depthcharge12 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I see you're still up and at it, Flint :) ...and please do try and get some sleep and eat like the rest of us human beings. Your consistently good and quick work is making me look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 He's 'Armless! :D awesome, awesome bone colour you've achieved, goos work on his wingies too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yup, flesh, bone and wing colours work great together like that. Keep it up Flint. Oh and i too am curious to see Curze with a helmet. Update soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Darn, Conn Cormac already stole the armless joke! But if I had to guess which one isn't like the others, I'd say the Black templars aren't known for slaughtering whole worlds on a whim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hum. I'm going to be that one chap and say that the blending just isn't working for me right now. You can still see the transitions between colours really clearly. It looks like your just adding the paint on in stripes and not really blending it. It's especially visible on the wings and doesn't look good. I'd suggest you go with really, really, really thin layers of paint (almost glaze-like) to do your blending and build the colour up over many layers. It's the only way you'll get a smooth transition over the armour and (especially) the wings. And yes, it's a real pain to spend so much time building up the layers, but I can assure you that the result will be worth it. All in all, I'm being rather harsh, but I can assure you that my best intentions are at heart :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicced Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 after careful inspection of argel armless' pictures, i gotta be the one chap to second that one chap i think with thinner and "slower" blending you will achieve a much more satisfying result, nonetheless he's coming along great keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrall Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nice work on konrad flint! -skrall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackDaw Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Godsdammit Flint, stop making me feel bad about my productivity. Right, Curze is looking boss. The little details like the nosebleed make him. As does the little touches of gore on him. Lovely stuff. As for Argel Tal, hes looking good as well. Considering the wet blending is a new technique for you, its off to a great start. The only criticism I have at the moment, and its only a small one, is that the warping skin on his shins might need a bit more blending into the armour - maybe work the base red of the armour back onto the skin a touch? Anyways, stop painting so fast. No, wait, dont...or do....ah dammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Morning everyone! Thanks so much for all the positive and constructive feedback. I hope no one ever hesitates to make with a bit of criticism whenever they think it's warranted. I really appreciate the constructive criticism, since it pushes me to improve so much. Here's my second try at blending Argel Tal's wings. I took it a couple steps darker (which I am wont to do whenever left to my own devices) and I'm way happier with it. It was a bit difficult to work lighting that didn't just glare out the highlights, but I think I finally managed acceptably. You can see it best in the larger sections of his wings. (Please forgive his slightly Christmassy apparel. The new green stuff is only green temporarily, of course) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/673/GsTrnN.jpg and here's the blade that slew the Blessed Lady. Still working on his arm and the hilt, but I think the blade is pretty much done (maybe one sharper high light). Again, trying something completely new for me, so input is always appreciated!http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/540/0Dhc9f.jpg Replies! @ Hydra - Thanks! It's an interesting technique so far. I'm enjoying myself even though it's hella challenging. Get on that Kurze painting, sir! @ Hushrong - Thanks. It isn't quite to where I want it to be yet, but I'm getting better I think! Two are "traitors" two are closet traitors and the last is the loyalest of the loyalists. Also misspelled, but that was my fault @ Recon - Thanks! His backpack seems to be hella popular. I was trying to paint it like the daemon flesh burst from his armor, then the spine and skulls burst from the bloody daemon flesh. Happy to hear it apparently worked! @ Slipstreams - Glad to hear it! @ Atia - You totes <3 his backpack? Omigx13, best feedback yet. Glad you like him @ Conn - Ok, five replies in before a Failbaddon joke. That's pretty remarkable restraint I have tons of them, but I have yet to find a helm that looks like one Konrad would wear. Any suggestions for a starting point? @ Krieg - Haha, what is it with his backpack? @ Kizzdougs - Haha! That's four votes for backpack so far @ depthcharge - Of course I am. Sleep happens occasionally, but that's more school's fault than hobby. @ Helter - Cool beans! Is that another vote for backpack or just his bone-work in general? @ Augustus - Can do. Any suggestions for what might be a good helm to try? @ Kol - The Black Templar are totally known for slaughtering whole worlds. As long as they are xenos, heretics or witchlings. Or associated with any of the above. For contextual reference, my company's strike cruiser is named the "Vindictive Genocide" @ Dos - No worries at all buddy. Like I said above, I appreciate the nudge in the direction of improvement. I know you have good intentions @ Wicced - Will do! How's he look now? @ Skrall - Thanks! I do my darndest. @ Jack - ... no. The flesh is something that is bothering me as well. I'm having a hard time getting that fleshy color and the red of his armor to mix to my liking. I'll give it a couple more tries and see what I come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Nice! I like these dark wings more and I for one think the wetbleding is going fine. About the helmet: My initial response would be MkIV, perhaps from the SoH Reavers. But these might be too small... so on second thought, perhaps there's others with ideas for bits. In any case, I think Curze would benefit the most from MkIV, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Great work on the wings Flint, and the sword is cool too, but i agree that it needs a last highlite Nice! I like these dark wings more and I for one think the wetbleding is going fine. About the helmet: My initial response would be MkIV, perhaps from the SoH Reavers. But these might be too small... so on second thought, perhaps there's others with ideas for bits. In any case, I think Curze would benefit the most from MkIV, but but but Curze needs a skull helmet Q.Q ! (something like Sevatars') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicced Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 wet blending looks much better :tu: i like the paintjob of the sword, but it looks like it's not straight. the tip needs to come forward a bit to be aligned with the grip. or did he hit the blessed lady so hard that the grip bent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 The wings look great. I like the sword, your power weapons have always impressed. I'm not sure any helms are big enough for a Primarch with the exception of the Gal Vorback. Would need some work from real demonic to scary night Lord demonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Loving the wings on your Argel. Probably my favorite HH character, and your doing him damn good justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 All coming along very nicely there Flint. Good to see you gave the wings a second go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokkorex Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 damn, you've gotten really good at painting since I first started following this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Both, he's coming on leaps and bounds, favourite non NL character in the whole heresy series easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokkorex Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Huh, didn't actually notice the christmas feel until i read your post Flint. Them Wings are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Huh, didn't actually notice the christmas feel until i read your post Flint. Them Wings are beautiful. You better not sleep you better not cry you better watch out I'm telling you why, Raum and argal tal are hunting you down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well, there's definite improvement, so kudos for that :tu: However, I still think that you can make that transition even smoother, but I won't bother you with that if you're satisfied with the current results. Besides, I'm sure there'll be plenty of opportunities in the future for you to improve your blending skills ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I never seen that backpack before that's why I like it. lol Also after your Christmassy comment I looked at the pic(the greenstuff part didn't click in) and thought to myself "Yeah those wings look green"...then I realized what you meant. Damn my color deficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 @ Conn - Ok, five replies in before a Failbaddon joke. That's pretty remarkable restraint biggrin.png I am nothing if not the picture of self-restraint. I have tons of them, but I have yet to find a helm that looks like one Konrad would wear. Any suggestions for a starting point? What, I gotta do everything? I'm honestly at a loss, since I don't paint or do any modelling. I'm not really all that familiar with models. I don't know, I gotta agree with with Atia that he needs a skull helmet, but not like Sev's. Sev is of a nameless alien breed (or is it Ork? I kinda forgot), but xenos are beneath Curze. Nothing other than a human skull could serve for one such as the Night Haunters, of all the death-mask wearing Night Lords. The simplest skull-helm that I know of that could work is the Dark Vengeance Chappy, if you happen to have him handy. It would need some work, and might be too small, but maybe? http://tutofig.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Dark-Vengeance-Limited-Edition-Chaplain-Painting-Tutorial.jpg If you want to go crazy . . . Do you have any Necron heads? Do you have another Sanguinary death mask? Slice off their faces, slap the Necron on the death mask head, smooth it out with some greenstuff, and stick it on Konrad? Ooh, ooh! Forget all that. Alternatively crazy, you know those Mechanicum units with the smooth glass heads? Thallax, maybe? Borrow that idea, and give him a helm that appears to have a reflective surface. Like, maybe do that Necron thing but with that Mechanicum unit, on a more conventional helm? The Night Lords like their victims to look upon the visages of death in all its forms as they do their work. But the Night Haunter is far more pure than that. When their screams fill the air like a song, as their muscles strain helplessly against claws that gingerly, tenderly peel back skin from quivering flesh, the face they look upon is their own. Konrad Curze's (twisted) sense of justice is of retribution, even preemptively, of meeting sin with like sin. Of course he forces the damned to look upon their own corruption, as he carves into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bjoern Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Night Haunter Looks ace. Great work, Flint. Your Argel Tal conversion is exellent. But i´m not sure about the paint job of the sword. Actual it looks dirty and unfinished. Maybe i´ll have to see it at the finished model... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Argel Tal looking good to me, I like long time! (such a great conversion too). More please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_out Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Now I want my own Argel Tal :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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