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But with painters like Razza and Brokenblade, they do have the in-house talent to achieve these effects.

Brokenblade:
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Razza:
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Just saying... they could very well be real

I think they are real. They'll no doubt be showing the models at conventions, Warhammer World and in battle reports and no cheating possible there...

But with painters like Razza and Brokenblade, they do have the in-house talent to achieve these effects.

thats not the point - the real deal is how much it took to get such effect, end answer is - too long, to expensive

NAVARRO

lol wtf is that mini ..

I think they are real. They'll no doubt be showing the models at conventions, Warhammer World and in battle reports and no cheating possible there...

i would not be so shure - a lot of thing can be made by proper light ... end if you rymember "legandary" models from "R"
well i so one of thous in RW .. it whas good painted .. but not as good as on the photos

I only fancy the sphinx`s top

@Navarro - when you look at it carefully you can easily suspect it of being photoshopped ^^ good find!

Of course they have enough talented painters. But there's also economic element involved: time, price, schedules, etc. I'm not saying these are not real, no way. I am only saying I don't know because they are photos of products and it would be acceptable to have them photoshopped. If they were photos of paintjobs, my opinion would be quite different...

well, i dont think theres much need for discussion, wheter or not. fact is: GW admited they are using PS for box designs, both effects and obviously blending-enhancing and since most of them look like box arts, there is your answer.

however i personally still need better pics to make my final judgement.

Hah I didn't know they did that. thanks for the info.

It turns out, that every new WFB release gets now a new unit (goblins- skullkers) and a big monster (skaven - abomination, orac - spider). Good decision, only execution could be better

would I be called heretic if I said that I don't really care if a company (any) uses software to present their products?
CMON, hobby forums, contests - sure thing, no software allowed! but manufacturer's marketing? I want a good presentation, I don't care for their tools. if they are not adding to the sculpt, correcting it - let them paint with photoshop.

as for new releases - are they changing the game into monsterhammer? I suppose those big kits must be bestsellers if they follow that path
I quite like the skeleton unit.

Nameless wrote:would I be called heretic if I said that I don't really care if a company (any) uses software to present their products?
CMON, hobby forums, contests - sure thing, no software allowed! but manufacturer's marketing? I want a good presentation, I don't care for their tools. if they are not adding to the sculpt, correcting it - let them paint with photoshop.

no, I won't call you a heretic, because my opinion is very similar.
it's just presentation of product (which comes unpainted) and not showcase of painting skills

why I mentioned my doubts is because I am impressed with the good presentation of their new products, and if these really are paintjobs - they really put much effort into painting their releases!