winterdyne Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/michie/emp_champ_blog.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother 'Ussell Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Well done, I really like the cracked effect on the shoulders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring-around-the-roses Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I love the cracked effect on the sword more. It says "I have hit many things with this sword. My predessesors have hit even more. Today, you shall be added to the list of those who have been hit, i hope your sufficiently badass to try and disagree" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathnid Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 very nice. that cracked stone effect is apearing on a lot of brilliant models these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincite Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Really astounding. Bravo sir! If you don;t mind me asking, how do you get the dull metal colour on the wreath/neckless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Starting to feel this is done. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/michie/emp_champ_gd_done1.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/michie/emp_champ_gd_done2.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/michie/emp_champ_gd_done3.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/michie/emp_champ_gd_done4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Something Wycked Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Extraordinarily well done, which seems to be your norm, sir! :tu: I have a question though- there seems to be a lot of blank space, a lot of unbroken black. I know this is probably what the client wants but it seems there's a lack of the freehand that seems so important to Golden Daemon judges, as evidenced by this thread: Pipped buy the sword winner. Personally, I think the judges like Orks because from what I see in the pics, there's not much in it between yours and his quality wise. I was told it was very close, and the main thing that set him apart was the freehand on the back of the leather jacket, because you could barely see any of it in the final model. So... I'll try to achieve that level of insanity next year, now that I know that it matters. ^_^ What do you think? Might you need to add more "insanity" to bring home the Gold? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingDeath Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Ah, there goes my self esteem ^_^ Still, how did you achieve this nice black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Possibly. I'm just tweaking now. I don't think I'll add any more design work, but I'll be pushing the shade / highlights some more. I've got other entries lined up with a fair bit of freehand (The Mordheim Freelancer). Given the dreadnought I put through last year as well, I felt like doing something really very clean. You'll also notice there's no dirt or battle damage on the figure. :-) The black is based on a VMC Black-Grey, Codex grey, Blend back to Black technique. Then very subtle glazes of blue to shade and yellow on the highlights to put some temperature contrast on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Something Wycked Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Sounds good, that's probably what my eyes were missing- I'm used to a lot of contrast and popping detail with your minis (like the leader of that Sanguinary Phalanx you did... Superb.) I wish you luck with your entries, I'm looking forward to seeing the results! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The model and base look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincite Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Very nice again! However, before the Sword was one of the main point of the model, but now the new additions to the paint job seem to have diminished it, taken away the focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Beautiful. I would have preferred the sword blade runes to be glowing green or blue for that magical effect, but great job all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsmarriner Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I would really love to know how you got the Crackle effect. Was it a special paint or just a technique. I am getting ready to re paint an army and that is exactly what I want to do except the crackle off white is the main color instead of the black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The fluff states the sword and armour are relics of the chapter. Your model excels at making both look great well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo_ishivar_kain Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 :lol: :eek :eek Impressive, amazing, superb work brother.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomsly Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I would really love to know how you got the Crackle effect. Was it a special paint or just a technique. I am getting ready to re paint an army and that is exactly what I want to do except the crackle off white is the main color instead of the black. this i would love to see, plus a tutorial or description on how to do the cracked effect nicely would be most appreciated from the OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sure: Start with a neatly blended 'white' surface (here it was just darker than fortress grey up to about 50-50 fortress grey / white). Over that paint extremely thin lines with thin codex grey for the cracking effect. You may want to use a slightly darker grey lower down, over the greyer area (I used VMC black grey added to the codex grey). These are then individually highlighted underneath with thin white (I use VMA white). Once this is done, colour glazes can be applied; I've added yellowish / sepia to the higher areas, and a touch of shadow grey to the lower area. This helps blend in the cracking work, and make the whole white area less stark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I want to be like winterdyne when I grow up. I can't even tell the glazes are there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 They were added after the OP here, once the client agreed to push it for GD. If you compare the two images (non-plinth vs plinth) you'll notice them, though they are quite subtle to keep it looking black and white. @JsMariner: I'd strongly suggest using an airbrushed basecoat followed by a coat of crackle medium on your armour panels, then do a grey wash, possibly with oils. It'll be a hell of a lot faster than freehanding the lot. Less controlled, but a lot faster. Go look on the CMON forums for giganticdark's ultramarine WIPS, he uses the technique on the white there, should be the info you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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