15 years, nobody taught him to dilute his paint.

 

[GreenOne]

Not sure if that was the standard in 2003 or if that guy did not know better, the name rings a bell anyway.

I have a few larper friends, I don't find the video this awkward; he really owns that cloak, I think it takes balls.
"These glues stink and they're bad for your brain'' *Gives crosseye look*

I also have boardgamer friends on facebook, one of them bough one of those new game that has decent minis in them (Not sure which.) he painted them awfully ( To any cmon type of standard.) and put them on facebook. He has received more praises then I do in all the nets and he is happy about them, I don't want to burst his bubble.
There is a lot of people, probably more than 'us', who just want to slap on some paints and move on to boardgames, D&D, etc., to those that video would actually be an upgrade, and they wouldn't look any further. A site like CMON is a huge pandora box; if you don't know better, you think that turd looks good.

 

[MAXXxxx]

He has received more praises then I do in all the nets and he is happy about them, I don't want to burst his bubble.
There is a lot of people, probably more than 'us', who just want to slap on some paints and move on to boardgames, D&D, etc., to those that video would actually be an upgrade, and they wouldn't look any further.

there is no need to burst his bubble

But a tutorial video should at least teach the techniques correctly.
I know they are quite a bit later, but PrivateerPress DVD or the GW-Youtube vids do it about right (there are some things in the GW ones, that are there to ruin your brush/paint, so you buy new, but apart from that they are good).
Nice TTQ painting without a lot of hassle presented in an engaging way, where the result can be easily replicated by anyone.

As for standard in 2003... well the How to paint citadel minis 2nd ed was released in 2003 and that (and the 1st ed from 1989!) shows a lot more and better (even though not in vids, but pics).

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Do those GW YouTube vids tell the painter to dilute? IME, whenever I am in a GW store, I'll talk to them about diluting and they look at me like I need to leave the store. If their customers all diluted their paints, they would get a lot more out of them. Even the managers, when painting up minis for display, put it on in thick, detail-obscuring layers. The wizard in the video talked about the importance of not obscuring detail with the paint-on primer, and then when he puts on the actual acrylic he slaps on a heaping load that seems to cover the entire mini's leg without any movement from the brush. He just touches the leg and there is so much paint on the brush it coats the whole mini. Ha! Excellent!

 

[MAXXxxx]

weird as it sounds, but yes they do tell to dilute the paint.

not to the level you do, but enough to flow aimed at ttq figures.

 

[MAXXxxx]

Februar is going super.
I caught a cold and I can't work since yesterday (altough it's passing by fast, so I might be able to go back tomorrow),but today I got a call: my contract that should go on until end of december is cancelled, so basically from 1st of march I'm unemployed...
It's really 'nice' from them to share this info while I'm home sick and not in the office.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Ugh, sorry to hear this. I'm sure this situation can be a bit scary. I hope you find a contract or similar job to fill in the space.

 

[MAXXxxx]

finished with the loathed model. presenting:

Shurafinity (Shurat in infiity)

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[oistene]

Looks really great, Max!

Re February: I vote for not having one next year. I tried to make it better by being away half of it, but the remaining half has been awful for three whole months.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Wow dude! Really looks great! Love the level of contrast, the photography, it's all very well done my friend. Is it just me, or have you really stepped it up into the consistent 9 category this year?

 

[MAXXxxx]

thanks for the comments.

Nope, BoK it must be you We could try it, but I think it'll hardly get a 7 if I put it in my gallery.

 

[moetle]

Great work on the wolf Max. The armor and the blade are really nice in particular!

 

[Gandalf the Grey]

Excellent work on the blades, smooth blending.