Gw High elf seamaster

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:19 pm

It's been quite quiet on the painting front on me, but I made this guy (if someone is interested)

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Post by **RagnarokRose** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:21 pm

...Woah.

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:24 pm

....Uhh, thanks?

Post by **RagnarokRose** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:25 pm

No kidding, thanks. That is seriously cool.

Post by **ikensall** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:16 pm

Epic painting, even if I'm not too big on warhammer.

Post by **stubby** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:46 pm

Nice colors. Next, you'll want to work on your layering; the paint's a little thick.

The straight-from-the-tube opaque look is nice on the shield, where it's supposed to look like a painted surface, but for everything else you'll want to thin the paint with water and build up the colors from thinner transparent layers over the base coat. I can't quite tell from the photograph, it looks like you may have been doing this already on the sword blade.

Post by **enders_shadow** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:33 pm

wow. Sword and shield both look quite epic. the only nitpick I have is the helmet, it looks slightly sloppy. overall, it's just beautiful.

Post by ***CRAZYHORSE*** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:29 pm

Very nice job indeed.

Post by **Ex-Lep** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:04 pm

ikensall wrote:Epic painting, even if I'm not too big on warhammer.

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:34 am

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it.

stubby wrote:Nice colors. Next, you'll want to work on your layering; the paint's a little thick.

The straight-from-the-tube opaque look is nice on the shield, where it's supposed to look like a painted surface, but for everything else you'll want to thin the paint with water and build up the colors from thinner transparent layers over the base coat. I can't quite tell from the photograph, it looks like you may have been doing this already on the sword blade.

Thanks for the advice! Yes, I can now really see the thickness on especially the scales. And you are right, I have thinned the paints and layered on the sword so it looks like a glowing, magical blade.
About the colors, I'm fed up with the usual (nowdays) gw style of making everything dark and sad and so serious. I miss the day when the colors where happy and humorous!