Kaede45 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 This will likely just be a vanity thread, but I just wanted to show off my first fully painted & assembled mini, which is one of the Thunderwolves. Apologies for the bad photo quality as I took the pics with my iPhone. The coloring is very basic, no real shades or layers, just Corax White for the fur, Leadbelcher for the mechanical parts, Abaddon Black for the claws, nose & foot pads, Mephiston Red for the tongue & cybernetic eye, Wraithbone for the teeth & Tuskgor Fur for the saddle. I have yet to paint the riders as I haven’t fully committed to a color scheme (I have been very focused on my Ordo Celestia project), but I do plan on painting the other wolves & the riders at some point. Anyway, let me know what y’all think & any suggestions & feedback is greatly appreciated & as always thank you & God bless. Khulu, ZeroWolf, WrathOfTheLion and 8 others 11 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Looks good for your first go Kaede45, Firedrake Cordova and WrathOfTheLion 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/#findComment-6090578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Looks good for a first go For what it's worth, it looks like your camera was insisting on focussing on the table - maybe the model was inside the minimum focussing distance? It might be worth having the phone a bit further away, and then cropping the image down to just the model? Khulu, ZeroWolf, Kaede45 and 2 others 1 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/#findComment-6090579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound23 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Firedrake Cordova said: Looks good for a first go For what it's worth, it looks like your camera was insisting on focussing on the table - maybe the model was inside the minimum focussing distance? It might be worth having the phone a bit further away, and then cropping the image down to just the model? Yep, took my way too long to realize this. You have to be at least a foot away in a lot of cases. Also, a very easy way to add contrast would be to wash the whole model with Agrax Earthshade and then just carefully and lightly drybrush back up each surface with the original color. The base colors are neatly painted, and it is a little scary at first to start taking on extra stages at first, but a simple wash/drybrush will both blend and provide contrast to the base layers. Khulu, Kaede45, WrathOfTheLion and 2 others 1 2 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/#findComment-6090597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaede45 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Finished another mini, this time it’s Kaldor Draigo. …or at least that’s who the base model is. This time around I experimented with layering over bases & small detailing. His armor is Auric Armour Gold layered over Balthasar Gold & I’m really happy with how it turned out. His sword is Fenrisian Grey layered over Leadbelcher & his gun is Thunderhawk Blue over Leadbelcher. I tried layering Thunderhawk over Leadbelcher for the sword, but I didn’t like it, so I layered Fenrisian over it & liked it less, so I painted over it with Leadbelcher then layered it with Fenrisian. I also put magnets in his head & neck so I can switch heads, but I currently don’t have any alternate heads I like yet. Firedrake Cordova, ZeroWolf, Tallarn Commander and 1 other 2 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/#findComment-6091451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Looks good from what I can see Firedrake Cordova, WrathOfTheLion and Kaede45 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/#findComment-6091465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTheLion Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Looking good, definitely better than my first! Keep up the good work, as long as you keep painting stuff and enjoying it, you'll be amazed at what you can do after a bit. Kaede45, Firedrake Cordova, ZeroWolf and 1 other 2 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385169-my-first-semicompleted-mini/#findComment-6091473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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