Amalthea from Hasslefree Miniatures – this figure has been waiting for about 2 years since I primed it and put behind other minis in my diplay cabinet. I decided she has waited long enough and I finally painted her. I used various shades of green to paint figure in more limited color palette than I usually use.
Semira Marise and her Succubi
Here is nice demonic trio from Hasslefree Miniatures – mighty Semira Marise and her two tempting Succubi. I am sure that every demon hunter would love to meet them!
I painted their skin in rather traditional way for demon – in hues of red. Shading and highlighting of all those naked roundnesses was a real pleasure 🙂
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Vikings Jarl
Every vikings warband needs a Jarl to lead them into victory. Here is one that I painted recently. It’s made by Hasslefree Miniatures and is called Ulfred. It’s my first miniature from this company and I was pleasantly surprised with quality of the cast and sharp details. I painted him in rather bright colors, just as my other vikings.
Of course the fact that he looks similar to Ragnar Lothbrok from Vikings TV series is just a coincidence 🙂
Purple nymph
This is my first miniature in 2015. A very small experiment with purple skintone on a small nymph from Hasslefree Miniatures.
This little beauty was on my pile of lead for about 6 years and I didn’t have how to use her. But as soon as I got into possesion of this rock with cristals in it I kwen that she would suit there, as if she was in her own cristal cave.
My goal was to paint purple skin and try to blend the layers as smoothly as I can. I think that there is still potential for me to improve when it comes to smoothness. I didn’t use any midtones, probably now it’s too late for them, but maybe you’ve got some ideas what colors should I use?
— sea.man
Emperor Maximilian’s Knight
Challenge accepted, model started:
Wyzwanie podjęte – model rozpoczęty:
Fascinated and terrified with the details I reached out for the box. My enthusiasm died when I picked up a few tiny elements from the box.
Have the last smaller models made me lazy? I gave a closer look to the parts of the model and my smile disappeared even more when I noticed ugly mold lines on every single feather:
Zachwycona i przerażona ilością detali sięgnęłam po pudełko. Zapał szybko mi przygasł, kiedy wyjęłam z pudła garść drobnych części.
Rozleniwiona mniejszymi modelami, zaczęłam przyglądać się elementom i jeszcze bardziej spełzł mi uśmiech kiedy zobaczyłam brzydkie nadlewki na wszystkich piórach:
I used a Dremel tool to smooth the feather surfaces. And when I got rid of the flash and mold lines (and also not-so-subtle sculpt of the feather texture) I regained hope of enjoyable brushwork. Sometimes it’s better to remove messy textures. And even more frequently my joy of painting is ruined by sculptors, who sculpt details in an untidy way – mop-like hair, or wings covered with feathers which look as if their owner just survived a hurricane.
I really respect sculptors, who manage to restrain themselves when it comes to covering their sculpts with details. One of such sculptors is Kevin White (Hasslefree Miniatures). Such not-over-complicated sculpt has one additional advantage: it stimulates creativity, leaves more creative freedom to the painter. Yes, it’s definitely my favorite kind of sculpting!
Pomogłam sobie Dremlem i wygładziłam powierzchnie piór. Jak tylko pozbyłam się nadlewek, a przy okazji mało subtelnej rzeźby piór, nadzieja na przyjemne pędzlowanie do mnie wróciła. Czasem lepiej pozbyć się niestarannej faktury. A już najczęściej mi rzeźbiarze psują frajdę z malowania, rzeźbiąc niechlujnie detale : włosy jak mopy, czy skrzydła z piórami, jakby ich właściciel cudem przeżył zetknięcie z huraganem. Bardzo cenię sobie rzeźbiarzy, którzy potrafią zachować umiar w pokrywaniu rzeźby detalami. Do takich zalicza się Kevin White (Hassleefree Miniatures). Nie przekombinowana rzeźba ma jeszcze jedną zaletę. Pobudza kreatywność, pozostawia większą swobodę malarzowi. Tak, to zdecydowanie mój ulubiony typ rzeźby!
There are some great sculpts with every millimeter of surface planned and covered with details. I think they must be most eagerly purchased by collectors and painters who are happy to get easy results by simply picking out details with a wash (not that I am picking at anybody ;-)). These models nearly color themselves without much help from the painter, and the results are quick to achieve and so they can easily make the painter happy. I have some miniatures like that at home :-)) They sit in a drawer unpainted – I consider them finished works. For me they don’t require coloring. They already have pretty lace, embroidery and details like a torn band, carved handle of a weapon, and some real gems even beautifully captured facial expressions. Mood captured in every millimeter of the sculpt. So I watch them and wonder “why would I cover it with paint?”
But most frequently I need to file off the sculptor’s over-eagerness to save some fun for myself. I hope nobody feels offended with what I wrote, but it’s more of a matter of my personal preference and taste.
Są na rynku świetne rzeźby, z zaplanowanym każdym milimetrem powierzchni. Kupują je chyba najchętniej kolekcjonerzy i Ci, którzy po washu cieszą się efektem końcowym osiągniętym bez wysiłku (nie wytykam nikomu, ;-)). To modele, co się same kolorują, a szybki efekt wzbudza entuzjazm). Mam trochę takich figurek w domu :-)). Leżą w szufladzie nie pomalowane – uważam je za dzieło skończone. Dla mnie one nie wymagają pokolorowania. Mają piękne koronki, hafty, obszarpaną przepaskę, rzeźbioną rękojeść, a prawdziwe perełki mają nawet cudnie uchwycony wyraz twarzy. Nastrój wyrzeźbiony w każdym milimetrze. Patrze na nie i myślę “Po co to przykrywać farbą?”
Ale najczęściej, żeby nie psuć sobie zabawy, muszę spiłować nadgorliwość rzeźbiarza. Mam nadzieję, że nikt nie poczuł się dotknięty – to indywidualna sprawa i moje preferencje.
Back to the knight now! On the quilted surface also suffered from some casting problems:
Ale wróćmy do rycerza! Na pikowaniu też była nadlewka:
All the corrections took me more time than it should due to some quadrupeds playing around. Matrix had some company that day, and both dogs must have assumed I should also get involved in playing with them. 😉
Czas tych poprawek skutecznie wydłużały mi czworonogi. Matrix miał tego dnia towarzystwo, ale oba psiaki uznały, że mnie też trzeba wciągnąć do zabawy. 😉