Well, my (crappy) camera has been out of commission the past few months--hence no recent posts. However, I've still been slapping paint on unfortunate little figures. I recently got a great deal on Foundry Miniatures Painting and Modelling Guide by Kevin Dallimore. As of this writing the going rate for either a new or used copy is over $100! I was lucky to find a used copy for $25. Sir Dallimore presents some great guides and tips on his unique way of painting, most notably his one-, two-, and three-color methods--I would describe his style as very bright and cartoon-y. I've tried to emulate as best as I could, and I'm pretty happy with the results. My painting will never be exactly like his, Marike Reimer's, nor any other respected painter, and that's fine with me. I have no desire to win a Golden Daemon, or even enter any contests for that matter; I just enjoy this niche hobby for what it is, and learning something from each miniature I sit down to paint. I can see that I'm now just starting to develop my own style, but I will still eagerly gobble up anything that will help me improve. A friend was nice enough to let me use their camera on a whim to take a few photos of things I've recently been working on. The shots are a bit crude--a culmination of less than spectacular lighting, and a low-quality camera--but it's been so long since I've posted here, that I just wanted to put something up. Hopefully, I'll have some better shots next time around.
Here's an American War of Independence Continental Infantry model. I've got several more on the table waiting to be finished up. Once they're done, I have some Redcoats to paint and set them up against.
I actually based the figure onto a nickel. It gives the figure a nice weight. I know I could've used a washer or something, but using the nickel just screams 'Murica!'
Here's Mordoon the Red. The camera doesn't capture all the different shades of his cloak, unfortunately.
Blurry, but I hope you get the idea...
I just finished up this orc archer tonight. I had a lot of fun painting him, and tried a bunch of techniques from Kevin Dallimore's book. One of the more interesting ones has to do with the chainmail armor under the fur pelt: paint a black undercoat followed by bronze, then drybrush silver over that (with highlights on the raised areas), giving it a heavy, weighted look.
I doubt his aim is any good, but with all those arrows he's bound to fell a few low-level would-be heroes!
