Kavrae
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Post by Kavrae on Apr 24, 2017 20:17:34 GMT
I created a free blog to house my painting progress and that of a Cygnar player that I frequently battle against. nightmareempire.wordpress.com/category/painting/As you can see, quality is steadily improving over time, going from "I don't remember how to paint" with the Deathjack to something a bit more ....presentable... with the ice theme. I'll gladly take any criticism or advice on improvements. |
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Kavrae
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Post by Kavrae on May 24, 2017 12:41:54 GMT
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Post by tapecrawler on May 24, 2017 23:36:11 GMT
I've spent some time there reading everything. It's a quite nice website with some lovely models!
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gmonkey
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I, for one, welcome our Infernal Overlords.
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Post by gmonkey on Jun 13, 2017 13:09:32 GMT
Fantastic paint jobs, and I really like the design of that site!
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Kavrae
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Post by Kavrae on Jul 20, 2017 19:45:51 GMT
Bane Riders posted. I then made a cheap lightbox out of cardboard and printer paper. I still need to get some decent lights to cancel out the shadows I'm still getting, but it's an improvement. Deneghra and Scaverous have been updated using this lightbox.
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Kavrae
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Post by Kavrae on Aug 22, 2017 14:00:56 GMT
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Kavrae
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Post by Kavrae on Aug 28, 2017 14:33:12 GMT
Made an attempt at creating an impact point where the Stalker landed. Tried a few new methods to make it happen. First painted the base, fading from Meridian blue to Cygnar blue instead of using blue ink (very happy with this mix). Put down a thick layer of crackle, which made some HUGE cracks. Was prone to falling off and flaking. Filled in the gaps and held the pieces of "ice" together with some fake water. Definitely recommend doing this, as it settles into the cracks and holds it all together. Used a knife to carve/pry pieces out around the claw. Cut some irregular chunks of plastic out of a blister pack and glued them at an angle around the claw. Covered the plastic in crackle; mistake. It doesn't hold onto small pieces and just falls off. Not enough "grip" I guess. Just use water instead next time. Dry brush everything with white and call it a day.  |
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Post by Soul Samurai on Aug 28, 2017 19:29:42 GMT
I like it, I think the effect works.
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Kavrae
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Post by Kavrae on Sept 2, 2017 18:09:08 GMT
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Kavrae
Junior Strategist
Posts: 182
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Post by Kavrae on Sept 9, 2017 16:29:58 GMT
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Post by Soul Samurai on Sept 10, 2017 6:25:11 GMT
I like the glowing eyes and the subtle glow bouncing off the wall. I wonder if it might look better if the wall was a bit darker? It's so bright that it might be overpowering the figure a little bit.
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Kavrae
Junior Strategist
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Post by Kavrae on Sept 10, 2017 15:34:26 GMT
I like the glowing eyes and the subtle glow bouncing off the wall. I wonder if it might look better if the wall was a bit darker? It's so bright that it might be overpowering the figure a little bit. That's a good point. A layer of grey over the wall would also help the snow show up better. |
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Kavrae
Junior Strategist
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Post by Kavrae on Sept 17, 2017 20:59:36 GMT
Captain Rengrave is finished. Will get those Hellslinger fixes in before moving on to the Pistol Wraith and Scavenger. They'll be the last "single" models before I move on to the Revenants and Blackbanes. Well, until Agrimony is released that is. More images here, per usual: nightmareempire.wordpress.com/2017/09/17/painting-captain-rengrave/ |
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Kavrae
Junior Strategist
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Post by Kavrae on Sept 22, 2017 12:34:33 GMT
Finished up the Pistol Wraith pretty quickly. Only real disappointment is that the Trollblood Base wasn't as bright as I thought it would be for the belt and scarf. On a happier note, I switched camera apps and it made quite a difference in picture quality. nightmareempire.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/painting-pistol-wraith/ |
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Post by Soul Samurai on Sept 22, 2017 20:00:01 GMT
Yeah, it can be hard to get good photos.
The model looks good, but to be honest I prefer the previous wraith with the bright glowing eyes. I'm curious why you didn't do the same thing for this one?
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