jah-joshua Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 hey B&C... i have been trying to find this mini for a while... as soon as i got him, i knew i had to paint him as a Blood Angels Sternguard Sergeant... more views are available in the gallery post: http://coolminiornot.com/248224 http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/forum%20pics/BloodAngelsSternguardSergeant.jpg i like the scheme in the new codex, but i thought that the Sergeant should have a little more bling on the shoulder pads... the rest is strictly codex coloring... on this mini, i was trying out the Vallejo Air Gold for the first time... i don't like it much, as it's way too bright... mixed in with my P3 Rhulic gold, it made for a nice midtone... on it's own, it makes a good highlight... this was my first time trying battle damage on red... quite a fun challenge... i also tried my hand at marble stone for the first time... i think i can pull it off a bit better next time... i had a lot of fun painting this guy, and i look forward to some more Blood Angels minis... i've got The Sanguinor on deck, and the rest of the new releases are on their way to me thanks to Wayland Games providing me with a very generous prize for my Salamander in the Golden Bolter painting contest... thanks for lookin'... hope you like him... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtrox Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Very good! The weathering looks great and is not overdone. The gold you've achieved is stellar. It has luster but it doesn't feel gaudy. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popkhorne Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 amazing paintjob really love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfire Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Really good as usual, sir. Is there any chance we can get different angles so take a look at the shoulderpads you're talking about? EDIT: Disregard that. The CMON picture didn't load the first time around. -Angelfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burias-Drak'shal Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Looks very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 thanks guys... better pics will be on the way in a couple days... i really dropped the ball on getting pics that actually look like the mini in hand... now that i've worked out the new gold recipe, i can finish my Grey Knight Grandmaster... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Great work as usual! I often browse your coolmini gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolita23q Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Love it ! you sir are one of my faverit painters tho i dont like orange on blood angels (my own chapter) i think the mini is perfect , one of my faverit minis paintet by one of my favrit painters as my favrit chapter , got to love it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient god Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Outstanding work, really not much to say, let alone criticise. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foda_Bett Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 now that i've worked out the new gold recipe, i can finish my Grey Knight Grandmaster... Mind sharing it? I don't post here much but that gold is stunning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisko11 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Awesome as always Jah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 hey B&C... i got some new pics of this guy, showing the full 360 view, and the mistakes i corrected... here he is, if you care to vote: http://coolminiornot.com/248491 http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/forum%20pics/BASgt1.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/forum%20pics/BASgt5.jpg he looks much better in the new pics i took, with my lights in the right spot this time... this is much closer to how he looks in hand now... the freehand on the shoulder pads needed a bit of attention, as the skull had a snaggletooth, and the blood drop was not quite round at the bottom... DOH!!! some of the metal highlights got rubbed off when i was handling him for photos last weekend... that's been fixed... all in all, i'm pretty pleased with how everything turned out... my next mini is also red, but from the completely opposite approach... i'm starting with white primer, and laying down the main color with Khador Red Base as the first coat... then i will be shading down, instead of highlighting up... should be interesting... thanks for lookin'... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Amazing work as usual Jah. I really must get on and do my converted one of these... if only I didn't have so much on the paint table already :). The gold is really great and fits really well with the red armour. I think the battle damage is really nicely understated as well. Look forward to seeing your next project. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 thanks POS... i had a lot of fun on this mini... my next project is non-GW, and fantasy, so won't be seen here... the Grey Knight Grandmaster should be done by the end of the month, so keep an eye out for that... he will not have any battle damage, but will be a freehand exercise... for those who are interested, i have done a full write-up of the painting of this guy on my blog: http://jahminis.blogspot.com/ have a look, and let me know what you think of my presentation... is it clear and concise??? easy to follow??? did it help any??? what would you guys like to see in the future??? any feedback is appreciated... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saphos Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Excellent piece of work! No flaws whatsoever. Blog looks good, what I read of the descriptions is spot on and well readable/followable. I´d like to see more of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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