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[dogfacedboy uk1]

thanks! ots of colours in the shadin actually, but my new super-best-friend is vallejo's modelcolour 'dark red'. its the most used colour for shading on this model. but ive also used purple+black, magenta+black, and some dark browns. and some blue-black ink too in the darkest shading.

i do my best to prevent junior from using the paint, but he seems awfull interrested in these paint bottles...sigh!




oh man you know xbox is the root to all worlds evil? just toss the damned machine out of the window and start sculping goddamn, i hate when talent is wasted like that
seriously, keep on sculpting. im looking forward to some wips soon!

You are very right about the xbox lol, i have fits and spurts of gaming, got the new fangled 3DS arriving next week with Pilotwings to relive some classic gameplay. I guess its all to do with balancing time spent. Dont worry, I wont be wasting sculpting talent. Its a struggle for me with art simply because I sometimes allow myself to engorge on the fabulous artistic skills of others, then I look at my own current level of work, think "damn, I have a long way to go before I can do that and get somewhat deflated about it." Whilst feeling like this can be a positive thing to drive yourself forward, it can also be a negative thing worrying about how much better everyone else is lol!!

I think the dark elf I am working on may allow me to dig out of my rut - we'll see.

Anyway - I want to tell you just how f--king amazing that rat ogre is looking, but it looks like everyone else has beat me to it singing its praises!!! Amazing colours going on in the skintone - as is usual for your work, and I think its what I like most about your stuff Skels. The Silky Smooth Vibrancy you create is something I wish I could do, the photos you have done show it off beautifully as well and let us appreciate all the nuances you have got going on. In a word - wicked!!

Keep the updates coming mate.

dfb

 

[funnymouth]

i really like how you paint to completion top to bottom; makes these wips very dramatic. cant say i've seen anyone paint like that before you.

 

[SkelettetS]

cheers ppl!
some new updates, the ogres are, if i dare to say it, finished. with the exception of some feet and some minor stuff of course, stuff that going to be painted after the basing. really looking forward to try out the new airbrush now! some setbacks though the needle was bent in the delivery, but im going to recieve a new one from the manufacturer. still irritating. ive straighten up the bent one and going for a test round soon, not going to air any fine details at the moment anyway.

the pictures...

one of the little more shy 2nd one rat. the chain is going to be attatched to some bricks he pulled from the side wall in, will make more sence when based.

...and the whole gang...

 

[Crackpot]

Great work! Very cool, love the skintone!
Only thing I don't like so much are the metallic parts, they look very glossy as if they would be covered in oil. :/

 

[Sleipnir]

Wohooooo! Can`t wait to see them in august live at stage!!! Go on with the base and finish this damn project mate. Will see the king next!

Can`t wait to get instructions from you to know how to paint gorgeous works like that!

 

[SkelettetS]

thanks!
the metals aint actually that gloss irl (look almost wet in these pictures) more semigloss/satin, more shiny than wet. i dig to use som inks in the shading of metals, it add much more vibrance and increase the contrast, sort of.

 

[freakinacage]

the feet on the ones on the right in the bottom pic seem unfinished

 

[Chrome]

the feet on the ones on the right in the bottom pic seem unfinished

I'm sure he's got some secret agenda involving the base with that.

 

[Torn blue sky]

Ahhh nice! Usual awesome stylings. Not sure why I see the one with the chain flushing a toilet...

 

[SkelettetS]

some of the legs (and few other details) are not painted yet just because making the basing easier.
lol, yeah tbs, got a point there!

 

[Elly3438]

Very nice looking rat ogres!!! I'm very impressed with the skin tones, as well as that gem + the OSL~

 

[Eelco]

Perfect job over here.
I like the atmosphere of the figures and think eveything is balanced very well.
Love those skintones, wonderfull done.

Best regards,

Eelco

 

[Tee999]

So awesome. they look real good Skel.

Tee

 

[nox]

Looks amazing ^^ love your high-contrast style

 

[cassar]

love the mettalics reeeeeeal bronzy, tell me dont you ever have an off day? lol

 

[Empchild]

I love your work man, the overall contrast of colors in your painting, and the true artistic style to it make's for an amazing finished model.

 

[SkelettetS]

hey thanks guys, you bumpers ... im currently on a vacation relaxing in the country, but as soon as i come back ill try to post some pictures of a nearly finished base. my painting fingers are itching! lol

 

[Baron Phlegm]

Impressive.

Lovely smooth blends combined with vibrant colours.

Really like the purple/greys on the decapitated heads- will make a note of that and utilise it later!

 

[Vanilla vincent]

Wooah stefan amazing work on the rats ,would love to se them irl haha
you really captured the sick and weird feal the skaven have , looking forword to se them based too

 

[SkelettetS]

thanks folks!

ok got some non-perfect photos of the base, but it shows the general idea at least. it pretty much done if no-one have any kicking idea

game bases..

and this is what the mysterious chain of the 2nd ogre is going to end up with...

and current work, packmaster. had to include a little banner, just for the show