The Bloodletter, the Terminator and the Pillar

[daemon boy]

...well i know im not a golden daemon winner....yet:beer:
but i think whatever colour you use must look in keeping with the tone of the piece, look at jakob nielsons elf-on-the-pony and he explains that he mixed purple into every colour to highlight, and this creates a good \"environment\" to the piece, and makes the two models not look too stark, or too odd-looking together

and possibly a good \'ol ultra marine

-tim

 

[Euphorion]

I love the whole project a lot
But somehow I have the feeling that there is something wrong about the column...

In this scene the Terminator smacked the Blooletter just now and the punch was so hard that it tore the deamons jaw of and made it crash into the pillar which is about to collaps.
But to me it seems that the process of the pillar toppeling over is just to far advanced.
The column is some kind of exploding or torn appart by some other force then the blow of the thunderhammer as the parts are falling into many different directions.
It just doen´t \"feel\" like massive stone but more like a pile of tin cans...althought termies are strong and thunderhammers very powerful heavy it takes some seconds till heavy objetcs gain their momentum.
(Despite that I wonder what made the top stone crack...???)

But maybe I´m just to picky.^^

What I think would be cool, was if you paint the termie as an Iron Snake.
I don´t know if you know the Dan Abnett novel.
They are ancient Greece themed and that would fit very well to your slightly Ionic column and thus create a nice connection between the termie and the base

 

[Joek]

The top of the pillar is still up for debate at the moment - I may well take it off again, but I\'ll see how the whole scene ends up before I make the change!

As for the colour of the marine, I\'ve finally decided to go for Crimson Fists. I though about going for something high contrast like the Salamanders, but I just kept on looking at it and thought it would be far too much. With the CF there\'s just enough colour to make him stand out without imposing himself, and the red fists will complement the demon fairly well.

 

[Skullz]

i agree with joek about the CF. but try to tweak the pillar. there is still something not right about the movement. it is still a lot of weight to move that fast with a blow like that. the blood letter doesn\'t weigh more than the pillar.

 

[Joek]

Apologies for this photo - colours all shot to hell, but just wanted a sound out on the pillar. Had a bit of a play around with it. I don\'t think it\'s as dynamic, but I think it\'s probably a bit more realistic.

 

[liamrudel]

I liked it the other way TBH.

 

[Joek]

I know what you mean. By the end of the whole thing it\'ll simply be a judgement call over which I prefer! Luckily, it\'s nice and easy to bend things whichever way I want, as it\'s all nicely pinned and moveable!

 

[Skullz]

i kinda liked the pillar cap. it might make it a little more dynamic if you add it back in. i think you still need a good angle to the pillar(like a teetering effect). just not as much as what it was before. keep working at it. you\'ll get a winning combination. btw...did you look at wedding cake pillars? they look much more crisper in detail. that is what i used b4.

 

[redarmy27]

This is coming together awesomely! Thanks for the tips on how you painted the bloodletter as well.

Look\'s like the BL won\'t have to worry about too much dental insurance anymore...

 

[Joek]

Work on the Terminator:

 

[junior elf]

The whole thing is great. Preferred the first pillar. The space marine is great. You might even win a Slayer!!!

 

[Skullz]

woah there junior...woah there. i think it still has a lot of work to go to get to that level. the balance issue of the pillar is still not resolved. it does look good yes...slayer sword...maybe with a lot of hard work.

 

[Joek]

Originally posted by Skullz
woah there junior...woah there. i think it still has a lot of work to go to get to that level. the balance issue of the pillar is still not resolved. it does look good yes...slayer sword...maybe with a lot of hard work.

Hee-Hee. Slayer Sword...oh no. No way in hell. I have neither the patience nor the attention to detail to make it to those heady heights.

You hit the nail on the head with the hard work bit - I do this as a past-time and a nice way to unwind, but if folk like what I do then that\'s great

 

[liamrudel]

What way did you do your armour cause whenever I do my blending it comes out looking like layers and I\'m about to paint a squad of teminators so would like to get it right for them!

 

[Joek]

Originally posted by liamrudel
What way did you do your armour cause whenever I do my blending it comes out looking like layers and I\'m about to paint a squad of teminators so would like to get it right for them!

I think it\'s just a case of making the paint probably more thin and dilute than you think is right, and just gradually work on the area with a small brush and a fair amount of gradually lighter shades.

I\'m afraid to say it\'s never been an accurate science when I do it though - there are times when you can spend ages working on a spot only for it to look really chalky and messy. Nothing you can do but start again really (although glazes can work to a point).

In my old age I\'ve finally learned patience when it comes to painting minis, which is probably the most useful thing I can offer you!

 

[Skullz]

i found that it took a long time to get used to diluting the paint. it really is a skill learned over time and not over night. it has taken me 15 years to get where i am presently and i think it will take another 15 to get to the level of slayer sword.

 

[Joek]

Originally posted by Skullz
i found that it took a long time to get used to diluting the paint. it really is a skill learned over time and not over night. it has taken me 15 years to get where i am presently and i think it will take another 15 to get to the level of slayer sword.

EDIT: I will just add that the day comes when a technique just \'clicks\' and you find yourself doing it fine from then on. I don\'t think anything will be the pride I felt when I got \'drybrushing\' right

I agree absolutely. I only returned to painting minis this year, after about 15 years of nothing at all - I was absolutely staggered to find how much the hobby had moved on. I always found that in the past \'Blending\' was never explained well at all - I was busy looking through my old \'Fantasy Miniatures\' (Golden Demon awards from about \'89 - I was there!) and there was an old guide at the end of it written by John Blanche - it basically went along the lines of \'very tricky, feather the paint, good luck!\'. Nowadays I can grasp the idea fine, but new techniques just crop up routinely, and I have to say I struggle to get to grips with these things!

 

[Skullz]

it is just one big game of catchup. the basic principles never change but the products and materials do. the minis are far more detailed now than they ever were when i grew up painting. i learned on D&D minis through trial and error. no one ever explained technique to me. i would just study the photography on the box as best i could and replicate it. if you want to get good at painting all i can say is become a really good copy cat. you\'ll learn a lot.

 

[Joek]

Bit more done...

 

[Sarpedon]

I think this looks great! You can really sense the impact from the thunder hammer smashing into the blood letter! And the painting is coming along really nicely too! keep it up mate.