Wolphebayte's WIP

[ArchArad]

The NMM isn't going badly at all and I really like the skin work you've done so far. Awesome improvements!

 

[WolpheBayte]

Thanks for the encouragement Arch. Got a little more work done on him last night. Still need to clean up some of the "gold" on the bottom.

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[Digganob]

Dam good job for 3 years of painting bud. I've been slowly at it for a long time and still trying to catch up to you guys.

 

[buddhaknue]

Looking great Wolphe!

 

[WolpheBayte]

Finished up a few of the projects I have been working on over the weekend. The pictures are not that great. At some point, I need to set up my real camera and take some good shots instead of using my iPhone.

This guy I finished at the beginning of the summer, but never based him. Partly because I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do, and also because I am not that good at basing. I was trying to make an ashy stone floor breaking up with fire and lava. I promise it looks better in person.
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I also finally finished the Ogre. For just being a test model, I really like the way he came out and enjoyed painting him.
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I also finished up my Dwarf Champion. He was my first shot at NMM. I am still not sure if I am a fan of NMM on fantasy models, but I like the way he came out. Oh, and these pictures by far came out the worse.
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[ArchArad]

*round of applause*

That fire and lava base looks pretty cool, so it must be epic in person. I am very intimidated by basing - you guys all amaze me.

 

[WolpheBayte]

Thanks Arch, but are you supposed to be studying?

 

[KruleBear]

Lol! And congrats on finishing some nice minis.

 

[ArchArad]

*sshhhh* I'm on a quick break.

 

[WolpheBayte]

Been a couple of months since I have posted anything. Life has gotten incredibly busy and had to take a break. I have been trying to find time to paint again, but it is only a little here or there. Worked on this guy over the last month. Need to go back to touch of a couple of places. His face is as "clean" as I was hoping for, but I kind of like the old worn and haggard look it gives him.

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Been working on this guy, but have been having trouble getting "feel" for things. Some parts come out great, and others just ehhh. Even if I do them in the same sitting. I am also not super into the model. That may be part of the problem.

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I have been re-reading a bunch of my comic books, and started working on him while I was reading the Avengers Dark Reign story arc, so I ended up deciding to go with an Iron Patriot theme on him.

As always, thanks for looking and happy holidays to everyone.

 

[ArchArad]

That cloak is looking great! Nice job on the shading.

Perhaps some darker blues will give definition and interest to the blue areas and help pull the paintjob together.

 

[WolpheBayte]

You would think it being winter I would be able to get a lot of painting done. Haven't been able to sit down much, but I have nearly finished a couple of projects. This guy has taken up most of my time.

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I just need to do a little clean up on him and base him. For the life of me, I wasn't able to get a good picture of him.

 

[WolpheBayte]

And I might as well throw this up here too. I am not that proud of him, I didn't really enjoy painting him, and the only reason he is even done is because I am stubborn.

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[WolpheBayte]

And Finally, this is my latest work. I knocked this guy out in about 6 hours.... Love that airbrush. I had some free time a couple of weeks ago so I pulled him out of the box and just started painting. He was already assembled in the box and I was just looking for something to paint, so I didn't clean up mold lines or fill gaps. I still need some clean up work here and there and to make a proper base for him. All in all, I am really happy with how this guy showed up and at the very least should look really good on a gaming table at some point.

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As always any help, pointers and criticism is welcome. Thanks for looking.

 

[ArchArad]

Wow. Your two monsters look awesome. They'll be great on the gaming table. What company are they from? They look like very interesting sculpts.

 

[KruleBear]

Yeah, the monsters look pretty nice.

 

[WolpheBayte]

The big guy is from Helldorado and Davey Jones (as I have nicknamed him) is part of The Others game. I picked him up from the CMON booth at GenCon a couple of years ago as a promo figure.

 

[oistene]

Hey, woah, you got Pride from The Others already a couple years ago?? Damn, I did not know those were already out there! There's a load of wicked monsters in The Others, I'll be getting the full range (hopefully) this spring.

 

[WolpheBayte]

I decided to experiment on some old mini's with some different techniques. I have been experimenting with the "Loaded Brush" as well as some other blending techniques. The first I experimented on, did not come out so well.

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The casting on this mini did not help either some details were very sharp and others were very muted. Half of her face was very flat. Being a smaller mini didn't help either. I had trouble telling where some areas started and others ended.

 

[WolpheBayte]

The next one came out better. Starting to get some of the blending to smooth out better. But still having trouble with areas where I want a sharp contrast.

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