Sproket's WIP

Sproket

Sproket

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Dr_Grimm said:
That looks amazing. I really love the skin tone. Is that all done with a brush or did you use an air brush in there somewhere?
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It's all done with a brush. I experimented an airbrush some years ago and hated it ... probably because I was really crap at airbrushing. I don't get on with any sort of spray application and avoid it if at all possible.

ten ball said:
I can not make my mind up if I like the dark or light version on the side of the gold helmet, the light is more realistic but there was something about the dark shadow that stood out.

I know your rushed for time so don't listen to my ramblings :)
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I still quite like the look of the dark version although as more gold goes down I think it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. I'm not quite finished with the helmet yet. I think the sides need a bit more impact possibly a sparkly highlight or two but I'll proceed with as much caution as time allows.
 
Dr_Grimm

Dr_Grimm

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I am about to give airbrushing a try and am a little nervous, probably going to pick up some old metal models off ebay to practice on. I also have one other question for you, how are you holding the miniature when you paint it, I see what looks like a piece of metal rod sticking out of the bottom, I am new to painting so I am trying to learn all these little tricks of the trade.
 
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SkelettetS

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Dr_Grimm said:
I am about to give airbrushing a try and am a little nervous,
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i was too, but honestly its not as tricky as it seems sometimes. its just a learning process; paint dillution, air pressure and the distance gun -> mini. a high Q airbrush made it a lot more funny though!

anyway spocket, killing paintjob as usual.
 
Sproket

Sproket

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Dr_Grimm said:
I am about to give airbrushing a try and am a little nervous, probably going to pick up some old metal models off ebay to practice on. I also have one other question for you, how are you holding the miniature when you paint it, I see what looks like a piece of metal rod sticking out of the bottom, I am new to painting so I am trying to learn all these little tricks of the trade.
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The piece of metal sticking out of the foot is a short length of wire. I use cut down sewing pins for this. I almost always drill and pin a mini in this way to attach it to the base. The wire can be pushed into a cork or held in a pin vice (as in the picture) to provide a handle during painting.

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Swanpthing5383

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Every now and again an artist does a piece of work on here that leaves me not having a clue what to say usually i can pick a point out that bugs me but as with this wee fella your dark eldar diarama skells nurgle toad and pink horrors mr dees great unclean one and ettin converted to nurgle i really cant pick one on any of them (see its happened that few times i can remember them!).

all i can say is your quick rushed work is far far better than my absolute best.
 
AndyG

AndyG

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Hi sprocket if you get chance can you post some finished pics of you lizard man priest as I'm doing something similar now and I want to shamelessly rip off your good ideas ;)
 
TrystanGST

TrystanGST

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Man - you're doing so much with such mediocre GW plastics. I can only imagine what you could do with a proper resin mini.
 
AndyG

AndyG

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Cheers much appreciated! The work on the turquoise inset on the gold staff is exceptional. Consider your work duly plagiarized ;)
 
Bailey03

Bailey03

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TrystanGST said:
Man - you're doing so much with such mediocre GW plastics. I can only imagine what you could do with a proper resin mini.
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Ha, should we start a collection to buy Sproket some figures from Studio McVey or something? I'll kick in a few bucks :laugh:

Sproket, this guy looks great. Love the colors and the NMM is fantastic. Looking forward to seeing what you do next
 
Sproket

Sproket

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Yay, new project! Some people ;) may be pleased to note it's resin!

I want to try and get a bit of colour into the mini and I've decided to keep my use of black to a minimum.
I started off with washes & glazes and gradually built up the intensity and definition. I'm using Vallejo Dark Sea Blue as my shade colour and it seems to be working out quite well. It also leaves me with the opportunity to go darker in selected areas if I need to. In addition to this I'm using a touch of purple to shade the flesh tones and this together with the red & orange tones used else where brings a lot more interest to the colour palette.

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Zab

Zab

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I can tell you are having fun with this one just by how much progress you have made already!
 
Canny

Canny

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Thanks Sproket for your great blog, I have some insight into colours especially for NMM gold/brass which is what Im working on at the mo. Looking fantastic, especially the mouth and teeth.
 
Sproket

Sproket

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Zab said:
I can tell you are having fun with this one just by how much progress you have made already!
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Yes, this is so different from anything I've painted recently it's really sparked off my enthusiasm! It's also nice to paint something where you can see the hand of the sculptor at work. As much as I like the GW plastics because they lend themselves to a smooth crisp style of painting (that me alright!) they can be a bit bland.

Canny said:
Thanks Sproket for your great blog, I have some insight into colours especially for NMM gold/brass which is what Im working on at the mo. Looking fantastic, especially the mouth and teeth.
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Thanks! You're more than welcome. I've picked up so much painting info & advice from blogs & forums it only seems fair to pass it on.
 
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