Mithril Painter’s League 02

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January 18, 2016 at 7:20 pm #33947
Maenas
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Sorry for double posting!

This weekend was quite mithril intensive, I pushed the fast forward button and almost finished the miniature, I tooked some pics of the process for all of you interested in it…

I started adding a little sandpaste and some bigger “rocks” to the base to add a little bit of variation within the base limitations (same last time), then worked all the metals with scale75 metal’n alchemy steel set paints for a shiny/polished TMM kind of look. Next I simply washed the base with GW Agrax Earthshade to make everything on it to stand out a bit. Followed by the eyes, the face and hair. As always I fought with the eyes to make them look correct…. then shifted to the cape “outer side”, which I wanted to work in blue colours, followed by the inner part of the cap, in which I experimented a lot with the texture, painting a first layer of a leatherette brown and then dabbing with a sponge (foam from a blister) and some red-brown and black inks, then added some very thin lines of a light beige in between the layers of inks. At some point in between the inner part of the cape and the face I worked the wings on the helmet in a nice range of brown-greys.

And all of this words needed an image to sum it up so here it comes:
[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/27_m247_02s.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/27_m247_02s.jpg[/imgz]
January 18, 2016 at 7:54 pm #33948
ddaines
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Looking nice
January 18, 2016 at 8:28 pm #33949
hsf62
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Very nice!
January 18, 2016 at 10:15 pm #33950
Turambar
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Well, it seems, that not only Master Maenas pushed the forward bottom last weekend. Me too- because it was a snowy weekend.
As it is a re-paint project I wanted to hold on to the blue- ish colour of the coat from the past.
But I decided to take another blue tone this time, indigo in this case and mixed it with “raw umber” and a bit of “golden ockre”.
I used “burned and raw umber” for the dirt and also some white.
For the black colour of the coat´s back side I took “black iron oxid” instead of “ivory black” as it seems to be “warmer” while shading it with white.
Unfortunatley the “glance” is to much and there are lots of more reflections on it.
While doing the work on “thinner that coat” I grapped the thin layers of black colour so much, that the look of the metal parts become really “used”.

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/32_alldscn4341.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/32_alldscn4341.jpg[/imgz]
January 19, 2016 at 9:32 am #33951
Maenas
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Turambar wrote:

Unfortunatley the “glance” is to much and there are lots of more reflections on it.

Maybe you can correct it with a layer of matte varnish?

I have always had envy of how you managed desaturated colours that nicely.
January 19, 2016 at 2:28 pm #33952
Gerold
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Looks like you won the fight with the eyes, master Maenas…
Good idea to use a foam sponge, it gives a nice result. That’s something I will try to do myself some day…
January 19, 2016 at 5:20 pm #33953
Milo
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I see many very nice works in progress here. 😎
I also managed to paint 2hours this week-end.
I go for NMM, let’s see at the end if it is a good choice or not.
The threat for me will be I need more time than 2 weeks.
January 25, 2016 at 7:49 am #33960
Milo
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I managed to do some painting yesterday.
I am facing non expected problem with my red paints (3 pots) which all turned bright (I don’t know why).
here is my work in progress:
[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/553_m93-11.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/553_m93-11.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/553_m93-12.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/553_m93-12.jpg[/imgz]

I am late, so I fear I shall only focus on mini & forget about little diorama I have in mind.
January 25, 2016 at 11:55 am #33961
Theobald
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Er, sorry Milo, but I think you also should concentrate on taking better pictures as there is nothing much that can be seen in those two you provided. – Sorry again, I know it’s always easier to criticize when you yourself (which in this case is me) is not involved in the matters you criticize. – So, take this with a laugh, please.
January 25, 2016 at 12:20 pm #33962
Milo
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Indeed, I have done wrong upload here and checked “resize” option. I will correct this tonight. Thanks for the highlight master ent.
January 26, 2016 at 7:34 am #33972
Milo
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Master Ent picture are uploaded again.
Please note that Zalg is not finished at all. I need to solve bright red issue, work more on NMM, paint the cape, clean all details, add highlights everywhere…
January 26, 2016 at 8:59 am #33974
Maenas
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Good morning maese Milo!
Is it possible that you forgot to shake the pots? looks like you painted those reds with a lot of medium and a little pigment… Maybe the pots just got separated and with a good shake problem will be solved… if it is a long standing there without using, maybe pigments have fallen down to the bottom of the pot… If it’s an age issue I would throw them away or reuse as a base to paint miniatures and buy some replacement pots.
Anyway seems that you got a nice faded palette too!! I will put mine advancements later today or tomorrow. Have done some freehand on the cape and worked on the sword and arms.
January 26, 2016 at 11:30 am #33978
Theobald
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Indeed, the pictures are very much better now, Master Milo. Thank you very much.
January 26, 2016 at 11:33 am #33979
Turambar
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. . . done some freehand work on the cape too!!!!!!
Everything is finished meanwhiling and is waiting to place here . . . 😎
January 26, 2016 at 12:17 pm #33983
Milo
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Maenas wrote:

Good morning maese Milo!
Is it possible that you forgot to shake the pots? looks like you painted those reds with a lot of medium and a little pigment… Maybe the pots just got separated and with a good shake problem will be solved… if it is a long standing there without using, maybe pigments have fallen down to the bottom of the pot…

I feel you are right, I must shake harder before throwing these pots away.

Maenas wrote:

Have done some freehand on the cape and worked on the sword and arms.

Turambar wrote:

. . . done some freehand work on the cape too!!!!!!
Everything is finished meanwhiling and is waiting to place here . . . 😎

Mmmm, very promising ! 😎
January 27, 2016 at 10:18 pm #33992
Maenas
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Well my freehand was quite “simple”, just echoing the sculpt on the cape, and making a second line underneath the first one. But I think it is more than ok for just a regular elven Nargothrond warrior
I put together a step by step. To do this I used the points technique to distribute space more uniformly. (I stole this technique from here: http://powellminipainting.blogspot.com ) and it’s the first time I use it.
[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/27_m247_03.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/27_m247_03.jpg[/imgz]

I would like to see other’s advancements too! C’mon share your works
January 28, 2016 at 1:27 pm #33995
Gerold
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Oh boy, when I see this, I hardly dare to show my own figure…

When was the ultimate day to send in the pictures ?
January 28, 2016 at 4:41 pm #33996
Turambar
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OK, Master Maenas- I will follow your call and show my “freehand” example:

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/32_detail_coat.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/32_detail_coat.jpg[/imgz]
January 28, 2016 at 4:55 pm #33997
Maenas
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@Gerold: We are all here to learn, show and improve this is almost more about sharing our processes and learning from each other than a mere and plain “silly” contest.

@Turambar: WOOOO impresive!! I knew you were going to amaze me! I love that art noveau look! may I ask how you did it? Is it pastel or pencil? because it does not seem brushed on….
January 28, 2016 at 5:11 pm #33998
Milo
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Brillant free hand works masters ! 😎
No progress yet on my side since sunday. I need more scrumpy to revive py painting soul tonight.

Milo leaves witout closing the door, shouting to Barliman….
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