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Hi, my new wips, comments apreciated!

First The grandmaster,

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and the witch hunter

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comments appreciated!

No comments, interesting.....

Nice stuff there. Really like the sun/moon on the grandmaster. Solid freehand on the suns on the barding as well. Not sure how I like the axe though, the blue tones look a little to much like the armour for my liking.

Very nice vibrant red on the witchhunter, nice vibrant colours on him in general. Not sure about the base though. The red earthy tones of the base make the boots less visible and also doesn't give much contrast against the strong red of the coat that is the main colour on the mini. I think he'd stand out more if the base was darker. Maybe gray/green or something to contrast the red even more. Very nice and neat painting though. The little freehand on the rifle add a lot of character

I don't how did we all miss your wip thread
Here are my thoughts:
- Grand Master looks much better because it has more interesting color selection + nice free hand (or decal - hard to judge on those photos) + nicer base, it actually looks as if it was finished
- the witchhuner is really nice converted, the pose really looks dynamic, I think adding more contrast to the colors would really help

No comments, interesting.....

it hapens some time - thats caind of a void when post is createdthen end a lot of others pop up end 1 of them get pushed down ... but we usualy dig it up .. some times is actualy resurection ..
a good idea is to remind of it .. as it probably whas avoided by mistoke

Grand master .. dunno actualy have no idea how to help as this is finished mini so i mey only set that base could be more coresponding with mini (ATM it is black knight on coral reef )
end that whole work include a lot of detailing but not shading

Wich hunter : - somthing strange with base .. Pancake ??
end make dark linking betwin fingers that hold gun

Julgrodan wrote:Nice stuff there. Really like the sun/moon on the grandmaster. Solid freehand on the suns on the barding as well. Not sure how I like the axe though, the blue tones look a little to much like the armour for my liking.

Very nice vibrant red on the witchhunter, nice vibrant colours on him in general. Not sure about the base though. The red earthy tones of the base make the boots less visible and also doesn't give much contrast against the strong red of the coat that is the main colour on the mini. I think he'd stand out more if the base was darker. Maybe gray/green or something to contrast the red even more. Very nice and neat painting though. The little freehand on the rifle add a lot of character

Thanx, The axe is indeed in similar tones as the mini itself, so I might add some turquise to the sun symbol.

The base on The witch hunter turned out bad, I konow, so it will be replaced by a more greyish stone pavement. Thanx for your comment.

sea.man wrote:I don't how did we all miss your wip thread
Here are my thoughts:
- Grand Master looks much better because it has more interesting color selection + nice free hand (or decal - hard to judge on those photos) + nicer base, it actually looks as if it was finished
- the witchhuner is really nice converted, the pose really looks dynamic, I think adding more contrast to the colors would really help

I was thinking to join all my wip thread in one general one, it might be more conveniant, what do you think about that?

GM: it'sa freehand no decals on him. but it's not finished yet, he needs a shield! Weird nobody noticed
WH: ah you noticed it's been converted so you must know the mini heh?

Thanx.

Maru wrote:

No comments, interesting.....

it hapens some time - thats caind of a void when post is createdthen end a lot of others pop up end 1 of them get pushed down ... but we usualy dig it up .. some times is actualy resurection ..
a good idea is to remind of it .. as it probably whas avoided by mistoke

Grand master .. dunno actualy have no idea how to help as this is finished mini so i mey only set that base could be more coresponding with mini (ATM it is black knight on coral reef )
end that whole work include a lot of detailing but not shading

Wich hunter : - somthing strange with base .. Pancake ??
end make dark linking betwin fingers that hold gun

GM: You have a keen eye, details are abundant , but the sculpt itself is not so nice really, because the mold has probably worn out allready, so shading that would be pain in the knee. I think I got the max out of it. If you can show me a better painted the same mini, you will get a pancake from me

WH: yeah finger might get lining and the base will be replaced.

Cheers all!

Sometimes it's hard to comment on WIP threads because we don't know what the original poster wants help with. It's also hard for us to know what the artist already intends to fix. You might want to include your overall goals or plans.

For example, these look good for tabletop quality. The colors make them stand out, especially if they're in a unit. If they're showcase pieces, I would probably say push the contrast further either with darker shadows or brighter highlights. There's also the option of black lining. It's all relative to what you're looking to achieve.

Also, high-fives for the Good, the Bad and the Ugly reference.

Thanx Dave, I'll keep that in mind, the next time I post something and ...keep your brush allways loaded

I was thinking to join all my wip thread in one general one, it might be more conveniant, what do you think about that?

Good idea!

GM: it'sa freehand no decals on him. but it's not finished yet, he needs a shield!

even better, looks very good and I know I wouldn't paint it so straight

So a new project ar last.

Tell me your suggestions for the armour on the demigriff, narrow choices are : gold, blue, purple, - where should be which?

Appologies for not being as active on this forum as I would like to, but time is a bitch.

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