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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 6, 2017 15:40:09 GMT
Hi Everyone,
I'm going to try posting a link to my facebook photo gallery, to see if it works.
Edit: Bad plan, links to all galleries... next plan... Google Photos.
Damnit, back to Photo Bucket
Well, thanks to Soul Samurai... directly posted! If you click on the photos, you can see the enlarged versions.
For what it's worth, I aim for tabletop quality. Quick and easy is my cup of tea. 
Houseguard Riflemen - 1st Warmachine models [unit] I painted.
Chimera - 1st Warmachine Jack I painted. 
Magister Helynna - 1st Warmachine "Character" model I painted.  .
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Post by Soul Samurai on Aug 7, 2017 9:02:03 GMT
Why not upload directly to this thread? There's an "add attachment" button on the top right of the full editor, just use that.
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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 7, 2017 23:30:57 GMT
My Sweet Jeebus you're a genius. Or I'm an idiot. Maybe a little of both? Thanks for the tip! Carrying on...
Manticore - I think I improved the smoothness of the white sections a great deal.
Griffon - I changed up the blue a bit, and I think it looks a little more crisp. 
Sentinels with Command Attachment - I'm particularly proud of the Officer in the middle. 
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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 7, 2017 23:47:21 GMT
Sylys Wyshnalyrr - I had planned on avoiding warm colours on my models, intending for a "Winter" theme, but with Sylys, I decided that I needed another colour for his jacket. I figured that a Pine-Green would be ok, and am very glad that I did. My only regret is now not having included it in Helynna's outfit. 
Houseguard Riflemen Command Attachement - Used another, inferior camera. For some reason, the white drybrush just would not take on the officer . and Houseguard Thane - Things worked out well with him, I think. The white looks proper, with crisp blue shadows.
Phoenix - Given the Phoenix's association with fire, I tried making the base look like the heat from the Phoenix was melting the snow / charring the grass. I think the effect is too subtle to notice unless I point it out, so, I'm pointing it out.
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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 8, 2017 0:00:04 GMT
Ghost Sniper - Matchbook included for scale. Friend of mine asked. He got a little bit too much sealer on him, and wound up looking frosted. 
Arcanist Mechanics - Super happy with these guys. The last infantry I painted for this army, and I'm really happy with the way the details pop, and the crispness of the painting. The white trim on the front of the coats could be a bit sharper, but I was eager to finish them, and got a bit sloppy. 
My First, Fully Painted 75 pt Army - I've been playing wargames for 20 years, and have never before had a fully painted, full-sized army. I love Warmachine! 
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Post by Soul Samurai on Aug 8, 2017 6:58:07 GMT
You have an interesting colour scheme, I like it, very "minty fresh"! It makes the armour plates look slightly translucent, like some kind of advanced polymer or ceramic.
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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 8, 2017 19:21:39 GMT
Thanks! I was going for an Icy Cold colour scheme, since I usually wind up painting in warm colours. I play a Cadian Guard [Khaki and Green] army, Blood Angels [Red Marines], I used to play Imperial Fists [Yellow Marines]and I used to play Orks, and Dark Eldar, but I always seem to stay in the warm colours.
Plus... I've had some snow flock for 10 years or so, and I decided I was finally going to use it.
And... It's close to the studio scheme but not exactly, so I can get away with saying it's my own scheme. Technically.
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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 14, 2017 4:26:37 GMT
With a 75 point non-theme list, I've decided I want to play a theme-within-a-theme, namely a Push / Pull / Stop army in Forges theme. To that end, I'm adding...
Manticore 2
Magister 1 [Free Solo] 
Battle Mages - Work In Progress - Need to tidy up the colars, some buttons, and the trim on the green. Also need to gloss the gems and finish the bases. 
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Post by Soul Samurai on Aug 14, 2017 7:28:50 GMT
Good stuff. I just wanted to make a suggestion: I think you could quite easily improve your gemstones. A nice gemstone can add a lot to a mini, and they aren't actually too hard to do. Basically, you want to transition from a dark colour on the top of the stone to a light colour on the bottom. You can then add a spot of white on the upper surface as a specular highlight, though personally I prefer not to and instead I just apply a gloss varnish to get natural specular highlights. I was a little intimidated the first time I tried the technique (I had never even tried layering before), but it turned out to be easier than I had feared. A couple of useful articles on the subject: 
How to paint gems by Todd Sherman
Painting gemstones by Brushguy
How to paint complex gems by ZaPhOd |
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Post by GreatBigTree on Aug 15, 2017 0:21:13 GMT
Thanks for the links, the Gemstone Totem is incredible!
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