This time it\'s Kevin the Red
- Thread starter bwatford
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good to see that you produce them so fast - gets some minis under the belt. It also seems it helpe you improve
. Lot better and cleanerpainting - color choise can always be debated and much is personal preference. I\'m not sure wether or not I like the pinkish hair - but the pink and the green doesn\'t compose an easy-to-look-at mini. Try to think of wich colors you use together to get some calmness in to the mini.
It looks as though you have some decent skin tones and good eyes. Much is a little hard to comment as the pic seems a bit blurry in the edges.
One thing that looks really good are the axes - how did you do them?
. Lot better and cleanerpainting - color choise can always be debated and much is personal preference. I\'m not sure wether or not I like the pinkish hair - but the pink and the green doesn\'t compose an easy-to-look-at mini. Try to think of wich colors you use together to get some calmness in to the mini. It looks as though you have some decent skin tones and good eyes. Much is a little hard to comment as the pic seems a bit blurry in the edges.
One thing that looks really good are the axes - how did you do them?
The hair is actually a base of dark orange, with dark red shading and a hot orange/yellow highlight. Unfornunately my photo skills are not improving as fast as my painting skills.
As far as the axes go it is something I\'ve been experimenting with. Started with a white primer, Then mixed Bright Silver metallic with just a little light blue as a base coat. Then I used a night blue wash over the Axe and then rehighlighted just the edges with the bright silver. I trimmed the runes with bright gold.
I am beginning to mix colors with most of my metallics to keep them from being dull and boring. Red and blue seem to give the best effect.
As far as cranking out tabletop miniatures, I am cranking out 10-20 per week and selling them on ebay for $10+ a pop. It takes me about 2 hours per miniature but hey I buy them from auctions at about $1-$1.50 each unpainted or needing striping. I just post the best on CMON for the last 4 weeks.
Actually I already have 3-4 regular buyers. Not trying to get rich, just feeding the beast while I have the summer off. It so far has paid for a nice set of 5 W&N Series 7 brushes.
As far as the axes go it is something I\'ve been experimenting with. Started with a white primer, Then mixed Bright Silver metallic with just a little light blue as a base coat. Then I used a night blue wash over the Axe and then rehighlighted just the edges with the bright silver. I trimmed the runes with bright gold.
I am beginning to mix colors with most of my metallics to keep them from being dull and boring. Red and blue seem to give the best effect.
As far as cranking out tabletop miniatures, I am cranking out 10-20 per week and selling them on ebay for $10+ a pop. It takes me about 2 hours per miniature but hey I buy them from auctions at about $1-$1.50 each unpainted or needing striping. I just post the best on CMON for the last 4 weeks.
Actually I already have 3-4 regular buyers. Not trying to get rich, just feeding the beast while I have the summer off. It so far has paid for a nice set of 5 W&N Series 7 brushes.
