WIP Rackham Inquisitor - Updated

[wilks]

Hey Guys,

A further update, i added him to his base and worked on his arm plus sword.

Still need to fix up the chip on the shoulder..

Im now offically fed up with painting this guy! Anyone else get impatient like me with all the small crucial finishing touches?

*edited to a smaller picture

 

[the catman]

I get impatient to.

its lokking good but the sword needs work!!!!!!!

because the light sorce is coming from the SIDE and not ABOVE then the highlight/shade is wrong!!!!
you need to highlight at the edge of the sword on the point.
then, blend that in to the shade you have at the moment.
this is because it looks good but the highlights are for if the light sxorce is above or to the top right.

apart from that the gold is really good. and could you tell us all how you do the cloak/cloth???

the catman

 

[wilks]

@catman

The sword and chip i have been putting off! i really need to get motivated ... hmm maybe some redbull and doritos!

The red robes at the front were done as follows (i use Vallejo game colours but i converted it to citadel equivalent for here)

-undercoat white
-base coat Scab Red
-First shadow 50/50 scab red and black (thinned!!) and feathered into creases
-Second shadow only in extremes thinned down black
-first highlight 50/50 and water burnt and blood red feathered.
-Second highlight pure blood red heavily thinned on smaller area than first
-Extreme highlight is heavily thinned bubonic brown then glazed with blood red.

This is a technique i got from kaple.

Hope that helps, happy to give more more details

 

[wilks]

Guys i have submitted him
http://www.coolminiornot.com/171538

Thanks a lot for all your help and tips, its great to have such a friendly community to critique and improve my painting!

Feel free to vote, ive also included him on the recent submissions forum

Wilks.

 

[mickc22]

nice job for a first attempt, keep up the good work

done the votey thing

 

[JesterzUSMC]

Use New Improved Liquid Clorox!!

Originally posted by Recoil889
get in the habbit of telling yourself this phrase. \"Make your darks darker, and your lights lighter.\"

HAd to say it...LOL

 

[JesterzUSMC]

oops!

Forgot to tell you how wonderfully that turned out!
My first NMM sucked @$$ through a garden hose....LOL.
Nice job!

 

[Target]

Very, very nice. Especially given that it was a first go at NMM. The sword needs a bit of reworking to improve the highlights, but it is difficult with such a large blade.

Time to try on a new model, keep us all up to date on how it goes...